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Rupert Can Dance

Jules Feiffer · Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Rupert has a big secret. When his owner, Mandy, is fast asleep, he likes to slip on her dancing shoes and dance the night away. Then one night Mandy catches Rupert in the act. She's not upset; she's thrilled! And she's determined to give Rupert dancing lessons so he can hone his talent....
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Not Very Scary

Carol Brendler · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Melly is a brave little monster who is not afraid of anything. She loves surprises, and when her fun-loving cousin invites her over for a big surprise, Melly excitedly sets out for a visit. On her way, she notices skittish skeletons, a coal-black cat, and even ghoulish goblins following...
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Mimi and Bear in the Snow

Janee Trasler · Farrar Straus Giroux
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Wherever Mimi goes, Bear is sure to be there--whether she is ice-skating, having fancy tea with the queen, or making a scary snow monster. But when Bear gets lost, poor Mimi is heartbroken. Luckily, the snow melts and Mimi and Bear are reunited. Janee Trasler's spare text and utterly...
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The Lost House

Brian Cronin · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Fall into this award-winning seek-and-find book with its richly timeless style and get swept up in a treasure hunt through Grandad's wild house The children want to go to the park with Grandad, but they can't leave until they find his lost socks... and his shoes... and even his teeth Will...
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The Monkey Goes Bananas

C P Bloom · Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

It's time to go bananas! A determined monkey spies a banana tree across the water. What happens next is an inventive romp, as the resourceful monkey attempts to grab a snack, with some hilarious consequences. Full of energy, surprise, and strong visual storytelling, this practically...
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Stanley's Diner

William Bee · Peachtree Publishers, 2014. ©2014
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Eggs and pancakes, coming right up! Stanley is cooking for all the hungry customers who come into his diner, while Hattie takes their orders. Then Stanley serves up a special cake-but whose birthday are they celebrating?
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Over the Hills and Far Away: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes

Elizabeth Hammill · Candlewick Press
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

A spectacular treasury of 150 classic nursery rhymes and new discoveries, featuring a star-studded roster of seventy-seven illustrators.Nursery rhymes have entertained and comforted children for centuries. Over the Hills and Far Away is a unique collection of rhymes and verse from across...
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Sam Sorts

Marthe Jocelyn · Tundra Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Marthe Jocelyn is back with another clever concept book to follow Hannah's Collections, Ones and Twos and Where Do You Look? This time, she tackles counting and categories. Sam's things are in a heap. Time to tidy up! He starts to organize his things, but quickly runs into trouble. He can make...
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Flight School

Lita Judge · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Kindle Edition

From Barnes & NoblePenguins cannot fly. For others, that seems like a definitive fact, but for irrepressible little Penguin, it is only a challenge. With a soaring spirit, our brave earthbound flipper attempts to find a way to flap his way into nature history books. Can he do it? To find...
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While You Are Sleeping

Mariana Ruiz Johnson · Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

While you are sleeping, does the rest of the world sleep, too?Not everyone.In this dreamy book, which won the 2015 Silent Book Contest at the prestigious Bologna Children's Book Fair, Mariana Ruiz Johnson conjures up the ordinary yet extraordinary world outside the window of a sleeping...
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Bears in the Bath

Shirley Parenteau · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Splish! Splash! Sploosh! The adorable stars of Bears on Chairs and Bears in Beds are back, and they're ready for bath time. Or are they? Water, soap, and sponge are there. The bath is ready. Where are the bears?The four little bears are grimy, dirty, and covered in mud! But when they...
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Big Choo

Stephen Shaskan · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

PUFF! PUFF! CHUGGA-CHUGGA! CHUGGA-CHUGGA!Little Choo wants to be just like his dad, Papa Pufferbelly, but there's more to becoming Big Choo than he ever expected! He'll need all of his bravery, speed, strength, and smarts to roll on the main line. And Little Choo learns the biggest lesson...
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Princess Patty Meets Her Match

Charise Mericle Harper · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

One day your prince will come . . .. . . or so Princess Patty was told.But he's taking too long, and she's tired of waiting; so with Miss Loverpuff (her pet starfish) in tow, Patty sets off to find her own happily-ever-after. Along the way, she meets a prince who places leftover...
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Tinyville Town Gets to Work!

Brian Biggs · Abrams Appleseed
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The Tinyville Town series, new from New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Brian Biggs, launches with three books: Tinyville Town Gets to Work!, a world-establishing picture book that introduces the town and its many residents, and two board books, I'm a Veterinarian and I'm...
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Jane Foster's Stripy Tiger Pattern Book

Jane Foster · Little Bee Books
Pages: 16
Format: Print book

Introduce little ones to patterns in this bold and graphic tabbed board book by illustrator and textile designer Jane Foster.In this colorful and sophisticated board book with patterned tabs on the side, children will be introduced to bold, vibrant patterns that Tiger finds, such as striped...
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