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Tough Guys Have Feelings Too

Keith Negley · Flying Eye Books
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

A boldly illustrated picture book read-aloud about how everyone gets sad - ninjas, wrestlers, knights, superheroes, everyone . . . even daddies have emotions!Did you know wrestlers have feelings? And knights. Even superheroes and ninjas feel sad sometimes. In fact everyone has feelings...
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Make It Glow!

Anna Claybourne · Raintree
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Welcome to the world of Whiz Kid Science! Find out all there is to know about the science of sound with these fun and easy-to-do experiments. Make noise travel through a table, measure the speed of a boom, and make a cup squawk like a parrotall in the name of science!
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Caterina and the Best Beach Day

Erin Eitter Kono · Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Max & Ruby and Ladybug Girl will love spending a day at the beach with Caterina!Caterina is a little brown bird with a penchant for planning, so when she and her little brother, Leo, spend the day at the beach, she makes sure to bring along everything they'll need to have...
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Doc McStuffins Boo to You!

Sheila Sweeny Higginson · Disney Press; Mus Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

This delightful Halloween board book with a touch-and-feel element on every spread will become a holiday favorite, when preschoolers follow the misadventures of Sebastian, Doc's motion-sensor ghost that pops out of a pumpkin. Doc soon realizes that Sebastian is stuck in his pumpkin,...
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Brownie & Pearl Grab a Bite

Cynthia Rylant · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

Enjoy a tasty meal with Brownie and her cat Pearl in this delightful Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read story!It's lunchtime, and Brownie and Pearl are ready to grab a bite! The kitchen is filled with tasty treats like apples and crackers and - mmmmm - string cheese. So pull up a chair and join...
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Time for Bed, Fred!

Yasmeen Ismail · Walker Childrens; BRDBK edition
Format: Hardcover

Meet Fred--a mischievous, playful, loving dog. It's time for Fred to go to bed . . . but Fred really, really doesn't want to! From hiding up in trees, to splashing in muddy puddles, to hiding behind bookshelves, Fred will do anything to avoid bedtime. He would even rather have a bath...
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Sprout Helps Out

Rosie Winstead · Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

From the illustrator of Someday comes a girl-power charmer about helping Mom and making a sweet, sweet mess of it--perfect for Mother's Day, cleaning day, or any daySprout's small, but she's good at helping. She makes the bed (with Mom still in it) , cooks (if cooking is overflowing...
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Der Religionsunterricht Christian Gotthilf Salzmanns: Ein Beitrag zur Religionspädagogik der Aufklärung

Rainer Lachmann · RP Kids
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Jack is searching for the perfect tree - one that he can chop, hack, and stack! But when it becomes too hard to find, Jack stumbles across three unlikely friends who want to show him their perfect trees.In this lively, enchanting story, The Perfect Tree is a reminder to notice the wonders...
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Greenling

Levi Pinfold · Candlewick Press, 2015.
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A modern fable about nature's power from a Kate Greenaway Medal winnerMr. Barleycorn picks a green baby growing on his land, unleashing the incredible power of nature. When zucchinis flower in the kitchen and carrots sprout out of their television, Mr. Barleycorn's wife insists...
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Canticos: Elefantitos / Canticos: Little Elephants

Susie Jaramillo · Little Pickle Press, Inc.
Pages: 10
Format: Print book

Little Elephants is based on a traditional Mexican counting song and is one of the oldest (and best!) methods of putting a child to sleep - the verses, which describe how a number of elephants come to be balancing on a spider web, can be repeatedly endlessly by changing only the number...
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Little Red Gliding Hood

Tara Lazar · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Little Red Riding Hood straps on ice skates in this fractured fairy tale! A figure-skating enthusiast, Little Red has worn out her skates and must win a pairs competition to earn new ones. But who will be her partner? The Dish is already skating with the Spoon, and Hansel has Gretel. You won't...
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Jampires

Sarah McIntyre · David Fickling Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A delightful, whimsical, JAM-tastic adventure! The jam has been sucked out of Sam's doughnuts! Who are the culprits? Sam sets a trap to catch the jam thieves and gets a surprise! It's the Jampires: friendly little creatures whose love of jam and sweet things gets them into trouble!...
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Pom and Pim

Lena Landstrom · Gecko Press
Pages: 26
Format: Hardcover

Pom and Pim go outside. It' s hot. The sun is shining. What luck! Pom and Pim' s day full of ups and downs, and luck both good and bad. Is eating a huge ice-cream truly a good idea? Is it really bad luck that it' s raining? Or is it good luck...? A wonderfully simple story told...
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Taking Care of Mama Rabbit

Anita Lobel · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Mama Rabbit is too sick to leave her bed. Poor Mama! When Papa Rabbit leaves home to get her some medicine, the ten little rabbit children take it upon themselves to help her feel better. One by one they bring her treats from around the house, including a steaming cup of hot chocolate,...
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Who's in the Tree?: and Other Lift-the-Flap Surprises

Craig Shuttlewood · Sterling
Pages: 16
Format: Hardcover

An elephant in the sky? A peacock in the sea? Are creatures hiding where they shouldn't be? Lift the large flaps, follow the romping rhyme, and find each face that's out of place. Graphic artist Craig Shuttlewood whisks kids from desert to forest to ocean deep - and finally to the zoo,...
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