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Tweezle Into Everything

Stephanie McLellan · Pajama Press Inc.
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Pumpkin was the first. Hoogie came next. Tweezle is the baby. But babies grow up, and Tweezle is ready to be a big boy now - and he knows just how to prove it. For some reason, Mom isn't thrilled when he helps with the dishes (Splash! Crash!). Dad isn't delighted when he hunts through...
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Alphonse, That Is Not OK to Do!

Daisy Hirst · Candlewick Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Two siblings have a falling-out and make up again in spectacular style in a warm, witty story with sure appeal for little monsters everywhere.Once there was just Natalie. And then there was Alphonse, too. Natalie mostly doesn't mind Alphonse being there - they both like naming pigeons ("Banana!"...
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The Biggest Smallest Christmas Present

Harriet Muncaster · G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The Night Before Christmas meets Thumbelina in a toy-filled tale that celebrates the excitement and magic of the holiday season.Clementine is a teeny-tiny girl who lives with her average-sized family. It's mostly fun being the smallest, but Christmas can be tricky. Santa brings beautiful...
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Moana Read-Along Storybook & CD

Disney Storybook Art Team. · Disney Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A 32 page book and CD retelling Moana.
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High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs

Lisa Kahn Schnell · Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover

Dual-layered text introduces the life cycle of the horseshoe crab, with a focus on the annual mass-spawning event at Delaware Bay.
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Go Sleep in Your Own Bed

Candace Fleming · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From bestselling, award-winning author Fleming and beloved illustrator of the Maple books Nichols comes a giggle-inducing read-aloud starring a cast of comically grumpy barnyard animals. Sure to become a bedtime favorite. This funny and irresistible picture book feels like a classic...
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It's Tough to Lose Your Balloon

Jarrett Krosoczka · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Lost balloons. Melted ice cream. Babysitters. Life as a kid can be pretty daunting. But don't let these troubles get you down. With the right attitude, a hurdle can become a hammock and an obstacle can become an opportunity! Veteran picture book creator Jarrett J. Krosoczka teaches kids...
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Mom School

Rebecca Van Slyke · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In this adorable kid's-eye view of what would happen if Mom went to school, a little girl imagines Mom School, where all moms learn their amazing skills, like fixing a bike tire and baking cupcakes. With warm, funny illustrations and a fun role-reversal story in which moms act like kids,...
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Hedgehog and Rabbit: The Scary Wind

PABLO ALBO · NubeOcho
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Hedgehog and Rabbit enjoy eating cabbages and looking for snails in their peaceful garden. But when a scary, swirling wind comes up, the two must find a way to face their fears.Pablo Albo is a writer and storyteller. He has published more than forty books and has recounted tales at storytelling...
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Peanut Butter and Jellyfish

Jarrett J. Krosoczka · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Peanut Butter and Jellyfish are best of friends and swim up, down, around, and through their ocean home.Crabby is their neighbor. He is not their best friend. But when Crabby gets in trouble, will Peanut Butter and Jellyfish come to the rescue? You bet they will!From award-winning picture...
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Trick or Treat on My Street

J. L. Coppage · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 16
Format: Board book

Come with me and trick-or-treat from house to house along my street!Head down the block with a group of kids as they get ready to go trick-or-treating on Halloween night! This cute, fun board book features tabs so you can flip right to your favorite monster, hero, or creature. With bright,...
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Never Too Little to Love

Jeanne Willis · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Whimsical watercolors illustrate a comical, cumulative tale of an amorous mouse who aims impossibly high -- and learns that you're never too little (or too big) to love.Tiny Too-Little loves someone who's very, very tall, and Tiny wants a kiss. What if he stands on his tiptoes on top of a thimble?...
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At Night

Helga Bansch · Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pages: 41
Format: Print book

A whimsical and soothing bedtime story At night, all the animals return to their homes to sleep. Birds dream in their nests, polar bears snore inside their ice caves, and children snuggle under the covers of their beds. Everything is in order. Unless, of course, it isn't. Sometimes the world...
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A Perfect Day for Digging

Cari Best · Amazon Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In the spring when trees unfreeze and grass grows green and pansies say, "Please plant me!" Nell and her dog, Rusty, can't wait to dig in dirt just right for digging. But Norman, their neighbor, says "Ewww!" to digging and dirt.Until Nell and Rusty begin to dig up unexpected...
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