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Colors of Love

Tina Gallo · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 26
Format: Board book

This wildly creative board book is filled with illustrations of a child's world that are sure to inspire kids to see their surroundings in a new way.What color is love? Love is so much more than a big red heart! This joyful board book introduces children to a beautiful world filled...
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Just a Duck?

Carin Bramsen · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Carin Bramsens beloved Hey, Duck! characters return in this humorous and heartwarming picture book about friendship. Now that Cat has learned to play games that Duck enjoys, its Ducks turn to try things that Cat likes. However, climbing trees and swatting at leaves prove to be a bit tricky...
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Almost An Animal Alphabet

Katie Viggers · POW!
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Bruno Munari's Zoo and Andrew Zuckerman's Creature ABC, Almost an Animal Alphabet is a quirky combination of alphabet and (almost) animal book, introducing young children to the letters of the alphabet via a collection of appealingly drawn critters. With a gently...
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No Kimchi For Me!

Aram Kim · Holiday House
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Yoomi hates stinky, spicy kimchi -- the pickled cabbage condiment served at Korean meals. So her brothers call her a baby and refuse to play with her. Yoomi is determined to eat kimchi. She tries to disguise it by eating it on a cookie, on pizza, and in ice cream. But that doesn't work....
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Penguin and Pumpkin

Salina Yoon · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 40
Format: Book

When Penguin and Bootsy plan a field trip in search of Fall, Penguin's little brother, Pumpkin, wants to come. Pumpkin is heartbroken to find out he's too little to go, and when Penguin tries to say good-bye, his brother is nowhere to be found! At the farm, all the pumpkins Penguin sees...
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Daddy's Zigzagging Bedtime Story

Alan Lawrence Sitomer · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 20
Format: Hardcover

What do a truck-driving princess, space aliens who burp fire, and Kung-Fu pigs have in common? They're all a part of the most epic bedtime story ever! When Jake and Jenny turn down every book Daddy tries to read before bed, he decides to make up his own story. In his follow up to Daddies...
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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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Eyebaby: Animals

David Salariya · Scribblers; Brdbk edition
Format: Print book

For infants, high-contrast images can build visual skills. These striking black-and-white animal illustrations help even the youngest babies focus, track, scan, and concentrate—and older children will love learning the animals' names and grouping them by type. From the zebra's...
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American Babies

The Global Fund for Children · Charlesbridge
Pages: 14
Format: Print book

Seventeen adorable photographs of babies from across the United States showcase the diversity of our country and the universal joy of play and discovery. From the creators of GLOBAL BABIES. No matter where they live, babies are nurtured by love and raised in hope.
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Yoga Bug: Simple Poses for Little Ones

SARAH JANE HINDER · Sounds True
Pages: 24
Format: Board book

Flutter, wiggle, jiggle - it's never too early to introduce children to the fun and healthy joys of yoga Flutter like a butterfly.Twist and turn like a grasshopper.Wiggle, jiggle, and giggle like a beetle. Kids love bugs - and what better way to get them excited about yoga than with...
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Sadie and Ori and the Blue Blanket

Jamie Korngold · Kar-Ben Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Sadie, Ori and Grandma all love the soft blue 'Together Blanket' that Grandma knit when Sadie was born. They use it for building forts, for snuggling and fun. As Sadie and Ori grow up and as Grandma gets older, too, the blanket continues to bring the family comfort in very special...
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Pip and Posy: The Super Scooter

Axel Scheffler · Nosy Crow
Format: Hardcover

Introducing Pip and Posy from Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press!Pip's playing happily with his scooter in the park when Posy comes along and decides that she wants to have a turn. But she doesn't know how to ride a scooter, and Pip has to come to the rescue.
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Fiercely and Friends: The Garden Monster - Library Edition

Patricia Reilly Giff · Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

Jilli and Jim solve the mystery of the monster in their garden in the third book in the endearing new chapter book series by two-time Newbery Honor Book author Patricia Reilly Giff.It is time to plant a vegetable garden!Best friends Jilli and Jimmust keep the bugs and slugs away.Then they...
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Amazing Autumn

Jennifer Marino Walters · Red Chair Press
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

The fall season can be truly amazing with colorful leaves in big soft piles, Halloween pumpkins and pumpkin pie. Oh my, what an Amazing Autumn.
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The Pout-Pout Fish book and CD storytime set

Deborah Diesen · Macmillan Young Listeners; Unabridged edition
Format: Paperback

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERDeep in the water,Mr. Fish swims aboutWith his fish face stuckIn a permanent pout.Can his pals cheer him up?Will his pout ever end?Is there something he can learnFrom an unexpected friend?Swim along with the pout-pout fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading...
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