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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 Benguin

Estelle Billon Spagnol · Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

Little Benguin half-bunny, half-penguin is bullied for his unusual appearance, but when danger comes to call, it becomes clear just how special he is.
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The night world

Mordicai Gerstein · Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Format: Hardcover

Sylvie the cat persuades her boy to go into the darkness very late at night, where they're greeted by the shadows of roses and other flowers, and by nocturnal animals who whisper, "It's almost here."
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Go to Sleep, Monty!

Kim Geyer · Andersen Press Picture Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Every child wants a pet, right? Wouldn't it be great to have someone to play with, someone to share things with, and someone to care for? Max gets the dog of his dreams, but he soon realizes that looking after a puppy isn't as easy as it looks!
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See You Next Year

Andrew Larsen · Owlkids
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Every summer, a girl's family drives down the same roads, passes through the same towns, and spends a week at the same beachside motel. Year after year, everything is comfortingly predictable: the families they see, the rhythm of the days, the stars, the bonfires, and even the pattern...
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The Snowman and the Snowdog

Hilary Audus · Random House
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A new Christmas classic based on Raymond Briggs's holiday favorite The Snowman. In this holiday picture book, a companion to Raymond Briggs's The Snowman, a little boy builds a snow puppy next to his snowman - in hopes of getting a real puppy for Christmas. That night the Snowman comes...
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Miles to the Finish

Jamie Harper · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

The creator of Miles to Go heads over to the preschool Grand Prix, where a little girl is about to give the boys a run for their money.It's race day at the Red Apple School, and Miles and Otto can't wait. But what's that fancy Speedster doing here? It belongs to a girl named...
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Home Tweet Home

Courtney Dicmas · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Pippi and Burt are tired of sharing their crowded nest with eight noisy little siblings, so off they fly to see the big, wide world and find a new home. But when they encounter all sorts of big, scary, hungry creatures, Pippi and Burt realize their crowded old nest is the best home of all....
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Lunar New Year

HANNAH ELIOT · Little Simon
Pages: 24
Format: Board book

Learn all about the traditions of Lunar New Year - also known as Chinese New Year - with this fourth board book in the Celebrate the World series, which highlights special occasions and holidays across the globe.After the winter solstice each year, it's time for a celebration with many...
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Poppy Pickle

Emma Yarlett · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Poppy gets into a major pickle when her imagination comes alive!Poppy has the most extraordinary imagination. When she is sent upstairs to clean her room, she just can't help imagining, and suddenly . . . her imagination literally comes alive. Soon her room is jam-packed with all kinds...
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Beachy and Me

Bob Staake · Random House
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Bob Staake's tale of a whale of a friendship! Something big had come ashore. It seemed to have a tail. Pixie now was staring at . . . a giant washed-up whale! Pixie Picklespeare lives on a tiny island where there's no one to play with . . . until a friendly whale washes ashore. With...
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Just Like Daddy

Ovi Nedelcu · POW!
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A vivdly illustrated day in the life of a little boy and his daddy, this charming picture book paints a gently ironic comparison of how the day unfolds for each of them. The toddler is filled with glee as he tackles each new challenge, while the dad faces his day with a a more grown-up...
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Indestructibles: Baby Animals

Stephan Lomp · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 12
Format: Paperback

Babies love baby animals, and now they can learn all about them in a book that's indestructible. This charmingly illustrated menagerie includes some of the fuzziest, wuzziest, cuddliest, and cutest babies in the animal kingdom. With over two million copies in print, Indestructibles...
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