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My Family Tree and Me

Dusan Petricic · Kids Can Press
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

This one-of-a-kind picture book provides a beautifully simple introduction to the concept of family ancestry. It uses two stories in one to explore a small boy's family tree: the boy tells the family story of his father's side starting from the front of the book, and that of his mother's...
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Together

Emma Dodd · Nosy Crow
Format: Print book

This little sea otter loves spending time with his parent - learning new things, playing together, or even just holding each other. In fact, every day this little sea otter spends with his parent is special, just because they are together.
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The Red Hat

David Teague · Harpercollins
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Billy Hightower spends his whole life alone in a skyscraper high above a big city. Then one day, a skyscraper is built next door and a girl moves in. Could she be a friend? But every time Billy tries to reach out to her, the wily Wind gets in his way! Can Billy find a way to outsmart the Wind...
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Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse

Marcy Campbell · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A classic in the making, this heartwarming story about empathy and imagination is one that families will treasure for years to come.Adrian Simcox tells anyone who will listen that he has a horse--the best and most beautiful horse anywhere.But Chloe does NOT believe him. Adrian Simcox lives...
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Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries

Mark Teague · Orchard Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

FEE FI FO FUM!When Jack trades the family cow for a handful of magic beans, he gets more beans than he ever expected or wanted. It's bean porridge for breakfast! Bean salad for lunch! Bean chowder for dinner! It doesn't take long before Jack is tired of eating nothing but beans--no matter...
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Mr. Tickle and the Scary Halloween

Adam Hargreaves · Price Stern Sloan; Limited edition
Format: Book

Ever since Little Miss Scary moved to town, Halloween had become scare-your-pants-off scary! But Mr. Tickle has a plan to make this year different - a ticklishly, tricky plan! Watch out, Little Miss Scary, theres someone behind you!,
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The Hiccup

Ingrid Sissung · Sky Pony Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The hiccups are annoying. They come on quickly and refuse to go away. Just ask Elliot. There he was, having a nice picnic with his cousin Lutz, when he accidentally ate too fast. Now, he's stuck hiccupping around the forest, and Elliot's unbearable situation couldn't be any funnier...
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I Don't Want to Go to Sleep

Dev Petty · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Fans of the hit I Don't Want to Be a Frog will hop with joy for this fourth book in the series--a hilarious and clever twist on the classic childhood issue of not wanting to go to bed.Frog is excited about autumn and the coming of winter. But when Owl informs him that frogs hibernate till...
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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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I Use the Potty: Big Kid Power

Maria van Lieshout · Chronicle Books
Pages: 28
Format: Hardcover

Babies wear diapers. Do big kids? No! Big kids use the potty!Every child's life is filled with milestones. Some happen easily; others need a little extra support. Artist and mom Maria van Lieshout has been there. Drawing upon her own experiences, she has created an engaging series of books...
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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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The Twins' Little Sister

Hyewon Yum · Frances Foster Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In The Twins' Little Sister by award-winning picture book author Hyewon Yum, being twins means having two of almost everything: two twin beds, two polka-dot dresses, two dolls. But these two little girls have only one mom. This is a big problem. Soon there will be an even bigger problem:...
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Where Do Steam Trains Sleep at Night?

Brianna Caplan Sayres · Random House
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The same team who brought you Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? have engineered another rollicking bedtime story - for train lovers everywhere! Have you ever wondered what little trains do when it's time for bed? The same things you do! Freight trains, passenger trains, subways, trolleys...
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The Mouse Who Wasn't Scared

Petr Horacek · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Little Mouse heads into the woods to prove her bravery - and ends up with a startling lift-the-flap surprise.Rabbit warns Little Mouse about playing in the woods for fear of big, frightening animals, but Little Mouse isn't scared of anything. She walks deep into the forest, bouncing on toadstools,...
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Where's My Homework?

Michael Garland · Scholastic Canada
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A hilarious school story that explores all the possible places your homework might be hiding!When a young boy's homework goes missing, who is to blame? Of course the aliens beamed it up, or perhaps the pirates plundered the pages, or maybe the wicked witch turned his homework into a frog!...
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