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Fox and the Box

Yvonne Ivinson · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

What can a fox do with a box? Have a grand adventure!In this debut picture book, author-illustrator Yvonne Ivinson invites readers on an imagination- and vocabulary-fueled journey. With colorful, engaging paintings; a lively, limited word count; an adorable fox; and a story with a surprise...
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Bear Came Along

Richard T. Morris · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A cheerful and action-packed adventure about the importance of friendship and community from a successful author and illustrator duo!Once there was a river flowing through a forest. The river didn't know it was capable of adventures until a big bear came along. But adventures aren't any fun by yourself,...
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The Peculiar Pig

Joy Steuerwald · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The sweet, funny story of a dachshund puppy who learns it is fine to be different from her piglet siblings.There was a different sort of piglet in the pigpen one cool spring morning.That "different" one is named Penny, and she's really not a piglet at all . . . she's a puppy....
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Ocean: A Peek-Through Picture Book

Britta Teckentrup · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The bestselling series that began with Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book now adds an elaborate and beautiful children's book with peek-through holes that show the amazing life in the world's oceans.Discover a world teeming with life beneath the waves, with graceful sea horses, darting...
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Pinky Got Out!

Michael Portis · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Tad Hills and Jory John will love this hilarious picture book about Pinky, a flamingo at the zoo who sneakily slips out to join a group of kids on their zoo tour.Pinky isn't your typical flamingo. He's a real escape artist!When he sees a young girl named Penny and her class...
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Maisy Goes to a Show

Lucy Cousins · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Are you ready for the big show? Maisy and her friends show little ones what it's like to attend their first live performance.Today, Maisy and her friends are off to the theater to see a show starring Flora Fantastica! First they line up to show their tickets. After the usher helps them...
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My Name Isn't Oof!: Warren the Warbler Takes Flight

Michael Galligan · Little Bigfoot
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A sweet and humorous story about a young bird who is ready to leave the nest, but, unlike his siblings, can't quite get the knack of flying. My Name Isn't Oof! has a positive message about not giving up!Meet Warren, a fledgling whose first attempt to fly lands him on the ground with a resounding...
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From One to Ten

Mies van Hout · Pajama Press
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

How many whiskers does the cat have? How about the crocodile's teeth, or the octopus's arms? With vivid colors and energetic kid-friendly animal illustrations, this concept book doubles up the learning opportunities by including numbers and descriptive words matched to Dutch artist...
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The Cold Little Voice

Alison Hughes · Clockwise Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

What can we do when that cold little voice inside our own head tells us that we aren't good enough or smart enough to matter? Or when the voice tells us that we'll never succeed, that we look weird, that we're too tall or too short, that we can't do anything right? Sometimes...
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What's that Terrible Growl?

A. H. Benjamin · NubeOcho
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Let the anticipation build with each turn of the page as it introduces another possible cause of the big Growl: a hungry, ferocious lion; a mean, ugly ogre; a ten-eyed spotting creature from outer space. But in the end, it might just be something or someone a lot smaller than expected.
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