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Shivery Shades of Halloween

Mary McKenna Siddals · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

A rollicking, rhyming Halloween romp - in every color! What color is Halloween? Why, it's as green as an "eerie glow, evil grin, vile brew, clammy skin," as white as "cobwebs clinging, a misty trail, a skull, a spook, a face gone pale . . ." Children will learn their...
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Mama, Look!

Patricia J Murphy · little bee books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In this picture book written by award-winning author Patricia J. Murphy and illustrated by Caldecott Medalist David Diaz, curious baby creatures and their mamas discover the world around them.When a child notices a grasshopper on a plant while outside with his mother, he exclaims, "Mama,...
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Nelly Gnu and Daddy Too

Anna Dewdney · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Drawing. Reading.Building.Painting.These are things Nelly loves to do ... but they're always better with Daddy Gnu!With fun-to-read rhyme, a little silliness, and a lot of warmth, Anna Dewdney - the creator of the beloved llama llama books - tells the story of a daughter and her daddy...
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Pirates Aren't Afraid of the Dark!

Maudie Powell-tuck · Tiger Tales
Format: Hardcover

Jack is so excited to spend the night in the backyard in his pirate tent. His younger sister, Lily, who is pretending to be a fairy, wants to stay in the tent, too. "No way, Jack snorts, it will be spooky and there will be scary sea monsters." "Pirates aren''t afraid...
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They All Saw a Cat

Brendan Wenzel · Chronicle Books
Pages: 44
Format: Audiobook

A 2017 Caldecott Honor BookA New York Times bestseller★"An ingenious idea, gorgeously realized." - Shelf Awareness, starred review"Both simple and ingenious in concept, Wenzel's book feels like a game changer." - The Huffington PostThe cat walked through the world,...
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Angelina's Cinderella

Katharine Holabird · Viking
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Everyone's favorite dancing mouse is back on the big stage! Angelina is playing the lead in the Cinderella Dance Tour that is traveling across Mouseland. The final stop on the tour is at the grand Von Whiskers Castle, but just before the performance, the scenery is ruined! Angelina and her friends...
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Welcome: A Mo Willems Guide for New Arrivals

Mo Willems · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Mo Willems' introductory guide for new arrivals welcomes readers to the world using bold, eye-catching graphics and clever text that is perfect for reading aloud. With a fun and heartwarming message, Welcome playfully interacts with the reader with its meta-humor, while addressing such...
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Little Brother Pumpkin Head

Lucia Panzieri · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A boy, worried that his little brother on the way will be an empty-headed pumpkin head, takes action by teaching him words and reading him stories in this sweet story of siblinghood. A boy has a little brother on the way. His mother is eating much pumpkin pumpkin soup, pumpkin dumplings,...
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Thomas & Friends Story Time Collection

Rev. W. Awdry · Random House
Pages: 318
Format: Print book

Train-obsessed boys ages 2 to 5 will love this deluxe 320-page hardcover storybook collection with thirteen Thomas & Friends adventures: Little Engines Can Do Big Things, The Special Delivery, Down at the Docks, Thomas and the Naughty Diesel, The Monster Under the Shed, Lost at Sea,...
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Nut and Bolt

Nicole De Cock · Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Nut the mouse and Bolt the donkey are the very best of friends. And that is why they will do anything for each other. At least... Nut does everything for Bolt. But does Bolt do things for his friend as well? A beautifully illustrated tale about a touching friendship in which not everything...
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I'm a Duck

Eve Bunting · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Sometimes it takes a lot to get your webbed feet wet! An adorable picture book makes a splash with a satisfying story about conquering your fears.I cannot swim, and that is bad. A landlocked duck is very sad. One day, an egg rolled out of a nest and right into a deep pond. Now that egg is a little...
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Bulldozer's Big Day

Candace Fleming · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Big trucks and a birthday surprise make this construction site treat an irresistible read-aloud, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist!It's Bulldozer's big day - his birthday! But around the construction site, it seems like everyone is too busy to remember. Bulldozer wheels around asking...
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Ming Goes to School

Deirdre Sullivan · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Ming goes to school, where she learns to say hello and good-bye. She meets new friends and introduces them to old friends (including her favorite teddy) . She builds sandcastles and makes snow angels; she traces, glitters, and glues. She is so fearless that when held at sword point, she even...
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Papa Bear's Page Fright

Wade Bradford · Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This is the story of a little girl named Goldilocks. Well, that's what it's supposed to be, but there's a problem. When Papa Bear discovers he's inside of a book and there are readers out there looking at him, he gets very nervous and forgets his lines. Poor Papa Bear . . . he has Page...
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Baby's First Thanksgiving

INC DORLING KINDERSLEY · DK Children
Pages: 14
Format: Board book

Celebrate baby's first Thanksgiving with this board book little ones will gobble up!Featuring all the trimmings, including corn, turkey, cranberry sauce, plus turkey handprints, fall leaves, and the gathering of family and friends, Baby's First Thanksgiving features all the favorites...
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