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Douglas, You Need Glasses!

Ged Adamson · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Meet Douglas, a dog with a big problem: he needs eyeglasses but doesn't know it, and his bad eyesight tends to land him in some pretty hairy situations. Readers will laugh along with the new picture book character Douglas as he chases a leaf that he mistakes for a squirrel, walks through...
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Knit Together

Angela Dominguez · Dial Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

New from an award-winning illustrator comes a sweet story of mothers and daughters, drawing and knitting, and learning to embrace your talents - just right for Mother's Day. Drawing is fun, but knitting is better - because you can wear it! Knitting isn't easy, though, and can be a little...
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Puppy Pool Party!: An Underwater Dogs Adventure

Seth Casteel · Little
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A hilarious picture book from Underwater Dogs author and photographer Seth Casteel--just in time for summer!You're invited to the splashiest, splashiest, doggone friskiest celebration of the summer--a puppy pool party! Join dozens of pups as they paddle, dive, and cannonball the day away....
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Your Alien Returns

Tammi Sauer · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

When you least expect it, something special will get your attention.Your alien will be back.He will invite you over for a play date. Come along on an out-of-this-world experience! In this heartwarming sequel to the critically acclaimed Your Alien, it's the human boy's turn to visit...
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Push! Dig! Scoop!: A Construction Counting Rhyme

Rhonda Gowler Greene · Bloomsbury
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Down at the construction site, mama and papa trucks show their youngsters how to build. Push oosh goes a big mama bulldozer and her one little dozer! Dig schlup goes a tough papa excavator and his two little excavators! Count along with every scooping, mashing, and spinning family of trucks...
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Hug This Book!

Meagan; Saltzberg Bennett · Phaidon Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

An energetic, heartfelt, and humorous ode to book loveYou can spin and twirl and dance with this book.You can listen while someone else reads it.You can take your book to lunch.Just do not try to feed it.Expertly whimsical illustrations accompany this rhyming celebration of the printed...
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Dinosaur vs. Mommy

Bob Shea · Disney*Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Dinosaur is spending the day with Mommy. ROAR! He helps her wake up, go shopping, sort laundry, and more--his way, that is. By bedtime, it looks like Mommy is down for the count. Is one little red dinosaur just too much for her, or will Mommy win? Chock full of the bold graphics and exuberance...
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My Turn!

Laura Rankin · Bloomsbury
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Pammy and Wyatt are very good friends. They play together every day and they always have fun! They play parade, where Pammy is always the Queen--and Wyatt pulls the float. They play school, where Pammy is always the teacher--and Wyatt has to raise his hand to talk. And when they go on the tree...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABC

Eric Carle · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 30
Format: Print book

A bright and beautiful alphabet book featuring Eric Carle's wonderful creatures.Explore the amazing animal alphabet with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this delightful board book. Featuring Eric Carle's bright, distinctive artwork, each letter introduces beloved animals, big and small.
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My Dad Used to Be So Cool

Keith Negley · Flying Eye Books
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Keith Negley's playful and emotional art tells this story of a new father who is no longer the cool guy he once was. He looks back wistfully on his crazy times playing in a band, riding a motorcycle, and getting tattoos. Those days may be behind him, but his young son still thinks he's...
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