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The Wompananny Witches Make One Mean Pizza

Jennie Palmer · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Anita and Winnifred Wompananny are kitchen witches who spend their days whipping up all kinds of delicious treats. Rarely do the Wompananny Witches venture outside, for they have a crippling fear of the wild children in their neighborhood. One day, a run-in with a few particularly rambunctious...
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I Spy With My Little Eye

Edward Gibbs · Templar; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Look through this eye-catching book’s special spy hole to discover a world of animal colors!Have you ever played the I-spy game? Debut artist Edward Gibbs takes the game to a whole new level in this picture book with spy holes. Peeking through the pages, children will be able to spot...
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Hat On, Hat Off

Theo Heras · Pajamapress
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

It's time for this little one to go out. But which hat will he choose? Red hat, blue hat, striped hat, penguin hat, teddy bear hat? Once that decision is made, that hat just doesn't stay on, while shoes are tied and jacket is buttoned. One more visit to the potty. And once this...
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Poor Louie

Tony Fucile · Candlewick Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Poor Louie! Life is perfect for this pup until Mom's belly starts getting bigger. . . . A funny and touching tale for big siblings from the illustrator of the Bink and Gollie series.Louie's life is great! A walk on the leash every morning, ice cream on Sundays, snuggling in bed at night...
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National Geographic Readers: Play, Kitty!

National Geographic Kids · National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Print book

Pounce! Follow a little kitten through its day to learn all about these young cats. Through text features such as the vocabulary tree and the wrap-up activity, kids will be introduced to vocabulary in concept groups--helping them make connections between words and expand their understanding...
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Counting with Tiny Cat

VIVIANE SCHWARZ · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The talented Viviane Schwarz brings a feline spin to counting in this very funny concept book.At first Tiny Cat has none. Then, what's that? One! Two! Three! And . . . four! Oops, bonk, now there's more! Soon Tiny Cat has as many red balls as you can get. Then some extra. Is that too many?...
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Piglets

Tim Mayerling · Jump!
Pages: 16
Format: Library Binding

Piglets introduces emergent readers to the world of a newborn piglet while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making...
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My Friend Maggie

Hannah E Harrison · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A sweet and heart-tugging story about bullying, friendship, and fitting in, perfect for readers of Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon Paula and Maggie have been friends forever. Paula thinks Maggie is the best - until mean girl Veronica says otherwise. Suddenly, Paula starts to notice that...
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Hurry Up, Henry

Jennifer Lanthier · Puffin Canada
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A beautiful new picture book from an acclaimed author-illustrator team, showing the virtues of moving slowly in our modern world that's always hurryingHenry's mother and father and sister are always telling him to hurry up, and his best friend, Simon, never slows down. Henry doesn't...
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Busy Bunnies

Lisa McCue · Reader's Digest; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Join three bunnies and their mother for a day of Spring cleaning in this cute book with adorable illustrations by Lisa McCue.When Mama says it's time for a good spring cleaning, Rosy, Posy, and Dozy decide to help out! Young children will enjoy following along as the cute little bunnies...
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Vroom! Kevin's Big Book of Vehicles

Liesbet Slegers · Clavis
Pages: 56
Format: Print book

Trucks and cars are very important in Kevin's world.He likes them all: the strong workers,like the tractor and the garbage truck; the quick helpers,like the fire engine and the police car; andthe regular road vehicles,like the car and the motorcycle. Vroom!There are lots of wheels in this...
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Black Belt Bunny

Jacky Davis · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling Ladybug Girl series, this hilarious, empowering picture book about a little black-belt who faces a new challenge is perfect for fans of The Three Ninja Pigs, The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog, and I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato Black Belt Bunny is fast...
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Found Dogs

Erica Sirotich · Dial Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Sandra Boynton's Doggies and a perfect fit for every preschooler's library, this adorable rhyming and counting book tallies up all the dogs at the shelter, and then counts backward as the pups are adopted Babies and toddlers will delight in counting up each wriggly, wraggly...
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Mama Lion Wins the Race

Jon J Muth · Scholastic Press
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

Start your engines: The race is on! And Mama Lion and Tigey are off -- with their cool goggles and snazzy sports car! Racing teams gather from far and wide for this madcap race. But who will take home the big trophy? Will it be the playful Flying Pandinis? The mischievous Knitted Monkey...
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