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The Feast for the King

Marlies Verhelst · Lemniscaat USA
Format: Hardcover

Tarantula has created a delightful and delicious celebration cake for the birthday of King Lion. On top is a showpiece--an extra tender piece of meat. The moment Tarantula turns his back to the cake, however, that tasty top disappears... Tarantula is furious! Who is the culprit? He roams...
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Jane Foster's Things That Go

Jane Foster · LITTLE BEE BOOKS INC
Pages: 26
Format: Print book

Introduce little ones to their favorite things that go in this bold and graphic board book by illustrator and textile designer Jane Foster.In this beautiful and sophisticated board book, children will be introduced to bold images of things that go, such as beeping buses, zooming rockets,...
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Great Animal Search

Caroline Young · Usborne Pub Ltd
Format: Hardcover

Presents beautifully illustrated scenes, including the scorching Sahara, the icy Arctic and the Great Barrier Reef, that feature a brain-teasing picture puzzle. This book includes fascinating animal facts presented in short, easy-to-read captions. --This text refers to an out of print...
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Baby Touch & Feel: Halloween

DK · DK Children
Pages: 14
Format: Board book

A touch-and-feel book for babies that provides a hands-on learning experience for developing fine motor skills as little ones see and touch pumpkins, cats, candy corn, and other Halloween favorites.Get the little pumpkins ready for Halloween with Baby Touch & Feel: Halloween. Filled...
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Sporty Bunny Tales

Grosset & Dunlap · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

This 3-in-1 includes stories based on episodes of the Max & Ruby TV show. In "Max Plays Catch," Ruby catches the ball just before it's about to land in a bowl of fruit salad. In "Ruby's Huff and Puff," Max helps Ruby complete her exercises. And finally in "Ruby's...
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Owl Sees Owl

Laura Godwin · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Fans of the classic picture book Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson will adore this utterly simple picture book in which a baby owl goes off on his first adventure. With just three or four words per page, this story follows a baby owl one night as he leaves the safety of his nest...
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Go to Sheep

Jennifer Sattler · Little Simon
Pages: 24
Format: Board book

There are many ways to go to "sheep" with this delightful bedtime board book that's perfect for reading aloud!You can sheep in your pj's or just underpants. You can sheep all alone but sometimes you can't. There are lots of ways to go to "sheep," and here...
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Life-Size Zoo: From Tiny Rodents to Gigantic Elephants, An Actual-Size Animal Encyclopedia

Teruyuki Komiya · Seven Footer Press
Format: Hardcover

An elephant's trunk is so nimble, it can pick up a single blade of grass, and yet so strong, it can knock over a tree. Giraffes have eyelashes. Sloths hang from trees for days at a time without going to the bathroom. These are just some of the insights featured in Life-Size Zoo. Acclaimed...
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Vet

Lucy M. George · QEB Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Discover what a teacher, a doctor, a firefighter and a vet do and how they help the community. Each story focuses on a different character as they go about their daily work. But each day holds a new challenge for these busy peopleâ?¿ Next Steps are included at the back of the book to prompt...
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Oliver and his Egg

Paul Schmid · Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

In this follow-up to Oliver and his Alligator, Oliver spots a rock on the playground. But it's not just any rock-he's sure it's a dinosaur egg. And once it hatches, he has the best new friend he could ask for. They sail to a deserted island and even launch into outer space....
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You Are Not a Cat!

Sharon Flake · Boyds Mills Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

This clever and hilarious story stars Cat, who starts out perfectly content and relaxed, and Duck, who infuriates him by meowing like a cat instead of quacking like Cat thinks he should. Written completely in dialogue, this minimalist text by award-winning novelist Sharon G. Flake (in her debut...
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Ride with Buddy

Penguin Young Readers · Penguin Young Readers
Format: Book

In this original story, Buddy introduces readers to his friends and family on the Dinosaur Train. This Level 2 reader is perfect for young fans who are starting to read on their own.
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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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Bear's Scare

Jacob Grant · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Bear likes to keep his house clean and tidy. In fact, the only thing Bear loves more than cleaning is taking care of his small stuffed friend, Ursa.Then Bear sees a sticky spiderweb . . . and where there's a web there is certainly a spider! The messy guest must be found, but what Bear and Ursa...
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Copy Cat

Ali Pye · Nosy Crow
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Bella loves Anna. In fact, Bella loves Anna so much that she wants to be just like her and copies every single thing she does. Finally Anna decides she's had enough of Bella being such a copycat! What is Bella going to do? With an adorable troupe of colorful kittens and vibrant illustrations,...
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