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The Mouse Who Reached the Sky
Petr Horacek · Candlewick Press Pages: 32 Format: Print book |
Cleverly placed peek-through pages and Petr Horácek's bold illustrations combine to produce a tale of teamwork and unexpected rewards.One morning, Little Mouse spots something red and shiny hanging from a branch. It must be a marble! Too short to reach it alone, she enlists her friends... |
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Beachy and Me
Bob Staake · Random House Pages: 40 Format: Print book |
Bob Staake's tale of a whale of a friendship! Something big had come ashore. It seemed to have a tail. Pixie now was staring at . . . a giant washed-up whale! Pixie Picklespeare lives on a tiny island where there's no one to play with . . . until a friendly whale washes ashore. With... |
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Zen Socks
Jon J Muth · Scholastic Press Pages: 40 Format: Print book |
On life's journey...kindness is the key. Leo and Molly love their new neighborhood. Most of all they love their friend Stillwater. The three friends are quite a team! From Caldecott Honoree Jon J Muth comes a story about sharing, another about patience, and a third about compassion. With... |
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Hiccupotamus
Steve Smallman · Tiger Tales Format: Hardcover |
The jungle animals are having a musical celebration! Mouse squeaks, Bird tweets, and Centipede taps his feet. Then more animals hear the music and want to join in, as Monkey, Warthog, and Crocodile bring their own music-making talents to the group. But what is that silly Hippo doing? |
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Papa's Backpack
James Christopher Carroll · Sleeping Bear Press Pages: 32 Format: Hardcover |
When a soldier has to leave his or her family for extended service, it's an emotional time for all involved. It can be especially confusing and upsetting for children, who long for the comfort and security of a parent's presence. Papa's Backpack honors the bond between a parent/soldier... |
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A Dog Wearing Shoes
Sangmi Ko · Schwartz & Wade Books, 2015. ©2015 Pages: 40 Format: Print book |
This sweet and hilarious doggy adoption tale features a pooch wearing - wait for it - bright yellow shoes. When Mini finds a small moppet of a dog, with fluffy ears, no collar, and wearing yellow booties, she understandably wants to take it home. Despite Mom's insistence that the dog probably... |
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Squid Kid the Magnificent
Lynne Berry · Disney/Hyperion Books Pages: 48 Format: Print book |
Oliver isn't an ordinary squid; he's Squid Kid the Magnificent! But his sister, Stella, will tell you otherwise. While Oliver performs various feats of magic-like vanishing in ink, or making dozens of squids suddenly appear-Stella sees right through each illusion, and is far from... |
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Have a Look, Says Book.
Richard Jackson · Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016. Pages: 48 Format: Print book |
Soft kittens, wooly socks, soggy mittens, fleecy flocks - this pictorial celebration of things tactile explores how what we touch touches us.There's a reason why toddlers put everything (or so it seems) into their mouths - it's how they understand it ... with grabby hands, open... |
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Vegetables in Underwear
Jared Chapman · Abrams Appleseed Pages: 40 Format: Hardcover |
A bunch of friendly vegetables wear colorful underwear of all varieties - big, small, clean, dirty, serious, and funny - demonstrating for young ones the silliness and necessity of this item of clothing. The unexpectedness of vegetables in their unmentionables is enough to draw giggles,... |
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Archie the Daredevil Penguin
Andy Rash · Viking Books for Young Readers Pages: 40 Format: Hardcover |
Gadzooks! Archie the Daredevil Penguin is hiding a dark secret: he's afraid of the water and the creatures who lurk in the briny deep! And it's keeping him from attending the fish fry on Iceberg Nine.But penguins aren't supposed to be afraid of water, especially not daredevil... |
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Nellie Belle
Mem Fox · Beach Lane Books Pages: 32 Format: Print book |
Meet Nellie Belle, a loveable pup who has fun, fun, fun everywhere she goes in this picture book from the author of Baby Bedtime and Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug!On the beach, in the yard, even in the park in the dark - Nellie Belle always has fun. But what's the most fun of all? Why snuggling in bed with... |
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Elliot
Julie Pearson · Pajama Press Pages: 32 Format: Print book |
Elliot's parents love him very much, but all is not well. When he cries, they do not understand why. When he yells, they do not know what to do. When he misbehaves, they do not know how to react. One day a social worker named Thomas comes to visit, and Elliot's world turns upside-down.Manon... |
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Teddy Picnic
Georgie Birkett · little bee books Format: Hardcover |
Join Teddy the stuffed animal bear and his friends on a fun summer picnic in this sweet picture book! Teddy and his friends are going on a picnic! They spend their day playing and munching on a delicious lunch. Happy and sleepy, Teddy and his friends head home on the train and snuggle up together... |
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I Used to Be Afraid
Laura Vaccaro Seeger · Roaring Brook Press Pages: 40 Format: Print book |
There are a lot of things to be afraid of in this world: spiders, the dark, being alone. In this simple, beautifully-crafted picture book, acclaimed author/illustrator Laura Vaccaro Seeger shows that what seems scary at first, can become magical. It all depends on perspective. Using... |
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Over-Scheduled Andrew
Ashley Spires · Tundra Books Pages: 32 Format: Print book |
Andrew loves putting on plays so he decides to join the drama club at school. Determined to make his performance the best it can be, he joins the debate club to practice his public speaking. He signs up for dance and karate to help with his coordination. Then he's asked to play for the tennis... |
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Crybaby
Karen Beaumont · Henry Holt & Company Pages: 40 Format: Hardcover |
Hush, hush! Rush, rush! When Baby cries, her family and neighbors try to stop her tears and help her to sleep. But all their rushing and hushing, tickling and rocking, and feeding and burping can't stop Baby's tears. Roy, the old retriever, knows what Baby needs to fall asleep -- her little... |
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Pigs and a Blanket
James Burks · Disney-Hyperion Pages: 32 Format: Print book |
Pig siblings Henry and Henrietta love their green blanket. It is soft, it smells good, and it makes a great cape! As much as they each love playing with the blanket, they don't love sharing it. Will ripping it in two solve all their problems? |
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Bright Sky, Starry City
Uma Krishnaswami · Groundwood Books Pages: 32 Format: Hardcover |
Phoebe helps her dad set up telescopes on the sidewalk outside his store. It's a special night - Saturn and Mars are going to appear together in the sky. But will Phoebe be able to see them with all the city lights? Raindrops begin to fall, followed by lightning and thunder. Phoebe... |
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We Forgot Brock!
Carter Goodrich · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Pages: 48 Format: Hardcover |
The importance of imaginary friends is very real in this picture book adventure from the author of Say Hello to Zorro! and lead character designer for Despicable Me, Finding Nemo, and Monsters, Inc.Phillip and Brock are best friends. Everyone can see Phillip, but only Phillip can see Brock.... |
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Are We There Yet?
Dan Santat · Little Pages: 40 Format: Print book |
Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat takes readers on the road trip of a lifetime!"Are we there yet?" Every parent has heard this classic kid question on a long car ride--and after reading this astonishingly inventive new book (that even turns upside down for several pages!) , you'll... |
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