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The Koala Who Could

Rachel Bright · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

You see, high-up was safe since he liked a slow pace,While the ground down below seemed a frightening place.Too fast and too loud and too big and too strange.Nope. Kevin preferred not to move or to change.Kevin the koala loves every day to be the same, where it's snug and safe. But when...
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Do You Believe in Unicorns?

BETHANIE DEENEY MURGUIA · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Is believing in magic the key to seeing a unicorn? If you keep your eyes open to wonder, the possibilities are endless.Is that a horse wearing a hat? It's definitely not a unicorn in disguise - that would be ridiculous, right? It's probably just a horse that's having a bad hair day. Or trying...
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Me Tall, You Small

Lilli L'Arronge · Owlkids
Pages: 31
Format: Hardcover

Me Tall, You Small is a series of playful vignettes in the daily life of a pair of weasels, parent and child. Whether they are having a bubble bath, kicking a soccer ball, or eating ice cream together, simple paired phrases showcase their loving - and amusingly realistic - relationship....
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The Cat Book: A minibombo Book

Silvia Borando · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Whatever the species, your new companion animal needs your help - and these interactive books will have you smiling as you comply.Who's that, curled in a ball? Call out his name to wake him! Now turn the page and see him give a big stretch, waiting for you to pat him. Purr, purr,...
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Go BIG or Go Gnome!

Kirsten Mayer · Imprint
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Laugh your whiskers off with Albert the Gnome in this charming and funny picture book about friendship, self-acceptance -- and beards! A beard is the biggest point of pride for a Gnome, but poor Al can't sprout a single whisker. Each year, Al feels left out of the Beards International...
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Valensteins

Ethan Long · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Something strange is in the air on this dark, cold night. The members of Fright Club are always ready to scare, but tonight Fran K. Stein has something else on his mind. He's busy making something, and the other monsters want to know what it is.Could it be a mask with fangs? A big pink...
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Little Owl's Egg

DEBI GLIORI · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Little Owl's mommy has laid a beautiful egg with a new baby owl inside, and Little Owl isn't pleased. He's her baby owl--she doesn't need a new one!But what if it's not an owl inside the egg? What if it's a baby penguin . . .or a crocodile . . .or a dragon?!It's fun to imagine, but maybe...
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Sweet Dreaming

Julia Rawlinson · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"I can't sleep!" said Molly."You can," said her Mom. "Just think of a story and sleep will soon come..."When Molly can't fall asleep, her Mom has the perfect remedy: a soothing bedtime story! Mom dreams up a variety of sleep-inducing scenarios, but Molly...
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Animals

Margot Channing · Amicus Ink
Pages: 14
Format: Board book

These are ideal first books for very young readers, filled with delightful artwork and simple descriptions. They are designed to help infants embark on a lifetime of reading, introducing them to basic concepts of literacy, the alphabet, mechanics and the natural world.
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Beware the Monster

Michael Escoffier · Annick Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Can a monster ever eat too much? Wolves, ogres, and giants have always populated children's books. That little bit of fear that they inspire is what makes storytime so exciting. In this book, young children are introduced to a ravenous monster that eats everything in its path. Apples,...
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Daddies Do

LEZLIE EVANS · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From a tiny mouse to a lion cub, adorable animal children explain why daddies are the BEST! Who wrestles with you for fun - but then surrenders and says you've won? Who takes you on outings and just doesn't care what outfit you're wearing or if you've got messy hair? Guess who? DADDIES...
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Cancer Hates Kisses

Jessica Reid Sliwerski · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Mothers are superheroes when they're battling cancer, and this empowering picture book gives them an honest yet spirited way to share the difficult experience with their kids. Author Jessica Reid Sliwerski was diagnosed with breast cancer four months after giving birth to her daughter....
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Count Your Chickens

Jo Ellen Bogart · Tundra Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

For fans of Richard Scarry, a cute-as-a-button picture book featuring dozens of chickens as they set out for the county fair!Chickens, chickens everywhere -- going to the county fair! Follow a family of chickens as they prepare for their big outing. You'll see chickens wondering what to wear,...
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Will You Help Doug Find His Dog?

Jane Caston · Barefoot Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Help Doug find his dog by patting, tickling, and calling to the correct dogs based on Dougs clues! As the reader selects dogs, the pool narrows until a surprise ending reveals Dougs dogand why he went missing. Featuring hilarious illustrations of funny dogs galore, this text is perfect...
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Little Mouse's Big Breakfast

CHRISTINE PYM · Nosy Crow
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Hungry Little Mouse is looking for some breakfast, and he knows just where he can find it. Scampering into the kitchen next door, he finds a perfect bright blueberry. But just before he leaves, he spots a rosy-red apple, and Little Mouse loves rosy-red apples. And as if that's not enough,...
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