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Stack the Cats

Susie Ghahremani · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

One cat sleeps. Two cats play. Three cats stack! Cats of all shapes and sizes scamper, stretch and yawn across the pages of this adorable counting book. And every now and then, they find themselves in the purrfect fluffy stack!
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Octopus Escapes!

Nathaniel Lachenmeyer · Charlesbridge
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Told in rhyming couplets, Octopus Escapes is a story that keeps up with Octopus and a security guard who is outsmarted at every turn. A sure bet for read-aloud fun, this entertaining maraud through the amphibious exhibits also includes fun facts about cephalopods. This fun fanciful story...
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My Grandpa's Chair

Jiyeon Pak · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A young girl tries to help her grandfather find a new chair in this moving picture book about loss and how the love of family can warm even the most broken heart. Julie's grandfather is looking for a new chair. But no matter what kind of chair he tries, he can never seem to find the right...
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My Daddy Is a Silly Monkey

DIANNE HOFMEYR · Otter-Barry Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

My daddy is a great big bear. He gets out of bed and grumbles and grouches, scratches and yawns!This charming picture book for younger children portrays a day in the life of a dad and daughter in a single-parent home, as they get up, have breakfast, go to school, go swimming, make dinner...
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Thank You, Mr. Panda

Steve Antony · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Generous Mr. Panda is giving away presents to all his animal friends, including a mouse, an octopus, an elephant, and a lemur, but they aren't being very grateful about the gifts they receive. It may be because the presents aren't quite right. Mouse receives a sweater that's too big, and Octopus...
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Tiger Tiger

JONNY LAMBERT · TIGER TALES
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Tiger is left in charge of Cub, and hes not exactly happy about it. Cub is full of energy and wants to play and explore. As they scamper through the jungle, Cub sees all kinds of wonderful things. Could Cubs excitement be just what the older tiger needs?
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The Secret of Black Rock

Joe Todd-Stanton · Flying Eye Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Erin loves to lie on the jetty, looking for the weirdest fish in the sea - the weirder, the better! And she knows the best ones must be further out, where her mum won't let her go . . .Out there in the deepest sea lies the Black Rock: a huge, dark and spiky mass that is said to destroy...
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Goodnight, Little Bot

KAREN KAUFMAN ORLOFF · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"Little Bot, it's time for bed. Let's get ready, sleepyhead." A sweet goodnight story with a unique hero. Even little robots need their rest - and their parents tuck them in just like human mommies and daddies do. It doesn't matter if young bots slip on their pjs over...
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Geraldine

ELIZABETH LILLY · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A debut picture book that stands above the crowd, Elizabeth Lilly's Geraldine is a story about how hard it is being the new kid. How really hard it is being different. And how especially hard it is being a giraffe in a school of human children.
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Maya Papaya and Her Amigos Play Dress-Up

Susan Middleton Elya · Charlesbridge
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In this rhyming celebration of playtime, bilingual Maya Papaya welcomes all four seasons with a flair for dress-up and an inclusion of Spanish words in an English narrative. Strong writing, a spunky protagonist, and themes of playtime and the changing seasons lead to a celebration as Maya...
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When's My Birthday?

Julie Fogliano · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In this enthusiastic celebration of all things BIRTHDAY, acclaimed author Julie Fogliano and award-winning illustrator Christian Robinson bring you the perfect birthday book! Join our excited narrator as she lists all the things that will make her birthday the BEST birthday.when's my birthday?...
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Knock Knock

TAMMI SAUER · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Knock Knock is a fresh and innovative method of humorous storytelling that uses knock-knock jokes to tell the story of Bear and his woodland friends Raccoon, Rabbit, Turtle, and others. With each new visitor, Bear grows increasingly frustrated at his lack of peace and quiet. Little does...
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How to Feed Your Parents

RYAN MILLER · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Who's the picky eater? Not Matilda! A little girl with adventurous tastes turns the tables on her food-fussy parents and teaches them that dinner can be more than chicken nuggets. Matilda Macaroni loves to try new foods, whether it's her grandma's jambalaya or sushi at a sleepover....
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First Words

Mandy Stanley · Kingfisher
Pages: 10
Format: Board book

Featuring everyday first words, this bright and bold colorful board book introduces young children to first words in English and Spanish.First Words is the perfect size for small hands to take with them wherever they go!
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Boo Who?

BEN CLANTON · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A shy little ghost who's new to the group has trouble fitting in - until his special talent comes to the fore.Boo is new. And even if the other kids are welcoming, it can be scary being new, especially for a shy ghost who can't play any of their games. ("You tagged me? Oh, sorry....
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