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This & That

Mem Fox · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

This & That reunites bestselling picture book author Mem Fox with illustrator Judy Horacek, following their most recent collaboration on Good Night, Sleep Tight. In this delightful tale, two mice set off on a storytelling adventure that takes them through cavernous caves, atop crazy...
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A Fire Truck for Chuck

Annika Dunklee · Owlkids
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

At a yard sale with his mom, among the toys for sale, Chuck spots a fire truck. It only costs a buck -- what luck! Mom buys Chuck the truck, and he loves everything about it. At home, he plays with it nonstop: in the sandbox, the yard, and the mud. But after bath time, once Chuck is squeaky...
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Mitzi Tulane, Preschool Detective in The Secret Ingredient

LAUREN MCLAUGHLIN · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Not even the smallest clue gets past this preschool private eye!Just as Mitzi is about to enjoy a nice muffin her Dad made, her friend Max stops her in her tracks! He has a sneaking suspicion that there is something funny about this muffin -- so the two of them set off on an investigation...Kids...
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Tide Pool Secrets

NARELLE OLIVER · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Lift the flaps and discover the many hidden creatures of the tide pool.At first glance, there's nothing much to see . . . but tide pools are full of secrets. What creatures can be found nestling among the rocks and hiding in the seaweed? Dive into these mysterious seashore habitats and learn...
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Ladybug Girl and the Rescue Dogs

David Soman · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Ladybug Girl and her friends help at a dog-adoption fair and discover that even the littlest things can make a big difference in this tenth hardcover in the New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series.Lulu is excited to meet all the rescue dogs when the pet-adoption fair comes to her local...
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The Mukluk Ball

Katharine Johnson · Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Karhu the bear lives in the piney north woods near the bustling burg of Finn Town. When he sees a billboard advertising "Mukluk Ball: Come One, Come All," he wants to go! Unfortunately, a few obstacles stand in his path.First: he needs to buy a pair of mukluks, soft leather boots...
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Daddy Long Legs

Nadine Brun-Cosme · Kids Can Press
Pages: 26
Format: Hardcover

Daddy drives Matthew to kindergarten in his old green car. ?See you this afternoon,? says Daddy, as he kisses him goodbye. But Matthew stops him from leaving and asks, ?What if, this afternoon, the old green car doesn't start?? Thus begins a series of what-ifs that Matthew poses in response...
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At the Beach

Mandy Stanley · Kingfisher
Pages: 10
Format: Board book

There's so many things to see at the beach, let's point them out! This bright and bold colorful board book introduces young children to first words in English and Spanish.At the Beach is the perfect size for small hands to take with them wherever they go!
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm: Sing Along With Me!

Nosy Crow · Nosy Crow; Brdbk edition

Part of a new series of board books featuring perennially popular nursery rhymes and songs, slider tabs, and cheerful illustrations.Each book in the Sing Along With Me! series has five slider mechanisms and a QR code inside that links to both an instrumental and vocal version of the nursery...
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Buster and the Baby

AMY HEST · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

What could be more endearing than the bond between a baby and a puppy? A sweet and spirited tale from two picture-book masters.In the little red house, a dog ducks under the table. He waits and watches and waits some more as his heart goes thump, thump, thump. And then . . . CHAAA! Out of the shadows...
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Boing!: A Very Noisy ABC

Tim McCanna · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Xavier follows a bouncing ball on an onomatopoeia-filled alphabet adventure in this quirky new picture book from Tim McCanna!A great, big AH-CHOO! sends a Xavier's bouncy ball flying! With a BOP! BIFF! BOOM! it sails out the window. Then a CLASH CLANK! DINK! DONK! That ball is loooooong...
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Wordy Birdy

Tammi Sauer · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Meet Wordy Birdy, a very chatty bird who talks WAY more than she listens! A hilarious new story from Tammi Sauer, beloved author of Nugget & Fang, Chicken Dance, and My Alien. Wordy Birdy LOVES to talk. "Hello, sunrise. Hello, pink sky. Hello, orange sky. . . ." But does she love...
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Bird, Balloon, Bear

Il Sung Na · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 25
Format: Hardcover

A fresh and heartwarming new story from Il Sung Na about finding the courage to make a friend. Bird is new to the forest, and he's looking for a friend. Bear could use a friend, too. But Bird is too shy to introduce himself. Just as he musters the courage to say hello . . . it's too late!...
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My Friend Robot!

Sunny Scribens · Barefoot Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Join a lively crew of children and their robot friend to work on an exciting project: building a tree house for them all to enjoy! Then learn more about robots, simple machines and computer programming in the notes at the end.
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At the Zoo: A Playful Shape Book

Nikki Boetger · Rainstorm
Pages: 18
Format: Hardcover

Little ones will love exploring the shapes of zoo animals like tigers, elephants, penguins and more in this playful shape board book. Beginning animal facts are found on each page, and cut-out shapes fit snugly into one another in At the Zoo, with vibrant illustrations by Nikki Boetger.
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