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Eve Bunting · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When a family has to leave their house and move to a small apartment, it's hard to let go of things - but having one another is what counts.Almost everything Callie's family owns is spread out in their front yard - their furniture, their potted flowers, even Callie's bike. They can't stay...
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Reindeer's Christmas Surprise

Ursula Dubosarsky · A & U Children
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

It's Christmas time in a warm city and Reindeer has great fun giving presents to his friends Cat, Dog and Guinea Pig. But even when it's warm and sunny outside, it's hard to be far from home and family on Christmas Eve. Luckily, Christmas is a time for exciting surprises, and this...
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Betty Goes Bananas

Steve Antony · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Like Molly Bang's When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry, this book offers families a perfect opportunity to openly discuss emotions and behavior. Meet Betty, a gorilla. She wants to eat a banana, but . . . try as she might, she can't open it! Poor Betty - she just can't...
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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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Baby Loves to Boogie!

Wednesday Kirwan · Little Simon; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Boogie on down with baby in this lively companion to the board book hit Baby Loves to Rock!The chicks can do kicks,and the toucan can cancan.But who loves to boogie? Filled with funny puns and rhymes about a variety of comical animals getting groovy, this board book will delight dancers...
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Small Elephant's Bathtime

Tatyana Feeney · Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Small Elephant likes water . . . but not when it's in a bath. Small Elephant's mommy tries to make the bath more fun with toys and bubbles, but he is not fooled. He is too busy to take a bath. He has said no many times. He is getting very cross. And then he disappears! (Elephants...
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Daniel Learns to Share

Becky Friedman · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Daniel and Prince Wednesday learn to share their toys in this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read story based on a popular episode of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood!Daniel and his friends are all playing with their toy cars. But Prince Wednesday has forgotten to bring his car. He asks Daniel if he can play...
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Monty the Hero

Steve Smallman · Qed Pub Inc
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Monty the mole's favourite bedtime story is about a hero, a monster and a magic wand. Monty wants to be a hero too so he sneaks out at night in search of adventure. He meets Herbert the hedgehog and together they decide to be heroes and search for magic. Monty finds a conker shell and uses...
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Chameleon Sees Colors

Anita Bijsterbosch · Clavis
Format: Hardcover

At first Chameleon doesn't notice that the world is filled with color. It's only when he looks outside closely that he sees: other animals in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. And purple really turns Chameleon's world upside down ... A bold and bright story about...
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Elliott the Otter: The Totally Untrue Story of Elliott, Boss of the Bay

John Skewes · Little Bigfoot
Format: Hardcover

Elliott the Otter lives in Elliott Bay and claims that its named after him. And why wouldnt it be, since hes in charge of its daily activity? From the freighters bringing in cargo from around the world to the salmon passing through on their way upstream, Elliott is the boss of it all. Young...
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Ninja Bunny

Jennifer Gray Olson · Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A fresh, funny, and hip picture book about a little bunny who wants to be . . . a ninja! How to be a SUPER AWESOME NINJA: · Rule #1. You must always work alone. · Rule #2. You must be super sneaky, especially in the most dangerous of situations. · Rule #3. A super awesome ninja...
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Margo Thinks Twice

Monica Arnaldo · Owlkids Books Inc.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Margo is an imaginative, adventurous little girl who has just one problem - worry has found its way into her life. She sometimes feels nervous and uncomfortable, especially inside the wild world her imagination creates. Whenever her mom gives instructions, Margo's mind turns the everyday...
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On Duck Pond

Jane Yolen · Cornell Lab Publishing Group
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning and NY Times bestselling children's author of more than 350 books, Jane Yolen, and award-winning illustrator, Bob Marstall, On Duck Pond is the first sequel to the acclaimed On Bird Hill, which launched the children's picture book series written for the esteemed Cornell...
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10 busy brooms

Carole Gerber · Doubleday
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Celebrate Halloween with this bright and adventurous picture book!Fans of Room on the Broom will want to fly the night sky with these ten little witches in this fun and festive Halloween counting book! Whether zooming past rattling skeletons, buzzing by pie-stealing mummies, or soaring...
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Bird, Balloon, Bear

Il Sung Na · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
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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