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Too Pickley!

Jean Reidy · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Too wrinkly, too squishy, too fruity, too fishy!It's lunchtime, but our fussy little boy does not like a single item on his plate. What is a boy to eat?Reidy's playful rhyming text is once again brought to life by Leloup's stylish bold art. Parents (and children) will love the hilarious...
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The Mixed-Up Truck

Stephen Savage · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

It's Cement Mixer's first day on the job and he doesn't want to make any mistakes. How can he help the other trucks on the construction site? By mixing some powdery white cement, of course!He mixes it up, adds a little water, and presto . . . a cake?! He must have mixed flour instead...
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Ming Goes to School

Deirdre Sullivan · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Ming goes to school, where she learns to say hello and good-bye. She meets new friends and introduces them to old friends (including her favorite teddy) . She builds sandcastles and makes snow angels; she traces, glitters, and glues. She is so fearless that when held at sword point, she even...
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Little Kunoichi, The Ninja Girl

Sanae Ishida · Little Bigfoot
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Little Kunoichi, a young ninja in training, is frustrated. Inspired by tiny Chibi Samurai's practice and skills, she works harder than ever and makes a friend. Together, they show the power of perseverance, hard work, and cooperation when they wow the crowd at the Island Festival. Ninja...
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Big Bear, Small Mouse

Karma Wilson · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Even the smallest readers can have big fun with Bear in this sweet introduction to opposites from the New York Times bestselling creators of Bear's New Friend.Bear is big, big, big, and mouse is small, small, small but these friends stick together through all the highs and lows! Join Bear...
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Watch Me Throw the Ball!

Mo Willems · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 57
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In Watch Me Throw the Ball!, Gerald is determined to teach Piggie that ball-throwing is serious business... but Piggie is just as determined...
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10 Little Ninjas

Miranda Paul · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A charming bedtime counting book about ten sneaky little characters who aren't ready to go to sleep... until daddy calls the sensei to send them back to bed. It may be bedtime, but these little ninjas aren't tired. They're sliding, swinging, and slipping out of bed! Can Daddy and the sensei...
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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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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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Old Bear's Bedtime Stories

Jane Hissey · Scribblers
Pages: 158
Format: Print book

The beloved toys from Jane Hissey's Old Bear series are back in this new and beautifully illustrated collection of stories to share all year long. From decorating the dollhouse for Christmas, to enjoying a seaside holiday during the hot summer, to creating an unfrightening jack-o-lantern...
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I Don't Want to Be Big

Dev Petty · Doubleday
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Fans of the hit picture book I Don't Want to Be a Frog will love this silly, stubborn-as-ever companion book. "Reminiscent of Mo Willems's 'Elephant and Piggie' series" - Publishers Weekly Frog does NOT want to grow up. Doesn't need to be tall. Doesn't want to be able to jump...
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Pete's Dragon: Elliot Gets Lost

Disney Book Group. · Disney Press
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Elliot the puppy is lost in the forest, and needs to find a new home. Will it be with a family of sheep, or a questioning owl, or maybe some playful fox cubs? Or will his search lead him somewhere else? From the screen to the page, Elliot Gets Lost will bring the fun and heartwarming story...
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Tough Guys Have Feelings Too

Keith Negley · Flying Eye Books
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

A boldly illustrated picture book read-aloud about how everyone gets sad - ninjas, wrestlers, knights, superheroes, everyone . . . even daddies have emotions!Did you know wrestlers have feelings? And knights. Even superheroes and ninjas feel sad sometimes. In fact everyone has feelings...
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Wild

Emily Hughes · Nobrow Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"You cannot tame something so happily wild."In this beautiful picture book by Hawaiian artist Emily Hughes, we meet a little girl who has known nothing but nature from birth - she was taught to talk by birds, to eat by bears, and to play by foxes. She is unashamedly, irrefutably,...
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Bertie Wings It!

Leslie Gorin · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Bertie the birdie knows: he's ready to fly from the nest and into the sky. But whenever he's about to take wing, his fellow feathered friends squawk at him to STOP and follow their advice instead. But not one of these "experts" - the persuasive penguin, the emu, or the kiwi...
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