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Lion's Lullaby

Mij Kelly · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

With the help of hugs and lullabies, a young girl tucks her stuffed animals into bed, one by one, in this cuddly good-night read. Holly Clifton-Brown's soft palette and adorable illustrations paired with Mij Kelly's comforting rhyming text set the perfect tone for bedtime.
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Extraordinary Jane

Hannah E Harrison · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

For anyone with a beloved pet, this delightful and heartwarming story set at the circus shows that quiet qualities like friendship, kindness, and loyalty are important and worthy. Jane is an ordinary dog in an extraordinary circus. She isn't strong, graceful, or brave like her family. When...
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Dinosaur vs. Santa

Bob Shea · Disney-Hyperion; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Dinosaur is getting ready for Santa! He tackles many challenges--decorating, making presents for Mom and Dad, trying not to be naughty--and defeats each one with his trademark ROAR! But on Christmas Eve, when he hears some rustling downstairs, he cant resist a peek. Will our feisty red friend...
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Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All the Letters

Oliver Jeffers · Philomel Books
Pages: 1
Format: Hardcover

THE alphabet book to top all others, from the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit! If words make up the stories and letters make up the words, then stories are made up of letters. In this menagerie we have stories made of words, made FOR all the letters.The...
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Peep! Peep!

Charles Reasoner · Picture Window Books; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Hooray...its spring and chick has hatched! Celebrate the newness of spring with this die-cut board book, featuring fun rhyming text and charming illustrations.,
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Dormouse Dreams

Karma Wilson · Disney/Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

As Dormouse dreams--and snores--his way from winter to spring, he imagines going on fantastical adventures with his best dormouse friend. Whimsical illustrations feature other animals entertaining themselves with dart games, cross-country skiing, flying airplanes, and more while Dormouse...
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I Want to be a Lion Tamer

Ruby Brown · Usborne Books
Pages: 22
Format: Print book

What do you want to be when you grow up? These oversized board books for our littlest learners perfectly illustrate that the possibilities are endless! What do you want to be when you grow up? A dog walker? A vet? A lion tamer? When you grow up, you can be anything you want to be!
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Crayons' book of colors

Drew Daywalt · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 18
Format: Print book

The crayons are back and brighter than ever in this board book of colors from the creators of the #1 New York Times Best Sellers, The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home.It's Duncan's birthday, and all the crayons want to make him a card! With their fun and quirky illustrations...
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Blocks

Irene Dickson · Nosy Crow
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A stylishly illustrated, ingeniously simple picture-book debut perfect for teaching young children about colors and sharing.Ruby has red blocks and Benji has blue blocks. They both build with their blocks, until Benji takes one of Ruby's red blocks and, in the tussle that follows, all the blocks...
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Douglas, You Need Glasses!

Ged Adamson · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Meet Douglas, a dog with a big problem: he needs eyeglasses but doesn't know it, and his bad eyesight tends to land him in some pretty hairy situations. Readers will laugh along with the new picture book character Douglas as he chases a leaf that he mistakes for a squirrel, walks through...
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Clap Hands (Oxenbury Board Books Oxenbury Board Books)

Helen Oxenbury · Little Simon
Pages: 10
Format: Print book

Oxenbury's lovable board book is now available with a newly designed cover. Full color.
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The Juggling Pug

Sean Bryan · Sky Pony Press
Format: Print book

A town becomes instantly famous when one special pug begins to juggle. But the pug is also mischievous, messy, and quite naughty. He digs holes in the yard, drinks all the soda in the fridge, and even poops on the rug! This continues until, finally, a little girl has had enough. It's...
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Hugs and Kisses

Judi Abbot · Little Simon
Pages: 20
Format: Print book

From the bestselling illustrator of The Perfect Hug and The Biggest Kiss, comes an adorable board book full of hugs and kisses!This sweet board book features the same cast of adorable animals from The Biggest Kiss and The Perfect Hug by bestselling illustrator Judi Abbot. Only this time,...
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Higher! Higher!

Leslie Patricelli · Candlewick; Brdbk edition
Format: Book

The sky’s no limit in a witty board book about a child on a swing and the wonders of the imagination.One child. One swing. An obliging dad. The inevitable plea to go Higher! Higher! Add Leslie Patricelli's wildly expressive illustrations, and an everyday pasttime reaches new heights...
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What This Story Needs Is a Pig in a Wig

Emma J. Virjan · HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

What this story needs is a pig in a wig, on a boat in a moat with a frog, a dog, and a goat on a log. . . .As a panda in a blouse, a skunk on a trunk, and more hop on board, it becomes clear that what this story really needs is a bigger boat! Join Pig on an exciting boat ride as she discovers...
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