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Broadway Baby: The Sound of Music, My Favorite Things: Based on the song by Rodgers & Hammerstein

WALTER FOSTER JR. CREATIVE TEAM. · Walter Foster Jr
Pages: 36
Format: Board book

The new Broadway Baby series introduces classic songs from musicals to young children. This time we enjoy Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Baby: The Sound of Music, My Favorite Things from the classic musical The Sound of Music. The second title in the Broadway Baby series, this book...
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Little Mole Finds Hope

Glenys Nellist · Beaming Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When Little Mole is feeling sad in his dark, underground home, his mother shows him how to look for hope. He finds that signs of spring are everywhere, from the daffodil bulbs under the soil to the tiny buds on the branches above. Hope can be found--even in the darkest places.

In...

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Little Penguins

Cynthia Rylant · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Newbery Medal-winning author Cynthia Rylant and Caldecott Honor-winning, bestselling illustrator Christian Robinson pair up to tell this wintry story about five little penguins enjoying a snowy day.

Snowflakes? Many snowflakes. Winter is coming. So begins this ever-so-simple...
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Baby's First Bank Heist

Jim Whalley · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Meet Baby Frank, the world's most unlikely criminal, as he masterminds his very own bank heist. Perfect for fans of Boss Baby.

Move over, Bonnie and Clyde, because there's a new criminal mastermind in town . . . Baby Frank!

He's the world's most unlikely criminal,...

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Muddle & Mo's Worm Surprise

NIKKI SLADE ROBINSON · STARFISH BAY PUB
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Muddle and Mo are the best of friends. Muddle is a loveable, slightly confused yet enthusiastic little duckling. Mo is a long-suffering, not very adventurous goat with lots of patience. Today, Muddle is preparing a surprise picnic for Mo. Mo doesn't like worms, so will he like what's...
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Steam Train, Dream Train

Sherri Duskey Rinker · Chronicle Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The team behind the #1 New York Times bestseller Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site returns with another fabulous book for bedtime! The dream train pulls into the station, and one by one the train cars are loaded: polar bears pack the reefer car with ice cream, elephants fill the tanker...
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Quiet as a Mouse: And Other Animal Idioms

Chiêu Anh Urban · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 22
Format: Board book

Are you hungry as a bear? Sly as a fox? Stubborn as a mule? Introducing ANIMAL IDIOMS! This entertaining die-cut board book, featuring colorful, adorable art, introduces children to some fun animal idioms. Like a guessing game, each image shows just a part of the creature, with an accompanying...
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Circle, Triangle, Elephant: A Book of Shapes and Surprises

Kenji Oikawa · Phaidon Press
Pages: 22
Format: Board book

A clever and refreshing approach to learning about shapes, with a bit of silliness mixed in

This unexpected take on shapes offers a breath of fresh air within this well-established toddler concept genre. With bright block-art visuals and a rhythmic, read-aloud text, this book begins...

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I'm a Truck Driver

Jonathan London · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 24
Format: Board book

Now in board book -- a charming story about a little boy and girl adventuring from one driver's seat to the next featuring 12 exciting trucks!There are many different kinds of trucks to drive. You can dig up dirt with a power shovel, lift steel beams with a giant crane, flatten tar with...
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Maggie's Treasure

Jon-Erik Lappano · Groundwood Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Maggie finds treasure wherever she goes. Whether it's a button, a feather or a shiny stone, she picks it up and takes it home. At first the neighbors and city workers are grateful to Maggie for cleaning up; the mayor even gives her an award. But over time Maggie's collection grows...
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