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Building Blocks Baby's First: Words

Hinkler Books - Hinkler Books Pty Ltd
Format: Board book

This fun series will entertain children while giving them a head start on learning. With these bigger editions, little ones can now get all the more absorbed in the full-color, bright designs and beautiful photographs of this successful series. The simple words combined with colorful photographs...
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Counting In The Garden

Kim Parker - Orchard
Format: Hardcover

From extraordinarily talented and successful textile designer Kim Parker comes a gorgeous gift book brimming with insects, animals, and flowers.In "Counting in the Garden," readers count from 1 to 10, searching among the colorful flowers for various creatures hidden among Kim Parker's...
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The First Dog

Jan Brett - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers; Reissue edition
Format: Hardcover

An exciting tale of adventure in prehistoric times, set against a spectacular Ice Age landscape.Kip the cave boy bounds along the trail home with a sack of warm and tasty Woolly Rhino ribs. If he could only get rid of pesky Paleowolf, who follows him, hoping for a taste of those delicious...
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Mouse's First Halloween

Lauren Thompson - Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

One spooky night in the fall, Mouse creeps out and hears bats flying Flit! Flit! Flit! and apples dropping Plop! Plop! Plop! and children singing "TRICK OR TREAT!" What could it be?
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I Hear a Pickle: and Smell, See, Touch, & Taste It, Too!

Rachel Isadora - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

* "Isadora's book about the five senses is aimed perfectly at another sense - kids' sense of humor." - The Horn Book, starred reviewCaldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora's sweet and simple introduction to the five senses is perfect for the youngest children, who will recognize...
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The Airport Book

Lisa Brown - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Print book

Follow a family and the youngest member's favorite sock monkey through all the inner and outer workings of an airport.In a book that is as intriguing as it is useful and entertaining, we follow a family on its way through the complexities of a modern-day airport. From checking bags and watching...
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Be Gentle! (George and Ba)

Virginia Miller - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Bartholomew loves to play with his new kitten, but when he becomes a little rough and she decides to hide rather than play with him, Bartholomew learns how to be gentle with the young animal."
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Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book

Rod Campbell - Little Simon
Format: Board book

Rod Campbell's classic lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has been a firm favorite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982. Young readers love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent-a monkey, a lion, and even an elephant! But will they ever...
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Little Quack's ABC's

Lauren Thompson - Little Simon
Format: Print book

Join Little Quack on an alphabetical adventure! Kids will love learning their letters as Little Quack and his sister, Widdle, spy an ant, butterfly, caterpillar, and much more! This padded format featuring new text and art is perfect for young readers.
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My First Songs

Tomie dePaola - Grosset & Dunlap; Brdbk edition
Format: Print book

Bestselling author/illustrator Tomie dePaola feels like singing! And this book?s ten well-known songs, like ?It?s Raining, It?s Pouring? and ?Three Blind Mice,? will have you singing, too. The accessible trim, appliqué cover, and beautiful illustrations by Tomie dePaola make this collection...
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Wolfie the Bunny

Ame Dyckman - Little
Format: Print book

Families of all kinds will delight in this sweet tale of new babies, sibling rivalry, bravery, unconditional love...and veggies!
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Frog on a log

Kes Gray - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

A read-aloud story that will have kids rhyming around the house!"It's very simple, really. Cats sit on mats, hares sit on chairs, mules sit on stools, gophers sit on sofas, and frogs sit on logs."Each animal's designated seat rhymes with that animal's name. "It's not about...
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Good Night, Firefly

Gabriel Alborozo - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Nina is afraid of the dark. Luckily she has a nightlight, but one night the power goes out. So Nina traps a firefly to keep her company. She has a jolly time with her new friend, until she soon realizes that the firefly doesnt feel the same way, and she must let it go. This irresistible...
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Love Is My Favorite Thing

Emma Chichester Clark - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Print book

Starring an enthusiastic pooch whose joy, optimism and love know no bounds, this lively picture book is based on Emma Chichester Clark's own dog, and joyfully celebrates unconditional love. Plum has lots of favorite things - catching sticks, her bear, her bed - but really, LOVE is her absolute...
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Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña - G.P. Putnams Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller Winner of the Newbery Medal A Caldecott Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book This award-winning modern classic - a must-have for every childs home library - is an inclusive ode to kindness, empathy, gratitude, and finding...
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Snow Babies

Laura Ellen Anderson - Boxer Books; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

They're soft, fluffy, cuddly, and cute - and they all live in the freezing cold. Time to meet the snow babies! From roly-poly polar bear cubs happy at play to seal pups snuggling and penguin chicks waddling, there's nothing more adorable than these wintry animals. Toddlers will...
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The Itsy Bitsy Duckling

Jeffrey Burton - Little Simon
Format: Print book

A fun and playful springtime twist on the popular nursery rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider"!The itsy bitsy duckling swam in the waterway. Down came the rain and chased the snow away. Out came the sun as birds began to sing. The cold winter was over. At long last it was spring! The itsy...
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Big Board Books Colors, ABC, Numbers

Roger Priddy - Priddy Books; BRDBK edition
Format: Book

Bright Baby Colors, ABC, Numbers• Introduces three key first concepts: letters, number and colors• Helps babies and toddlers to build their early vocabulary• Large, colorful and sturdy format to withstand repeated learning fun
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Monkey: Not Ready for Kindergarten

Marc Brown - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Marc Brown, creator of the beloved Arthur books and TV show, offers a charming new character - and a fun and reassuring story about preparing for the first day of school. Kindergarten is only a week away . . . but Monkey is NOT ready. What if he gets on the wrong bus? What if they dont...
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Secrets I Know

Kallie George - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Liz Garton Scanlon's All the World and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's I Wish You More, this charming, whimsical story about one imaginative little girl's magical world is sure to enchant readers young and old. Follow the girl throughout a day spent in her own backyard,...
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Little Wolf's First Howling

Laura Mcgee Kvasnosky - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Some may favor the proper way to howl, but what if you have a song in your heart that needs to come out? A delightful, disarmingly funny tale for little and big wolves everywhere.Little Wolf can hardly wait. Tonight he will howl at the moon to the top of the sky. First, Big Wolf demonstrates...
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The Very Busy Spider

Eric Carle - Philomel; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

A board book edition of the best-selling story features thermographic pages and a raised spider web children can feel for themselves, which complement the book's colorful collages and easy, rhythmic text. -Ingram
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The Seashore Book

Charlotte Zolotow - Charlesbridge
Format: Print book

A summer classic by two masters, reissued and redesigned for contemporary audiences.Wendell Minor's elegant artwork and Charlotte Zolotow's simple, evocative prose brings a day at the beach vividly to life as a boy and his mother imagine what it would be like to spend a day at the seashore.
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Elmo's 12 Days of Christmas

Sarah Albee - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Board book

What does a Sesame Street Christmas celebrate? How about: Three French friends, two yummy cookies, a red monster up in a tree! Toddlers will sing and laugh along with this hilarious Sesame Street version of the favorite Christmas carol.
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This Plane

Paul Collicutt - Farrar
Format: Print book

Vivid colors dominate the paintings contrasted on opposite pages. . . For budding plane enthusiasts, the names of the actual planes are provided.
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Good Night Ocean (Good Night Our World)

Mark Jasper - Good Night Books
Format: Board book

Good Night Ocean explores whales, fish, crabs, eels, octopus, penguins, walruses, swordfish, seals, and sharks, battleships and submarines, beaches, islands, reefs, harbors, bays, icebergs, the Coast Guard, fishing boats, and more. An educational and enriching book set in diverse environments...
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The Pirate Jamboree

Mark Teague - Orchard Books
Format: Print book

A fun, rhyming, swashbuckling read-aloud from Mark Teague! Join Blackbeard Johnson, Eyepatch Sue, Cap'n Gunderboom, Peg Leg Jones, and more as they set their sails for a rousing pirate adventure! They arrive on their pirate ships, plunder treasure, topple a table, and fire cannons during...
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Edmond, The Moonlit Party

Astrid Desbordes - Enchanted Lion Books
Format: Hardcover

In Edmond, The Moonlit Party, Edmond the squirrel is shy and a bit lonely, but he nevertheless believes that his life is just as it should be. He's happy making his colorful pompoms, stirring his nut jam, and going to sleep early. But one evening, when there's once again a party...
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The Night Before Preschool

Natasha Wing - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

Its the night before preschool, and a little boy named Billy is so nervous he cant fall asleep. The friends he makes the next day at school give him a reason not to sleep the next night, either: hes too excited about going back! The books simple rhyming text and sweet illustrations will...
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The Turnip

Jan Brett - G. P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover

In a rollicking, cumulative tale, a badger family and their friends-Hedgie, Mr. Ram and Vanya, the horse-struggle to pull up a giant turnip. A cocky rooster steps in and pulls, sending him into the air, holding onto the turnip. No one knows that a mother bear in her underground den has kicked...
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Ninja Baby

David Zeltser - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

From the day she was born, Nina was a ninja baby. She obliterated her applesauce. She concealed herself at bath time. And she was training herself in advanced infiltration (of movie night) . Nina wants to do everything by herself, until the day her parents bring home a Kung Fu Master (a baby...
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Little Blue Truck's Christmas

Alice Schertle - HMH Books for Young Readers; Ina Brdbk edition
Format: Hardcover

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Little Blue Truck is spreading cheer by delivering Christmas trees to his animal friends. Can you help count each green tree from one to five and back again? Don't forget to save one for Blue! Beep! Beep! With the gentle rhythm and signature...
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Peppa's First Colors

Scholastic - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Board book

Join Peppa Pig and her friends for some fun with colors!Peppa Pig wears yellow rain boots.Richard Rabbit rides his red tricycle.Candy Cat has orange ears.Fun cut-out shapes on every page show a sneak peek at the color you'll find when you turn the page!
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The Bear's Sea Escape

Benjamin Chaud - Chronicle Books (CA)
Format: Hardcover

More adventures await The Bear's Song's Little Bear and Papa Bear. When the bears seek warmth from their chilly perch atop the Paris Opera House, Little Bear is mistaken for a toy bear and whisked away . . . to a tropical island! Papa Bear sets out on a frenzied journey to find...
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My Pen

Christopher Myers - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

My pen rides dinosaursand hides an elephant in a teacup.What can your pen do?Acclaimed author and illustrator Christopher Myers uses rich black-and-white illustrations to bring a sketchbook to life, showing that with a simple pen, a kid can do anything!
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Peppa and the Big Train

Eone - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Board book

Peppa Pig, Suzy Sheep, and all of their friends take a trip on a great big train! They have to spot different items outside along the way--but where will the train take them at the end?
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Duck & Goose Colors

Tad Hills - Random House Studio
Format: Board book

Learn your colors with the New York Times bestselling feathered freinds Duck and Goose! Now an animated series, available to stream on Apple TV !. These humorous and expressive characters make learning the colors easy and fun. From New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Tad Hills...
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Sing with me!

Naoko Stoop - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Thirteen favorite nursery songs, including "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," "Itsy, Bitsy Spider," and "Pat-a-Cake," are beautifully brought to life with sweet animal characters and charming scenes. Naoko Stoop's paintings are irresistible. Sing with Me!...
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Hedgehog and Rabbit: The Scary Wind

PABLO ALBO - NubeOcho
Format: Hardcover

Hedgehog and Rabbit enjoy eating cabbages and looking for snails in their peaceful garden. But when a scary, swirling wind comes up, the two must find a way to face their fears.Pablo Albo is a writer and storyteller. He has published more than forty books and has recounted tales at storytelling...
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In

Nikki McClure - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

I only want to stay in. In my pajamas. Inside. In. In. In. For a boy and his toy giraffe, today is the perfect day to stay in. Snug in his pajamas, he reads books, bakes popovers, and plays with a big wicker basket - that he transforms into a rocket ship to fly in "innerspace."...
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Hansel & Gretel

Holly Hobbie - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Holly Hobbie brings to life a favorite spooky tale from childhood. When a woodcutter and his scheming wife abandon Hansel and Gretel in the forest, all hope is lost until they come upon a cottage made of tasty sweets. But the owner is not the kindly old woman she pretends to be. Can Gretel...
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Look!

Jeff Mack - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

This hilarious tale of a friendship that develops over a love of books is the perfect picture book for fans of IT'S A BOOK and OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA!Everyone needs a little attention from time to time. Just ask our gorilla who will stop at nothing to be noticed by the boy with his eyes...
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Beach Babies Wear Shades

Michelle Sinclair Colman - Tricycle Press
Format: Book

The babies are back, and this time, they're slathered with sunscreen and headed for the beach. They'll hang ten, boogie down, and keep it cool--all in their sweetly incomparable urban baby way.  The "hottest" title yet in the best-selling Urban Baby series finds the stylish...
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I Am Cinderella (Disney Princess) (Shaped Board Book)

Andrea Posner-Sanchez - Golden/Disney; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Girls 4 and under will love spending time with one of their favorite Disney princesses—Cinderella—in this shaped book featuring sturdy pages and a sparkly cover.
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Counting Lions: Portraits from the Wild

Katie Cotton - Candlewick Press, 2015. ©2015
Format: Print book

A spectacular, visually stunning celebration of wildlife - and gentle counting book - that can be enjoyed by the entire family.Exquisite charcoal drawings of ten endangered creatures - lions, elephants, giraffes, pandas, tigers, chimpanzees, penguins, turtles, macaws, and zebras - startle...
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Elmo & Friends (My First Look and Find)

Editors of Publications International Ltd. - Publications International
Format: Board book

First Look and Find: Elmo and Friends allows your child to join Sesame Street s Elmo, Bert, Ernie, Big Bird, Grover, The Count, Cookie Monster, and Zoe on an adventure-filled journey down Sesame Street. Conceived and designed for toddlers, this book features action-packed look-and-find...
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Time for Bed, Fred!

Yasmeen Ismail - Walker Childrens; BRDBK edition
Format: Hardcover

Meet Fred--a mischievous, playful, loving dog. It's time for Fred to go to bed . . . but Fred really, really doesn't want to! From hiding up in trees, to splashing in muddy puddles, to hiding behind bookshelves, Fred will do anything to avoid bedtime. He would even rather have a bath...
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Are You a Cow?

Sandra Boynton - Little Simon
Format: Hardcover

Embrace identity with this brand-new board book from the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton!Are you a COW? Are you a DOG?Are you a DUCK?Are you a FROG? A clever chicken narrates a playful inquiry in this charming and hilarious story perfect for Boynton fans new and old. As readers...
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Flora and the chicks

Molly Schaar Idle - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book

Invites young readers to practice counting as a little girl named Flora attempts to keep up as more and more friendly chicks emerge from the nest, in a wordless board book with interactive flaps.
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Corduroy Goes to the Doctor

Don Freeman - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Board book

The youngest fans of Corduroy, one of the best-loved childrens book characters for over forty years, will delight in these simple, sturdy board books-now available in a larger size with an updated, modern look. In Corduroy Goes to the Doctor, Corduroy gets a check-up.,
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Little Plane Learns to Write

Stephen Savage - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

The best thing about flight school is that Little Plane gets to learn how to sky-write! He adores practicing ARCS! He excels at practicing DIVES! But not everything is easy and fun. Little Plane loathes practicing LOOPITY-LOOPS. They make him dizzy.Find out what it will take to make Little...
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Fetch

Jorey Hurley - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

Experience the simple joy of a dogs day at the beach in this vibrant picture book from the acclaimed author-illustrator of Nest, which the New York Times Book Review said was certain to please aesthetically minded children and adults and that Shelf Awareness called a quiet masterpiece....
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Feather

CAO WENXUAN - Elsewhere Editions
Format: Hardcover

A philosophical picture book from one of China's most celebrated children's authors and 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award-winner Cao Wenxuan.A feather is blown across the sky, meeting various birds along the way, and asking each one, "Do I belong to you?".Cao Wenxuan's Feather...
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Here Is the Baby

Polly Kanevsky - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

This New York Times Best Illustrated Book captures all the sweet and touching moments in Baby's day, from Mama's first cuddle in the morning to Daddy's last kiss at bedtime. Parents and their little ones will enjoy seeing themselves in the simple, straightforward observations...
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Babar's Yoga for Elephants

Laurent de Brunhoff - Abrams Image; First Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

Well before yoga became fashionable via Sting and Madonna, the beloved elephant king Babar and all the residents of Celesteville were finding peace and tranquillity through yoga. And now elephants everywhere can join them! Through easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step illustrations,...
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This Is My Home, This Is My School

Jonathan Bean - Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Print book

Drawing from his own childhood experiences, Jonathan Bean takes the autobiographically inspired family he introduced in Building Our House through the special rhythms and routines of a homeschooling day. For young Jonathan and his sisters, Mom is the teacher and a whole lot more,...
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Skippyjon Jones Snow What

Judy Schachner - Dial Books
Format: Audiobook

The #1 New York Times bestselling Skippyjon Jones stars in his own playful fairy tale set in a winter snowscape!Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the bravest Chihuahua of them all? Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese cat who thinks he's a dog! While his sisters listen to Snow White and the Seven...
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Alone Together

Suzanne Bloom - Boyds Mills Press
Format: Hardcover

Sometimes Bear likes quiet time by himself. But his friend Fox has a very different idea of what "quiet" means. Can Bear's quiet aloneness and Fox's noisy togetherness ever result in a satisfying compromise? This simple and endearing story about friends learning to understand...
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My Easter Bunny!

Lily Karr - Cartwheel Books; Brdbk edition
Format: Book

A foil Easter bunny shaped board book!The Easter Bunny comes once a year,To bring everyone springtime cheer.In his basket, he has many surprises,From sweets to eggs in all shapes and sizes.With sweet illustrations and a simple Easter holiday story inside, this novelty board book is made...
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Have You Seen Elephant?

David Barrow - Gecko Press
Format: Print book

Elephant wants to play hide and seek. See if you can help the others find him?he's very good! Have You Seen Elephant? is an assured and exciting debut from a top emerging talent.
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My Autumn Book

Wong Herbert Yee - scholastic
Format: Paperback

Key Features Description Crisp air and gray skies beckon a little girl to thoroughly investigate the outside world. Chipmunks, squirrels, insects, and fallen leaves all hint that a change of season is coming. Emboldened by fall colors and rhymes, this terrific introduction to seasonal change...
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See. Hear. Say! English as a second language

Findaway World LLC. - Findaway World

"Multi-sensory language-learning tools from interactive stories to word games will help children easily learn English words, phonetics, letters, vocabulary and more! Read and write the English alphabet ; Explore names for numbers, colors, shapes, and food ; Learn phonetics and sound...
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Steve, Raised by Wolves

Jared Chapman - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A wild little boy learns how to fit in--and how to stand out!"Be yourself!" Steve's mom tells him on the first day of school, and he knows just what to do. After all, wolves are great at HOWLING in class, SHREDDING homework, and POUNCING on new friends! But Steve's classmates...
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Day Out With Daddy

Stephen Cook - Walker Childrens
Format: Hardcover

A special day with Daddy can be a whole lot of fun. Just don't tell Mommy. . .When Mommy leaves town, a young son has a day out with Daddy. Whether they're starting the day with a good breakfast, of every donut and pastry available, or finishing it with a late, late show on T.V....
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Before & After

JEAN JULIEN - PHAIDON
Format: Print book

An enticing collection of before-and-after scenarios, created by master artist and acclaimed author of This Is Not A BookGraphic artist Jean Jullien insightfully and comically depicts a set of clever and surprising before-and-after two-frame narratives, each progressed by a page turn. From...
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The Unexpected Love Story of Alfred Fiddleduckling

Timothy Basil Ering - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

Expect something unexpected when a duckling lost at sea adopts a musical new friend in a whimsical, heart-lifting story from Timothy Basil Ering.Captain Alfred is sailing home with new ducks for his farm when his little boat is caught in an unexpected and mighty storm. Everything aboard...
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Night Animals

Gianna Marino - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Something's out there in the dark!First Possum hears it. Then Skunk. Then Wolf comes running."What could it possibly be?" asks Bat."Night Animals!" the animals declare."But you are night animals," Bat informs this not-so-smart crew.Children will love the oh-so-funny...
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Belly Button Book

Sandra Boynton - Workman Publishing Company; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Emboldened by the enthusiastic response to Belly Button Rounda song from her Grammy-nominated bookCD, Philadelphia ChickensSandra Boynton further contemplates this mesmerizing subject. Featuring a beachful of bare-bellied hipposincluding one tiny baby who can only say Bee Bothe Belly Button...
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Cats: The Sound of Short a

Alice K. Flanagan
Format: Print book

Simple text about cats and repetition of the letter 'a' help readers learn how to use the 'short a' sound.
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Double Take! A New Look at Opposites

SUSAN HOOD - Candlewick Studio
Format: Hardcover

When it comes to opposites, it's all a matter of perspective! Lively text and fun retro art engage kids in the finer points of a favorite concept.Do you know opposites, yes or no? On. Off. Asleep. Awake. Opposites are a piece of cake . . . right? Not so fast! Time for a quick double take....
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Shhh! This Book is Sleeping

Cedric Ramadier - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Hold this book gently because it's very sleepy! A mouse inside the pages invites you to read the book a bedtime story, tuck it in with a cozy blanket, and give it a hug and a kiss. Oh, and don't forget to ask whether it brushed its teeth and went pee-pee! Then turn off the light. There....
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Build it. Fix it. Fun! Building and engineering

Findaway World LLC. - Findaway World, LLC
Format: Computer file

"Vehicles, cityscapes, robots and more come to life as children develop their curiosity in building and engineering. Gain a basic understanding of engineering; develop creativity and visualization skills; explore cause and effect; strengthen hand-eye coordination and memory skills"--Publisher...
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Mama Lion Wins the Race

Jon J Muth - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Start your engines: The race is on! And Mama Lion and Tigey are off -- with their cool goggles and snazzy sports car! Racing teams gather from far and wide for this madcap race. But who will take home the big trophy? Will it be the playful Flying Pandinis? The mischievous Knitted Monkey...
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The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend (Caldecott Medal Winner)

Dan Santat - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

. Dan Santats Caldecott Medal-winning The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend is a humorous and thoughtful celebration of friends.This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when...
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The Dandelion's Tale

Kevin Sheehan - Schwartz & Wade Books
Format: Hardcover

In this poignant story about the friendship between a dandelion and a sparrow, young readers are given a reassuring, yet emotionally powerful introduction to the natural cycle of life. One fine summer day, when Sparrow meets a dandelion with only 10 seed pods left, he asks how he can help....
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Ready Rabbit Gets Ready!

Brenna Maloney - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Ready Rabbit! It's time to get ready!That's Ready Rabbit's momma.Ready Rabbit knows he should get up and get ready.But there are so many more interesting things to do first.Like . . . building spaceships,and rescuing sea creatures,and searching for law-breaking 'bad guys'!Ready...
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Butterfly Park

Elly MacKay - Running Press Kids
Format: Hardcover

When a little girl moves to a new town, she finds a place called Butterfly Park. But when she opens the gate, there are no butterflies.Determined to lure the butterflies in, the girl inspires her entire town to help her. And with their combined efforts, soon the butterflies - and the girl...
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DINOSAURS A TO Z - P

Andrea Posner-Sanchez - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Board book

A padded board book filled with awesome dinosaur facts! Buddy, Mr. Conductor, and the other Dinosaur Train characters from the hit PBS KIDS animated series introduce dinosaurs from Apatosaurus to Zigongosaurus! Young paleontologists-in-training (ages 3 - 6) will love learning cool facts...
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Seven Orange Pumpkins board book

Stephen Savage - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

"A spooky good time"- Kirkus ReviewsA rhyming Halloween counting board book sure to delight the youngest trick-or-treatersNow in a board book edition for the youngest reader, join a sneaky spider, a wily witch, a silly scarecrow, and other favorite spooky creatures as seven orange...
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Mighty, Mighty Construction Site

Sherri Duskey Rinker - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestsellerAt last - here from the team behind the beloved international bestseller comes a companion to Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site. All of our favorite trucks are back on the construction site - this time with a focus on team-building, friendship, and working...
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The Bear's Surprise

Benjamin Chaud - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Hibernation is over and Little Bear is ready for another adventure! But where is Papa Bear? Never fear, Little Bear will find him! Follow the curious cub through interactive cutouts on every page of this detail-rich extravaganza: into a bustling forest, deep beneath a mysterious cave, and en route...
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The Fun Book of Scary Stuff

Emily Jenkins - Frances Foster Books
Format: Print book

There are lots of frightening things out there. Witches. Trolls. Sharks. The DARK!But nothing seems as scary once you turn on the light. In this hilarious picture book, a boy and his two dogs go through a list of all the things, both real and imagined, that make the hair on the backs of their...
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Goodnight Everyone

Chris Haughton - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

From the creator of Shh! We Have a Plan comes a mesmerizing bedtime tale of a forest settling into slumber and one little bear trying to stay awake.The sun is setting, and everyone in the forest is getting sleepy. The mice, rabbits, and deer all give great big yawns as they snuggle...
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Over the River & Through the Wood: A Holiday Adventure

Linda Ashman - Scholastic, Inc
Format: Hardcover

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Tortoise Brings the Mail: 2

Dee Lillegard - Dutton Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

The animals of the forest argue about who is the best mail carrier--the slow but accurate tortoise, the speedy but careless rabbit, the fox who steals the packages, or the crow who drops the mail.
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The Full Moon at the Napping House

Audrey Wood - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

In the wide-awake bed in the full-moon house, everyone is restless! The moonlight is pouring in and no one can get to sleep: not Granny, her grandchild, the dog, the cat, or even a mouse. It's not until a tiny musical visitor offers up a soothing song does the menagerie settle down, and finally...
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Smick

Doreen Cronin - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Smick is a BIG dog.Sit, Smick.Chick is a little chick.Stay, Smick!So what happens when they see a stick?Written by New York Times bestselling author Doreen Cronin and ingeniously illustrated by newcomer Juana Medina, Smick is a story of unlikely friendship, a sense...
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Miffy at the Library

Maggie Testa - Simon Spotlight
Format: Print book

Miffy takes a trip to the library in this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read story based on a popular episode of Miffy's Adventures Big and Small.Miffy and Grunty are excited to help Aunt Alice at the library. Putting books on shelves is fun ... until they learn that they are doing it the wrong...
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A Greyhound, a Groundhog

Emily Jenkins - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

When a greyhound meets a groundhog, wordplay and crazy antics ensue. The two animals, much like kids, work themselves into a frenzy as they whirl around and around one another. (Around, round hound. Around, groundhog!) The pace picks up (Around and around and astound and astound!), until...
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Thank You and Good Night

Patrick McDonnell - Little
Format: Print book

An homage to classic bedtime stories and their creators, from a Caldecott Honor recipient and bestselling artist Patrick McDonnell's first bedtime book captures the magic of a sleepover with friends, and reminds us to cherish life's simplest pleasures. During a fun pajama party, three animal...
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Baby Loves Spring!: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap Book

Karen Katz - ‎Little Simon; Illustrated edition
Format: Board book

"This board book is so fun and interactive. I love the big sturdy flaps and bright elements of spring." - Seira Wilson, Amazon EditorBaby discovers theres a lot to love about springtime in this new board book from Karen Katz!
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The Journey

Francesca Sanna - Flying Eye Books
Format: Print book

With haunting echoes of the current refugee crisis this beautifully illustrated book explores the unimaginable decisions made as a family leave their home and everything they know to escape the turmoil and tragedy brought by war. This book will stay with you long after the last page is turned.From...
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Grumpy Pants

Claire Messer - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Print book

Have you ever had a grumpy day and not known why? Penguin is having a grumpy day like that. No matter what he does, he just can't shake it! Sometimes the only thing left to do is wash the grumpy day away and start over. The simple text and lively illustrations are the perfect cure for even...
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Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors (A Latino Book of Concepts)

Roseanne Greenfield Thong - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Pura Belpré Award, Illustrator HonorLatino Book Award, Winner. Green is a chile pepper, spicy and hot.Green is cilantro inside our pot.. In this lively picture book, children discover a world of colors all around them: red is spices and swirling skirts, yellow is masa, tortillas, and sweet...
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Bernice Gets Carried Away

Hannah E. Harrison - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for a new generation of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day readers, this charming story about a grumpy cat gently shows how far a little sharing can go. Bernice is having a truly rotten time at her friend's birthday party. First, everyone else gets a piece...
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Maisy's Fire Engine: A Maisy Shaped Board Book

Lucy Cousins - Candlewick; Brdbk edition
Format: Print book

Who can resist riding on a fire engine with Maisy?NEE-NAH, NEE-NAH! Maisy and Cyril are driving a fire engine today. First they have to check the water in the hose. SWOOSH! Uh-oh! Look out, little cat! Now the cat is scared and climbs up on the roof and won’t come down. But firefighters...
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The Tree: An Environmental Fable

Neal Layton - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

When a family wants to cut down a tree to build a house, what happens to the animals' nests and burrows? Can a tree be home to everyone?For the rabbits, birds, and squirrels, the big tree is home. But then come two new arrivals with wonderful plans, all ready to create their dream house....
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Looking for Bongo

Eric Velasquez - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

Oh no! A boy's beloved stuffed toy, Bongo, is missing. No one can help him. When he asks his abuela where Bongo is, she answers, "Yo no s. I don't know." Mom and Dad haven't seen Bongo either. Gato just says "Meow," and runs away. When Bongo finally turns up behind Dad's...
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By Mouse and Frog

Deborah Freedman - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A spritely read-aloud about the challenges - and joys - of collaboration Fastidious Mouse has one idea about how to tell a story. Free-spirited Frog has another. What happens when Frog crashes into Mouse's story with some wild ideas? Chaos!...followed by the discovery that working together...
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Dinosaur vs. Mommy

Bob Shea - Disney*Hyperion
Format: Print book

Dinosaur is spending the day with Mommy. ROAR! He helps her wake up, go shopping, sort laundry, and more--his way, that is. By bedtime, it looks like Mommy is down for the count. Is one little red dinosaur just too much for her, or will Mommy win? Chock full of the bold graphics and exuberance...
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Listen to Our World

Bill Martin Jr. - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

From beloved storytellers Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson and with shimmering illustrations by Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes a celebration of the animals all around us!Squawk! Hiss! Grr! Roar! Big, small, black, brown - all kinds of animals make their home in our world....
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I Am So Brave!

Stephen Krensky - Abrams Appleseed, 2014.
Format: Print book

This fourth book in the empowerment series celebrates the feats of growing out of toddlerhood with courage and success. Whether it's petting a dog or waving good-bye to a parent, Krensky and Gillingham address the "small wins" of growing just a little bit braver. Young children...
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A B C Animals Teach Me!

Roffey Maureen - Reader's Digest; Brdbk edition
Format: Book

This sturdy board book helps teach the alphabet with fun animal illustrations and short sentence relating the letter to each animal. A is for alligator. B is for bats and C is for cats. Brightly colored animal pictures represent every letter of the alphabet inside this fun book. Kids will...
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The Lost Picnic

B B CRONIN - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Grandad is taking his grandchildren on a picnic in his jalopy. They ride on a busy highway full of cars and signs, past charming villages and topiary-filled parks, out into the country. But when they finally arrive at the picnic spot, they discover all their food has tumbled out of the car along...
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ABC, learn with me! English language arts.

Findaway World LLC. - Findaway World
Format:  Computer file : Preschool : English

"Letters and words come to life in a world where favorite children's characters join-in to teach language through games, storybooks, and more! Practice the alphabet ; Learn to read ; Discover new words ; Sharpen critical thinking skills"--Publisher description.
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I Want That Nut!

Madeline Valentine - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A nutty and clever buddy story that celebrates cooperation, perfect for fans of Duck and Goose. Meet Mouse and Chipmunk, two young rodents who want the same thing - a big, beautiful nut! But who deserves it more? After all, Chipmunk and the Nut read together and lie in the grass and stare...
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Sleepyheads

Sandra J. Howatt - Little Simon
Format: Print book

Get ready for bed with this soothing sleepy story - now available as a Classic Board Book!The sun has set, and sleepyheads all across the land are tucked into their cozy beds. Rabbit is snoozing in the weeds, and Duck is snuggled in the reeds. Bear is nestled in his cave, and Otter is rocking...
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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

Lindsay Mattick - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Audiobook

"Finding Winnie introduces young readers to the fascinating world of nonfiction with a Caldecott Medal winning story of the bear that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. " - Seira Wilson, Amazon EditorA #1 New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the Caldecott Medal about the remarkable...
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The Fire Engine Book

Tibor Gergely - Golden Books
Format: Hardcover

Children will feel as though they are riding the big red fire engines and hearing the "clang, clang" of the bell! Large-scale, active pictures will transport young readers to the scene where they'll see brave firemen connect hoses and save the day.
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Kindergarten, Here I Come!

D.J. Steinberg - Grosset & Dunlap; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Get ready for school with these fun poems! This adorable picture book celebrates all the familiar milestones and moments shared by every single kindergartener. Whether its the first-day-of-school jitters or the hundredth-day-of-school party, every aspect of the kindergarten experience is introduced...
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Nighty-Night

Leslie Patricelli - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

Nighty-night, Baby! The cheekily charming tot goes through a typical nightly routine in a humorous bedtime book.Dinner is finished, the sun is setting, and Baby is getting ready for bed, sneaking in a naked dance before bath time. Then it's on to tooth cleaning, hair brushing, bear hugging,...
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Tiptoe Tapirs

Han-min Kim - Holiday House, 2015.
Format: Print book

With elegant pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations, this original pourquoi story is a satisfying and visually arresting tale of quiet rewarded.The jungle is a noisy place. The elephants BOOM, the rhinos BAM-BAM, the hornbills CAW-CAW and the apes HOO-HAA. But Tapir and Little Tapir don't...
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First 100 Animals

Roger Priddy - Priddy Books US
Format: Board book

With over 100 first animals to learn, this board book First 100 Animals is an essential for every babys bookshelf. Each page in this Roger Priddy book features a new set of beautiful photographs that make learning language fun! A perfect introduction for your little ones to learn all about...
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Have a Look, Says Book.

Richard Jackson - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover

Soft kittens, wooly socks, soggy mittens, fleecy flocks - this pictorial celebration of things tactile explores how what we touch touches us.There's a reason why toddlers put everything (or so it seems) into their mouths - it's how they understand it ... with grabby hands, open mouths,...
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I Love You: A Rebus Poem

Jean Marzollo - Scholastic
Format: Print book

The parent reads the words and the child "reads" the pictures in this irresistible rhyme, written by the author of the I Spy books and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor winner.
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Pepper & Poe

Frann Preston-Gannon - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

Maurice Sendak Fellowship Award Winner Frann Preston-Gannon makes her US picture book debut with this hilarious yet touching story about two soon-to-be sibling cats, Pepper & Poe.Pepper is an old cat. He's set in his ways, and used to his normal routine in the house that he rules--or...
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I Wish You More

Amy Krouse Rosenthal - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book

A New York Times bestseller!Some books are about a single wish. Some books are about three wishes. The infallible team of Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld have combined their extraordinary talents to create this exuberant book of endless good wishes. Wishes for curiosity and wonder,...
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100 Things That Make Me Happy

Amy Schwartz - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

In the grand tradition of "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens" comes an uplifting tribute to 100 everyday things worth celebrating. The list, in rhyming couplets, draws directly from a preschooler's world - from slippery floors to dinosaurs, from goldfish to a birthday...
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A Wonderful Year

Nick Bruel - Roaring Brook
Format: Hardcover

A really cold winter.A demented fairy.A hippo named Louise.A talkative tree.Find out what other wonderful things a year can bring in these four interrelated stories--one for each season--by Nick Bruel, creator of the bestselling Bad Kitty books.
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Pick a Pine Tree

PATRICIA TOHT - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A festive read-aloud brimming with all the joy and excitement of Christmastime - beginning, of course, with picking out a tree!Part of the magic of the Christmas season stems from the traditions that families and friends take part in every year: hanging up stockings; putting lights in the windows;...
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Such a Little Mouse

Alice Schertle - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover

Explore the world of such a little mouse--from the bestselling author of LITTLE BLUE TRUCK!"And way down deep in the holelives a mouse.Such a little mouse,with his smart gray coat,with his ears pink as petals,with three twitchety whiskerson each side of his nose."With Alice Schertle's...
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One Busy Day: A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters

Lola M Schaefer - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

An imaginative companion to One Special Day finds little Mia, frustrated in her desire to have her busy older brother play with her, spending alone time painting, dancing and exploring while thinking of ways she and her brother can be busy together. 25,000 first printing.
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I am ready!
Playaway launchpad :
Launchpad

Findaway World LLC. - Findaway World
Format: Computer file

Children will prepare for the school year with games, puzzles, and books selected to help them interact with concepts learned in pre-school and kidergarten. Perfect for continued learning between school years and more!
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