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Rooting for You


Susan Hood - 2014
    But he's afraid. It's a big world out there. There may be dangers! (Like monsters!) There are definitely obstacles. (Like rocks!) And while there's a good deal of uncertainty, he discovers that he has friends to help guide him on his way and root for him to have his day in the sun.

The More We Get Together


Caroline Jayne Church - 2011
    The illustrations of squeezable toddlers are absolutely irresistible, and foil on the cover makes the book shine on-shelf. Get together with the one you love and share this delightful book!

Ah-Choo!


Lana Koehler - 2016
     But every time I brought one home,my sister went  Ah-Choo!   When hunting for his new best friend, a boy goes through an alphabetical menagerie of animals. From an antelope, to bobolink birds, to wolves and zebras—and of course, a cat and dog, too—he brings them all home. But each creature just makes his sister go AH-CHOO! Will he ever be able to have the perfect pet?

Five Little Speckled Frogs


Nikki Smith - 2006
    Yum, yum!" This picture book beautifully illustrates the familiar children's song through watercolor, collage and graphic design. Children and adults can easily read or sing the repetitive text while they count down from five. Watch for patterns by keeping an eye on the frogs and those "most delicious bugs."

Big Bad Bunny


Franny Billingsley - 2008
     Just look at her name: Baby Boo-Boo. She's no baby! The word drives her wild in a big, bad way. And here's Mama Mouse calling, always calling after her, "Baby! Where are you, Baby?" It's humiliating. Mice (and other small persons) will understand what Big Bad Boo-Boo does. It's quite naughty.

The Magic School Bus: Butterfly and the Bog Beast: A Book about Butterfly Camouflage


Nancy E. Krulik - 1996
    Firzzle whisks the class off to a bog full of butterflies to learn what those flying creatures are really like.

Pants


Giles Andreae - 2002
    They love talking about pants. They giggle whenever pants are mentioned. Let's face it - Pants are VERY FUNNY! PANTS is a picture book with a brilliant rhyming text by Giles Andreae and lots of hilarious pictures by Nick Sharratt. As we go through the book we meet lots of different animals, people and sometimes inanimate objects each wearing a different kind of pants - every shape, pattern, colour, size and style that you can think of - and lots more besides! This book will make children laugh and they will ask for it again and again. PANTS - which ones are your favourite?

Cork and Fuzz: Good Sports


Dori Chaconas - 2007
    Fuzz is a tall possum who also likes to win at games. Two best friends. Both like to win. What will happen when they play games against each other? An Easy-to-Read series that critics compare to “the measured dialogue and sweet illogic of Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad,”** Cork and Fuzz are sure to win fans with each new book. *Kirkus Reviews, starred review of Cork and Fuzz **Kirkus Reviews, starred review of Cork and Fuzz: Short and Tall

Lift-the-Flap Tab: Hide-and-Seek, Pout-Pout Fish


Deborah Diesen - 2015
    With tabbed edges and fun flaps to lift on each page, kids will be thrilled to discover the world of the Pout-Pout fish.Debbie Diesen and Dan Hanna’s bestselling Pout-Pout Fish comes flippering and swishing into the hearts and minds of very young children with this interactive and fun tale sure to delight the sleepiest of guppies.

Frog Trouble: . . . And Eleven Other Pretty Serious Songs


Sandra Boynton - 2013
    Yeeeee-hah! Boynton country music! And whoa, Nelly, look who-all is performing! I've Got a Dog - Dwight Yoakam Trucks - Fountains of Wayne Frog Trouble- Mark Lanegan Heartache Song - Kacey Musgraves When Pigs Fly - Ryan Adams Broken Piano - Ben Folds Copycat - Brad Paisley End of a Summer Storm - Alison Krauss Alligator Stroll - Josh Turner Beautiful Baby - Darius Rucker Deepest Blue - Linda Eder More Frog Trouble - Falls Mountain CowboysIncludes a Boynton-illustrated songbook with full-length music CD, and 12 songs with a whole lot of gumption and heart! • Album produced by Sandra Boynton & Michael Ford • Lyrics by Sandra Boynton • Music by Boynton & Ford • Boynton & Ford have written and produced three Gold Records

Alone Together


Suzanne Bloom - 2014
    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 each other’s differences is filled with Suzanne Bloom’s gentle humor and trademark pastel illustrations.

Wild About You!


Judy Sierra - 2012
    So, when a new egg arrives via the endangered species van, the 'roo jumps at the chance to take care of it, even when no one else wants it. Soon, out comes a penguin and all the animals chip in to help because, as the tree kangaroo says, "Penguins eat fishes."  Told in Judy Sierra's classic rollicking rhyme, and paired with Marc Brown's breathtaking folk-art style paintings, Wild About You! is another delightful collaboration from this New York Times bestselling duo that fans of Wild About Books and ZooZical will want to adopt for their own book collections.

Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains


Ed Emberley - 2002
    The thirty-two pages are packed with the trucks and trains that kids-and not a few adults- really want to draw. Easy and fun, the book provides hours of art-full fun.

Superbunny and the Peas of Doom


Neil McFarlane - 2014
     It was dark down there, but someone placed a carrot in your hand and said, "Eat it." You took a bite and said, "Ow!" "Eat the carrot, not your hand," said the voice. You ate the carrot, the lights came on, and that's when all the trouble started... *********************************************************** A "read aloud" bedtime story for parents to read to/with kids aged 5 to 11. The star of the story is "you" (i.e. your child) and the story contains lots of humour to appeal to both children and adults alike. Scroll up and grab a copy - it's FREE!