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I Don't Want to Be Big
Dev Petty - 2016
Frog does NOT want to grow up. Doesn’t need to be tall. Doesn’t want to be able to jump high enough to see the tree frogs. He’s just FINE being small. Besides, if you grow up, you don’t get to do fun things like jump in mud puddles with your best friend, Pig. Do you?
Good Night, Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle - 2019
Say goodnight with Little Blue Truck and friends! A storm is brewing and Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are hurrying home for bed. But who can sleep with all that racket? It’s not long before other friends show up seeking safety from the storm. Thunder and lightning sure can be scary, but it’s easy to be brave together. When the clouds roll on and the sky is clear, it’s all aboard for a bedtime ride! Beep! Beep! Shhh . . .Illustrated by John Joseph in the style of Jill McElmurry (1954-2017), who created the original Little Blue Truck illustrations.
The Story of Little Black Sambo
Helen Bannerman - 1899
First written in 1899, the story has become a childhood classic and the authorized American edition with the original drawings by the author has sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Little Black Sambo is a book that speaks the common language of all nations, and has added more to the joy of little children than perhaps any other story. They love to hear it again and again; to read it to themselves; to act it out in their play.
Wynken, Blynken, & Nod
Eugene Field - 1889
The luminosity of the moonlit sea is captured in muted shades of blue that create a soothing mood for the dramatic verse.”—School Library Journal “Westerman captures the tone of the poem in a fittingly traditional way. . . . a pleasing rendition of an old favorite.” —Booklist “Westerman’s inventive design elements provide a soothing accompaniment for the familiar text, a staple for bedtime reading.”—Publishers Weekly
I'll Be You and You Be Me
Ruth Krauss - 1952
From the team that brought us A Hole Is To Dig, here's another romp through the wild and wonderful imagination of children.
Big Dog...Little Dog: A Bedtime Story
P.D. Eastman - 1973
in full color. "Two dogs who are opposite in every way are also the best of friends. The bold, colorful drawings are appealing and emphasize the concepts of size, color, and opposites."--Booklist.
The Gingerbread Man
Nancy Nolte - 1956
The early painterly art style of Richard Scarry looks new and fresh again in this keepsake edition. His lively images will run off the pages and into the hearts of a new generation of children.
The Mitten: An Old Ukrainian Folktale
Alvin Tresselt - 1989
And that lost mitten stretches and stretches -- and stretches -- to provide shelter for many woodland creatures. A Ukrainian folk tale.
Herman the Helper
Robert Kraus - 1974
Herman the helpful octopus is always willing to assist anyone who needs his help--old or young, friend or enemy.
Pirasaurs!
Josh Funk - 2016
We're Pirasaurs! We're Pirasaurs!We rule the open seas!We'll cannon-blast you to the past! We do just what we please!Meet the Pirasaurs, a ragtag team of seasoned pirate dinosaurs looking for adventure and treasure! There's fearsome Captain Rex, golden-toothed Velocimate, one-eyed Bronto Beard, and more fearsome, buccaneering beasts....as well as one new recruit who may be small, but who's eager to prove he can learn the ropes and find his place on the team.But when a trap is set upon the Pirasaurs while looking for buried treasure, it's up to the littlest recruit to show the team that there's more to a Pirasaur than meets the eye patch!
Richard Scarry's Chipmunk's ABC
Roberta Miller - 1976
He likes to eat cake and pick daffodils.This cheerful book features appealing animal characters, bright artwork in Scarry's early painterly style, and simple sentences that teach the alphabet.
My Teacher Sleeps in School
Leatie Weiss - 1984
Marsh's class as they search for clues to prove their teacher sleeps in school, and enjoy their surprise when a mystery bus trip ends in front of a nice white house with a blue door--a house much like the ones they live in themselves.
Jurassic Park
Arie Kaplan - 2018
Now, the movie's youngest fans and dinosaur enthusiasts can relive the movie in this fun, action-packed--and age-appropriate--Little Golden Book adaptation of Jurassic Park!
Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters) (Little Golden Book)
John Sazaklis - 2016
Now, for the first time ever, boys and girls ages 3 to 7 can enjoy the classic" Ghostbusters" in a lighthearted Little Golden Book retelling that will introduce them to Slimer, Ecto-1, and, of course, the Ghostbusters!
The Shy Little Kitten
Cathleen Schurr - 1946
The Shy Little Kitten, with illustrations by the renowned Gustaf Tenggren.