The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard


B.G. Hennessy - 1988
    The story combines the little boy's charming imagination with early concepts of science and history to create a wonderful tale. The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard is a great pick for classroom story time.

Time to Sleep, Sheep the Sheep!


Mo Willems - 2010
    Join spunky Cat the Cat as she introduces the very youngest readers to her world, where a surprise is waiting in every book.

Axel the Truck: Beach Race


J.D. Riley - 2011
    Vroom vroom! Axel’s going to find out if he’s fast enough to win an off-road race by the ocean against some bigger trucks. The monster trucks zoom down the sand, but Axel has a great—and very loud!—engine and the heart of a winner. Bright illustrations by Brandon Dorman bring the fun-loving, confident Axel to life. Axel the Truck: Beach Race is a My First I Can Read book designed to introduce children to the exciting world of reading. It is perfect for reading aloud to a child, which is the first step in creating a great reader.

In a People House


Theo LeSieg - 1972
    Seuss!

Thesaurus Rex


Laya Steinberg - 2003
    Action-verb and noun synonyms feature throughout Laya Steinberg s energetic text which, paired with award-winning Debbie Harter s vibrant watercolors, will engage boys and girls alike. The alliteration, repetition and rhyme featured in this delightful book will also help to foster speaking and listening skills.

Dino


Diego Vaisberg - 2017
    A large egg appears in the backyard. Is it a giant canary? A large lizard? A huge turtle? It's not any of those kinds of things... It's a DINOSAUR! Follow a day filled with mayhem, excitement and fun in the life of Dino, as he causes havoc in the house, makes new friends and learns right from wrong (the goldfish is not food!). This is Diego Vaisberg's first picture book. His quirky screen-printed illustrations in red and blue are exciting, inventive and gloriously original.

The Dinosaur Who Lost His Roar


Russell Punter - 2007
    They dont find it so funny. But what would happen if Sid ever lost his voice? Hes about to find out.

Amelia Bedelia Takes the Cake


Herman Parish - 2016
    In this sweet story, Amelia Bedelia and her friends organize a bake sale at school and learn the importance of giving back.Amelia Bedelia and her friends are hosting a bake sale. All the proceeds from the sale will go to their school library. But Amelia Bedelia doesn’t understand why she should take the cake. She’d much rather eat it! Amelia Bedelia and her friends learn about the basic concepts of brownies, business, and the importance of giving back, in this Level 1 I Can Read full of friendship, community, and yummy desserts!

The Fall Festival


Mercer Mayer - 2009
    From picking apples and taking hayrides to choosing the perfect pumpkin, no wonder everyone loves this time of year.The Fall Festival is a simple story—perfect for emergent readers who are eager to join Little Critter on a fun adventure.

Never Follow a Dinosaur


Alex Latimer - 2016
    But wait--what if Sally and Joe are right? What if it really is a dinosaur?This clever, cumulative caper from quirky and hilarious Alex Latimer is a joy to read aloud. With bold visual storytelling, this intriguing mystery will test readers' deductive reasoning from start to finish.

We Don't Eat Our Classmates


Ryan T. Higgins - 2018
    But it’s hard to make human friends when they’re so darn delicious! That is, until Penelope gets a taste of her own medicine and finds she may not be at the top of the food chain after all... Readers will gobble up this hilarious new story from award-winning author-illustrator Ryan T. Higgins.

Hush Little Polar Bear


Jeff Mack - 2008
    "Hush baby polar bear. Sleep in the snow, and dream of the places where sleeping bears go." Readers follow a baby snow-white plush polar bear that has been brought to life by his owner's imagination from the back of a whale with the sea spray surrounding, to a land of tall grass where butterflies fl oat by up into the sky itself…and happily right back through the window into the loving arms of his owner asleep in bed. Mack's lush and lovable illustrations suit the lulling, rhyming text to make a perfect bedtime book sure to leave readers and listeners with warm and fuzzy feelings read after read.

Dinosailors


Deb Lund - 2001
    . . only to find that something even better awaits them back home. Deb Lund has created a dinovoyage of epic proportions, an outrageous journey that finds a dinomite match in the equally outlandish art of Howard Fine.

Lizard from the Park


Mark Pett - 2015
    Inside is...a lizard!Leonard soon has a problem, though, and it's bigger than you can imagine. Will Leonard be able to keep his lizard under wraps, or is it becoming too much trouble to handle?

Shorty & Clem


Michael Slack - 2017
    A shortysaurus, to be exact. Clem is a blue quail. A quail is some kind of bird.While Clem is out, a package arrives at the door with his name on it. Shorty gets super excited and finds the box irresistible. What’s inside? A race car…trampoline…bongos…monkeys? He REALLY wants to open it but, he knows that it’s Clem’s. Should he open the box? Of course not! Instead, he jumps on it like a trampoline—THUMP!—and bangs on it like a drum—BOOM BADA BOOM!—until he finally opens it. That’s when Clem comes home. Shorty is sure he’s done something terrible, but Clem proves to him that best friends are the best surprises of all!