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Busy Builders, Busy Week!
Jean Reidy - 2016
In this bright, bold picture book, a cast of animal characters are building a brand-new playground in a local park for their community! Each day of the week contains a different construction plan as the steam-rolling, digging, and planting gets underway.Tuesday! Mix day!Pipe and boards and bricks day.Stack, spin, pour it in.Give the fence a fix day.Wednesday! Load day!Take it on the road day.Hoist, haul, pull it all.Something being towed day!The construction project comes together for a joyful, rhyming walking tour of a neighborhood, where young readers can learn the days of the week while watching everyone work as a team!
Animobiles: Animals on the Mooove
Maddie Frost - 2018
Whether on water, on land, or in the sky, these animals are on the go and invite you to join them! Young readers will be tickled and delighted by the witty and imaginative hybrid animal-vehicles on the MOOOve between these pages. The perfect book for kids who love animals and trains, planes and automobiles!Praise for Animobiles“Frost's couplet-filled, rhymefest of silliness is sure to please young animal lovers and very little vehicle connoisseurs... Vehicular verses with an animal twist: storytime candy.” — Kirkus Reviews
Dot
Patricia Intriago - 2011
Some are happy, and some are sad. Some dots even taste yummy, while others taste bad. Graphic designer Patricia Intriago sets bold, circular shapes against a stark white background to emphasize opposite dot relationships.
Elbow Grease
John Cena - 2018
He decides that entering the Demolition Derby is the perfect way to show everyone that what he lacks in horsepower he makes up for in gumption. From multi-talented mega celebrity John Cena comes this exciting story about the importance of believing in yourself and never giving up. Full of high-octane illustrations and a new character kids will cheer for, this fun and fast-paced book proves that a little Elbow Grease . . . can go a long way!
Sleep Train
Jonathan London - 2018
Ten sleepy cars going clickety-clack, reads the refrain. But as the boy counts cars and gets sleepier and sleepier, his room looks more and more like one of the train cars from his book--the sleeping car, of course!Rhythmically told by the author of the Froggy books, Sleep Train is also stunning to look at. 3D illustrator, Lauren Eldridge, has sculpted an entire train full of intricate details. Part bedtime story, part counting book, part children's fantasy, Sleep Train is a magical ride to dreamland.
The Pigeon Loves Things That Go!
Mo Willems - 2005
In this board book, readers will see him deliriously emoting at the thought of driving a plane, a train, a car, and more, all in his uproariously over-the-top style.
The Berenstains' B Book
Stan Berenstain - 1971
It's an ideal introduction to the realisation that letters represent sounds, and end with a bang! Ages 3+
Paul Thurlby's Alphabet
Paul Thurlby - 2011
From an awesome A to a zippy Z, this is the perfect ABC book for the young and hip.
A You're Adorable
Buddy Kaye - 1994
Sing along as a lively company of children and pets scampers across these bright pages, climbing over and under and through the letters from A to Z. With warm and charming illustrations by Martha Alexander, this popular song of the 1940s is a ditty for your darling, a song for your sweetheart, a valentine for anytime!
Dump Truck Duck
Megan E. Bryant - 2016
With adorable illustrations and playful rhyming text, Dump Truck Duck is certain to become a new read-aloud favorite!
Milo's Hat Trick
Jon Agee - 2001
Maybe pulling a very clever bear out of a hat can save Milo and his act. Illustrations.
The Handmade Alphabet
Laura Rankin - 1991
The entries are further supplemented with objects that begin with the same letter. Author Laura Rankin was inspired to create this book by her deaf stepson. It is a wonderful introduction to the alphabet and to sign language, and the art is beautiful enough to merit sharing it with adults as well.Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book"Brilliant . . . Hauntingly luminous."--The New York Times Book Review "Exquisitely detailed, realistically portrayed hands of different ages, sexes, and colors demonstrate the positions for the manual alphabet used in American Sign. An excellent introduction."--Kirkus Reviews
Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper
Anastasia Suen - 2017
Simple yet satisfying sidebars provide further information about each step in the construction process. Perfect for preschoolers and all those who dig diggers.Quirky, colorful art enhance the appeal of a construction site with all the equipment and sounds of building.
C Is for Country
Lil Nas X - 2021
Every day is a brand-new start!B is for boots—whether they’re big or small, short or tall.And C is for country.Join superstar Lil Nas X—who boasts the longest-running #1 song in history—and Panini the pony on a joyous journey through the alphabet from sunup to sundown. Experience wide-open pastures, farm animals, guitar music, cowboy hats, and all things country in this debut picture book that’s perfect for music lovers learning their ABCs and for anyone who loves Nas’s signature genre-blending style.Featuring bold, bright art from Theodore Taylor III, with plenty of hidden surprises for Nas’s biggest fans, C Is for Country is a celebration of song and the power inside us all.
Alison's Zinnia
Anita Lobel - 1996
"An unusual alphabet book incorporates reinforcement of individual letters into a dazzling display of floral painting as Lobel links girls' names, flowers, and verbs in a chain of floral gifts."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.