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Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
Hans Wilhelm - 2006
Beautifully illustrated and based on the well-known hymn, this book will be read again and again.
Bug on a Bike
Chris Monroe - 2014
He just started riding his bike one day and invited his friends--from the athletic pickle to a surprisingly agile nickel--to follow behind him. Nobody knows where they're headed, but it's a long, strange trip everyone is happy to take. Chris Monroe, creator of the Monkey with a Tool Belt series, brings her characteristic love of silly details to this rhyming read-aloud romp.
I Like Me And I Love Me: A self-love and like book of affirmations for children
Abby Zaitley - 2019
Let’s celebrate the joy of liking and loving who you are! I LIKE ME AND I LOVE ME is a rhyming children’s picture book focused on encouraging self-like, self-love and acceptance. The book’s main character is quirky, confident, loving, and is inspiring with their self-confidence. They examine conventional and non-conventional ways of being proud and accepting of yourself shown through beautiful water-colour images, and engaging rhyming text.
The Eclectic Abecedarium
Edward Gorey - 1985
Part sweet songs of unseen birds and part cautionary tales, this abecedarium fully lives up to the epithet "eclectic."
Bedtime Kiss For Little Fish
Lorie Ann Grover - 2009
Get ready for bed with the shark and the octopus, and let the ocean lull you to sleep. "Time for sleep in the deep, deep, deep."
Pop the Bubble!
Mary Eakin - 2016
Children will love creating a bubble, playing with it and of course they’ll want to pop the bubble! Encouraging imagination with exciting interactive elements will make this a wonderful read-aloud experience.
Violet and Victor Write the Best-Ever Bookworm Book
Alice Kuipers - 2014
Thanks to Victor's brilliant ideas, Violet is able to save the day (and the library).
Tickly Octopus
Ruth Galloway - 2007
Octopus enjoys tickling other creatures, although most of them want him to stop, but one day his tickling causes big trouble and while he is trying to set things right, he discovers that he is good at doing other things, as well.
Big Brothers Don't Take Naps
Louise Borden - 2011
James does all kinds of things that only older brothers can do—like write his name, read books, cross the street, and ride the school bus. But there’s one thing James doesn’t do: take a nap. Because big brothers don’t take naps. James assures Nicholas that someday he’ll be able to do all the things James does. And when the brothers begin to share a very special secret, it looks like that special day may be approaching very soon….
A Dragon in a Wagon
Lynley Dodd - 1988
Something huge, fierce or odd, like a dragon in a wagon. She soon gets carried away by her imagination. An imaginative, rhyming and wonderfully silly picture book that children will adore.
The Imperial Way: By Rail from Peshawar to Chittagong
Paul Theroux - 1985
After attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst he joined the Peace Corps and taught in Malawi from 1963 to 1965. He also taught in Uganda at Makerere University and in Singapore at the University of Singapore. Although Theroux has also written travel books in general and about various modes of transport, his name is synonymous with the literature of train travel. Theroux's 1975 best-seller, The Great Railway Bazaar, takes the reader through Asia, while his second book about train travel, The Old Patagonian Express (1979), describes his trip from Boston to the tip of South America. His third contribution to the railway travel genre, Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China, won the Thomas Cook Prize for best literary travel book in 1989. His literary output also includes novels, books for children, short stories, articles, and poetry. His novels include Picture Palace (1978), which won the Whitbread Award and The Mosquito Coast (1981), which won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Theroux is a fellow of both the British Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Geographic Society.Steve McCurry (b.1950) launched his career as a photojournalist when, disguised in native garb, he crossed the Pakistan border into Afghanistan over twenty years ago. His remarkable coverage won him the Robert Capa Gold Medal, which is awarded to photographers who exhibit exceptional courage and enterprise. Famous also for his work in Southeast Asia, McCurry's photographs are beautiful, uplifting and affecting. McCurry is a regular contributor to many international journals including National Geographic magazine and is a member of the prestigious agency Magnu
The Bravest Ever Bear
Allan Ahlberg - 1999
Paul Howard has provided the full colour illustrations. The bravest ever bear thinks he is the hero, but what about the sausage? What has that got to do with things?
Odd Socks
Michelle Robinson - 2016
Each day they go to work together on their pair of feet, and each night they snuggle together in their sock drawer. But then disaster strikes: Sosh spots that Suki has a hole. Darn it! Sure enough, his warm, woolly wife starts to unravel, until one day Suki is nowhere to be found. The rest of the underwear warn him not to go it alone – no one likes an odd sock. But Sosh swears to find her.
The Night Parade
Lily Roscoe - 2014
They climb out of their beds some crawling, some running, some leaping.As the moon shines down they escape into townTo the Night Parade they go sneaking...THE NIGHT PARADE is a goodnight book filled with the whimsical wilderness of children's imaginations just before they fall asleep. Written by first time author, Lily Roscoe, and illustrated by bestselling illustrator, David Walker, THE NIGHT PARADE is a truly dreamworthy read-aloud.
The Tent Mouse and the RV Mouse
Loretta Sponsler - 2019
While Thomas Tent-Mouse loves to camp in his tent where he feels connected to nature, his cousin Harvey RV-Mouse loves to camp in his RV where he feels safe. Adventure awaits these outdoor-loving cousins, as they learn that it’s okay to like different things. Fans of A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee, Llama Llama Loves Camping, and Curious George Goes Camping will love this camping book.Easy to follow storyline, beautiful illustrations, and likable characters – combined with a lesson that preferences differ. Strengthen the love for books and camping with this lovable story and rich illustrations.
A fun read-aloud for families and elementary story time
Books for kids ages 3-6
Books for early and emergent readers
Ideal for camping theme lesson plans
Loretta Sponsler is the author of Goodnight, Campsite.