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Down by the Bay
Raffi Cavoukian - 1988
In this friendly board book edition, irresistible art by Nadine Bernard Westcott depicts wonderfully amusing creatures such as a bear combing his hair, a goose kissing a moose, and a whale with a polka-dot tail. Very young children will find this book both entertaining and instructive in early language skills such as rhyme, rhythm, and repetition, and will delight in hearing it read or sung aloud to them.
We Are the Dinosaurs
Laurie Berkner - 2017
WHADDAYA THINK OF THAT?
Mighty, Mighty Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker - 2017
All of our favorite trucks are back on the construction site--this time with a focus on team-building, friendship, and working together to make a big task seem small! Down in the big construction site, the crew faces their biggest job yet, and will need the help of new construction friends to get it done. Working as a team, there's nothing they can't do! The millions of fans of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site are in for a mighty good time!
Little Bitty Friends
Elizabeth McPike - 2016
Marching with ants, snuggling with baby rabbits, reaching for the sun with happy buttercups--young children form special bonds with nature's little creations. Lyrical verse and charming capture an enchanted world of little bitty friends.
What Makes a Rainbow?
Betty Schwartz - 2000
The last page is sure to delight with all the colors of the rainbow. What a fun way to learn colors!
Splish, Splash, Spring
Jan Carr - 2001
Full-color illustrations.
Beastly Babies
Ellen Jackson - 2015
Featuring puppies that slobber, kittens who spill, and young gorillas who won't sit still, this book is sure to resonate with beastly babies of all ages—and their exasperated moms and dads, too!
The Lion Inside
Rachel Bright - 2015
A rhyming story about one little mouse trying to make himself heard and discovering along the way that even the smallest of us has the heart of a lion.
Zebra on the Go
Jill Nogales - 2017
Fierce Lion and speedy Zebra are stepping into the ring to perform their actbut wait! Things arent going quite according to planwith one little mistake. Zebra is on the goand Lion is in hot pursuit! Jill Nogaless rollicking text keeps readers on their hooveser, toeswhile newcomer Lorraine Rochas vibrant illustrations bring the whole circus to life.
Pig the Pug
Aaron Blabey - 2014
He is ill-tempered, rude and unreasonable. When Pig the Pug is asked to share his toys, something unexpected happens. Hopefully Pig has learned a lesson!For ages 5-9
Books Always Everywhere
Jane Blatt - 2013
A joyful celebration of the physical book in all its glory! For the very young, books can be anything from a chair, a tower, to a hat but the best thing they can be - is a book - and it's never too soon to share a good book with your little ones.
17 Kings and 42 Elephants
Margaret Mahy - 1972
Mahy's rich, wonderful poem is utterly delightful. Its language is a miraculous mixture of concision and freedom, joy and mystery, silliness and seriousness all rolled into one".--The New York Times Book Review. 30 full-color illustrations.
Max Attacks
Kathi Appelt - 2019
He attacks. From socks to strings to many a fish, attacking, for Max, is most de-lish. But how many of these things can he actually catch? Well, let’s just say it’s no even match.
Tomorrow Most Likely
Dave Eggers - 2019
Rather than focusing on going to bed—and what kid wants to think about going to bed?—this book explores all of the dreamy, wonderful, strange things the next day might bring.
Rain Fish
Lois Ehlert - 2016
They swim among discards and debris. Do you see them, too? Or is it just me? Through lyrical text and her incomparable mixed-media collage illustrations, Lois Ehlert introduces readers to “rain fish”—the varied, colorful, and unique little collections of materials that float along on streams of rain water during storms. From a scrap of newspaper with a seashell eye and feather smile to a piece of cardboard with an orange peel eye and a leaf for a fin, Ehlert’s rain fish come in all shapes and sizes. Complete with an author’s note explaining how Ehlert collected the found materials she used to make the book over the course of a year, Rain Fish is a spirited celebration of imagination, creativity, and observing the world in your own way—and it invites you to discover your own rain fish.