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Pete the Cat and the New Guy
Kimberly Dean - 2014
After all, more friends means more fun. But who can he be?When Pete finally meets Gus, he realizes they're very different from each other. But that's what makes him cool: Gus is special in his own way, just like Pete and just like you, and there is something everyone can do!
Mix It Up!
Hervé Tullet - 2014
Follow the artist's simple instructions, and suddenly colors appear, mix, splatter, and vanish in a world powered only by the reader's imagination. Tullet—who joins such greats as Eric Carle and Leo Lionni as a master of his craft—sets readers on an extraordinary interactive journey all within the printed page. Tullet prompts plenty of giggles in addition to a profound understanding of colors, and once again displays his unique genius and vision in a work that is a glorious and richly satisfying companion to Press Here.
McDuff Comes Home
Rosemary Wells - 1997
Mrs Higgins puts him in the sidecar of her motorcycle and is driving him into town, when McDuff recognises the smells, the sounds and sight of home.
The Library Book
Tom Chapin - 2017
What is there to do today? Go to the library, of course! Who will we meet there? Let's find out!
The Nutcracker
Susan Jeffers - 2007
This is the perfect gift to share with children before they see The Nutcracker. Everyone who has seen the ballet will cherish it--as will anyone who enjoys stories where love triumphs. Come, take a front-row seat. The world's most beloved holiday fairy tale is about to begin.
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Mem Fox - 2008
. . . And here, from two of the most gifted picture-book creators of our time, is a celebration of baby fingers, baby toes, and the joy they—and the babies they belong to—bring to everyone, everywhere, all over the world! This is a gorgeously simple picture book for very young children, and once you finish the rhythmic, rhyming text, all you’ll want to do is go back to the beginning . . . and read it again! The luminous watercolor illustrations of these roly-poly little ones from a variety of backgrounds are adorable, quirky, and true to life, right down to the wrinkles, dimples, and pudges in their completely squishable arms, legs, and tummies.
Arthur's TV Trouble
Marc Brown - 1995
He sets out to earn the money to buy it, daydreaming of riches and of Pal's reaction when he sees the Treat Timer for the first time. Everything seems to be working out, too -- until a big gust of wind nearly blows Arthur's dreams of luxury away!
Naked!
Michael Ian Black - 2014
Running around, sliding down the stairs, eating cookies. Nothing could be better. Unless he had a cape...
The Man with the Violin
Kathy Stinson - 2013
subway for a free concert. More than a thousand commuters rushed by him, but only seven stopped to listen for more than a minute. In The Man with the Violin, bestselling author Kathy Stinson has woven a heart-warming story that reminds us all to stop and appreciate the beauty that surrounds us. Dylan is someone who notices things. His mom is someone who doesn’t. So try as he might, Dylan can’t get his mom to listen to the man playing the violin in the subway station. With the beautiful music in his head all day long, Dylan can’t forget the violinist, and finally succeeds in making his mother stop and listen, too. Vividly imagined text combined with illustrations that pulse with energy expertly demonstrate the transformative power of music. With a postscript explaining Joshua Bell’s story, and afterword by Joshua Bell himself.
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Sarah Josepha Hale - 1830
And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go. It follows her to school one day—and then the fun really starts! Illustrations rendered in acrylic, gouache, and fabric collage bring a fresh look to this classic children’s nursery rhyme A note about the poem’s origin is included.
President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath
Mac Barnett - 2014
Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. William Howard Taft got stuck in a bathtub and then got unstuck. This is his story.
This Little Light of Mine
E.B. Lewis - 2005
The score is included in this book so that you can learn to play and sing and shine your light for everyone to see.
Boys Dance! (American Ballet Theatre)
John Robert Allman - 2020
Created in partnership with the American Ballet Theatre and with the input of their company's male dancers, here is a book that shows ballet is for everyone.Written by the acclaimed author of A Is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies from A to Z, this book subtly seeks to address the prejudice toward boys and ballet by showing the skill, hard work, strength, and smarts is takes to be a dancer. Fun and buoyant illustrations show boys of a variety of ages and ethnicities, making this the ideal book for any boy who loves dance. An afterword with photos and interviews with some of ABT's male dancers completes this empowering and joyful picture book.
Baboushka and the Three Kings
Ruth Robbins - 1960
The Russian folktale about an old woman's endless search for the Christ child.
Curious George Visits the Zoo
Margret Rey - 1985
A hungry Curious George snatches a pail of bananas from the zoo keeper. Though he shouldn't have taken the bananas, George soon changes the zookeeper's shouts to praise with his clever, helpful ways.