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Nerdy Babies: Space


Emmy Kastner - 2019
    Check out the moon and the sun and all the planets in our solar system. Plus, learn about gravity and orbits in this simple text written in question and answer format. With bright artwork by Emmy Kastner, this will be a book that the very littlest nerds will want to return to again and again. Stay curious. There’s more to learn about everything!

Sign Language ABC


Lora Heller - 2012
    Bold and bright, hip and cool, this striking ABC book is like none other: each page teaches children the American Sign Language alphabet through a combination of letters, hand spelling, and adorable illustrations.

Lift the Flap Bible


Sally Lloyd-Jones - 2000
    With flaps to open on every page (and surprises to find underneath), children join in the thrill of discovery as they take part in each of the stories from the Old and New Testaments. Through the pages of this stunning Bible, the greatest story ever told is traced and the wonderful news that God loves us is brought home to the heart of every child.

Where Is Baby's Yummy Tummy?: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap Book


Karen Katz - 2011
    The long-awaited companion title to Karen Katz's bestselling Where Is Baby's Belly Button?.Where is baby’s tummy that’s oh, so yummy?Under the teddy bear! Little ones will love lifting the large, sturdy flaps in this book to reveal Baby's pretty nose, sweet feet, yummy tummy, and more! This new gem from Karen Katz is sure to be a year-round favorite for younger readers.

A Is for Awesome!: 23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World


Eva Chen - 2019
    Why stick with plain old A, B, C when you can have Amelia (Earhart), Malala, Tina (Turner), Ruth (Bader Ginsburg), all the way to eXtraordinary You--and the Zillion of adventures you will go on?Instagram superstar Eva Chen, author of Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes, is back with an alphabet board book depicting feminist icons in A Is for Awesome: 23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World, featuring spirited illustrations by Derek Desierto.

Mary Wore Her Red Dress and Henry Wore His Green Sneakers


Merle Peek - 1985
    . . . The pictures pick up color as the guests arrive and the activities get livelier. To further focus attention on color, the words are printed in boxed insets of the appropriate hue. . . . The music-a simple, singable tune-is printed at the end. The subject and the highly predictable pattern of text have appeal for just-beginning readers as well as for preschool listeners and singers."-Language Arts

Spot Sleeps Over


Eric Hill - 1990
    For the first time since their publication, these three lift-the-flaps will have full-color covers and spines that display the titles and author's name.

Crabby Crab


Chris Raschka - 2014
    Crabby Crab is not in a good mood. No, Crabby Crab would rather complain than do anything else! Young readers will be drawn in by this humorous look into an all-too-familiar situation, and be comforted in the end. Chris Raschka’s expert balance of visual and textual humor will charm even the grumpiest of readers! Praise for Crabby Crab STARRED REVIEW"Thank you, Chris Raschka, for reviving this sublimely ridiculous series. Chrissy Chris!"--Kirkus Reviews, starred review"Cleverly explore the sense and sensibilities of toddlerhood. They also feature the author/illustrator’s trademark charm and quirky sense of humor."--School Library Journal <!--StartFragment-->READ ALL THE THINGY THINGS BOOKSBuggy BugClammy ClamCowy CowCrabby CrabDoggy DogLamby LambMoosey MooseWhaley Whale

Usborne First Experiences The New Baby (First Experiences)


Anne Civardi - 1994
    A different family in each book discovers how to deal with new situations and what to expect

Elmo Loves You


Sarah Albee - 1997
    And, as Elmo loves to remind readers throughout the book, to toddler's delight, “Elmo loves you!” While this is a great present for Valentine’s Day, it's also a sweet, reassuring poem about love that kids will enjoy year round.

Merry Christmas, Ollie!


Olivier Dunrea - 2007
    It's Christmas Eve. Gossie and Gertie hang their bright colored boots in the barn. Peedie and BooBoo hang their striped stockings in the barn. Ollie stomps through the snow. It's not easy to wait for Father Christmas Goose!With ample wry humor, beautiful ink-and-watercolor pictures, and irresistible charm, Olivier Dunrea shares the first holiday story of Gossie and friends.Ollie perfectly encompasses the adorable impatience of young children waiting for Christmas to finally come.

Monster Goose


Judy Sierra - 2001
    Old Monster Goose has turned Mother Goose's world of nursery rhymes inside out! Here she presents twenty-five deliciously disgusting poems, filled with rodents and maggots, zombies and ghouls, spiders, and of course, monsters.

Pony Brushes His Teeth


Michael Dahl - 2010
    Pony eats a lot, and after he eats he always brushes his teeth just like his dad.

How Hippo Says Hello!


Abigail Samoun - 2014
    Kids will have fun trying out these simple foreign words, from “namaste” (India) to “privyet” (Russia).

Never Touch a Monster


Rosie Greening - 2016
    This monster-themed, touch-and-feel book is perfect for young children! Children will love reading the funny rhyme that tells them the dangers of touching a monster and then ignoring the advice!