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The Noisy Foxes
Amy Husband - 2014
. . . But these noisy foxes are looking for a change of pace.Three noisy foxes are always banging and clanging and singing and stomping, until one day they decide that it might be nice to try to be quiet for a change. So, they set off in search of a quiet neighborhood to make their new home. They travel to many different parts of the quiet woods and meet many different quiet animals, but finally decide that it’s just too quiet! The noisy foxes return to their nosy home and discover that they love it more than ever.
The Bear's Toothache
David McPhail - 1978
When he discovers a bear with a toothache outside his window, a little boy tries to think of ways of removing the tooth.
How the Stars Came To Be
Poonam Mistry - 2020
But when the moon disappeared for a few nights each month, she worried about her father and how he would find his way home from the sea in the deep darkness. When the sun finds her sobbing one night, he takes one of his rays and shatters it onto the ground, creating the stars and giving the girl the task of putting them into the dark night sky. This beautifully illustrated story gives us a new folk tale, and a new way to look up at the night sky.
Pantaloon
Kathryn Jackson - 1951
He adores cookies and yummy pastries. So when the Baker is looking for a helper, Pantaloon applies for the job. "Oh, no, Pantaloon!" says the Baker. "You look to me as if you'd eat more than you'd bake." But Pantaloon proves him wrong in this charming Golden classic, brilliantly re-illustrated by Steven Salerno.
The Man in the Moon
William Joyce - 2010
When a newly orphaned baby in the moon makes friends with the children of Earth, he seeks a way to ward off their fears and nightmares.Up there in the sky.Don’t you see him?No, not the moon.The Man in the Moon.He wasn’t always a man.Nor was he always on the moon.He was once a child.Like you.Until a battle,a shooting star,and a lost balloonled him on a quest.Meet the very first Guardian of Childhood.MiM, the Man in the Moon.
A Little Pigeon Toad
Fred Gwynne - 1988
This and other homonyms are interpreted with literal illogic in zany illustrations by the multitalented Fred Gwynne. Full-color illustrations.
Cindy Moo
Lori Mortensen - 2012
. . until a trick of nature shows Cindy a way to triumph.As delightfully silly as the original nursery rhyme, this hilarious picture book will have readers of all stripes (and spots) cheering for its determined heroine.
Tooth Fairy's First Night
Anne Bowen - 2004
On her seventh birthday, she is finally going off to get her first tooth. But when she reaches the house, she finds the job is not as easy as she'd hoped.
When I Grow Up
Mercer Mayer - 1991
She imagines being a great ballet dancer, a world-famous doctor, a race-car driver, and more!
The Candy Witch
Steven Kroll - 1979
Because her good deeds are not noticed, a small witch steals every trick-or-treat bag in town on Halloween.
Three!
Tia Perkin - 2016
"Three!" is a funny little rhyming book about what it's like to spend a day with a preschooler - from getting themselves dressed to making a big mess! With beautiful illustrations (complete with dinosaurs, trains and superheros) and a catchy story that both parents and kids can enjoy again and again, this is a must-have book for your children's book collection.
My Crazy Pet Frog
Scott Gordon - 2011
It is approximately 30 pages in length and best viewed in color.Find out what happens to the crazy frog when he runs into one of his loved ones!
The Owl and the Pussycat: And Other Nonsense
Edward Lear - 1970
Now the adventure of these two unlikely sweethearts has been paired with vibrant paper-collage illustrations by Anne Wilson. Her colorful art creates a whimsical backdrop for Owl's romantic pursuit of Pussycat. "The Owl and the Pussycat" will delight children and adults and show a new generation of readers the magic of true love. Awards and honors for "The Owl and the Pussycat": "Publishers Weekly" starred review
Bird Hugs
Ged Adamson - 2020
His wings are impossibly long, and try as he might, he just can’t seem to fly. He’s left wondering what his wings are good for…if they’re even good for anything at all. But a chance encounter with a dejected orangutan leads Bernard to a surprising discovery: that maybe what makes him different is actually something to be embraced.
Cat Goes Fiddle-I-Fee
Paul Galdone - 1985
An old English cumulative rhyme introduces young children to their favorite farm animals with verses that prompt them to learn the sound that each animal makes.