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Fall Leaves Fall!
Zoe Hall - 2000
Told with simple words and dramatic cut-paper illustrations, this story is filled with factual information about leaves and lots of colorful fun!
The Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow: A Book About Color
Joanna Cole - 1997
The class rides into a whitelight pinball machine to learn about the dazzling wonders of color and light.
Dog Loves Books
Louise Yates - 2010
At first he’s short of customers. But that’s all right, because when Dog is surrounded by books, he is never short of friends—or fun. And when customers begin arriving, he knows just which books to recommend.Louise Yates’s expressive little white dog—and his many expressive doggie customers—extend an irresistible invitation to the very youngest to try reading. It’s fun!
She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain
Jonathan Emmett - 2006
This classic song has brand-new verses and enough "tee-hees", "toot-toots", and "squish-splats" to keep kids singin', shoutin', and readin' again and again.
Pirate Chicken: All Hens on Deck
Brian Yanish - 2019
She dreams of a life off the farm, where she can put her grand plans into action. Her wish is granted when pirates recruit her and her fellow chickens and whisks them away to the open seas. Soon, Lily has taken charge and becomes captain of an allchicken crew as the feared chicken pirate Redfoot. But when Lily faces a mutiny, will she change her ways, or be forced to squawk the plank?
Me and My Big Mouse
Ethan Long - 2014
Me and My Big Mouse!Me and My Big Mouse!Me and My Big Mouse!Even though my big mouse is lovable,he can also be annoying.Like sticking too close.Having bad breath.And shouting Squeak-a-boo when friends come over.So how can a boy get his adoring pet to changewithout hurting his feelings?
Small Walt
Elizabeth Verdick - 2017
They say I’m small, but I’ll show them all. Small Walt and his driver, Gus, take on a blizzard! All the bigger snowplows doubt that Walt has what it takes to plow the roads in the storm, but Walt is determined to prove them wrong.
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Norman Bridwell - 1963
Emily Elizabeth describes the activities she enjoys with her very big red dog and how they take care of each other.
Cowboy Camp
Tammi Sauer - 2005
Every child will relate to the message, the humor, and the deliciously playful illustrations. Giddyup, kids, and gallop right over to read this rootin' tootin' tale of an unlikely would-be hero. Avery's at camp, trying hard to saddle up and master his lasso, but he's just not like the other cowboys. He's allergic to the horses and can't stand the grub. But when a bully threatens all the campers, Avery proves his mettle in his own unique way. Young readers will have lots of fun with the story's lively language and wildly humorous pictures.
Yes Day!
Amy Krouse Rosenthal - 2009
With humor and appreciation for life's little pleasures, Yes Day! captures the excitement of being a kid.
Quiet Bunny's Many Colors
Lisa McCue - 2011
It takes the help of a wise old owl for Bunny to realize that it's the rainbow of colors—including his own—that makes the world so beautiful.
Elizabite Book & Cassette: Adventures of a Carnivorous Plant
H.A. Rey - 1942
Whether it walks, talks, flies, or barks, Elizabite is ready to make a meal of it. In an effort to control her diet and her temper, the unpredictable plant is chained and muzzled! Only when her unique appetite prevents a crime does Elizabite win the respect she deserves. H. A. Rey (1898–1977) claimed never to have seen as spirited and hungry a plant as Elizabite, but he believed that a carnivorous plant of Elizabite’s type and temper might be encountered somewhere, someday . . . H. A. Rey and his wife, Margret, created the beloved Curious George. Another original and unforgettable H. A. Rey story is now packaged and recorded for a new generation of readers. The professionally narrated audio production includes lively sound effects and original music. Side one includes page-turn signals; side two features an uninterrupted reading.
I Took My Frog to the Library
Eric A. Kimmel - 1990
But it's the well-behaved elephant who causes the biggest problems of all! Full-color throughout.
Simms Taback's City Animals
Simms Taback - 2009
This follow-up to Simms Taback's Safari Animals presents six city animals in a guessing-game format: a pigeon, a police horse, a squirrel, a dog, a cat, a swan--all poster-size illustrations in Taback's one-of-a-kind style.
Go to Sleep, Maddie!
Maureen Wright - 2015
First she needs something to drink, to read a story…or three, and to check for monsters under the bed. When her parents finally say good night, she hears a noise: Quackers! Quackers!Luckily, it’s just her toy duck, who needs some crackers. Maddie quickly tries to get him to go to sleep. But she soon discovers that may not be as easy as she thinks. And he isn’t the only one of her toys who might not quite be ready for bedtime.…