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Snowmen at Christmas
by Caralyn Buehner
A charming tale of snowmen coming to life on Christmas Eve and celebrating the holiday with their own traditions.
Snowmen at Night shared with us the magical, slip-sliding adventures of snowmen after dark . . . but have you ever wondered what snowmen do for Christmas? Well, now's your chance to find out! The ... (Goodreads)
The Mitten
by Jan Brett
A mischievous rabbit's adventures inside a lost mitten, bringing together a woodland community.
Millions of readers have fallen in love with Jan Brett’s, The Mitten, and over 2.5 million copies have been sold since publication in 1989. This striking oversized anniversary edition with a silver ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg
A journey of faith, discovering the wonder of Christmas and the importance of believing.
A young boy is awakened on Christmas Eve night by the sound of a train . To his astonishment, he finds the train is waiting for him. He sees a conductor who then proceeds to look up at his window. He ... (Wikipedia)
If You Give a Pig a Pancake
by Laura Joffe Numeroff
A series of humorous events that follow when you give a pig a pancake.
When it comes to children's books, it's hard to beat the bestselling team of author Laura Numeroff and illustrator Felicia Bond for creative and captivating tales that are both fun and educational. ... (Goodreads)
The Kissing Hand
by Audrey Penn
A young raccoon learns to cope with the anxiety of being away from home with the help of his mother's comforting kiss.
School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. To help ease Chester's fears, Mrs. Raccoon shares a family secret called the Kissing Hand to give him the reassurance of her ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
by Mo Willems
A hungry pigeon finds a hot dog and is determined to eat it, but a sly duckling tries to convince him otherwise.
When Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, he can hardly wait to shove the entire thing in his beak. But . . . then a very sly and hungry duckling enters the scene and wants a bite. Who will be the more ... (Goodreads)
Diary of a Worm
by Doreen Cronin
A humorous look at life as a worm, with adventures and lessons to be learned.
#1 New York Times Bestseller! This hilarious picture book from the bestselling, acclaimed author-illustrator team of Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss tells the adventures of a worm through his daily ... (Barnes & Noble)
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
by Laura Joffe Numeroff
A fun and festive story about a mouse's adventures during the holiday season.
Mouse celebrates the holidays in this picture book in the beloved #1, New York Times, bestselling If You Give... series! If you take a mouse to the movies, he'll ask you for some popcorn. If you give ... (Goodreads)
Giggle, Giggle, Quack
by Doreen Cronin
Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother in charge. The animals use a typewriter to make demands.
Farmer Brown is going on holiday and so he asks his brother, Bob, to take care of the animals. 'But keep an eye on Duck. He's trouble.' Bob follows the instructions in Farmer Brown's notes exactly to ... (Goodreads)
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
by Doreen Cronin
A group of cows learn to type, and use it to negotiate better living conditions with their farmer.
Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears Click, clack, MOO. Click, clack, MOO. Clickety, clack, MOO. But Farmer Brown's problems REALLY begin when his cows start ... (Goodreads)
Flat Stanley
by Jeff Brown
An imaginative adventure of a boy who is flattened by a bulletin board and must rely on his wits to navigate the world.
When Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning, his brother, Arthur, is yelling. A bulletin board fell on Stanley during the night, and now he is only half an inch thick! Amazing things begin happening ... (Goodreads)
Tuesday
by David Wiesner
A group of frogs embark on a surreal, magical adventure on a mysterious Tuesday.
The story contains only six words and three points that determine the time of the action. The whole story is narrated by colorful pictures of frogs flying on their lily pads . The story begins on ... (Wikipedia)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst
A young boy experiences a day of unfortunate events, learning to accept his feelings and move on.
Alexander narrates the story of having a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day. From the moment Alexander woke up, he noticed the bubble gum that was in his mouth when he fell asleep had now ... (Wikipedia)
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka
A humorous reimagining of the classic fairy tale, as told from the wolf's side of the story.
You thought you knew the story of the “The Three Little Pigs”… You thought wrong. In this hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point of view and perspective, young ... (Goodreads)
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
by Laura Joffe Numeroff
A loveable moose embarks on a series of comical adventures after receiving a muffin.
If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you give him a muffin, he'll want some jam to go with it. When he's eaten all your muffins, he'll want ... (Goodreads)
The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
A young boy's joyous exploration of the world on a winter's day.
Peter, The Snowy Day's protagonist, wakes up to the season’s first snowfall. In his bright red snowsuit, he goes outside and makes footprints and trails through the snow. Peter is too young to join a ... (Wikipedia)
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
by Mo Willems
A pigeon's mischievous attempts to drive a bus and the humorous exchange between reader and pigeon.
When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place—a pigeon! But you've never met one like this before. As he pleads, wheedles, and begs his way ... (Goodreads)
Officer Buckle and Gloria
by Peggy Rathmann
A safety-conscious police officer teams up with a mischievous police dog to teach children about safety.
A rather boring police officer named Officer Buckle is assigned to take a police dog named Gloria to his safety speech at the local school. Until that time, whenever Officer Buckle tried to tell ... (Wikipedia)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
A caterpillar's journey of growth and transformation to becoming a butterfly.
THE all-time classic story, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared it with a child or grandchild in your life? One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar ... (Goodreads)
Princess Academy
by Shannon Hale
A young girl's journey of self-discovery and empowerment, finding her own strength and potential.
Miri is a fourteen-year-old girl from Mount Eskel, an isolated territory of Danland, who has never been allowed to work with the rest of the villagers in the quarry that keeps the community alive. ... (Wikipedia)
Scaredy Squirrel
by Mélanie Watt
A brave squirrel embarks on a series of adventures to overcome his fears.
Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It's way too dangerous out there. He could encounter tarantulas, green Martians or killer bees. But in his tree, every day is the same and if danger comes ... (Goodreads)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
by Bill Martin Jr.
A playful story of letters competing to climb a coconut tree.
The 26 characters in this rhythmic, rhyming baby book are a lowercase alphabet with attitude. "A told b, and b told c, 'I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree'"–which probably seemed like a ... (Goodreads)
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business
by Esphyr Slobodkina
A humorous tale of a peddler outwitting a band of mischievous monkeys.
Caps for Sale, is a timeless classic beloved by millions...one of the most popular picture books ever published! Children will delight in following the peddler’s efforts to outwit the monkeys and ... (Goodreads)
Are You My Mother?
by P.D. Eastman
A baby bird's quest to find his mother and the discoveries he makes along the way.
Are You My Mother? is a story about a hatchling bird. His mother, thinking her egg will stay in her nest where she left it, leaves her egg alone and flies off to find food. The baby bird hatches ... (Wikipedia)
There Is a Bird on Your Head!
by Mo Willems
A young girl joins her feathered friend on a silly journey through the house.
Gerald and Piggie are best friends! Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. In There Is a Bird On My Head! , Gerald ... (Barnes & Noble)
Llama Llama Misses Mama
by Anna Dewdney
A young llama deals with his first night away from his mother, learning to cope with his feelings of homesickness.
Strange new teacher. Strange new toys. Lots of kids and lots of noise! What would Llama like to do? Llama Llama feels so new . . . It’s Llama Llama’s first day of preschool! And Llama Llama’s mama ... (Goodreads)
The Little House
by Virginia Lee Burton
A story about a house that moves to the country and experiences a life of adventure.
The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer. ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Grouchy Ladybug
by Eric Carle
A grumpy ladybug must confront her own anger and learn to be kind despite her irritability.
The story is about a Grouchy Ladybug who challenges a Friendly Ladybug to a fight over some aphids (who wants the aphids for breakfast) but then decides it isn't large enough to be worth fighting. It ... (Wikipedia)
Ish
by Peter H. Reynolds
A young artist learns to embrace creativity and express himself through art.
A creative spirit learns that thinking "ish-ly" is far more wonderful than "getting it right" in this gentle new fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book THE DOT. Ramon loved to draw. ... (Goodreads)
The Frog and Toad Treasury: Frog and Toad are Friends/Frog and Toad Together/Frog and Toad All Year
by Arnold Lobel
A collection of heartwarming stories about the friendship between two amphibians, Frog and Toad, and their adventures throughout the year.
Why do I love Frog and Toad? I'm not really sure. Not much really happens in these stories. The illustrations are beautiful but rather small. The eponymous friends carry on their friendship through ... (Goodreads)
