![Duck Sock Hop](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803737122.jpg?itok=riY6niLt)
Ducks don daring socks for their weekly Duck Sock Hop. Colorful, textured illustrations of ducks in top hats and amazing socks dance through the pages, an effective accompaniment to the alliterative, animated rhymes.
Duck Sock Hop
![Cat Tale](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061915165.jpg?itok=Rm4r5NI5)
Lillian, Tilly, and William J. start their energetic adventure when “They choose a spot. They spot some ewes.” The homophones and silliness continue until the exhausted cats relax with a good book. Boldly shaped, colorful illustrations illuminate the animated, rhythmic language.
Cat Tale
![The Big Book of Words and Pictures](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/187757905X.jpg?itok=6hUeIuDY)
On each sturdy, oversized page appear numerous pictures and labels generally grouped by subject such as music and musical instruments, things that go, etc. Though small, the illustrations are distinct and clear, often with a story imbedded.
The Big Book of Words and Pictures
![Bea at Ballet](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399254099.jpg?itok=kV07yBpd)
Readers learn about what dancers wear as Bea and her friend, Sam, prepare for their ballet class. In the class of chubby preschoolers, they share the joys and humor along with other young dancers through simple language and crisply lined illustrations that capture the experience.
Bea at Ballet
![Baby Sounds](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803738315.jpg?itok=qXcOQFim)
A cheerful, much loved baby hears everyday sounds when at play, on a walk outdoors, and in the car. Even the youngest child will enjoy sharing this sweet, simple book with an adult.
Baby Sounds
![Alphasaurus](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452107483.jpg?itok=YKzUWlHd)
Rounded dinosaurs from A to Z are presented with an alliterative text sure to delight young paleontologists. Similarly, in Colorasaurus (opens in a new window) dinosaurs stampede across a colorful prehistoric landscape.
Alphasaurus
![African Animal Alphabet](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1426307810.jpg?itok=-xP-wDvk)
Stunning animal photographs are presented from Antelope to Zebra. The Jouberts share their expertise, insight and information along with the photographs in this attractive book that can be shared at different levels.
African Animal Alphabet
![Zephyr Takes Flight](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/076365695X.jpg?itok=ov26pbxl)
Zephyr’s imagination takes off when her family is too busy to play or watch her fly her model plane do spectacular feats. Through a hidden door, Zephyr finds friends, flying ships, returning home in time for breakfast. Comfortable, old-fashioned illustrations complement the telling.
Zephyr Takes Flight
![This Is Not My Hat](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/this-is-not-my-hat.jpeg?itok=R-Lgsq1-)
The narrator, a very small fish, snitches a much larger fish’s hat and hides out where he thinks no one can see him. The wordless conclusion is humorous and satisfying in this stylized, expressively illustrated book sure to generate conversations among readers. (2013 Caldecott Medal Winner)
This Is Not My Hat
![Seahorses](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805092390.jpg?itok=O1y8JPv5)
Lyrical language combines with luminous illustrations to detail the life cycle of a male seahorse from small fry (the term for babies) to father. Surprisingly, seahorses change color with the surroundings and males carry the eggs. An author’s note provides additional information.
Seahorses
![Oliver](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062022105.jpg?itok=yHOy0NXK)
Oliver is a curious child with lots of questions and a penchant for exploration. During quiet time at home, Oliver builds a contraption to find out if there’s a monster in the tub drain. His imaginative jaunt is presented with droll, naïve drawings, filled with Oliver’s child-like ideas.
Oliver
![Olive and the Big Secret](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/076366149X.jpg?itok=H2reaik6)
Molly told Olive a secret which Olive promised not to tell anyone. Secrets have a way of bubbling out though and so Molly’s secret comes back to her. This familiar dilemma is humorously presented with cartoon illustrations and short text with an unexpected conclusion.
Olive and the Big Secret
![Oh, No!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375842713.jpg?itok=3IlOPFGc)
Ribbit-oops! Frog falls into a deep hole, followed by other animals who try to help. Oh, no! Stalked by a hungry tiger, saved by a gentle elephant the drama of the story is enhanced by richly hued illustrations and lots of playful patterns of sounds and language sure to be repeated.
Oh, No!
![Nighttime Ninja](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/031620384X.jpg?itok=BmZj3ng1)
As midnight strikes, he appears: “Hand over hand, the ninja climbed and clambered.” Just as the ninja reaches his target, he’s caught by his mother with ice cream and spoon in hand! Textured collage illustrations and spare language dramatically evoke a satisfying nighttime mystery
Nighttime Ninja
![More](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547610831.jpg?itok=FoCtQ1a1)
When a downcast magpie is given a single marble by a mouse, it starts its accumulation of many more things until its nest crashes to the ground. Magpie and mouse determine that more isn’t necessarily best. Their tale is told with few words but lush, detailed, and expressive illustrations.
More
![Lemonade in Winter](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375858830.jpg?itok=es7pv4TC)
An entrepreneurial sister and her brother decide to make and sell lemonade on a snowy winter day. It’s a chance for Pauline to help John-John learn about money, have a bit of fun, and meet some neighbors. Playful language and quirky illustrations turn a dull day into an adventure.
Lemonade in Winter
![The Island](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1935954199.jpg?itok=FKDdpJiP)
A polar bear journeys from one exotic setting to another winding up with a friend looking at the stars. The bear’s expedition is revealed without words, using soft-lined, expressive, whimsical illustrations.
The Island
![Into the A, B, Sea](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439096960.jpg?itok=IQp0QWXr)
Readers are invited into the ocean to see some of its colorful inhabitants from A to Z. Arresting, textured collage illustrations enhance the rhyming couplets that move through the alphabet. Additional brief information about each creature concludes this attractive and informative book.
Into the A, B, Sea
![I Am So Handsome](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/187757919X.jpg?itok=ruq9MFrL)
The arrogant wolf’s self-confidence is bolstered by his encounters with family characters from fairy tales, until he meets a small dragon whose father has taught the tiny lizard a very impressive skill. Comic illustrations and understated text create a very funny and satisfying tale.
I Am So Handsome
![Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062104187.jpg?itok=kIPowccG)
The author turns the familiar tale around in this funny take-off. Here, Goldilocks goes to the home of three dinosaurs who would like nothing more than a chocolate-filled little girl. Goldi and the dinos take away very different lessons — all to the delight of well-read children!
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
![Extra Yarn](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061953385.jpg?itok=waykBlFd)
Annabelle finds a box with colorful yarn from which she makes sweater for all, adding color and life to a dull landscape. The box is empty when stolen by a greedy man but is yarn-filled when it returns to Annabelle. Textured pictures and understated text on open pages tell an engaging yarn.
Extra Yarn
![Count Me In! A Parade of Mexican Folk Art](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/193595539X.jpg?itok=GMKEnYqo)
Join the parade and count from one to ten in Spanish and in English. Numbers and a one-sentence description of the ceramic figures in regional dress from Oaxaca, Mexico are presented in both languages, punctuated by lively folk art figures.
Count Me In! A Parade of Mexican Folk Art
![Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, Creak, Pop-Pop, Moo](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823423565.jpg?itok=6g-gfr5Y)
There’s a lot going on around the farm from sun-up to sundown. It’s described here with onomatopoeic sounds, jaunty rhymes, and illustrations reminiscent of times past. Children are sure to join in and laugh with the sprightly telling.
Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, Creak, Pop-Pop, Moo
![Birds of a Feather](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452110662.jpg?itok=aZaqm5uh)
The oversized book opens with white on black outlines of a part of a bird. Lift them up to find a full-color illustration of the bird with brief information about it followed by flaps of feathers, eggs that pop up into a bird, and other interactive devices to keep readers engaged.