![Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/073522854X.jpg?itok=n8zzk1Sm)
A small, gray elephant has a bad back itch. Can anyone help him? The alligator is a bit scary, the sloth is too slow, and meerkats are too tickly. Relief comes for elephant but maybe not so much for the hedgehog. Simple comic strip-like illustrations and dialog in various sizes are rib-tickling.
Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?
![Bus! Stop!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0425288773.jpg?itok=guJcoVDA)
When a boy misses his bus, he hollers, “Bus! Stop!” What follows is an imaginative series of other buses that appear as a Conestoga wagon, a boat and even one that floats. The horizontal format and blocky illustrations focus on the boy’s travel travails – and the start of another’s bus problems as he finally boards a bus.
Bus! Stop!
![Alma and How She Got Her Name](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763693553.jpg?itok=-5y5PCMH)
Alma Sofia Esperanza Jose Pura Candela thought her name was too long. That is until her dad shares the history behind it. Alma discovers pride in the strong relatives after whom she is named. The limited colors used in the drawings provide a look back and a look forward as Alma grows to recognize the strength in her name.
Alma and How She Got Her Name
![Where’s Mr. Dog?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763699136.jpg?itok=9ML4j__j)
Where’s the dog? Lift the flap to find out! Small hands are able to play the game lifting the flaps with less worry as the flaps made from soft but durable felt in this brightly colored title, one of a series.
Where’s Mr. Dog?
![Where’s Bunny?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/177278043X.jpg?itok=mkEzeoSz)
Young children will recognize the bedtime ritual shared by two siblings from cleaning up to taking a bath, from reading to snuggling with a lovey, Soft illustrations complement the brief text on sturdy pages.
Where’s Bunny?
![Summer: A Pop-Up Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419728326.jpg?itok=exysoeA2)
Signs of summer pop up with each page turn and are briefly described, sure to delight adult and child alike. Bright color and engaging text encourage involvement with all things summer. While not terribly fragile, young hands may need a reminder to handle with care.
Summer: A Pop-Up Book
![Splish, Splash, Ducky!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/076369844X.jpg?itok=5-QjvRXw)
It’s a happy day for Ducky Duckling as it plays in the rain, hugs bugs, and more. Simple sentences and lots of quacking combine with colorful, naïve illustrations that will encourage engagement as well as delight young listeners.
Splish, Splash, Ducky!
![Sylvia Long’s Big Book for Small Children](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811834417.jpg?itok=-4d7tK7A)
The artist’s signature illustrations enhance a broad collection of traditional tales, poems and everyday experiences. Whether dipping in or reading several sections at once, this is just right for sharing with young children and is likely to grow with them.
Sylvia Long’s Big Book for Small Children
![Pip & Pup](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1627793941.jpg?itok=hWut02ZU)
A small yellow chick in need of a playmate spies small puppy. The eager pup is more than happy to frolic but what do a pip and a pup share in common? Though wordless, their story of friendship emerges through gentle, expressive illustrations just right for slightly older toddlers.
Pip & Pup
![Pete the Cat: The Petes Go Marching](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062304127.jpg?itok=H0M0pV5c)
Pete the Cat is marching with his look-alikes from one to ten, each adding an instrument to the cheerful conclusion. The riff on a familiar rhyme (“Ants go marching”) may inspire others as listeners or readers enjoy the humor.
Pete the Cat: The Petes Go Marching
![How Are You?/ ¿Cómo estás?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/125012686X.jpg?itok=oSZvIw_n)
Two tall giraffes greet an ostrich trying asking the bird how it feels. Ultimately, they all decide that they’re quite pleased to have found new friendships and are thrilled to share a fiesta. Expressive illustrations and the bilingual text depict the joy of the experience.
How Are You?/ ¿Cómo estás?
![Feet](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1486713823.jpg?itok=treCbxox)
Who has feet like these? Turn the page to find out! Crisp photographs of animals with different feet are briefly described (e.g., webbed, scaly, even happy) ask then answer the question, introducing animals and one way to identify them.
Feet
![Ducks Away!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1338185667.jpg?itok=g9sz9o66)
A mother duck and 5 ducklings waddle onto a bridge. And one by one, the ducklings fall (or perhaps dive) into the water below. What’s a mother duck to do? She joins them, of course. Simple illustrations extend the fun of the repeating narrative.
Ducks Away!
![Black Bird Yellow Sun](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763690678.jpg?itok=bjp4fv9s)
A black bird explores the outdoors, seeing many colors. Simple text is accompanied by brilliant, textured illustrations for a glimpse into what one bird may observe in a day.
Black Bird Yellow Sun
![Bim Bam Boom](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1776571363.jpg?itok=NKZwhA69)
One small animal making music with a pot and wooden spoon inspires other to join in the musical fun. Cartoon illustrations repeat the process until pages are filled with the youngsters and their sounds. Activities change when a grownup comes in with a colorful treat.
Bim Bam Boom
![Amazing Me! Dance!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1846439590.jpg?itok=-w_H0V7p)
Young children are truly amazing as they dance through the pages of this rollicking book. Line and wash illustrations show a wide range of children dancing and playing. This title and Amazing Me! Music! create a harmonious pair.
Amazing Me! Dance!
![Thank You, Earth](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006269734X.jpg?itok=W3MCKwuP)
The natural world is presented in gorgeous photographs combined with lyrical language to present this “love letter to our planet.” Included at the end are tangible ways for young readers to actively engage and learn about the world in which they live.
Thank You, Earth
![Terrific Tongues](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/162091784X.jpg?itok=8nLfki1Q)
What you be if you had a tongue like a windshield, or an air conditioner, or even a tongue that could blow bubbles? Find out about the animals (including a human!) as you guess your way about the fascinating tongue! Additional information concludes this lively and informative picture book.
Terrific Tongues
![Spectacular Spring](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1250120144.jpg?itok=x2h5E4Y1)
Warmer, longer days signal a change in season: spring has arrived! Animals and insects become active again, plants and flowers grow. Spring also holds April Fools’ Day and Earth Day among other celebrations. Crisp photographs and short, sprightly text, and easy activities combine to engage readers.
Spectacular Spring
![Rainforest](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1846439361.jpg?itok=aqlIWLmp)
Descriptive language enhanced by handsome, boldly shaped illustrations present a range of rainforest dwellers. Additional information concludes this attractive book which may inspire art in addition to animal studies.
Rainforest
![A Peaceful Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062297473.jpg?itok=cMRHPjIj)
Two small cats gather all that is needed to plant a garden. In addition to vegetables, they plant flowers just right for other visitors like birds and bees. The gentle text and soft illustrations are likely to inspire young gardeners to create their own garden and celebrate its success at the end of the season.
A Peaceful Garden
![Martin Rising: Requiem for a King](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545702534.jpg?itok=nQJyTiMi)
The final months of King’s life are presented in rich, moving poetry accompanied by swirling, evocative paintings. The requiem wonders about King’s assassin in “Baby James” asking, “”Did his tiny soul,/once clean,/know it would someday/be soiled by hate?” Additional information and photographs conclude this sophisticated volume.
Martin Rising: Requiem for a King
![Love](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763689416.jpg?itok=BsZC65jm)
The parent rabbit in a lush, flowered field with a small child-rabbit describes the warm, quiet moments together that are what love is. As the duo cozily curl together to sleep, the big rabbit concludes that “there are more reasons than there are stars up in the sky [to love the child-rabbit].”
Love
![Jabberwalking](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1536201405.jpg?itok=p3g1btd3)
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Herrara leads readers on a poetic journey to encourage writing. Brief biographical sketches of the poet are interspersed as are a variety of black and white illustrations. Aspiring poets are sure to be inspired by this creative mixture which uses made-up words from Lewis Carroll’s “Jabberwocky.”