![If You're Happy and You Know It](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375829172.jpg?itok=FMe56eu2)
Monkey’s friends prepare a surprise party and then share the birthday fun! A familiar song is extended by singer/songwriter Raffi and presented here with engaging, child-like illustrations sure to get readers singing and clapping along with monkey and friends.
If You’re Happy and You Know It
![Hip Cat](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811814890.jpg?itok=layFoE05)
A cool cat named Oobie-Do moves to San Francisco, plays his saxophone and works as a short order cook, until his jazzy talents are recognized by nightclub owner Minnie, who books him for a gig. The bold, stylized illustrations are a cool complement to the rhythmic language of this off beat(nik!) tale.
Hip Cat
![Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/078682493X.jpg?itok=noZTPMHU)
From her early days in Harlem to becoming the First Lady of Jazz, the story of Ella Fitzgerald is presented by a cool feline named Scat Cat Monroe. As Scat Cat steals through the pages of this book, Ella Fitzgerald’s life and work are revealed in jazz-inspired language accompanied by dramatic scratchboard illustrations. The result is a lively and loving picture book biography.
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
![Diez Deditos: 10 Little Fingers and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0525457364.jpg?itok=a-i5wUxm)
This attractively animated collection of lively songs and rhyming games is a great opportunity to have fun with language! Written in both English and Spanish, this playful book expands your word game repertoire.
Diez Deditos: 10 Little Fingers and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America
![Charlie Parker Played Be Bop](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0531059995.jpg?itok=4wFwu8LX)
Inspired by jazz great Charlie Parker, rhythm and repetition are woven together to create a musical effect. Animated watercolors and lively text combine in a story that begs to be read aloud.
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
![One Hundred Hungry Ants](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395971233.jpg?itok=K56bUWAE)
One hundred ants try to organize themselves in groups as they hungrily head to a picnic: two lines of 50; four of 25? Their efforts take so long they miss the meal, but readers will enjoy the humor! Boldly lined illustrations complement lighthearted text.
One Hundred Hungry Ants
![Leaping Lizards](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060001321.jpg?itok=P9WMzAmJ)
Can 50 lizards get to the stage in time for the show to start? A frantic snake looks for the performers and gradually, the lizards leap into sight in groups of five (5) then ten (10) until all 50 are on stage. The colorful, rhyming romp is sure to encourage counting as the story builds.
Leaping Lizards
![Inch by Inch](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688132839.jpg?itok=yq7uYE7I)
A small inch worm “green as an emerald” avoids being eating by a hungry robin using his wit — and his ability to measure things. He measures other birds as well — until he escapes them all by measuring a nightingale’s song. Textured collage illustrations complement the straightforward text in this modern classic.
Inch by Inch
![How Much Is a Million?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688099335.jpg?itok=xMgcoaK7)
There are millions of people living in the United States, but the numbers are much too large to really understand, aren’t they? With the help of a mathematical magician, understandable comparisons, and animated, humorous, and engaging illustrations, huge numbers become more child-friendly and downright understandable.
How Much Is a Million?
![Eating Fractions](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590437704.jpg?itok=QCqOUbPE)
How do two children share one banana? Cut it in half, of course! Healthy foods are shared by dividing them into in thirds and quarters in this cogent introduction to fractions. Crisp photographs and clear graphics create an appealing book to make sense of fractions.
Eating Fractions
![The Doorbell Rang](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688092349.jpg?itok=QTbvbigm)
When their mother bakes a dozen cookies, Sam and Victoria plan to have six each. Then the doorbell rings — again and again! Just when it seems that there aren’t enough cookies, grandma saves the day!
The Doorbell Rang
![Anno's Counting Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/069001287X.jpg?itok=2QLFOgKN)
As a barren landscape begins to fill with people, trees, buildings, and more, readers can count the changes beginning with zero. The increasingly detailed, handsome watercolors encourage readers to counting and sort during the evolution of the countryside, much like the United States census.
Anno’s Counting Book
![The Big Blueberry Barf-Off (Rotten School Series)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060785861.jpg?itok=hWFinC9r)
A message from Headmaster Upchuck to the students at Rotten School sets the tone for the first in this humorous series that is decidedly boy-friendly though sometimes appalling to adults! The adventures of popular fourth grader Bernie Bridges and his nemesis, Sherman Oaks, continue in the Great Smelling Bee (2005).
The Big Blueberry Barf-Off (Rotten School Series)
![Piano Lessons Can Be Murder (Goosebumps Series)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439671124.jpg?itok=3MV146ds)
At first Jerry is excited about taking piano lessons; he thinks the old piano is really neat. Then he meets his peculiar and slightly threatening music teacher, Dr. Shreek. Will Jerry come out of his lessons alive?
Piano Lessons Can Be Murder (Goosebumps Series)
![Ghouls Gone Wild (Mostly Ghostly Series)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/038574692X.jpg?itok=pb13E-IW)
Max doesn’t want his family to move. He doesn’t want to leave Nicky and Tara, the young ghosts who inhabit Max’s house. Cliffhanger endings keep this series going at breakneck speed.
Ghouls Gone Wild (Mostly Ghostly Series)
![It Came from Ohio: My Life as a Writer](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590939440.jpg?itok=gbrufI0P)
In a conversational way, the author of thriller for young readers reveals his early years and his path to becoming a writer. Black/white photographs are sprinkled throughout to present a look at this author’s life.
It Came from Ohio: My Life as a Writer
![It Came From Beneath the Sink (Goosebumps Series)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439568374.jpg?itok=y1eTD-1i)
It Came From Beneath the Sink (Goosebumps Series)
![Time to Say 'Please'!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786852933.jpg?itok=r7YG7ULw)
Time to Say ‘Please’!
![The Pigeon Loves Things That Go!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786836512.jpg?itok=ERZHyYP7)
Pigeon is back, this time introducing young children to modes of transportation, from bus to bike. His slightly adult quips are sure to engage adults and children alike as are the bold lined, cartoon illustrations.
The Pigeon Loves Things That Go!
![The Pigeon Has Feelings Too!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786836504.jpg?itok=RT7b5fhL)
Pigeon is back on the bus and wants readers to know that he is not always happy. His range of emotions is conveyed in clean line and minimum text in this board book with lots of parent appeal.
The Pigeon Has Feelings Too!
![The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786818697.jpg?itok=8Hs2F_Hk)
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog
![Leonardo the Terrible Monster](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786852941.jpg?itok=o_W4V4Ba)
Leonardo the Terrible Monster
![Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/078681988X.jpg?itok=DdmYRWlM)
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
![My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up With the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689843879.jpg?itok=awg0xRqB)
Christine recalls growing up with her brothers (known as M.L. and A.D.) in a family in which laughter and love were celebrated. She describes a pivotal moment in their childhood when her brothers are told by the white boys who live across the street that they can no longer play together because the King’s are “Negroes.” The story provides insight into the child M.L. King was, and the man he would become. Realistic watercolors evoke the era and events of this well-told memoir.