![Quiet as a Cricket](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0859533069.jpg?itok=FxvbA61h)
A child can be as quiet as a cricket, as small as an ant or as big as a whale on the path from toddler to childhood. Lyrical metaphors and realistic illustrations combine for a celebration of the sometimes contradictory process of growing up.
Quiet as a Cricket
![Piggy Pie Po](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152024948.jpg?itok=TtLuawPQ)
Young readers share short, humorous escapades with Piggy Pie Po, a large-eared porcine hero. Lively illustrations and vivacious, rhyming illustration make this an adventure to share more than once.
Piggy Pie Po
![Piggies](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/015202638X.jpg?itok=-sfNxZHd)
Little pigs play on pudgy fingers in this inventive and playful illustrated rhyme. Young children and adults are sure to enjoy reading and re-reading the book and slow down to examine the colorful paintings.
Piggies
![The Napping House](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152567089.jpg?itok=oXLbrY1A)
Sleepers, both human and four-legged, pile atop of each other in this clever cumulative rhyme. Rich illustrations evoke the evening setting and provide humorous personalities to the drowsy granny and her companions.
The Napping House
![The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0859536599.jpg?itok=2AMGTMsu)
A small mouse tries to protect its lovely strawberry from a big hungry – but always “off stage” – bear. The narrative directly addresses readers, complemented by colorful illustrations of a charismatic mouse with large ears and an expressive face.
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
![Heckedy Peg](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152336796.jpg?itok=dii0zzyv)
A mother warns her seven children not to open the door in her absence, but alas, the children are duped by a tricky witch named Heckedy Peg. Their mother’s wisdom, however, cleverly saves the day. Told in the cadence of a folktale, this richly illustrated tale makes a fine read aloud.
Heckedy Peg
![King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152054359.jpg?itok=l--CNcjc)
While others in his court have tried, only the young page is able to dislodge King Bidgood from his bubbly bathtub. Rich illustration (which won a Caldecott Honor) and a rhyming text depict an elegant Elizabethan period in this rib-tickling tale.
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub
![The Full Moon at the Napping House](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0544308328.jpg?itok=lJo5piqv)
Residents of the napping house are anything but sleepy; in fact, the full moon shining brightly is making them restless! With rich, rhyming language and playful paintings, this cumulative tale is a worthy companion to the creators’ early (and quite opposite book), The Napping House.
The Full Moon at the Napping House
![The Birthday Queen](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545414741.jpg?itok=LEfdqkY4)
From sending invitations to preparing party games, the queen makes certain that all is just perfect for an upcoming birthday party. Whose birthday is it? Her daughter’s! Bouncy illustrations and a relaxed text are sure to inspire party planners everywhere.
The Birthday Queen
![""](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/2023-06/when-gree-becomes-tomatoes.jpg?itok=C29F2CBj)
Short poems and gentle illustrations present seasons almost as a journal. Each entry captures natural beauty and emotions that often accompany them. For example the March 13 entry: “politely/but tired of mittens/I asked winter to please tell the snow/thank you very much, but no”.
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons
![Race Car Count](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1627790098.jpg?itok=bBBoqtDP)
Cars from one to ten line up to race in this rhythmic countdown. The rhyming text is a lively accompaniment to stylized illustrations and the final “GO!” as colorful vehicles zoom through the pages.
Race Car Count
![Olinguito, from A to Z!: Unveiling the Cloud Forest / Olinguito, de la A a la Z!: Descubriendo el bosque numblado](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0892393270.jpg?itok=LNzm_mDf)
The alphabet is used to introduce animals of the cloud forest and its most recently discovered resident, the elusive olinguito. Handsome illustrations and brief information appear in both Spanish and English as does more complete information at this stunning book’s conclusion.
Olinguito, from A to Z!: Unveiling the Cloud Forest / Olinguito, de la A a la Z!: Descubriendo el bosque numblado
![The Night Gardener](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1481439782.jpg?itok=JaymOKAE)
A town transforms from dreary to delighted when a night gardener provides a new topiary to be seen each day. Muted colors in highly detailed illustration depict the impact of the creative gardener on the townspeople as they enjoy the outdoors.
The Night Gardener
![The Neighborhood Mother Goose](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060515732.jpg?itok=U1O1oWB3)
Familiar rhymes and ditties are set in a city by clever photo-collage images. The diverse casts of characters bring new life to poems appealing and appropriate for the youngest listener.
The Neighborhood Mother Goose
![Junk Re-Thunk](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1627791337.jpg?itok=hvlQsatY)
Don’t toss that tube, use it to create! Clearly presented ideas for crafts, games and other activities are displayed in this well organized, accessible book – a creative way to recycle and reuse “trash.”
Junk Re-Thunk
![Guess Who, Haiku](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419718894.jpg?itok=0CDs0B7Q)
Short, evocative poems – haiku – present clues about familiar animals. With a turn of the page, the answer is revealed in bold typeface and a charming illustration. This short poetic form is effectively used to play a guessing game.
Guess Who, Haiku
![Every Breath We Take: A Book About Air](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580896162.jpg?itok=tcvlr4cR)
Air is all around us and is crucial to all living things on earth. In poetic language and handsome photographs of people from around the globe, the importance of clean air is presented. Additional information is presented at the back of the book.
Every Breath We Take: A Book About Air
![What Happens on Wednesdays](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374383030.jpg?itok=dp90Tz33)
A preschooler marks the progress of her day, not by the clock but by what happens after lunch, after nap, after swimming, after the library, and after Daddy comes home. She doesn’t map her neighborhood by street signs, either. Her morning walk to see dogs in the park takes her past the cat outside the deli, past her friend Errolyn’s building, and the daycare where she used to go when she was little, and down the block to the bagel store. The sounds, tastes, smells, and sights of a multiethnic Brooklyn neighborhood, as seen through a child’s eyes are captured through the text and illustrations.
What Happens on Wednesdays
![Water in the Park](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375870024.jpg?itok=FVrirgHG)
From the first orange glow on the water in the pond, to the last humans and animals running home from an evening rain shower, here is a day-in-the-life of a city park, and the playground within it. A rhythmic text and sweet, accessible images will immerse parents, toddlers, and young children in the summer season and the community within a park.
Water in the Park
![Five Creatures](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374423288.jpg?itok=hFSTPjLi)
A lighthearted look at a family from different viewpoints. The five members of the household, both human and feline, share many traits with one another while maintaining their individuality. The narrator (and only child in the group) sorts the five by their various commonalities from hair color to leisure activities to food preferences. “Three who like to hide in boxes./Four who have a knack with yarn”
Five Creatures
![Invisible Inkling](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061802220.jpg?itok=-4qcSAa8)
The thing about Hank’s new friend Inkling is, he’s invisible. No, not imaginary. Inkling is an invisible bandapat, a creature native to the Peruvian Woods of Mystery. Now Inkling has found his way into Hank’s apartment on his quest for squash, a bandapat favorite. But Hank has bigger problems than helping Inkling fend off maniac doggies and searching for pumpkins: Bruno Gillicut is a lunch-stealing, dirtbug caveperson and he’s got to be stopped. And who better to help stand up to a bully than an invisible friend?
Invisible Inkling
![Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763665312.jpg?itok=54nySGGW)
Stirring poems and vibrant collage illustrations combine to celebrate the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a champion of the Civil Rights and voting rights movements during the 1950s through the 1970s. Born in the Mississippi delta, the youngest of 20 children, Hamer had to drop out of school after sixth grade to work in the cotton fields before she became a powerful voice for her people. The book vividly brings to life Hamer’s legacy with a message of hope, determination, and strength.
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer
![To the Stars: The First American Woman to Walk in Space](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580896448.jpg?itok=Cl7pGgy4)
Kathy Sullivan followed her dreams regardless of what other girls did. She learned to pilot a plane as a teenager and as an adult, an astronaut and the first woman to walk in space. Her early experiences are juxtaposed to her work as an astronaut on alternating spreads seen in attractive illustrations and a crisp text. A note from Sullivan (coauthor of the book) as well as brief sketches of other women astronauts concludes this fascinating book.
To the Stars: The First American Woman to Walk in Space
![The Quickest Kid in Clarksville](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452129363.jpg?itok=nwNZ7Whi)
Wilma Rudolph was going to be in a parade in Clarksville, TN, after she won gold in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Alta, herself a runner, is inspired by Wilma but so is the new girl in town with the flashy new shoes. The girls put their competition aside ultimately finding friendship and a front row seat and a smile from Wilma at the parade. An author’s note about the Olympian is sure to inspire young readers to learn more about Rudolph.