![Free Association: Where My Mind Goes During Science Class](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/160336546X.jpg?itok=njd6JnCb)
Even though Emily’s teacher is distressed that Emily daydreams during science, both recognize that Emily’s wandering mind just might lead to creativity and new ways of thinking. A lighthearted take on a serious topic reminds readers that imagination can lead to many positive things.
Free Association: Where My Mind Goes During Science Class
![The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/054750991X.jpg?itok=agEAP_1-)
A group of young men from Liverpool changed the world of music and they enjoyed a good laugh — often on themselves. The Fab Four and their humor are presented in appealing stylized illustrations and a lighthearted narrative well suited to the material presented.
The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny)
![Yoo-Hoo, Lady Bug!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1442434007.jpg?itok=0tVeoMEs)
A small ladybug loves to hide — and she does it well in each familiar scene. “Yoo-hoo, Ladybug? Where are you?” She’s hiding behind the teddy bear, tucked in a box, and other places in this brightly illustrated, rhyming hide-and-seek book for younger children.
Yoo-Hoo, Lady Bug!
![Tiptoe Joe](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061772038.jpg?itok=zjLc5V6j)
A big brown bear in red sneakers tiptoes fast to invite his friends to “…come with me/I know something you should see.” Each animal clops, thuds or swishes to see Joe’s surprise: two sleeping cubs with their mother. Told with lively language and humorous illustrations.
Tiptoe Joe
![Time-Out for Sophie](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670785113.jpg?itok=dXz3VyeN)
Exasperated Mama and Daddy put Sophie in time-out when she dumps her dinner and tosses the clean laundry. But when Granny puts herself in time-out during their book-sharing, Sophie straightens up. Text and illustration capture a young child’s tenacious behavior and her adults’ reactions, sure to be recognized by all.
Time-Out for Sophie
![Rock-a-Bye Room](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419705377.jpg?itok=5Y13pEA_)
A quiet, country life is evoked as a mother sings a lullaby to her daughter before placing the toddler in a cozy outdoor cradle. There, mother plays the guitar, singing to the sleeping child. Visual allusions to nursery rhymes (and even Elvis Presley) extend the lullaby and its rural setting.
Rock-a-Bye Room
![Night Light](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545462630.jpg?itok=nlZBuIal)
On black pages, a die-cut reveals from 1 to 10 lights. With a turn of the page, a vehicle is revealed in full color, highly stylized illustrations. A clue encourages guessing before the big reveal. The final one light is the night light in a child’s room.
Night Light
![My Turn to Learn Colors](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316251631.jpg?itok=RqkfwBHQ)
My Turn to Learn Colors
![Marc Brown's Playtime Rhymes: A Treasury for Families to Learn and Play Together](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316207357.jpg?itok=--QWCYvt)
Twenty familiar and some lesser-known rhymes are just right for sharing. Actions are shown in small pictograms that accompany each line. One fingerplay appears on each double page with gentle, idealized illustration for a collection perfect for sharing.
Marc Brown’s Playtime Rhymes: A Treasury for Families to Learn and Play Together
![Lots of Lambs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547402066.jpg?itok=tG91fRQu)
Feel the lamb’s wool, then lift the umbrella to find lambs. There are lambs of all types and in many moods doing lots of things. Staccato, rhyming, catchy text is accompanied by expressive images of lively lambs that encourage active engagement with each page.
Lots of Lambs
![Little Mouse](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423143302.jpg?itok=abnhGmX-)
When the young narrator feels quiet and cuddly, she doesn’t mind being her mom’s Little Mouse. Other times, she is as strong as an ox or brave and scary like a lion. A child’s daily changing moods are reflected in the open illustrations and simple text.
Little Mouse
![I'd Know You Anywhere, My Love](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0312553684.jpg?itok=ayryw3Uw)
I’d Know You Anywhere, My Love
![I See Kitty](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596438622.jpg?itok=pQ926gM_)
Chloe is charming child in a red and white polka dot dress who sees kittens everywhere, even dreaming about them. When she awakens, her dream becomes reality and she gets her own kitten. Clean lines and simple language present a satisfying, recognizable story.
I See Kitty
![Good Night, Sleep Tight](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545533708.jpg?itok=pWPhyBTo)
Skinny Doug is Bonnie and Ben’s favorite babysitter. When he shares a familiar bedtime rhyme, their chant encourages him to share even more ditties until everyone is finally tucked in. Traditional verses appear in the rhythmic, imaginatively illustrated rhyming text.
Good Night, Sleep Tight
![Fox Forgets](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590789962.jpg?itok=78nv1S7y)
Goose asks Fox to tell Bear that she’ll be right back, but Fox forgets. Fox focuses on his games when Bear arrives. The loyal Bear misses his friend until Fox at last recalls the message. Textured illustrations present the warmth of the friends’ reunion and embrace.
Fox Forgets
![Diggers Go](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452118647.jpg?itok=NLFM8fV0)
What sound does an excavator or a forklift make? Each makes its own noise, presented here in bold, dramatic typefaces dynamically shown on sturdy horizontal pages. Children can be encouraged to repeat sounds made by the variety of equipment — likely to delight construction aficionados.
Diggers Go
![Things That Float and Things That Don't](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823428621.jpg?itok=IVWbdP-f)
Discover why boats — even filled with people — can float, but a small pebble sinks in water. Easy experiments and lucid explanations are presented with cartoon-like illustrations to bring concepts like density and displacement into focus for readers of all ages.
Things That Float and Things That Don’t
![Tap the Magic Tree](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062274457.jpg?itok=A3oAsR9i)
Is the magic in the book or with the reader as they are asked to tap the brown tree? A green leaf appears and then when rubbed, pink blossoms emerge. A rhythmic text encourages participation to see seasonal changes in the sturdy tree from winter’s end to spring birds nesting.
Tap the Magic Tree
![A Special Gift for Granny](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060531762.jpg?itok=2U1tTTM7)
Hunter gathers a collection of stones for his grandmother’s porch, confident that she’ll know what to do with them. Many uses are found for the stones, including a “grandmother necklace” and even one to skip on a lake. Soft illustrations in warm tones and an engaging narration capture the special bond between boy and grandmother.
A Special Gift for Granny
![Snowflakes Fall](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0385376936.jpg?itok=hbVVT7Jl)
Illustrations of snowy landscapes filled with children and dogs playing accompany a lyrical text suggesting that change is inevitable. Beginning, “…Snowflakes fall/…No two the same–/All beautiful.” But when flowers again bloom, children will remember snowflakes “And we remember the children–/No two the same–/All beautiful.” The moving book is dedicated to the Connecticut community who lost precious lives in 2012.
Snowflakes Fall
![1 2 3 versus A B C](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062102990.jpg?itok=xoJTRjsG)
The number 1 and the letter A welcome readers to a book about numbers, or is it a book about letters? They discover that it’s really both, as things from A to Z in quantities of 1 to 26, parade through the pages. Cartoon illustrations and humor multiply as the competition and the concepts playfully unfold in increasingly busy illustrations.
1 2 3 versus A B C
![Mr. Wuffles!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618756612.jpg?itok=CXdgQDOf)
A handsome feline named Mr. Wuffles is quite fussy about his toys. But he certainly enjoys a small roundish object he comes across unexpectedly. Surprises abound when readers see what that object holds and how — and from whom — the aliens contained in it find help. The three-time Caldecott medalist presents another fresh, nearly wordless tale.
Mr. Wuffles!
![Mr. Tiger Goes Wild](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316200638.jpg?itok=HQ_Qd-im)
Mr. Tiger nattily sports his top hat and bow tie but becomes bored with the confines of the proper, polite and prim world. As Mr. Tiger’s wild idea takes shape, his behavior changes. The results are freeing for all of the animals and fun for the reader. Understated humor and flat illustrations create a comedy that validates individuality.
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild
![Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash/Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0892392738.jpg?itok=_v5fkPfb)
Marisol is truly a nonconformist. She doesn’t like things that match, doesn’t want just one theme for her birthday, and the only gift Marisol really wants is a visit from her abuelita. The surprise at her “Clash Bash” party is a virtual visit from her grandmother. Joyful illustrations accompany this second fun-filled, bilingual Marisol story.