![Hello, Baby Beluga](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/157091740X.jpg?itok=JSflqSgt)
Meet a baby beluga whale, its mother, and the sometimes threatening environment in which they live through a series of questions and answers between the beluga and the reader. Softly lined, idealized illustrations are used in this book for older toddlers.
Hello, Baby Beluga
![Bring on the Birds](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561455601.jpg?itok=F1mNdsUM)
Stunning yet accurate illustrations accompany a gently rhyming, rhythmic text to introduce the behavior of a variety of birds. Brief information about the birds shown encourages young readers to want to learn more about these handsome creatures.
Bring on the Birds
![Honk Honk! Beep Beep!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423124863.jpg?itok=_Dp2iByO)
As a boy sleeps, his toys come to life and take a ride in his bedroom. Other toys join the father and son dolls but return to the proper shelf before sunrise. Told in a rhyming cadence, this colorfully illustrated tale is sure to satisfy young readers.
Honk Honk! Beep Beep!
![Firehouse](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439915007.jpg?itok=u9h_4qBG)
Edward, a curious young dog and aspiring firefighter, visits the firehouse with his friend, Judy. Edward and Judy practice with the fire fighting Dalmatians in this gentle, satisfying, humorous look at firefighters.
Firehouse
![Spot's Snowy Day](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399254196.jpg?itok=ewyMz5pa)
What can be more fun than playing in the snow with mom and dad? Coming home to a warm up with grandma! In his signature style, Hill’s spotted puppy in the snow is sure to surprise and satisfy the youngest child.
Spot’s Snowy Day
![Snowballs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152020950.jpg?itok=pLc04QcK)
An entire snow family — including pets — has been created by textured collage illustrations in this playful celebration of winter. Seasonal facts finish up this engaging glimpse of snow — and may inspire young artists to collect and fashion their own snow images.
Snowballs
![The Baby Goes Beep](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0807505080.jpg?itok=esyZWFtQ)
Baby and parents share a full day from the time the baby awakens until bedtime — with recognizable activities along the way. Lively, rhythmic language and bright illustrations appear on sturdy pages.
The Baby Goes Beep
![Tubby](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763645672.jpg?itok=7Vjup5No)
Join the parents of a bald little baby as she (or is it he?) plays imaginatively in the bathtub and grows out of diapers (opens in a new window) in two charmingly simple board books. Each is sure to engage both adults and children as they grow.
Tubby
![Market Day! Colors; Shapes, Opposites, Numbers](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1935279785.jpg?itok=jRWaZB5O)
Four board books are included in a well-built cardboard case with a handle. Each concept is clearly, briefly presented in minimal text and cheery illustration, just right for young hands or for sharing.
Market Day! Colors, Shapes, Opposites, Numbers
![Little Owl Lost](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763650226.jpg?itok=_hV1Mbf3)
The little owl searches for his mother when separated from her, but his descriptions aren’t very clear. At last, a concerned squirrel helps reunite baby and mother. Muted colors and broad shapes are used in this appealing story.
Little Owl Lost
![I Like Fruit: A Touch and Feel Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763648035.jpg?itok=FtyCXC1M)
Crisply lined and clearly placed illustrations of different fruits are arranged by color on sturdy pages. Embedded in illustrations on each double-page spread is a textured part that suggests how the fruit feels when touched.
I Like Fruit: A Touch and Feel Book
![American Babies](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580892809.jpg?itok=DqFavUAF)
Simple sentences connect babies from diverse backgrounds, each portrayed in a full-color photograph on sturdy pages.
American Babies
![Shark vs. Train](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316007625.jpg?itok=Z6Bv4j7R)
Two boys with toys begin a contest, pitting shark and train to see who will win the various contests. As the challenges grow, so does the size and perspective of the illustrations until the boys end for lunch. The portrayal of children’s imaginative play is spot-on.
Shark vs. Train
![If You Give a Mouse a Cookie](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060245867.jpg?itok=OhyolCAy)
The tale of the generous boy who gives a mouse a cookie with unexpected and very funny consequences celebrates its 25th anniversary with a special edition. End pages have a board game that can be played by two or more players.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
![""](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/2024-02/im-not-sleepy.jpg?itok=FT_FpH8h)
Though Baby Owl insists that he’s not sleepy, his increasingly grumpy denials suggest otherwise. Only when Papa Owl cuddles his child and suggests a bedtime story does Baby Owl give in to sleep. Cartoon illustrations convey both the humor and warmth in this recognizable story.
I’m Not Sleepy!
![Busy Barnyard](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1582461686.jpg?itok=Ouf0y3ig)
Animals shown in color photographs engage in a range of recognizable activities — from romping to snuggling. Lively language and a sturdy format are used in this appealing book just right to share with young children.
Busy Barnyard
![Say Hello](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399252304.jpg?itok=mwZZlfC3)
Mama, Carmelita, and their dog Manny greet people in their diverse neighborhood as they walk to see Abuela Rosa. Everyone says “hello” but in their own language — ranging from Italian and French to Hebrew and Arabic to slang American greetings. It is Manny’s “woof,” however, that is universal. Textured illustrations make Carmelita’s community familiar and accessible.
Say Hello
![The Thingamabob](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375861068.jpg?itok=6o8CJF43)
An elephant finds an intriguing red thingamabob but neither he nor his friends can figure out what it does — until it begins to rain. Children will recognize the red thing immediately and are sure to delight in the animals’ process of discovery and invention. Textured illustration with gentle lines brings this engaging, imaginative tale alive.
The Thingamabob
![The Quiet Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547215673.jpg?itok=s76s7qhn)
How many kinds of quiet are there? More than you might think beginning with the “First one awake quiet” to “Sound asleep quiet”. Readers will recognize the different situations (brought to life by expressively illustrated animals) and may even come up with their own brand of quiet.
The Quiet Book
![Not a Box](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061123226.jpg?itok=kcS2-cz9)
When is a brown box not a box? When it’s being used by a small rabbit as a racecar, a mountain, or a burning building being rescued by the fire fighter, of course! Straightforward illustrations and minimal language convey the power of imagination and play in this contemporary classic.
Not a Box
![What Shapes Do You See?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1934618969.jpg?itok=OeqVnGSg)
Basic shapes are introduced on one side of each sturdy double page spread; on the opposing side, die-cuts hint at what is hidden. Lift the flap to see the shape in an easily recognizable object. A similar approach is used to introduce basic colors in both of these interactive books sure to hold up to small, rough hands.
See also: What Color Is Your Apple? (opens in a new window)
What Shapes Do You See?
![Sweet Dreams Lullaby](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375858520.jpg?itok=PquV_Aq8)
When the day is over, a young rabbit cuddles with a parent to let the dreams begin. Soft illustrations combine with a calm, rhythmic, rhyming text to quiet young ones who share the tranquil appreciation of nature and nighttime as they drift off to a cozy sleep.
Sweet Dreams Lullaby
![Sleepy ABC](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061288632.jpg?itok=jVopkybJ)
Round faced children watch animals prepare for bedtime in this soothing tale in a newly illustrated edition of an earlier book by Margaret Wise Brown. The alphabet is used as the device to countdown from A to children who “…zip into bed,/not another peep/go to sleep!”
Sleepy ABC
![My Little Baby](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1609060008.jpg?itok=zxBuuMR8)
Count and feel the five smooth rubber ducks as one by one they go into the bathtub and touch the soft baby animals as they meow, woof, and peep in these simply illustrated, sturdy books. Crisp illustrations and minimal language make these ideal to share with the youngest child.
See also: Counting Duckies (opens in a new window)