![Annika Riz, Math Whiz](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374303355.jpg?itok=GOAFXPp6)
Annika wants her math-hating friends to enjoy math as much as she does. Feeding answers to math problems to friends hurts more but using math to save the class carnival is another story! Recognizable characters identifiable situations make a plausible, engaging school story.
Annika Riz, Math Whiz
![Stanley's Garage](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/156145804X.jpg?itok=WVv7sNZT)
Stanley is a very talented hamster who runs a garage. There he fixes his customers’ cars, taking care of everything from overheating to flat tires. After a busy day, Stanley returns home happily. Attractively simple shapes and bold colors in black outlines on uncluttered pages not only chronicle Stanley’s work but begin with illustrations of tools used. The same format is used in a companion book, Stanley the Builder (opens in a new window).
Stanley’s Garage
![Maisy's Book of Things that Go](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763646148.jpg?itok=hn0-_4YI)
Maisy, the engaging white mouse, gets around by bicycle, trolley, and even dreams of flying in a rocket ship. Bright, child-like illustrations and a tab to pull on each page encourage active participation in this very basic but very appealing introduction to modes of travel.
Maisy’s Book of Things that Go
![Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811877825.jpg?itok=D4_zCwj3)
Each vehicle on the construction site snuggles down at the end of the day. Sound has been added to this edition of the picture book version (opens in a new window) with the same title. Icons on each page ask young readers to match the button which makes the sound — from the final sounds of digging and dumping to yawns and snores.
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
![Busy Bunny Days](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452117004.jpg?itok=_wQ4eNLC)
From morning to nighttime, there’s a lot going on in town, on a farm and at the port, each populated by animals that are stand-ins for people. Readers will discover many things on each large, colorful double page spread as the day passes in each locale. A clock and brief text on each page provides clues as to what to hunt for in this book reminiscent of Richard Scarry.
Busy Bunny Days
![Teacher's Pets](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805096477.jpg?itok=zEp33rum)
Dog lovers everywhere will appreciate the canine shenanigans of best friends, Lucie and Kate. They are neighbors in a no-dogs-allowed apartment but they use their amazing dog-bone necklaces to become dogs! Dog jokes and dog notes by the authors conclude this playful novel.
Teacher’s Pets
![The Storm Whale](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805099670.jpg?itok=GEowdUZs)
“Noi lived with his dad and six cats by the sea.” But he was lonely until he rescues a baby whale that reconnects Noi with his busy fisherman father. Gentle language is enhanced by mellow, warmly hued illustrations of their seaside home.
The Storm Whale
![Nuts to You!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060092750.jpg?itok=2lQs_0A7)
When a squirrel is snatched up by a hungry hawk (but not eaten), his courageous friends go after him. Together they discover another squirrel society and save their homes from devastation in this clever, quite funny, and often insightful tale that provides a glimpse into what squirrel civilization might be.
Nuts to You!
![A Night at the Zoo](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823430448.jpg?itok=woBVBvHH)
What happens to Pop’s cell phone when he and Sam fall asleep at the zoo? It passes from one animal to the next! Cartoon illustrations and straightforward text are just right to create and easy, amusing, fanciful adventure.
A Night at the Zoo
![If You Were a Dog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374335303.jpg?itok=KtatqpZb)
Effervescent language and lively illustrations ask readers what kind of dog, cat, fist, bird, bug, frog, or dinosaur they’d be — but since they are not, they can “arrooo! like a dog, hiss! like a cat,” or even “chomp, stomp, roar! like a dinosaur” in this playful, imaginative book.
If You Were a Dog
![Who Can Jump?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763667536.jpg?itok=j1zS8eUS)
Who can jump? Lift the flap to see small animals in action ending with “YOU can jump!” Bold, uncluttered illustrations and repeated language are sure to absorb young children. The same format is used in the equally engaging Who Can Swim? (opens in a new window)
Who Can Jump?
![Lucky Dog: Twelve Tales of Rescued Dogs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545554519.jpg?itok=4ENk0dn2)
Dog lovers — and those who aren’t — are sure to be touched by twelve short stories about shelter dogs that find just the right home. Written by various authors, each story is different but each will resonate with sophisticated readers (or listeners) in this varied short story collection.
Lucky Dog: Twelve Tales of Rescued Dogs
![I Spy in the Sky](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763668400.jpg?itok=KFg8VnbI)
Die-cuts let readers ‘spy’ a portion of an animal while text provides clues as to what it might be. With the turn of the page the entire bird is portrayed. Basic characteristics and attractive illustrations provide an informative glimpse of a variety of fowl while playing a variant of a familiar game.
I Spy in the Sky
![Tyler Makes a Birthday Cake](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062047604.jpg?itok=oPLHvDKA)
When Tyler forgets his dog’s birthday, he goes to Mr. Baker to learn how to bake a cake. There the boy learns about where the ingredients for a carrot cake originate. Childlike illustrations provide information and humorous asides from Tofu, the dog. Tyler’s DOG carrot cake recipe is included.
Tyler Makes a Birthday Cake
![Milo and Millie](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763667838.jpg?itok=mLtEACvI)
Before Milo and his teddy go to bed, they have an imaginative bath time adventure in a boat, sailing past a busy city, through a storm and more. Soft illustrations communicate the gentle nature of their jaunt. Easy instructions for Milo’s folded paper boat are sure to inspire bathtub explorations and experiments.
Milo and Millie
![The Legend of Lightning and Thunder](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/192709528X.jpg?itok=q4y-6RHB)
Orphaned siblings could travel no farther without food and so while camp folk were distracted, the children grabbed meat to eat and a caribou skin and flint with which to play. To avoid punishment, they hid in the sky where they play to this day. And so it is that there is thunder and lightning. The Arctic and its residents are evoked in swirling illustrations and a straightforward telling of an appealing traditional tale.
The Legend of Lightning and Thunder
![How Does My Garden Grow?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1782500375.jpg?itok=AjfSBGy9)
Sophie lives in a big city but eagerly anticipates summer at her grandparents. There, she learns about growing vegetables and gardens as she prepares, plants, observes and harvests. Realistic illustrations show an entire scene as well as close-ups on each double page spread.
How Does My Garden Grow?
![Rooting for You](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423152301.jpg?itok=AL57bIUp)
Growing up is not easy, even for a small seed. But with encouragement from a bespectacled worm, a frightened seed pushes on and up and develops into a handsome flower. Rhyming text and cartoon line drawings suggest the challenges of sprouting — both literally and figuratively — while presenting a saga in which many children will see themselves.
Rooting for You
![Tugboat](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823428664.jpg?itok=mPEjG26w)
From sunup to sundown in all types of weather, a small tugboat helps much larger ships into the New York harbor. Realistic illustrations and a crisp text present basic information about the tug and the ships it assists.
Tugboat
![Train](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545384958.jpg?itok=g1pK6vuF)
Trains carry commuters and cargo; some travel in cities, others go places where there are no roads. Travel on trains through lively language and delicate but detailed illustrations. An author’s note reveals she traveled by train to inform the reader and to let her imagination soar.
Train
![Subway](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670036226.jpg?itok=tnBijcsw)
Rhythmic language and lively illustration invite readers to join a mother and her child as they travel on the subway. The young girl enjoys the sights and sounds of a diverse city when they travel uptown by going “down, down, down.”
Subway
![Pete the Cat: Old MacDonald Had a Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062198734.jpg?itok=qB6Vck6Z)
Pokerfaced Pete the cat sings the traditional song with his guitar as he travels the farm in a red pickup truck and his big green tractor. Deadpan illustrations add verve and humor to the familiar tune and farm animal sounds.
Pete the Cat: Old MacDonald Had a Farm
![My Bus](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062287362.jpg?itok=HjDPofwn)
Joe drives his car to his bus where he picks up five dogs and five cats, then drops some off to continue their travel by boat, plane, and train. Boldly colored illustrations and broad shapes much like the author used in My Car (opens in a new window) are sure to appeal.
My Bus
![The Little Airplane](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/037581079X.jpg?itok=g26z1e5o)
Mr. Small enjoys the view from his small aircraft. This is one of Lenski’s now classic “Little” picture books all of which are characterized by simple line illustrations and an unpretentious, straightforward story.