![Dog and Bear: Three to Get Ready](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596433965.jpg?itok=DDm02p54)
A teddy bear and a small dog share a great friendship in these three satisfying short tales. Young listeners and new readers will appreciate the gentle humor and vivid, boldly outlined illustrations in this latest Dog and Bear installment.
Dog and Bear: Three to Get Ready
![This Is the Firefighter](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423108000.jpg?itok=U2yUJ28V)
A group of firefighters respond to an apartment building and save its residents — including a small cat. The rhythm and rhyme along with brightly hued illustrations in a larger format make this ever-appealing subject satisfying and accessible.
This Is the Firefighter
![The Terrible Plop](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374374287.jpg?itok=DDQ1DxWJ)
A loud “plop!” sounds while a bunch of bunnies are eating. Off they run, frightening other animals into running away as well, including a big brave bear. Only the smallest and brightest young rabbit (who notices the apples dropping into water) enjoys a repast alone. Rhythmic language and retro illustrations make this cumulative tale fresh.
The Terrible Plop
![The Super Hungry Dinosaur](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803734468.jpg?itok=-dIvli2G)
A boy and his dog foil the ravenous intentions of a super hungry T-Rex that shows up unexpectedly in the backyard. After taming the creature, mom provides a huge plate of pasta to make a “super full dinosaur” who happily leaves, but only after after a very large, satisfying burp. Child-like illustrations add appeal in this very silly, engaging tale.
The Super Hungry Dinosaur
![Shape by Shape](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416971475.jpg?itok=2vfJGmPK)
Shape by shape, a friendly and colorful creature is built with simply shaped overlays of die-cuts (such as squares or triangles) while the reader is asked if they recognize it. The entire beast unfolds at the end to reveal a large dinosaur with pointy teeth in a grinning mouth — and with a big heart.
Shape by Shape
![Polo and the Dragon](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596434988.jpg?itok=ovytzHyv)
Polo’s adventure begins as his others do: leaving home for an imaginative journey. Here, the small dog sails away in his boat but gets frozen in ice. He gets help from a new friend whose fiery breath allows them to sail off together. Words are not needed in this enjoyable tale.
Polo and the Dragon
![Ocean's Child](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375847529.jpg?itok=npjBjNn6)
As an Inuit mother and her child paddle home in their boat, they notice other animal mothers and their children preparing for sleep. Attractive, stylized illustrations evoke the Arctic setting as mothers and their young prepare to rest.
Ocean’s Child
![Night Lights](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375858628.jpg?itok=aOjpfIp4)
How many kinds of lights will you see as you and your mother go out on a warm evening? Rich illustration and sparse text allow readers to explore lights all around them ranging from streetlight to starlight in this handsome, cozy book.
Night Lights
![Miranda's Beach Day](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061582980.jpg?itok=fANv-oAa)
Miranda’s day at the beach with her mother is filled with the normal activities, from building castles in the sand to placing a crab in it. The child is disappointed when the day comes to an end but is reassured by her mother that more special days will follow. The joy of sharing a day at the beach is a pleasure all year long.
Miranda’s Beach Day
![Little Mouse Gets Ready](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1935179012.jpg?itok=RVmBwUHa)
The little mouse struggles to get dressed to go out to the barn with efforts that children will readily recognize just as they will appreciate the humor in mother mouse’s reminder that mice don’t wear clothing! Simple illustrations in graphic novel-like format for the very young make a pleasing package.
Little Mouse Gets Ready
![Little Beauty](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1406319309.jpg?itok=S4FtUjKM)
Beauty is a small kitten who becomes a large gorilla’s best friend as they happily share their lives together (reminiscent of Koko’s Kitten). When “King Kong” is mistreated, the gorilla smashes the television. The keepers come to remove Beauty, but Beauty signs that she broke the TV, not her friend. Realism and fantasy combine in this smart, expressive book.
Little Beauty
![The King's Taster](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060753722.jpg?itok=3-7CiZ9V)
A long-eared hound is the king’s official taster whose job is to make sure that nothing will harm the young royal. Even after dog and his cook search worldwide for new, tasty recipes, the king refuses to eat. Intervention by royal parents is required when secret candy eating is revealed, resolving all issues. Humor abounds in this satisfying saga.
The King’s Taster
![How Do You Wokka-Wokka?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763632287.jpg?itok=9TpZXvTv)
The narrator begins his neighborhood trek with an infectious rhyme, saying that some days “you just gotta wokka.” In fact, he is so infectious that others join him to say and show how they wokka-wokka, too. Lively illustrations and playful nonsense rhymes make this a joyful walk down any street.
How Do You Wokka-Wokka?
![Here Comes Jack Frost](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596434422.jpg?itok=rFGon5S4)
A lonely child says he hates winter until he meets an angular, spiky kind of spiky fellow that covers his house with frost and ice. Together they enjoy the snowy day but Jack Frost asks his playmate to “never mention anything warm in front of me.” Limited colors and a simple text show an unusual friendship and a wintertime adventure.
Here Comes Jack Frost
![Grizzly Dad](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0385751737.jpg?itok=6E7VwCVv)
In spite of a grumpy dad who literally turns into a grizzly bear — as seen in the very amusing illustrations — the grizzly dad and his son enjoy an outing together. By the time the mom and other child return home at the end of the day, dad has returned to himself. The literal transformation is not only child-like, but the notion will be broadly appreciated!
Grizzly Dad
![Farley Follows His Nose](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006170234X.jpg?itok=wreLsw0W)
A bath made Farley, a hairy (and very pleasing) pooch, hungry and so before his owner could slip his collar back on, Farley is off following delicious smells. Although Farley becomes disoriented, he finds his way home and even helps a lost child along the way. Comic strip fans will recognize the characters, though this tale stands alone.
Farley Follows His Nose
![When I Wore My Sailor Suit](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374347492.jpg?itok=bu9s8tbP)
Though he lives in a small apartment, the boy who wears his sailor suit has an expansive imagination. It takes him to a remote island where a pirate lives and only ends when reality intrudes. Watercolor illustrations add detail but leave imaginative wiggle room in this gentle adventure.
When I Wore My Sailor Suit
![Superhero School](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1599901668.jpg?itok=FfSgoFGu)
Leonard is disappointed in superhero school; the only thing his teacher, The Blue Tornado, talks about is math and other dull stuff. Fractions and division come in quite handy for the student team, however, when Ice Zombies appear! Exaggerated humor in both text and illustration make this a real champ.
Superhero School
![Sunday Chutney](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590785975.jpg?itok=uDigag4M)
Bespectacled Sunday Chutney has an unusual name — and she’s always the new girl as her family moves frequently for her dad’s work. Her voice is real as is her take on herself and her life (which she admits is sometimes lonely) and utterly charming. The illustrations are as quirky as the character herself.
Sunday Chutney
![Snow White: A Three-Dimensional Fairytale Theater](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763644730.jpg?itok=pwoJuJnb)
The traditional tale has been retold and newly presented to create a theater within the covers of a book. Scenes unfold and become 3-dimensional with text hidden under “curtains” — flaps that unfold.
Snow White: A Three-Dimensional Fairytale Theater
![Imogene's Last Stand](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375836071.jpg?itok=Ha9l4_js)
Imogene’s town has abandoned the building which she makes into a museum. Can feisty Imogene save the museum from destruction in the name of progress? She finds a letter (George Washington slept there!), protests, and puts herself in a stockade until the building is saved. This book is fast, funny, and rich with an appreciation for history.
Imogene’s Last Stand
![A Chair for Always](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061722790.jpg?itok=dBrfC8tI)
In a companion to A Chair for My Mother, young Rosa awaits the birth of her baby cousin in the now slightly frayed chair so lovingly purchased long ago. When the baby is born, Rosa introduces him to the much-loved chair and its history in this sincere and warmly told and illustrated family story.
A Chair for Always
![A Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596432519.jpg?itok=BAFzrvWY)
Everyone knows that book characters come alive only when the book is opened. In this clever picture book, characters awaken when readers open it; sleep when the book is closed. Illustrations allow readers to literally look down into the book characters’ lives and enjoy the entire notion of storytelling.
A Book
![Winnie Finn, Worm Farmer](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374384401.jpg?itok=ahHpyq8F)
Winnie Finn wants to win a prize at the county fair but she is a worm farmer. Instead of winning one herself, Winnie helps others win with her prize wigglers. Simply told and comically illustrated, this engaging tale is enlightening, informative, and just plain fun.