![Flip, Flap, Fly! A Book for Babies Everywhere](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763631094.jpg?itok=qNAfmw97)
A predictable rhyme leads from one baby animal to another until a child and his mama kiss “in the honey-sunny day, in the bright and breezy air.” The lively language uses lots of onomatopoeia and soft illustrations that are just right for sharing aloud.
Flip, Flap, Fly! A Book for Babies Everywhere
![The Cuckoo's Haiku and Other Birding Poems](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763630497.jpg?itok=bnr8cqxb)
This handsome book is presented as though the notebook of a birder. It combines haiku, information about birds, and realistic watercolors with notes. Additional brief comments conclude a book that is sure to spark continued interest.
The Cuckoo’s Haiku and Other Birding Poems
![Calendar](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823417255.jpg?itok=SN7oqwVn)
Luminous illustrations brighten up each month of the year in this brief but evocative jaunt. The seasons come to life through rhythmic language and translucent images that beg to be shared aloud.
Calendar
![Brothers and Sisters: Family Poems](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060562846.jpg?itok=o4zYdi9E)
Recognizable sibling relationships and associated emotions come alive in dynamic poems and realistic watercolor illustrations. As irritating as brothers and sisters can be, “…I’d rather have them, than not.”
Brothers and Sisters: Family Poems
![Oh, What a Beautiful Day! A Counting Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1563974096.jpg?itok=-STOd7LB)
Soft illustrations reveal the animals seen as an imaginative young girl walks home to her parents. Using alliterative language, she counts from one prancing pig to ten loving llamas, and feels a part of it all.
Oh, What a Beautiful Day! A Counting Book
![Who Ate All the Cookie Dough?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805082670.jpg?itok=7oGwEdP3)
Eeny, meeny, miney, moe! Who ate all the cookie dough? asks a mother kangaroo of other animals. No one knows, of course, until the culprit can be found quite close to home! Children will catch on to the repetition quickly and will delight in the rhyming response.
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough?
![Rattletrap Car](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763620076.jpg?itok=N0zTVQfO)
Poppa worries that the family’s old car won’t make it, but the children convince him otherwise and so begins the summer outing — a real celebration of family and fun and even the old family car!
Rattletrap Car
![Gimme Cracked Corn and I Will Share](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0802796842.jpg?itok=Fl1werph)
Could the chicken’s dream of buried treasure — a treasure of cracked corn under a great pink pig — be true? His friend George thought so. And so Chicken and George set out to follow the dream. Corny jokes abound in this funny, fast fable sure to delight (as well elicit groans!).
Gimme Cracked Corn and I Will Share
![Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/061856313X.jpg?itok=tqQGaUzx)
Dramatic scratchboard illustrations add drama to the poetic riddles that encourage readers to turn the page and find out more. This is a unique and lively introduction to the animals, insects, and plants that comprise a meadow.
Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow
![Tweedle Dee Dee](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763637971.jpg?itok=y7_iffgW)
The familiar, lively, cumulative song entitled “And the Green Grass Grew All Around” has been refashioned. Here, word and picture show children watching birds hatch in a tree where the “green leaves grew around… and the birds went, ‘Tweedle-Dee-Dee!’”
Tweedle Dee Dee
![Rain Play](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805067957.jpg?itok=MowXJqcN)
What is summer without a rainstorm? Alliterative language and richly textured collages create a day’s play interrupted by rain — until the sun returns.
Rain Play
![Max's Dragon](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374399212.jpg?itok=1v4ad64y)
Max and his brothers play outdoors on a summer day, but Max is the first to see his dragon. When chased by a dark cloud that looks surprising like a fierce dinosaur, only a rhyme — and the breeze from the dragon’s sneeze defeats it. Textured, rounded figures and playful language combine to present this imaginative summer adventure.
Max’s Dragon
![Everywhere the Cow Says "Moo!"](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590784588.jpg?itok=ewV89wZ9)
Dogs say “bow-wow” in English, “goo-ow” in Spanish, “wah-wah” in French, and “wan-wan” in Japanese. But no matter where the cow lives, it says “moo!” Bright, bold, playful illustrations introduce how animals sound in different languages.
Everywhere the Cow Says “Moo!”
![Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805079947.jpg?itok=Bz4WWucZ)
John’s music began when he listened to the music in his childhood. Semi-abstract illustrations vivify sound-filled poetry, together introducing a boy who would grow up to become the great John Coltrane.
Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane
![If Animals Kissed Goodnight](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374380511.jpg?itok=-jkVkIyA)
In this gentle, imaginative countdown to sleep, a child and her mother imagine how a menagerie of animals would lovingly say goodnight; that is, all except the sloth and her cub. Rich language swirls around and through warmly-hued illustrations to create a satisfying bedtime tale.
If Animals Kissed Goodnight
![Friends and Pals and Brothers, Too](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805076433.jpg?itok=0pK-SfGk)
Two boys nicknamed Squirrel and Bear are best buddies. Bear’s rhyming narration chronicles how they play outside all year round — swimming, splashing in puddles, rolling in snow, and more. Lighthearted illustrations recount the boys’ mutual affection and their play.
Friends and Pals and Brothers, Too
![Alphabet](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416955658.jpg?itok=G19px2Fq)
Sturdy pages are used to introduce the alphabet and more. Alliteration, folding flaps, and added textures create a lively, appealing, humorous menagerie in word and illustration.
Alphabet
![On the Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763633224.jpg?itok=I9nfMlPn)
Short verse and dynamic woodcut illustration combine to reveal characteristics of farm animals, from rooster to rabbit with lots in between. Allusions are intriguing and playful (“The Bees/Tell their story,/sweet and old./It begins in clover;/it ends in gold.”) and may inspire other activities.
On the Farm
![Here's a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763631418.jpg?itok=xdbyBGRp)
A young child’s world is presented in a variety of poems, each illustrated with verve and humor. The large pages support the well-organized collection sure to be appreciated by young children and the adults who share the poems with them.
Here’s a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry
![Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823420434.jpg?itok=nDuD3r5B)
The many ways seeds get to where they can grow is revealed in poetic language enhanced by understandable illustrations. Though the information is brief, the sound of the words makes this a unique introduction to this cycle in nature.
Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move
![The Bunnies' Trip](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786818980.jpg?itok=CbcR-zJX)
Each member of the Bunny family has a job to do as they prepare for their trip. The challenges of packing and walking are forgotten when they arrive at the family reunion and the fun starts! Children and adults will see themselves in this colorfully illustrated rhyming tale.
The Bunnies’ Trip
![Little Blue Truck](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152056610.jpg?itok=jTt9gubP)
Unlike the arrogant, large dump truck, Little Blue Truck always has time to greet the animals in and around the farm. So when both get stuck in the mud, the animals respond to Little Blue Truck’s plea for help. Cooperation abounds in this rhyming story — ideal for reading aloud.
Little Blue Truck
![Bow-Wow Hears Things](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152058419.jpg?itok=vm3M5BQr)
A small chick finds his true voice with the help of Bow-Wow, a small, expressive terrier. Strong lines in simple illustrations convey humor and movement — for both child and adult — in this short tale.
Bow-Wow Hears Things
![Beetle Bop](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152059369.jpg?itok=pQSYeWso)
Beetles come in many shapes and sizes — revealed in rhyming text and luminous illustrations. Readers will enjoy the dynamic interplay of words and pictures in this lively book.