![City Lullaby](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/061860703X.jpg?itok=YlfROzkK)
From “10 horns beeping” to “2 bikes growling” a baby sleeps on. But when “… 1 bird begins to twitter,” a smiling baby awakens! City sounds and sights abound in stylized illustrations and satisfying, rhythmic language of this cumulative rhyme.
City Lullaby
![I'm Dirty](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060092939.jpg?itok=yc7muRAu)
Umm! growls the bodacious backhoe loader as he gets dirtier with each pile of trash he gathers as he cleans up a vacant lot. The countdown from 10 to 1 is gross, alliterative, and sure to engage children who enjoy things that move (not to mention yucky!).
I’m Dirty
![I Know It's Autumn](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060294221.jpg?itok=LPkVt6Qr)
The signs that autumn is here are all around, from shorter days to warmer clothing. A child chronicles these changes in short rhyming text accompanied by softly lined, serene illustrations.
I Know It’s Autumn
![A Chill in the Air: Nature Poems for Fall and Winter](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689839235_0.jpg?itok=Vz_EL5lS)
Look for “signs” when “…Maples blushing/Rivers rushing — /Fall is here.” From autumn to winter, feel the change of seasons while reading these short, evocative, and beautifully illustrated poems.
A Chill in the Air: Nature Poems for Fall and Winter
![""](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/2023-07/tap-dancing-on-roof.jpg?itok=zAnbBA4-)
Like haiku, sijo – a little known, brief poetic form from Korea – looks at everyday activities from breakfast to the weather. Sophisticated illustrations complement the seemingly simple language to delight readers and listeners.
Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)
![Bats at the Beach](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/061855744X.jpg?itok=triXzTtB)
Humans like the beach in the sunlight but bats prefer it in when it’s “moony.” Children will enjoy the wordplay and the bat activities in this rollicking, rhyming romp as they recognize familiar beach goings-on, reflected in the appealing illustrations.
Bats at the Beach
![Kittens! Kittens! Kittens!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/081091218X.jpg?itok=RK_poxQX)
Kittens prance, leap, and spill over and through the pages of this rhyming celebration of baby cats: “Here and there and everywhere, Kittens! Kittens! Kittens!” The lively rhyming look at feline activity makes a fine companion to Puppies! Puppies! Puppies!
Kittens! Kittens! Kittens!
![Hush! A Thai Lullaby](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0531071669.jpg?itok=3nlU4s3z)
A loving mother asks animals from a water buffalo to a lizard to “hush” so her baby can sleep. Once the noises stop, the mother herself sleeps — and the baby is now awake! Textured illustrations evoke the Thai setting and convey the understated humor of this unique bedtime book.
Hush! A Thai Lullaby
![Once Upon a Banana](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689842511.jpg?itok=TonTKua2)
When a small monkey spies a banana, he leaves the juggler and starts a chain of events that create chaos and laughs for the reader. Careful readers will note that the signs, which rhyme when read in sequence, add to the humor of this nearly wordless adventure and bring the story full circle.
Once Upon a Banana
![Chuck's Truck](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618668365.jpg?itok=Qv_TuCOW)
Chuck gets in his truck only to be joined by a duck named Luck, dogs Nip and Tuck, and other animals! Soon a rollicking good adventure begins in a predictable rhyming pattern, with textured, colorful illustrations.
Chuck’s Truck
![Smart Feller Fart Smeller and Other Spoonerisms](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/078683692X.jpg?itok=aHp3kNi8)
William Archibald Spooner was really a professor at Oxford University (England) who was known for his wit and brains and was notorious for flip-flopping the initial sounds of words. This makes an intelligent man a “fart smeller” and complimenting a little girl with “dirty pimples.” A complete list of unscrambled answers to the questions posed is provided at the end.
Smart Feller Fart Smeller and Other Spoonerisms
![Dog Breath](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439598397.jpg?itok=1KKXMfNr)
Hally is the much loved pet of the Tosis family. They love everything about her except for her bad breath which may bring their happy days as a family to an end — that is until Hally saves the day by bungling burglars! This pun-filled text teams with laughs that come in a variety of smells.
Dog Breath
![Wee Willie Winkie](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618496408.jpg?itok=GFYzRTgH)
Wee Willie Winkie runs through this book, which is illustrated in deeply colored fabric collage — detailed but uncluttered. Sturdy pages have a rich texture and make for great bedtime reading with wee ones!
Wee Willie Winkie
![This Little Piggy: Lap Songs, Finger Plays, Clapping Games and Pantomime Rhymes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763613487.jpg?itok=2AEJLXn1)
Even the uninitiated adult will be able to follow the clear directions and language in this handsome oversized book, ideal for sharing one to one, adult and child. A lively music CD of select rhymes from the text accompanies the book but is not essential for the sharing.
This Little Piggy: Lap Songs, Finger Plays, Clapping Games and Pantomime Rhymes
![Pio Peep! Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688160190.jpg?itok=d9AePguX)
Rhymes from Spanish speaking countries are presented in Spanish and recreated in English to form a bilingual collection, with attention to the sounds and patterns of both languages. Vivid illustrations complete this appealing book.
Pio Peep! Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes
![Hickory Dickory Dock](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374330689.jpg?itok=Tkt20dDQ)
Young children will enjoy the sound of the familiar rhymes but older readers — including parents who share it with young children — will take pleasure in the deadpan humor of the illustrations. Now presented in board book format, this will hold up to multiple readings.
Hickory Dickory Dock
![Animal Crackers: A Delectable Collection of Pictures, Poems, and Lullabies for the Very Young](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316197661.jpg?itok=3KyPcr7v)
The large format and lush illustrations appeal to young children, and adults will appreciate the organization by topics of interest. Categories such as Animals, Playtime, and Bedtime make this an ideal collection for sharing — whether you have just a few minutes or a long, leisurely afternoon.
Animal Crackers: A Delectable Collection of Pictures, Poems, and Lullabies for the Very Young
![And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152022988.jpg?itok=LcRJ-TWD)
What would happen if the dish and the spoon (of “hey diddle diddle” fame) ran away and didn’t want to come back? Well, that’s the premise of this funny, pun-filled saga. Other nursery rhyme characters follow a map to find the runaways in this lively, visually sophisticated, and humorous book.
And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
![Dear Fish](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316058475.jpg?itok=Vn12dohO)
When Peter throws a bottle into the ocean with a message for the sea creatures to come visit him, he hardly expected them to take him up on the offer! After various marine animals cause chaos in his hometown, Peter must set the situation straight. Awash with humor and puns, this is a great book for discussing literal and figurative meanings, and provides details on over 30 species of fish that appear in the book.
Dear Fish
![Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060256532.jpg?itok=_ivCTS0M)
Runny Babbit talk is created by spoonerisms, switching the first sound in a pair of words, so a “silly book” becomes a “billy sook.” Kids build their phonemic awareness without even trying! The audio book narrator’s slightly gravelly voice is ideal for sharing these funny poems (completed though not published before the popular poet’s death in 1999).
Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook
![The Ring Bearer](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/078685510X_0.jpg?itok=1blvxumZ)
This story prepares a child for what to expect at a traditional American wedding, from the point of view of the ring bearer. The simple rhyming text concludes with the bride and groom driving off, the ring bearer and other children throwing seeds for good luck – for “This is the way/The wedding will go.”
The Ring Bearer
![A Tisket, a Tasket](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399232060.jpg?itok=ucVrRLKo)
The song made famous by jazz great Ella Fitzgerald in the 1930s has been re-created, re-energized and newly presented in a picture book version. Sprightly cut paper collage illustrations show two children losing and ultimately finding both a lost basket and a friendship.
A Tisket, a Tasket
![Los Pollitos Dicen / The Baby Chicks Sing](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316338524.jpg?itok=Us0Ximyq)
This collection of children’s rhymes is drawn from Spanish-speaking countries and is presented in both Spanish and English. The music that accompanies each song appears on delicately illustrated pages that children will want to hear again and again.
Los Pollitos Dicen / The Baby Chicks Sing
![Simple Gifts](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805068171.jpg?itok=aHzBXRNT)
A familiar traditional Shaker hymn has been interpreted in bold, semi-abstract, jewel-toned illustrations reminiscent of artist Paul Klee. A cat, squirrel, bird and turtle characters create the feel of the music.