![On Beyond Zebra](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0394800842.jpg?itok=vpdEJigo)
Readers will delight in the playfulness of this word romp as they venture beyond the letter Z. Inventive letters and creatures are introduced in this funny, rhyming, alphabetic adventure in typical Seussian style.
On Beyond Zebra
![Busy Buzzing Bumblebees & Other Tongue Twisters](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064440362.jpg?itok=kuGMfbRf)
Tongues will twist and tumble and mouths will turn to smiles as this collection of silly sayings and sentences is read aloud. Full color illustrations further open up an inviting format, ideal for newly independent readers.
Busy Buzzing Bumblebees & Other Tongue Twisters
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Bursting with color and spirit, this collection of Latin-American songs is a tribute to Latino culture. From traditional tunes to rhymes and hand games, De Colores has songs for all occasions and moods. Each song is accompanied by simple musical arrangements, with lyrics in both English and Spanish.
De Colores and Other Latin-American Folk Songs for Children
![From the Bellybutton of the Moon and other Summer Poems / Del ombligo de la luna y otros poemas de verano](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0892391537.jpg?itok=v_VnqNsr)
The poet remembers summers growing up in Mexico in poems presented in both English and Spanish. Readers meet his family and join them in the everyday joys of the sunny season. Illustrations are as colorful and evocative as the words.
From the Bellybutton of the Moon and other Summer Poems / Del ombligo de la luna y otros poemas de verano
![Green Eggs and Ham](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0394800168.jpg?itok=PURDsA-v)
Sam-I-Am tirelessly tries to convince the other guy that he’ll just adore green eggs and ham. Resistance is futile. However, to the nameless fellow’s delight, he discovers that he indeed likes the delicacy and will eat them everywhere! Readers — new and experienced — appreciate the silliness and verve of this rhyming adventure.
Green Eggs and Ham
![Hop on Pop](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/039480029X.jpg?itok=k69en45S)
This book made me want to be a reader! I caught on to the first few pages quickly. But the back section, with multiple words per page, was a challenge. And I couldn’t wait to be able to read them! I could feel Dr. Seuss pulling me along with his dynamic creatures bouncing from page to page: “Don’t you want to know what happens?” “Oh, I do, I do!”
Hop on Pop
![Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0448031515.jpg?itok=tB1uH3Wl)
Readers explore adjectives through this book’s absorbing, rhyming text and handsome, full-page illustrations. The author/illustrator introduces other parts of speech in equally appealing books such as Merry-Go-Round: A Book About Nouns and Fantastic! Wow! And Unreal! A Book About Interjections and Conjunctions.
Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives
![Nergal and the Great Space Race](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439424437.jpg?itok=CPBeDeBH)
Nergal and the other first grade Martians from Ms. Vortex’s pod participate in a running competition during health week. Nergal is nervous; he’s not a good runner. But he learns about healthy eating and that doing one’s Martian best is more important than winning. Zany illustrations and text convey a down to earth message in this book from the First Graders from Mars series.
Nergal and the Great Space Race
![Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805053883.jpg?itok=ykmLN7qm)
Large, richly colored illustrations accompany the jaunty text in the pattern of Brown Bear…. This book depicts a group that visits the zoo and listens to the sounds that different animals make. Young children will want to join in the fun and make the animal sounds, too.
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
![Pumpernickel Tickle and Mean Green Cheese](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1893116174.jpg?itok=hvKUTKyS)
Recommended by Jessica – Benjamin’s mother sends Benjamin and Elephant to the grocery store to buy bread, cheese, and a pickle. But by the time they get there, they’ve had so much fun making up rhymes that they can’t remember what they’re supposed to buy. I loved the rhythm and rhyme in this boisterous, exuberant adventure.
Pumpernickel Tickle and Mean Green Cheese
![Punctuation Takes a Vacation](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823416879.jpg?itok=zX2k6p5V)
Mr. Wright’s students soon discover that the meaning of written words is much more difficult to figure out when punctuation takes a vacation from their class. Lighthearted illustrations and a lively text combine for a playful presentation of words and their meaning.
Punctuation Takes a Vacation
![Scranimals](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688178197.jpg?itok=58MpEWmB)
On Scranimal Island, there are many curious creatures that may seem familiar, but are really the product of the imagination. Are the critters animal, vegetable, or mineral? Only those who play with words will know for sure!
Scranimals
![Snow Music](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0066239567.jpg?itok=4f0tzsXD)
The whisper of snow and the jingle of dog tags set a wintery tone in this story of a boy and his friend in search of his lost dog on a snowy day. Music is everywhere in the rhythm of the language and patterns of the illustration in this unusual and memorable book.
Snow Music
![The Hidden Alphabet](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0761319417.jpg?itok=wE0Ie-ns)
Children will expand their vocabulary and play with hidden images in this unusual and elegantly illustrated alphabet book. A solid black frame with a one word descriptor focuses on an object. Lift the flap, and the image becomes the letter in full color, thus inviting readers to play with both words and images.
The Hidden Alphabet
![In the Small, Small Pond](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805059830.jpg?itok=ZKFHQHmv)
A child (and a small green frog) witness the change of seasons in a small, critter-filled pond. Engaging language swirls and moves across the pages in this vibrantly illustrated Caldecott Honor book.
In the Small, Small Pond
![The Wonderful O](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590173090.jpg?itok=q4viU4Qv)
What would life be like without benefit of the vowel ‘O’? That’s just what the people of Ooroo must cope with when despotic, O-hating pirates take over their island. Wordplay makes the humorous, original tale even funnier in this classic tale by James Thurber.
The Wonderful O
![There's a Frog in My Throat: 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823418197.jpg?itok=QnOGoZ_i)
This inviting book is truly the cat’s pajamas! Familiar adages are organized by animal and explained through text and lively illustrations that jump around and over each large page.
There’s a Frog in My Throat: 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me
![There's a Wocket in My Pocket!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0679882839.jpg?itok=K-EDLoqN)
What kind of house do you live in? In this classic beginner book from Dr. Seuss, the simple, bouncy rhymes show all kinds of strange creatures living in the different rooms of a house. Some are rather nice and some not at all. The amusing, silly tale will keep a youngster’s attention to the very end.
There’s a Wocket in My Pocket!
![Where the Sidewalk Ends](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060256672.jpg?itok=jQ6PecW1)
Recommended by Bill – This one was a favorite, not only of mine, but also of my four kids’. As we would read the poems together, we all loved the rhythm of the verse, as well as the sly humor.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
![How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439241006.jpg?itok=UF9xrrtk)
Short rhyming text contrasts with illustrations of huge dinosaurs who are ailing with sniffles and coughs. Of course, the dinosaurs (with their names tucked into each page) are being helped by a caring but seemingly small adult in this companion to How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?
![Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0394872185.jpg?itok=0nkiixpe)
What better way to introduce children to things fantastic or real than through these 200 short poems? Engagingly illustrated, this classic book features a variety of rhymes both old and new.
Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
![Sports! Sports! Sports! A Poetry Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064437132.jpg?itok=T66-vrBk)
Can a poem capture the excitement, exhilaration, or anguish of defeat when playing sports? The poems here do all that and more! It’s an easy-to-read collection that’s illustrated with just the right light touch.
Sports! Sports! Sports! A Poetry Collection
![Ten, Nine, Eight](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688104800.jpg?itok=19LsF8Lg)
This countdown to bedtime begins with “10 small toes all washed and warm” until one little girl is tucked snugly into bed by her loving dad. Richly hued illustrations, warmly detailed, combine with a straightforward text that holds up to multiple readings as well as careful examination.
Ten, Nine, Eight
![Wild About Books](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/037582538X.jpg?itok=3JAfeVDS)
Molly, the bookmobile librarian, finds a new batch of readers and writers when she accidentally drives into the zoo. “In a flash, every beast in the zoo was stampeding/To learn all about this new something called reading.” Lively and appealing illustrations show the fun Molly and the animals have as they build the Zoobrary. Also available in Spanish.