![Looking for Bobowicz: A Hoboken Chicken Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060535563.jpg?itok=zl2PHnp7)
Ivan Itch finds friendship as well as Arthur Bobowicz’s 266-pound chicken in this hilarious adventure which started in Hoboken Chicken Emergency. The slapstick humor resumes in The Artsy Smartsy Club in which art enlivens an otherwise dull Hoboken summer for Ivan, Bruno Ugg, Loretta Fischetti, and, of course, Henrietta.
Looking for Bobowicz: A Hoboken Chicken Story
![School](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0066238560.jpg?itok=lvq8-RIN)
Bitty, the smallest mouse in the family is sure that her mother won’t miss her when she follows the big kids to school. Of course Bitty’s mom misses her but Bitty is taken into school and becomes the teacher’s helper until her worried mom comes to pick her up. The author/illustrator has newly added a minimal text to this once wordless but still winning tale of the younger sibling left behind.
School
![Panda Math: Learning about Subtraction from Hua Mei & Mei Sheng](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805076441.jpg?itok=jfhxOtBS)
In 2003, two giant pandas gave birth to Hua Mei at the San Diego Zoo. Hua Mei’s growth is chronicled using basic addition and subtraction while life with her parents at the zoo is presented on opposing pages. Clear photographs and straightforward text provide a fascinating portrait of these engaging animals while introducing math functions..
Panda Math: Learning about Subtraction from Hua Mei & Mei Sheng
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Hunter learns that even though he and Stripe are best friends, he can still be true to his feelings. The gentle text and humorous illustrations demonstrate the difficulty presented by peer pressure. Hunter and Stripe become rivals but resolve it in Hunter & Stripe and the Soccer Showdown. (opens in a new window)
Hunter’s Best Friend at School
![Brand-New Pencils, Brand-New Books](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006072613X.jpg?itok=31Ers68K)
With support from a wise teacher, Gilbert discovers that everyone can do different things well, including making new friends, on the day he begins first grade and his little sister starts preschool.
Brand-New Pencils, Brand-New Books
![The Best Seat in Second Grade](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060007346.jpg?itok=eZ69evCq)
When not picked as pet helper, second grader, Sam, decides to take the class hamster on their field trip. Unfortunately, George Washington gets mixed up with other hamsters at the science museum but Sam proves that he is knowledgeable and saves the day (or at least the hamster). Children will recognize Sam’s behavior and his emotions in this easy to read school story.
The Best Seat in Second Grade
![10 Minutes Till Bedtime](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/039923103X.jpg?itok=31M230Vh)
At One Hoppin’ Place, the countdown to bedtime is about to begin when a family of hamsters — a mother and father with nine kids and a baby all wearing numbered striped jerseys — arrives at the front door.
10 Minutes Till Bedtime
![Blueberries For Sal](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/014050169X.jpg?itok=zCMcgdA4)
Sal and her mother set off in search of blueberries for the winter at the same time as a mother bear and her cub. A quiet comedy of errors ensues when the young ones wonder off and absentmindedly trail the wrong mothers.
Blueberries for Sal
![Bunny Cakes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803721439.jpg?itok=D5qDBdYa)
Max and Ruby prepare for Grandma’s birthday as they bake a cake and look for the perfect present in these companion books. The distinct personality of each bunny sibling comes through loud and clear in these humorous stories that introduce important concepts.
Bunny Cakes
![Caps for Sale](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064431436_0.jpg?itok=l4EukdxK)
A traveling peddler takes a nap under a tree and wakes up to find his hats on the heads of monkeys on the branches overhead. How he retrieves his hats is real monkey business in this colorful, repetitious classic.
Caps for Sale
![Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689832133.jpg?itok=ooB8Mqlh)
Farmer Brown has his hands full when the cows on his farm get a typewriter. Duck, however, negotiates successfully for all parties in this very funny farm story of very clever animals. Be prepared to talk about typewriters or take a trip to a museum to see one!
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
![Clifford's Best Friend: A Story About Emily Elizabeth](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439219973.jpg?itok=FElysSGm)
Having Clifford around makes every day special for Emily Elizabeth. Not every girl can invite the kids at school to ride home on the back of her big red dog. In this look at the life of Clifford’s best friend, young readers are likely to imagine what life would be like if their family pet was larger than life.
Clifford’s Best Friend: A Story About Emily Elizabeth
![Clifford's Halloween](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590442872.jpg?itok=Xm9LpUk8)
Clifford loves holidays, especially Halloween. What will Clifford be for Halloween?
Clifford’s Halloween
![Corduroy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0140501738.jpg?itok=8nh0ND-1)
Corduroy, a teddy bear, comes to life to search for his lost button after the store closes. Though he doesn’t find the button, he does find friendship in this enduring tale.
Corduroy
![Have You Seen My Duckling?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688109942.jpg?itok=xeHAd2Qm)
Mother duck needs help to find her mischievous missing duckling in this Caldecott Honor Book. She asks the other pond animals for help (though the missing one is never lost, only cleverly concealed in each picture).
Have You Seen My Duckling?
![Hoodwinked](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152026568.jpg?itok=Uh3BslhU)
Mitzi is a witch who likes creepy things. So when she decides to get a pet, she wants the creepiest pet possible. But the bats she tries are too batty, the toad does nothing but eat bugs, and the warthogs … well, that’s a whole other story. Mitzi is in despair. She wants a creepy pet that is fun—and that will share her secrets. It seems too much to hope for, until one rainy night when something unexpected scratches on her door… . With gentle humor and a touch of magic, Arthur Howard reveals how true friendship sometimes turns up in the most surprising places.
Hoodwinked
![Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/068980623X.jpg?itok=lUdXonqE)
A day in the life of a special little bear is vividly presented in an exuberant rhyming text and warm, full-color illustrations, in the first volume, in the popular series featuring the irrepressible Jesse Bear.
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?
![Mrs. Katz and Tush](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440409365.jpg?itok=ZoIjtRVA)
In this special Passover story, Larnel Moore, a young African-American boy, and Mrs. Katz, an elderly Jewish woman, develop an unusual friendship through their mutual concern for an abandoned cat named Tush. Together they explore the common themes of suffering and triumph in each of their cultures.
Mrs. Katz and Tush
![Mud Flat Spring](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688157726.jpg?itok=Ns4iWUVV)
The animal residents of Mud Flat find Spring both beautiful and surprising.
Mud Flat Spring
![Olivia Saves the Circus](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/068982954X.jpg?itok=qAvFQQ6t)
Olivia remembers her trip to the circus very well. The performers were out sick, so she had to do everything. Step into the ring with Olivia, where the lights are dim, the color soft, and a little girl’s imagination is the main attraction.
Olivia Saves the Circus
![Sheep Trick or Treat](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618070354.jpg?itok=_I60XyvM)
What will happen when the sheep go trick-or-treating? Could there be wolves lurking in the woods, hoping to waylay them as they return home with their bags full of goodies? In crisp verse and whimsically eerie pictures, Nancy Shaw and Margot Apple tell the lively story of a remarkable Halloween adventure. Simple sentences, rhyming text, and a humorous tone make this the perfect treat for beginning readers.
Sheep Trick or Treat
![The Baby Beebee Bird](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060280832.jpg?itok=xK_DKezN)
The baby beebee bird, new to the zoo, is singing his song…ALL NIGHT LONG! Nothing the animals do or say will stop him. They come up with a plan to teach the baby beebee bird that nighttime is really best for sleeping.
The Baby Beebee Bird
![The Biggest Pumpkin Ever](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590464639.jpg?itok=QhZijedK)
When two mice fall in love with the same pumpkin, it gets twice as much care! With one mouse taking care of it by day, and another taking care of it by night, it soon becomes the biggest pumpkin ever. They discover what is happening one night and decide to work together to enter their pumpkin in a contest.
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
![The Runaway Bunny](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064430189.jpg?itok=3R0gMDrj)
“If you run away,” said his mother, “I will run after you. For you are my little bunny.”A little bunny keeps running away from his mother in this imaginary game of hide-and-seek, yet the lovingly steadfast mother who finds her child every time.