![Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803724519.jpg?itok=NkJjYW2u)
One of the most well known of African American folktales are the Uncle Remus tales, originally written down by Joel Chandler Harris over a hundred years ago. This four-book series drops the heavy and difficult dialect of the original tales and adds contemporary language and references to Brer Rabbit’s fun.
Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales
![Wake-up Kisses](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006623977X.jpg?itok=Ikc3jZgh)
Nocturnal animals wake up as everyone else goes to sleep. Illustrations show their nighttime activities illuminated by moonlight while the gently rhyming text creates a soothing rhythm. Filled with movement, all of which starts with wake-up kisses, this is a comfortable and comforting story to be shared at bedtime.
Wake-up Kisses
![Walter's Tail](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689809638.jpg?itok=C4559Z8o)
Mrs. Tully’s puppy, Walter, is friendly and happy. His wagging tail is fine while he’s small but when Walter grows into large dog, the folks in town dread seeing Mrs. Tully and Walter’s tail coming. Sad and despondent, Mrs. Tully and Walter talk a long walk out of town where Mrs. Tully slips into trouble and Walter’s tail becomes an asset. Line and wash illustrations effectively convey the mood and movement of this familiar and appealing story.
Walter’s Tail
![Warthogs in the Kitchen: A Sloppy Counting Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786803991.jpg?itok=6v30yA8e)
As they make cupcakes, a group of messy warthogs count to ten then eat their work and end with zero. Energetic, cartoon-like illustrations and a lively, rhyming text result in a slapstick comedy that may inspire an attempt to try one of the recipes included.
Warthogs in the Kitchen: A Sloppy Counting Book
![If You Take a Mouse to School](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060283289.jpg?itok=palxKH_5)
As you might imagine, there are great risks in bringing your mouse to school. For starters, he’ll ask you for your lunchbox. And then a sandwich. And a snack for later. Still not satisfied, he’ll want to participate in everything from math to soccer.
If You Take a Mouse to School
![Alien and Possum: Friends No Matter What](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689838352.jpg?itok=nCEqXJpW)
When a spaceship crashes nearby, Possum goes to explore and discovers Alien, a cautious creature in a nicely rounded space suit, who overcomes his initial suspicions to become Possum’s pal. A springy pace, lively dialogue, and Alien’s silly sound effects make this an ideal read-aloud.
Alien and Possum: Friends No Matter What
![Beautiful Blackbird](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689847319.jpg?itok=9xnAtyPP)
In a story of the Ila people of Zambia, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds, to decorate them with some of his “blackening brew.” The story line is simple and the rhythmic chants of the flock frequently interspersed throughout the text add drama and a rapper’s cadence to this award-winning book that is ready-made for participative storytelling.
Beautiful Blackbird
![Bunny Money](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/014056750X.jpg?itok=e9YKyOG3)
Bunny siblings, Max and Ruby, want to get their grandmother the perfect present. Ruby’s full wallet slowly empties as their shopping expeditions require a trip to the Laundromat, a snack and more! Young readers can copy endpapers with funny bunny money to “spend” and count along with the indomitable Max and Ruby.
Bunny Money
![Chato's Kitchen](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0698116003.jpg?itok=yJHJcMld)
Chato and Novio Boy are the coolest cats in their East Los Angeles barrio. When a family of mice moves next door to Chato, he invites them to dinner. He’s going to eat them for dinner, but the mice bring a friend along to surprise Chato and foil his plans. The text and pictures show the funny situation and the satisfying solution. In English sprinkled with Spanish.
Chato’s Kitchen
![Color Zoo](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0397322593.jpg?itok=ikVljvDi)
This colorful cut-out book, winner of a Caldecott Honor, is a magical manipulation of shapes that turns a lion into a goat, an ox into a monkey, and a tiger into a mouse. These are just a few of the transformations that are made using only nine shapes and 16 shades of color.
Color Zoo
![My Daddy and Me](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375806067.jpg?itok=DVElEFFg)
A young pup expresses the joy he and his dad share when his dad comes home from work. The energetic duo do lots of things together, from cooking to fixing things. Young readers will empathize with the boy and his dad who are shown as charming floppy-eared dogs in the animated illustrations.
My Daddy and Me
![Daisy and the Egg](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316797472.jpg?itok=T-uF0Z7B)
Daisy, a winsome young duck, never looses faith that her new sibling will emerge from the egg, despite her mother’s warning that some eggs just don’t hatch. Daisy’s perseverance pays off when her new brother Pip finally pokes his way out of the shell. Cozy illustrations capture Daisy’s child-like confidence in an appealing story of determination and loyalty.
Daisy and the Egg
![Duck on a Bike](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439050235.jpg?itok=FozXujCV)
When Duck decides to try riding a bike, the other farmanimals scoff at him – that is, until a group of kidsleave their bikes unattended. Expressiveillustrations use different perspectives to show theanimals gleefully riding the bikes around the barnyardin this imaginative and funny romp.
Duck on a Bike
![Every Autumn Comes the Bear](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0698114051.jpg?itok=37g-pUeJ)
As the seasons change, a large black bear prepares for hibernation. In his search for a den, he startles a bobcat, a grouse, and other smaller animals. Striking watercolors and brief text, drawn from the artist’s observations of a bear behind his Vermont home, explain the balance found in nature and the cycles of life.
Every Autumn Comes the Bear
![Feathers for Lunch](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152009868.jpg?itok=zMxM8K-z)
A frisky cat stalks brightly colored birds, but always misses them — and ends up with just feathers for lunch. Learn about birds, their distinctive calls, and their lifestyles through this attractive book and engaging story.
Feathers for Lunch
![Fireflies at Midnight](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689824920.jpg?itok=Q_dJsYfn)
A robin is the “first to greet the light” on a summer morning. But many other animals in these animated, evocative poems share the joy of the season. The frog says “I’m the baron/I’m the duke/I’m the king…” while the firefly seeks an answer to the question, “Are You the One?” Tinted photographs of lush summer scenes accompany each short poem.
Fireflies at Midnight
![Fish Eyes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152280510.jpg?itok=rPopQGy4)
Cutouts preview each dazzlingly colored fish as they swim through the pages of this appealing counting book.
Fish Eyes
![From Head to Toe](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0694013013.jpg?itok=yMaHG9JU)
Children will wiggle, whirl, romp, and stomp along with the animals in this engaging and radiantly illustrated board book. The easy text encourages verbal and physical participation.
From Head to Toe
![Giggle, Giggle, Quack](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689845065.jpg?itok=8IYmaXZe)
When Farmer Brown leaves his brother in charge, hewarns Bob to keep an eye on the duck, because “he’s trouble.” Bob follows the farmer’s written instructions to the letter, but are they authentic? Astute readers willknow who’s really writing them from the animated,cartoon-like illustrations. The animals were firstintroduced in Click, Clack, Moo (Simon and Schuster,2000), another barnyard chuckler.
Giggle, Giggle, Quack
![Guess How Much I Love You](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763642649.jpg?itok=6TfxsbOx)
This is a great bedtime story for reading with your children or, in my case, my grandchildren. This lovely book has become a reference point for expressing our love for one another. Sometimes, Alexis says “I love you all the way up to my toes.” And, sometimes, Kasie says “I love you right up to the moon.” And sometimes I say “I love you right up to the moon… and back.”
Guess How Much I Love You
![Harley](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1587170485.jpg?itok=KhvCv7R6)
Harley is loner who just can’t seem to getalong with the other llamas. But a shepherd who needs to protect his flock from coyotes sees something else inHarley. Harley not only befriends the sheep, he becomes a loveable animal hero in this short but informative and captivating book.
Harley
![Harry the Dirty Dog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060268654.jpg?itok=7la4W9oy)
Harry was a white dog with black spots — until he slid down the coal chute. Then he became a black dog with white spots. When my mother read me this story, I still remember worrying that the family would never recognize Harry. But lo and behold, Harry digs up the scrubber brush and they finally give him a bath. Great illustrations, fun story, happy memories! (Recommended by David)
Harry the Dirty Dog
![How Chipmunk Got His Stripes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0613616316.jpg?itok=BbNaap8-)
When Bear brags and Chipmunk teases, the results are an angry bear and a striped chipmunk. Animated language and colorful illustrations tell a Native American pourquoi story — a tale that explains why — that’s perfect for sharing aloud.
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes
![Jumanji](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395304482.jpg?itok=9x5ZSVxT)
While their parents are out, Judy and Peter play a board game called Jumanji. The remarkable game creates a threatening, animal-filled jungle in their suburban house until at last the game is complete. Highly realistic illustrations juxtapose the familiar with the unexpected in this book that won the Caldecott Medal.