![Katie Catz Makes a Splash](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060284412.jpg?itok=y4u-Sazn)
Katie is afraid of swimming and the creatures that may lurk in the pool. But with the help of an astute swimming teacher, Katie learns to swim across the pool. She and her parents are so proud, and now Katie can’t wait to go to her friends’ birthday party – at the pool! Children will readily see themselves in the lighthearted illustrations.
Katie Catz Makes a Splash
![Knock, Knock! Who's There?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689834136.jpg?itok=ero9MdgR)
Knock, Knock! “Who’s There?” “Olive” “Olive Who?” “Olive you so much!” Only ten knock-knock jokes are in this gentle and pun-filled book, subtitled “My First Book of Knock-Knock Jokes.” Sturdy and colorful and designed for preschoolers, the set up for each joke is on one page and the answer is beneath the flap on the other. Youngsters will soon be telling these jokes on their own.
Knock, Knock! Who’s There?
![Love That Dog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064409597.jpg?itok=l0LbAsJT)
At school Jack just doesn’t understand poetry or why he has to learn to write it. In free verse, as the words start out simple yet clear, we hear this reluctance to look for deeper meaning and his lack of confidence in writing anything that will be seen by others. But slowly, as he reaches deeper, Jack finds his voice – full of warmth, love, sadness, and loss.
Love That Dog
![Lucille Camps In](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0517800411.jpg?itok=UtyuqHrc)
When her father takes her older brother and sister camping, Lucille, the youngest of the three pigs in her family, has to stay home with her mother. Though she is angry at first, she and her mom have a living room campout that winds up being just as much fun as the big kids’!
Lucille Camps In
![Madeline's Rescue](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0140566511.jpg?itok=6ReTi19Z)
Recommended by Noel – I love this book for its beautiful art, elegant prose, and of course, the plucky and adorable Madeline. With just a few words, Bemelmans manages to make Madeline and Miss Clavel come to life. It’s also a wonderful book for young armchair travellers, giving them a taste of Paris.
Madeline’s Rescue
![Minnie and Moo and the Musk of Zorro](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0789426536.jpg?itok=jp14l_5h)
Bovine buddies Minnie and Moo are inspired afterreading about Zorro. Moo decides that there are justnot enough heroes and so she and her friend don disguises to become Juanita del Zorro del Moo andDelores del Zorro del Minnie. The heroic team set off to save thechickens and the farmer, providing lots of laughsalong the way. Young readers will enjoythis installment of the humorous series about twoloveable, laughable, and valiant cows.
Minnie and Moo and the Musk of Zorro
![Minnie and Moo and the Potato from Planet X](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064443124.jpg?itok=ZK3T1nW1)
Minnie and Moo are surprised by a one-eyed, package-delivering, potatolike alien named Spud, who crash-lands his UPS (“Universal Package Service”) spaceship in their pasture. He needs another ship and five gallons of “space fuel” to deliver a tube of Anti-Bump Cream to prevent planets from bumping into one another-and he has 30 minutes to get the job done. Can Minnie and Moo help Spud build a new spaceship in time to save the universe?
Minnie and Moo and the Potato from Planet X
![Moon Rope](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152553436.jpg?itok=oErgsBzr)
Look at the moon and what do you see? Could it be Fox? Fox convinced Mole to accompany him to the moon by suggesting that huge worms were there. Mole comes back down to Earth, but Fox may still be up there. This myth from Peru is told in both English and Spanish and is illustrated with shining collages inspired by Peruvian artwork and artifacts.
Moon Rope
![Olivia Counts](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689850875.jpg?itok=X0LT5YgX)
The engaging pig first met in Olivia (Atheneum, 2000)introduces counting from one to ten. Youngchildren will enjoy Olivia’s mischief and silly posesin this simple but appealing counting book.
Olivia Counts
![One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab: A Counting by Feet Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763614068.jpg?itok=6t9ebrbf)
While you’re on the beach, you can count from 1 to 10 by feet — combining numbers of feet and then multiplying them all the way to 100, which is ten crabs … or 100 snails if you really count slowly! Colorful, bug-eyed, cartoon-like critters further enliven this jaunty approach to numbers.
One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab: A Counting by Feet Book
![Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805080783.jpg?itok=YqTA3ifv)
A familiar cadence introduces ten animals that are all endangered. The book ends with a child dreaming of seeing all the animals “wild and free.” This appealing book can be shared for its boldly illustrated rhyme or to launch awareness of a complex topic.
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?
![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
![Roadrunner's Dance](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786802545.jpg?itok=W9R6LtLg)
Snake terrifies children and their parents. He claims to be the “king of the road.” But with gifts from the animals, Desert Woman fashions Roadrunner to defeat Snake. In the tradition of a folktale, this original story explains why rattlesnakes have their rattle and how cooperation can save the day.
Roadrunner’s Dance
![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
![Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060294515.jpg?itok=Lw0cAtlD)
Sheila Rae taunts Louise with her peppermint stick, not wanting to share it, and uses her experience to trick her sibling. Louise eventually gets some of the candy, and Sheila Rae gets her comeuppance in a very satisfying ending. Children of all ages will see themselves in these characters, first introduced in Sheila Rae, the Brave (Greenwillow, 1987).
Sheila Rae’s Peppermint Stick
![Sumo Mouse](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811834921.jpg?itok=TA9L_uy8)
The “chubby champion” of the title is brightly colored, larger than life and very heroic! In fact,“If Mount Fuji blows its stack, If a monster should attack, Don’t just hide inside your house! Give a call for Sumo Mouse!” Illustrations of cutout paper, placed in an almost comic book format, move this humorous parody along.
Sumo Mouse
![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 Tale of Despereaux](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763617229.jpg?itok=AqB0RplT)
Distinct stories which involve a mouse, a human princess, and a rat seamlessly come together to surprise and absorb readers as they see the struggle between light and dark in this Newbery-winning novel. (2004 Newbery Nedal Winner)
The Tale of Despereaux
![On the Way to the Beach](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688175155.jpg?itok=mrSI-ab-)
Young readers are invited to look and listen as they join a girl on a summer morning walk to the beach. While she passes through the woods, a marsh, and the dunes, she stops to observe, and sometimes wonders what animals are watching her. A foldout reveals animals, birds, insects, and plants in each of the coastal settings, and are carefully listed on the final page.
On the Way to the Beach
![The Wolves in the Walls](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/038097827X.jpg?itok=KexRyEt_)
You know what they say: “If the wolves come out of the walls, it’s all over.” So, when Lucy hears wolves crinkling, crackling, sneaking, creeping, and crumpling in the walls, she futilely attempts to warn her family. Once out of the walls, the wolves proceed to dance “wolfish dances up the stairs and down again” until Lucy, with the help of her pig-puppet, bravely leads her family to confront their fears. Gaiman crafts a tale of surreal and sinister adversaries who are bested by a young girl’s determination to set things right. The slyly deadpan text, rich in language and wordplay, never doubts Lucy’s capacity to manage the chaos, but McKean’s illustrations take the day, creepily animating the world inside Lucy’s walls.
The Wolves in the Walls
![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
![Togo](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399233814.jpg?itok=TMpMBPLR)
In 1925, dogsled teams braved a blizzard to carry much-needed diphtheria serum from Anchorage to a besieged Nome, Alaska. One remarkable husky, Togo, covered 350 of the 400 mile journey: this page-turning account dramatizes the exploits of this courageous canine.
Togo
![Tracks in the Snow](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/080506771X.jpg?itok=dYeVP0TK)
A child follows animal tracks in the snow, wondering aloud “Who made the tracks?/Where do they go?” Gentle illustrations depict the child’s walk across a snowy landscape while animals watch from afar. Only upon returning home is it revealed that the tracks were made yesterday when the child was “Out playing in the snow!”