![One Two That's My Shoe](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423143299.jpg?itok=_so6ixtG)
The charming child and hound first introduced in Apple Pie ABC are back. This time the girl chases her mischievous black-eared dog to reclaim her shoe through the gate to a hen house counting all the while in the cadence of a familiar nursery rhyme. Illustrations are open and appealing, adding story to the counting book.
One Two That’s My Shoe
![I Know a Wee Piggy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803737351.jpg?itok=PNDi-oFp)
A wee piggy escapes his boy at the fair for a very colorful adventure around the fair. The naughty pig “wallowed in white to go with the red…” but “It’s not polite to wallow in white…” The boy catches up just in time to see his pig win a blue ribbon. Funny, animated illustrations accompany the rhyming tale inspired by “I Know an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly.”
I Know a Wee Piggy
![Aunt Ant Leaves Through the Leaves](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823423530.jpg?itok=rmDaraW5)
Like the well-known Little Red Hen, all of the animals Monkey asks for help to get pie-making ingredients home are too busy. The cleverly told tale uses pairs of homonyms & homophones. These are differentiated by bold print and clarified in textured illustrations for a satisfying story that can be enjoyed on several levels.
Aunt Ant Leaves Through the Leaves
![Scooter in the Outside](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823423263.jpg?itok=3skoXNXC)
Scooter, a pudgy golden hound, explores the outside — all by himself — after Lucy (his friend and owner) leaves for school. His adventure is exciting and exhausting until Scooter and Lucy are reunited at her school. Cartoon illustrations and humorous dog-speak present a rollicking tale.
Scooter in the Outside
![Trains Go](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811879429.jpg?itok=6-Hzjqpj)
Each type of train makes a slightly different sound from the “clang, ting” and “bing” of a freight train to the “zooosh” of the diesel. The long format is reminiscent of a track to support the colorful trains rushing by as well as their onomatopoeic sounds in varied typeface.
Trains Go
![Llama Llama Zippity-Zoom](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670013285.jpg?itok=nHDj1_qA)
Little Llama zips and zooms, swishes and slides on the playground with his friends seen in uncluttered illustrations and limited text. In Llama Llama Hoppity-Hop, Llama hops, jumps, thumps right into Llama Mama’s embrace.
Llama Llama Zippity-Zoom
![Dancing with the Dinosaurs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1936140675.jpg?itok=x77ZEhvN)
Dinosaurs ready for the dance contest in this silly, lively, lighthearted look at popular programs. Rhymes and wordplay present dressed up dinosaurs doing everything from tap to the twist until the unnamed dino-emcee comes for his dinner — the contestants!
Dancing with the Dinosaurs
![The Boy Who Cried Alien](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786838256.jpg?itok=v1fnhSen)
Larry, like the boy who cried wolf, is known for his prevarication. He winds up a hero, however, when he tells the truth about space aliens. Illustrations in comic book format and jazzy rhyming text and coded alien-speak are sure to tickle funny bones.
The Boy Who Cried Alien
![Who's Who](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/031264437X.jpg?itok=DwYyHV0o)
In this rhyming celebration of doubles, twin animals live on farms, in jungles; they race and play and make noise — sometimes to the comical chagrin of others around them seen in expressive, droll illustrations. Readers may recognize the rhythmic pattern of “Over in the Meadow” with a fresh twist.
Who’s Who
![Split! Splat!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439587530.jpg?itok=ogBLwrxS)
Decked out in rain boots, hat, and umbrella, a child joins her friends to play in the rain. The sound of the rain, mud, and finally sunshine is evoked by alliterative language and wordplay. The joy of getting dirty outdoors concludes with the girl and her dog in the midst of a messy but exuberant bubble bath.
Split! Splat!
![Cars Galore](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763647438.jpg?itok=IMS297Y-)
Cars of every shape and color zoom through and across the pages of this lively, rhythmic, and colorful look at these vehicles and their drivers.
Cars Galore
![A Full Moon Is Rising](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1600603645.jpg?itok=J85V2SRX)
Around the world, people and other living things interact with and are affected by the full moon in fascinating ways. Come along on a whirlwind, poetic tour of Canada, Israel, Morocco, India, China, Australia, and more countries to discover an amazing collection of full moon celebrations, beliefs, customs, and facts.
A Full Moon Is Rising
![Chicken Butt's Back](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/B005FOEULG.jpg?itok=pFKGXIWj)
The rascally child introduced in Chicken Butt returns. Here, he gets his poor mom to say all kinds of rhyming words as he plays with homophones (think: but, butt; bare, bear). Cartoon illustrations add to the humor of the mother-son conversation.
Chicken Butt’s Back
![Chicken Butt](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/B0051BNX16.jpg?itok=2ZTu7fYJ)
The rhyming conversation between a boy and his dad begins when a naughty chicken follows them home. As the father reads his newspaper, the boy asks, “You know what?” “What?” A turn of the page reveals the rhyming response. Rollicking good kid humor abounds in both the dialogue and the comic illustrations.
Chicken Butt
![Mosquitoes Are Ruining My Summer and Other Silly Dilly Camp Songs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416955682.jpg?itok=N-J-pQjk)
Summer camp adventures — from arts and crafts to games to hiking — are presented in rhymes that can be sung to familiar tunes. Slightly irreverent humor in text and illustrations are sure to make this a memorable experience for campers and non-campers alike.
Mosquitoes Are Ruining My Summer and Other Silly Dilly Camp Songs
![Shout! Shout It Out!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805092374.jpg?itok=nNazOqx_)
An adult accompanied by a mouse encourages a group of children to shout out what they know: numbers 1 to 10, letters, colors, animals, and things that move — and once again with the small mouse. Lively, full color illustrations add verve to the participatory text.
Shout! Shout It Out!
![Ten Little Puppies/Diez perritos](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061470430.jpg?itok=O6DvPPuu)
Count down with a child who starts with 10 dogs but winds up with only one lovable canine companion. This nursery rhyme is based on a popular Spanish counting ditty which is repetitive and rhythmic, and meant to be sung or recited. Music is included in this cheerily illustrated book.
Ten Little Puppies/Diez perritos
![Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts about Peace](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805089969.jpg?itok=JHJ0fdlI)
Textured, colorful quilts illuminate a collection of poems all focused on the notion of peace. Some speak to children’s experiences, while others are more sophisticated and abstract. World peacemakers are briefly introduced in illustration for one poem and in back-matter.
Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts about Peace
![Lemonade and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596435410.jpg?itok=v1FCh977)
A short poem made from the word “Lemonade,” is difficult to read with letters dropped from the first word. Turn the page, however, and the poem is easily readable: “made/one/ad/added/one/lemon/load/and/one/mom”. Squeezing a poem out of one word is fun, playful, and downright clever.
Lemonade and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word
![I Am the Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823421198.jpg?itok=qXHwu3Wi)
Celebrate the wonders of books and what they hold in this collection of poems written by well-known children’s poets. Semiabstract illustrations provide an imaginative look at those “…befriended again & again/by a well-loved book./…a wealth/we never lose.”
I Am the Book
![A Child's Garden of Verses](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060282282.jpg?itok=AFT99Ej3)
Though first written in the 19th century, Robert Louis Stevenson’s poems still resonate with contemporary readers of all ages. Newly illustrated with a nod to earlier editions, gently hued and highly detailed illustrations add a fresh look to a classic collection.
A Child’s Garden of Verses
![Bring on the Birds](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561455601.jpg?itok=F1mNdsUM)
Stunning yet accurate illustrations accompany a gently rhyming, rhythmic text to introduce the behavior of a variety of birds. Brief information about the birds shown encourages young readers to want to learn more about these handsome creatures.
Bring on the Birds
![Baby Says "Moo"](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423134001.jpg?itok=YjOzVMbM)
While on their outing, baby always responds “moo” when asked by mom and dad what animals say. Slightly older children will see the humor in the predictable pattern and lighthearted illustrations — until baby gets it right when he sees a black and white cow!
Baby Says “Moo”
![At the Sea Floor Cafe: Odd Ocean Critter Poems](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561455652.jpg?itok=BZFkc6OJ)
Poems introduce sea creatures and their habitats using different poetic forms (e.g., concrete, for two voices). Factual information is provided with each poem. This small, attractive collection concludes with where to find out more and a brief explanation of the poetic forms.