Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep!

Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep!
by Marueen Wright
Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand

As winter comes and Big Bear prepares to hibernate, he keeps thinking he hears Old Man Winter giving him exhausting orders that prevent him from sleeping.

Once There Was a Bull...(Frog)

Once There Was a Bull...(Frog)
by Rick Walton
Illustrated by Greg Hally

A bullfrog in the Old West loses his hop in this lively tale where each page must be turned to complete the previous image.

Kiss Kiss!

Kiss Kiss!
by Margaret Wild and Bridget Stevens-Marzo

Baby Hippo is in such a rush to play one morning he forgets to kiss his mama, but strangely all the jungle noises seem to remind him.

Be Mine, Be Mine, Sweet Valentine

Be Mine, Be Mine, Sweet Valentine
by Sarah Weeks
Illustrated by Fumi Kosaka

Snow

Snow
by Uri Shulevitz

As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.

All You Need for a Snowman

All You Need for a Snowman
by Alice Schertle
Illustrated by Barbara Lavallee

Lists everything that one needs to build the perfect snowman, from the very first snowflake that falls.

I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean

I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean
by Kevin Sherry

A giant squid brags about being the best artist in the entire ocean.

Won't You Be My Kissaroo?

Won't You Be My Kissaroo?
by Joanne Ryder
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Rhyming text describes many different kinds of kisses.

Won't You Be My Hugaroo?

Won't You Be My Hugaroo?
by Joanne Ryder
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Fribbity Ribbit!

Fribbity Ribbit!
by Suzanne C. Johnson
Illustrated by Debbie Tilley

A frog on the loose in a house causes havoc and mayhem.

My Elephant

My Elephant
by Petr Horacek

What to do when Grandpa and Grandma are too busy to play? Ask the elephant, of course! He's loads of fun, even if he squashes the flower bed and breaks things.

There Was A Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow

There Was A Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow
by Leslie Colandro
Illustrated by Jared Lee

The Frog Bride

The Frog Bride
by Antonia Barber
Illustrated by Virginia Lee

A Russian tsar tells each of his three sons to shoot an arrow and marry the woman he finds where the arrow lands. The youngest marries a frog who changes into a beautiful princess at night.

Snowmen At Night

Snowmen at Night
by Caralyn Buehner
Illustrated by Mark Buehner

Snowmen play games at night when no one is watching.

Can You Make A Piggy Giggle

Can You Make A Piggy Giggle
by Linda Ashman
Illustrated by Henry Cole

A young boy and animals try to make a stubborn piggy giggle.

My Hippo Has the Hiccups and Other Poems I Totally Made Up

My Hippo Has the Hiccups and Other Poems I Totally Made Up
by Kenn Nesbitt
Illustrated by Ethan Long

Collection of poetry

Road to Tater Hill

Road to Tater Hill
by Edith M. Hemingway

At her grandparents' North Carolina mountain home during the summer of 1963, eleven-year-old Annie Winters, grief-stricken by the death of her newborn sister and isolated by her mother's deepening depression, finds comfort in holding an oblong stone "rock baby" and in the friendship of a neighbor boy and a reclusive mountain woman with a devastating secret.

A Pearl Among Princes

A Pearl Among Princes
by Colleen Murtagh Paratore

As her sixteenth birthday approaches, Gracepearl feels her deceased mother guiding her toward a decision between life on a remote, agrarian island with her childhood love, or somewhere far away with a young man in training to be a prince.

Paris Pan Takes the Dare

Paris Pan Takes the Dare
by Cynthia Liu

Friendless because of her family's frequent moves, twelve-year-old Chinese American Paris Pan wants very much to fit in with the seemingly friendly girls in her new school, even if it means taking a dare to spend the night in a spooky woods, reputedly haunted by the ghost of a girl who died there years ago.

Evermore

Evermore
by Alyson Noel
Immortals Series

Since the car accident that claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras and hear people's thoughts, and she goes out of her way to hide from other people until she meets Damen, another psychic teenager who is hiding even more mysteries.

Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus

Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus
by Kristen Tracy

Ten-year-old Camille McPhee relates the ups and downs of her fourth-grade year at her Idaho elementary school as she tries to adjust to the absence of her best friend, maintain control of her low-blood sugar, cope with the intensifying conflict between her parents, and understand the importance of honesty and fairness.

Bobby Versus Girls (Accidentally)

Bobby Versus Girls (Accidentally)
by Lisa Yee
Illustrated by Dan Santat

When Bobby inadvertently gets into a fight with his best friend Holly, their disagreement develops into a boys versus girls war involving their whole fourth-grade class

The True Story of Christmas

The True Story of Christmas
by Anne Fine

A Christmas quiz brings out some hidden truths for the Montfield family.

Nic Bishop Frogs


Nic Bishop Frogs
by Nic Bishop

Nic Bishop's photographs show all different kinds of frogs, big ones, very tiny ones, frogs with beautiful colors of skin, and one frog you can see inside of.

Masterpiece

Masterpiece
by Elise Broach
Illustrated by Kelly Murphy

After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover an Albrecht Dürer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Nic Bishop Marsupials

Nic Bishop Marsupials
by Nic Bishop

A close-up look at the marsupials of Australia, from possums that glide from tree to tree, to dunnarts that nest in hollows.

Lincoln Shot: A President's Life Remembered

Lincoln Shot: A President's Life Remembered
by Barry Denenberg
Pictures by Christopher Bing

A collection of articles from the dark days following Lincoln's assassination as well as the story of his life, his emergence onto the national, political scene and his leadership through the Civil War.

Leaf Trouble

Leaf Trouble
by Jonathan Emmett
Illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church

A young squirrel panics when the leaves on his tree change color and fall, but he feels better when his mother tells him about autumn.

How to Get Married by Me, the Bride

How to Get Married by Me, the Bride
by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Illustrated by Sue Heap

The Three Little Gators

The Three Little Gators
by Helen Ketteman
Illustrated by Will Terry

In this adaptation of the traditional folktale, three little gators each build their house in an east Texas swamp, hoping for protection from the Big-bottomed Boar.

May I Bring a Friend?

May I Bring a Friend?
by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
Illustrated by Beni Montresor

A well-mannered little boy has permission to bring his animal friends to visit the king and queen.

That's Disgusting! series

Disgusting Animals
by Connie Cowell Miller
That's Disgusting! series

Dinothesaurus

Dinothesaurus
by Douglas Florian

Class Two At the Zoo

Class Two At the Zoo
by Julia Jarman
Illustrated by Lynne Chapman

While the students and teachers of Class Two are absorbed in looking at various zoo animals, a sneaky anaconda gobbles them up, until Molly sees what is happening and saves the day.

City of Bones

City of Bones
by Cassandra Clare
Mortal Instuments series

Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizzare world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.

Billy & Milly Short & Silly

Billy & Milly Short & Silly
by Eve Feldman
Illustrated by Tuesday Mourning

The Summoning

The Summoning
by Kelley Armstrong
Darkest Powers Trilogy

All God's Critters

All God's Critters
by Bill Staines
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Celebrates how all the animals in the world make their own music in their own way, some singing low, some singing high.

Rhyming Dust Bunnies

Rhyming Dust Bunnies
by Jan Thomas
Picture Book