I Was So Mad (Look-Look)
by Mercer Mayer
from Random House Books for Young Readers
Mercer Mayer's very popular Little Critter stars in a picture book about feeling angry. With minimal text and funny illustrations to spell out every new situation, the book shows the Critter family saying no to everything Little Critter wants to do. He can't keep frogs in the tub. He can't help paint the house. Finally, mad at the world, Little Critter announces he will run away. When pals come by and ask him to come and play baseball, our young hero's mood quickly changes. He grabs his bat and heads off for the game, telling himself he can run away another day if he is still so mad.
I'm Going to be a Big Brother
by Brenda Bercun
from Nurturing Your Children Press
Sam's mommy is pregnant and Sam is going to be a big brother. In this story Sam learns about preparing for the baby and what it truly means to be a big brother. Winner of the iParenting Media Book Awards Best of 2007.
Who's Hiding?
by Satoru Onishi
from Kane/Miller Book Pub
Who s hiding? Who s crying? Who s backwards? Look carefully! Is it dog, tiger, hippo, zebra, bear, reindeer, kangaroo, lion, rabbit, giraffe, monkey, bull, rhino, pig, sheep, hen, elephant, or cat? Can you tell? Look again...18 fun-loving animals can be found on each question-posing page, sending readers into an up-close, attention-to-detail discovery.
The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story
by Jacqueline Jules
from Kar-Ben Publishing
The Ziz, a clumsy but goodhearted bird of folklore, accidentally destroys a vegetable garden, and when he asks God for advice, he learns the importance of apologizing.
Ivan the Terrier
from Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
Ivan loves a good story.
Like that one about the three bears or those three gruff billy goats.
Where else can a dog find such
playmates
action
fun...
or a cookie?
Ivan's own good story lands him just where he loves to be.
In your lap.
A Promise is a Promise (Classic Munsch)
by Robert N. Munsch
from Annick Press
When Allashua disobeys her parents and goes fishing on the sea ice, she has to use her wits to escape and to further trick the Qallupilluit when she promises to bring her brothers and sisters back to them.
About the Classic Munsch series:
Robert Munsch's award-winning books have become a staple on the bookshelves of families worldwide. His stories reflect the joys and challenges of everyday living, offering zany, yet utterly normal, experiences of family life. Munsch has sold over 40 million books in 20 countries and many languages, including French, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese. Beginning with Mud Puddle in 1979, Munsch continued captivating children and adults with stories like Thomas's Snowsuit, David's Father, I Have to Go!, and the classic Love You Forever.
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
by Judi Barrett
from Scholastic
The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town except for its weather which came three times a day, at breakfast lunch and dinner.
But it never rained rain and it never snowed snow and it never blew just wind. It rained things like soup and juice. It snowed things like mashed potatoes. And sometimes the wind blew in storms of hamburgers.
Life for the townspeople was delicious until the weather took a turn for the worse. The food got larger and larger and so did the portions. Chewandswallow was plagued by damaging floods and storms of huge food. the town was a mess and the people feared for their lives.
Something had to be done, and in a hurry.
Berenstain's B Book (Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners)
by Stan Berenstain
from Random House Books for Young Readers
Using 33 different words that all begin with the letter B, the Berenstains create a funny tale that snowballs to an exciting climax.
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