Books for Kids (Preschool - Age 5)
Who’s In the Farmyard
By Phillis Gershator; illus. by Jill McDonald.
(Board Book; ages 6 mos. – 2 years)
Babies will learn about different farm animals and the sounds they make with this colorful peek-a-boo board book! Each page repeats the question, “who wakes up in the morning to a Cock-a-doodle-doo?” and kids will spy the answer through a hole in each page.
Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature
By Nicola Davies; illus. Mark Hearld
(Juvenile Non-fiction; Poetry)
Written by award winning author and biologist Nicola Davies, this gorgeously illustrated poetry book captures the sights and sounds of nature’s seasons. Beautiful double page spreads of artwork, rendered in paper cut collage, are a feast for the eyes and the poetry is “simply” fabulous for young ones.
How to Babysit a Grandpa
By Jean Reagan; illus. Lee Wildish
(Picture Book; ages 4-7 years)
This “how-to” guide teaches the best ways to babysit a grandfather, from what foods to eat to which activities to do together. This adorable book of role reversal is sure to please any babysitting child (and their grandparents).
How Many Jelly Beans? A Giant Book of Giant Numbers
By Andrea Menotti; illus. Yancey Labat
(Picture Book; ages 3 and up)
How can you fit one million jelly beans on a single page? Menotti and Labat take the reader through different number groups and provide an engaging visual representation of groups from ten all the way to one million. This extra-large book makes learning about big numbers “lip-smackingly” fun!
Z is for Moose
By Kelly Bingham; illus. Paul O. Zelinsky
(Picture Book; ages 3-6 years)
In this inventive and hilarious twist on the alphabet book, Moose is so excited to appear that he shows up on the “D” page, then wreaks havoc among the remaining letters, especially when he sees “M is for MOUSE”! Zebra’s attempts to referee don’t help until he finds a way to include Moose at the very end.
Animal Spots and Stripes
By Britta Teckentrup
(Picture Book; ages 1-3 years)
Introduce your child to the concept of patterns with this engaging board book featuring sturdy flaps that lift and reveal animals of all stripes!
Wolf Won’t Bite!
By Emily Gravett
(Picture Book; ages 3-6 years)
Three little circus pigs have captured a wolf, and they have him doing lots of tricks. Don’t worry! He won’t bite…or will he? (Have no fear, no pigs are harmed in the reading of this book.)
How to Be Friends With a Dragon
By Liesbet Slegers
(Board Book; ages 18 months - 3 years)
Ever wonder what an elephant would look like with duck feet? How about a ladybug with frog legs? Toddlers can use the book’s sturdy split pages to correctly match animal feet to bodies or create silly mismatched combinations.
Boy + Bot
By Ame Dyckman; illus. Dan Yaccarino
(Picture Book; ages 4-7 years)
A boy meets a robot, and they spend the day playing and having fun. But when Bot gets witched “off”, Boy thinks he is sick, and when boy falls asleep, Bot thinks he has malfunctioned! A funny take on an unusual friendship.
Christmastime
By Alison Jay
(Picture Book; ages 2-7 years)
Simple elements of the season – a stocking, snowmen, reindeer – are rendered in Jay’s distinctive crackle-varnish paintings that invite the reader to pore over each page. Hidden clues also link the illustrations to favorite Christmas carols making the book an interactive experience.
Bed Hog
By Georgette Noullet; illus. by David Slonim
(Picture Book ; ages 3-5 years)
Bailey, the dog, is just trying to find a place to sleep at night. But, his family keeps kicking him out of the bed. Will Bailey ever find a place to rest?
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