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The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV
by Stan Berenstain
Mama and Papa Bear teach Brother and Sister Bear about the importance of limiting TV time and finding other activities to enjoy.
When Mama Bear decides her family spends too much time in front of the TV, she bans it for a week. Then the Bear family finds other ways to have fun and keep busy, so they watch less when TV is ... (Goodreads)
The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food
by Stan Berenstain
Mama Bear helps her cubs learn about healthy eating habits and the dangers of too much junk food.
Mama Bear lays down the law when she notices that Papa and the cubs are getting too chubby. With the help of Dr. Grizzly's slide show on how the body works, the Bear family makes a healthful ... (Goodreads)
The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers
by Stan Berenstain
A family of bears learn the importance of being aware of strangers.
When Papa Bear tells the cubs why they should never talk to strangers, Sister begins to view all strangers as evil until Mama brings some common sense to the problem. ... (Goodreads)
A Light in the Attic
by Shel Silverstein
A whimsical collection of poems, stories and drawings exploring life, love and the power of imagination.
Last night while I lay thinking here, Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear, And pranced and partied all night long, And sang their same old Whatif song:, Whatif I flunk that test?,Whatif green hair ... (Goodreads)
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka
A humorous reimagining of the classic fairy tale, as told from the wolf's side of the story.
You thought you knew the story of the “The Three Little Pigs”… You thought wrong. In this hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point of view and perspective, young ... (Goodreads)
Ramona and Her Mother
by Beverly Cleary
A young girl's journey of understanding her family dynamics and learning to grow up.
"People should not think being seven and a half years old was easy, because it wasn't." , At last, Ramona's father, Robert, has a job again, so the Quimbys host a brunch to celebrate. Ramona is ... (Wikipedia)
Corduroy
by Don Freeman
A teddy bear's adventures in a department store, searching for a missing button.
A picture book classic! One of, School Library Journal,’s "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time (2012) One of the National Education Association’s "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." Don Freeman's ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Little Engine That Could
by Watty Piper
A small engine teaches the power of positive thinking when it faces a difficult task.
In the tale, a long train must be pulled over a high mountain after its engine breaks down. Larger engines, treated anthropomorphically , are asked to pull the train; for various reasons they refuse. ... (Wikipedia)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
by Judi Barrett
A whimsical story of a town where food literally falls from the sky.
A grandfather reads a bedtime story, chronicling the lives of the citizens of an imaginary town called Chewandswallow, which is characterized by food raining from the sky. The sky provided the ... (Wikipedia)
A Bad Case of Stripes
by David Shannon
Camilla loves lima beans but is afraid of being different. She wakes up one day covered in stripes and learns to embrace her uniqueness.
The main character is a girl named Camilla Cream who secretly loves lima beans but doesn't want to eat them because her friends dislike them and she wants to be just like them. One day she wakes up ... (Wikipedia)
Love You Forever
by Robert Munsch
A boy is comforted and loved by his mother throughout his life, reminding him that her love is unconditional.
An extraordinarily different story by Robert Munsch is a gentle affirmation of the love a parent feels for their child—forever. "A young woman holds her newborn son and looks at him lovingly. Softly ... (Goodreads)
The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
A young boy's joyous exploration of the world on a winter's day.
Peter, The Snowy Day's protagonist, wakes up to the season’s first snowfall. In his bright red snowsuit, he goes outside and makes footprints and trails through the snow. Peter is too young to join a ... (Wikipedia)
Just for You
by Mercer Mayer
A tale of a young girl's journey to self-confidence and self-acceptance.
Little Critter is trying his best to be a help to his mother in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book. Whether he's trying to make breakfast, mow the lawn, or carry the groceries, both parents ... (Goodreads)
Madeline's Rescue
by Ludwig Bemelmans
An adventurous young girl discovers a missing statue in the Parisian sewers.
Madeline falls into the Seine River one day and is saved by a stray dog. Miss Clavel and the girls cannot find the owner of the dog, so the girls decide to keep it and name it Genevieve. But problem ... (Wikipedia)
A Pocket for Corduroy
by Don Freeman
A teddy bear's quest to find a pocket for himself, learning the power of friendship and resilience along the way.
Come along with Corduroy as he goes on an all-new adventure. Corduroy, with his unaffected simplicity and childlike emotion, is one of the best-loved bears in children's books. His story has become ... (Goodreads)
The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
A mischievous cat visits two children on a rainy day, resulting in a wild and chaotic adventure.
The story begins as an unnamed boy who is the narrator of the book sits alone with his sister Sally in their house on a cold and rainy day, staring wistfully out the window. Then they hear a loud ... (Wikipedia)
Make Way for Ducklings
by Robert McCloskey
A family of ducks navigates the city of Boston, finding a safe home.
This classic tale of the famous Mallard ducks of Boston is available for the first time in a full-sized paperback edition. Awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1942, Make Way for Ducklings has been ... (Goodreads)
The Best Nest
by P.D. Eastman
A bird couple's hilarious quest to find the perfect nest, learning to appreciate what they already have.
Back in 1957, Theodor Geisel responded to an article in Life magazine that lamented the use of boring reading primers in schools. Using the pseudonym of "Dr. Seuss" (Seuss was Geisel's middle name) ... (Goodreads)
The Rainbow Fish
by Marcus Pfister
A fish learns the importance of friendship and sharing after being gifted a pair of glittering scales.
The story is about The Rainbow Fish , a fish with shiny, multi-coloured scales . He has blue, green, purple, and pink scales. Interspersed with these colorful scales are shiny, holographic scales ... (Wikipedia)
The Five Chinese Brothers
by Claire Huchet Bishop
Five brothers use their special powers to outsmart an emperor and save their family from execution.
In the Imperial China of the Qing dynasty , there are five brothers who "all looked exactly alike." They each possess a special talent: one can swallow the sea, one has an unbreakable iron neck, one ... (Wikipedia)
Officer Buckle and Gloria
by Peggy Rathmann
A safety-conscious police officer teams up with a mischievous police dog to teach children about safety.
A rather boring police officer named Officer Buckle is assigned to take a police dog named Gloria to his safety speech at the local school. Until that time, whenever Officer Buckle tried to tell ... (Wikipedia)
Walt Disney's Three Little Pigs
by Al Dempster
A classic tale of three little pigs who must outwit a sly wolf to build their homes and stay safe.
The three little pigs have never looked so cute and the big bad wolf never looked so bad in this retelling of the classic fairy tale! Vintage Disney artwork from the 1940s makes this book an ... (Goodreads)
Flotsam
by David Wiesner
A boy discovers a camera with mysterious photographs, inspiring a journey of exploration.
The book has no words , but is told through pictures. A boy is at the beach and finds an old camera. He takes the film to get it developed, and sees photos of fantastical undersea cities and ... (Wikipedia)
Letters from Rifka
by Karen Hesse
A young Jewish girl flees Russia in 1919, hoping to reach America and escape persecution. Her journey is filled with danger and uncertainty.
During the Russian Civil War of 1919, Rifka and her family must flee Russia because the Russian army are after her one of her brothers for leaving the army; the penalty for that is death for the ... (Wikipedia)
Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss
An elephant who agrees to incubate a lazy bird's egg, and discovers true friendship and loyalty.
The book centers on a genial elephant named Horton , who is convinced by Mayzie, a lazy, irresponsible bird, to sit on her egg while she takes a short "break", which turns into her permanent ... (Wikipedia)
Darth Paper Strikes Back
by Tom Angleberger
A group of friends create a new origami character, Darth Paper, to fight against their strict school principal.
The second case file of the, New York Times, bestselling Origami Yoda series from Tom Angleberger! Not such a long time ago, in a middle school not so far away . . . . . . Something amazing happened. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Miss Nelson Is Missing!
by Harry Allard
A teacher's mysterious disappearance that causes her students to realize the value of her presence.
The classic, hilarious story of a misbehaving class, their sweet teacher, and the legendary substitute teacher who restores order in their chaotic classroom. Includes bonus downloadable audio. Miss ... (Barnes & Noble)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by Dr. Seuss
A grumpy creature's attempt to ruin Christmas for an entire town.
The Grinch , a grouchy, cave-dwelling creature, hates Christmas ; his only companion is his unloved but loyal dog, Max. He resides on the snowy Mount Crumpit, located north of the town of Whoville, ... (Wikipedia)
Pat the Bunny
by Dorothy Kunhardt
A playful and interactive story about a family going on a picnic, told through touching and feeling.
Touch and Feel books enhance a toddler's sensory world with textured materials. The materials are attached to durable pages, and the toddler is asked to feel the material or to look in the provided ... (Goodreads)
The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg
A journey of faith, discovering the wonder of Christmas and the importance of believing.
A young boy is awakened on Christmas Eve night by the sound of a train . To his astonishment, he finds the train is waiting for him. He sees a conductor who then proceeds to look up at his window. He ... (Wikipedia)
