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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
A caterpillar's journey of growth and transformation to becoming a butterfly.
THE all-time classic story, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared it with a child or grandchild in your life? One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar ... (Goodreads)
The Gruffalo
by Julia Donaldson
A clever mouse outwits predators by inventing a terrifying creature called the Gruffalo, only to come face-to-face with the real thing.
A mouse walks through the wood and encounters predators (first a fox , then an owl , and finally a snake ). Each of these animals, clearly intending to eat the mouse, invites him to their home for a ... (Wikipedia)
Guess How Much I Love You
by Sam McBratney
A tender story of a hare and a rabbit who compete to express their love for each other.
Guess How Much I Love You follows the story of two hares , Big Nutbrown Hare and Little Nutbrown Hare. The two are never stated to be father and son in the original storybooks, though are referred to ... (Wikipedia)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr.
A colorful children's book that introduces animals and colors through repetitive phrases and illustrations.
A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck–all parade across the pages of this delightful book. Children will immediately respond to Eric Carle's flat, boldly ... (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)
The Kissing Hand
by Audrey Penn
A young raccoon learns to cope with the anxiety of being away from home with the help of his mother's comforting kiss.
School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. To help ease Chester's fears, Mrs. Raccoon shares a family secret called the Kissing Hand to give him the reassurance of her ... (Barnes & Noble)
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business
by Esphyr Slobodkina
A humorous tale of a peddler outwitting a band of mischievous monkeys.
Caps for Sale, is a timeless classic beloved by millions...one of the most popular picture books ever published! Children will delight in following the peddler’s efforts to outwit the monkeys and ... (Goodreads)
The Napping House
by Audrey Wood
A cozy house and its inhabitants, including a dozing granny, a dreaming child, and a snoring dog, all pile up on a bed for a nap.
Everyone knows the cumulative rhyme “This Is the House That Jack Built,” but The Napping House (1984) is close on its heels in the race for posterity: “And on that granny / there is a child / a ... (Goodreads)
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)
Each Peach Pear Plum
by Janet Ahlberg
A playful children's book that encourages young readers to find hidden characters in the illustrations.
'Each Peach Pear Plum' - the classic picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg - is a timeless picture book classic from the bestselling illustrator/author team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of ... (Goodreads)
Bear Snores On
by Karma Wilson
A bear and his woodland friends gather for a cozy hibernation party.
One by one, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear's cave to warm up. But even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear just ... (Goodreads)
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
by Don Wood
A resourceful mouse outwits a hungry bear to save a strawberry.
First published in 1984, a picture book in which the Little Mouse will do all he can to save his strawberry from the Big, Hungry Bear, even if it means sharing it with the reader. The Little Mouse ... (Barnes & Noble)
Stone Soup
by Marcia Brown
A group of strangers come together to contribute to a magical soup that satisfies their hunger.
First published in 1947, this classic picture book has remained one of Marcia Brown's most popular and enduring books. The story, about three hungry soldiers who outwit the greedy inhabitants of a ... (Goodreads)
No, David!
by David Shannon
A mischievous boy's adventures, learning the consequences of his actions.
When, David Shannon, was five years old, he wrote and illustrated his first book. On every page were these words: No, David! ...And a picture of David doing things he was not supposed to do. But some ... (Goodreads)
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
by Judith Kerr
A young girl's magical adventure with a tiger who visits for tea.
A little girl named Sophie is having tea with her mother in their kitchen, when she hears the doorbell ring. Soon, Sophie and her mother are joined for tea by a kind tiger who drinks all the tea ... (Wikipedia)
The Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown
A young bunny's journey to find freedom, reassured by a loving mother's comforting words.
A little bunny keeps running away from his mother in an imaginative and imaginary game of verbal hide-and-seek; children will be profoundly comforted by this lovingly steadfast mother who finds her ... (Goodreads)
Blueberries for Sal
by Robert McCloskey
A young girl's adventure with a bear family, learning lessons of nature and responsibility.
"The book opens and closes with a picture of little Sal and her mother in the kitchen, the mother is canning blueberries... One sees in this opening picture Sal entertaining herself by placing the ... (Wikipedia)
The Going to Bed Book
by Sandra Boynton
A bedtime story filled with funny animals and soothing rhymes.
Getting ready for sleep is tons of fun in this Sandra Boynton classic. The sun has set not long ago. Now everybody goes below to take a bath in one big tub with soap all over—SCRUB SCRUB SCRUB! This ... (Barnes & Noble)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
by Bill Martin Jr.
A playful story of letters competing to climb a coconut tree.
The 26 characters in this rhythmic, rhyming baby book are a lowercase alphabet with attitude. "A told b, and b told c, 'I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree'"–which probably seemed like a ... (Goodreads)
Are You My Mother?
by P.D. Eastman
A baby bird's quest to find his mother and the discoveries he makes along the way.
Are You My Mother? is a story about a hatchling bird. His mother, thinking her egg will stay in her nest where she left it, leaves her egg alone and flies off to find food. The baby bird hatches ... (Wikipedia)
Time for Bed
by Mem Fox
A mother puts her child to bed, saying goodnight to all the animals in the child's room.
An essential bedtime book for babies and toddlers. Soft, cozy illustrations of sleepy baby animals and their soothing parents are accompanied by rhyme destined to lull wakeful little ones to sleep. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book
by Rod Campbell
A young child's search for the perfect pet, exploring animals from around the world.
Rod Campbell’s classic lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has been a firm favorite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982. Young readers love lifting the flaps to discover ... (Barnes & Noble)
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)
The Very Busy Spider
by Eric Carle
A spider works tirelessly to spin her web while various farm animals try to distract her.
From bestselling author and illustrator Eric Carle, the creator of, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, comes another classic tale about one very busy spider. A perfect gift to share with the child or ... (Goodreads)
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
by Eric Litwin
A fun-filled journey of discovery with Pete the Cat as he learns about colors.
Don't miss the first and bestselling book in the beloved Pete the Cat series! Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand-new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white ... (Barnes & Noble)
Owl Babies
by Martin Waddell
Three young owls worry and wait for their mother to come back home.
This is the story of three baby owls who wake up one night in their hole in the tree to find that their mother has gone, so they sit on the branch and wait, wondering when she will return. At last ... (Goodreads)
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
by Jane Yolen
A fun look at how different dinosaurs say goodnight, using silly rhymes and illustrations.
In a few simple lines of verse on each spread, fathers and mothers are ready to put their youngsters to bed. But in this book, the youngsters are a wide variety of dinosaurs. And how do dinosaurs say ... (Goodreads)
Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
A bedtime story of a young bunny saying goodnight to the various objects in its room.
In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. "Goodnight room, goodnight moon." And to all the familiar things in the softly lit room – to the picture of the three little bears ... (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 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)
