Mothers

Far Far Away!

By John Segal

A little pig decides to run far, far away from home. His mother reminds him of what he will want to take on his trip. Will the little pig decide to stay home instead?

Lulu the Big Little Chick

By Paulette Bogan

Lulu is constantly being told that she is too small to do things. When her mother tells her she is too small to be away from her, Lulu decides that she wants to go far away. Once she gets there, will she decide that being far away from her mother is what she wants?














Mom and Me

By Marla Stewart Conrad

This book tells the story of mothers and what they do for their children. It is full of colored pictures of mothers from all around the world caring for their children.














Please Pick Me Up, Mama!

By Robin Luebs

The little raccoon in the book wavers between wanting to be carried by her mother and put down for daily activities. This would be an excellent bedtime story.

BEING A PIG IS NICE:
A child’s-eye view of manners.

by Sally Lloyd-Jones

Do animals have manners?

If they did, would they be like people manners?



ONE WORLD, ONE DAY
by Barbara Kerley

You get up; then what do you do?

Check this book out to see how children from around the world do things just like you.

Superhero School
By Aaron Reynolds

Math! Who needs it?

Check this book out to see how the superheroes used their math skills to save the day.



THERE
by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick

Are we there yet? That’s a good question.

How many times have you asked it?

BRIDGET FRIDGET AND THE MOST PERFECT PET!
By Joe Burger

If you asked your parents for a pet, what would it be?

Bridget always wanted a unicorn.

Did she get it?


CAMPING DAY
By Patricia Lakin

The friends thought they would go camping.

Check this book out to see what they did when they got there!









PEEP! A Little Book About Taking a Leap
By Maria Van Lieshout

Did you ever say “I can’t do that”?

Little Peep thought he couldn’t either.

Check this book out to see if he did.




ZOO DAY¡ OLE!
By Phillis Gershator

Count in English and Spanish as you go to the zoo.

BERTIE: JUST LIKE DADDY
By Marcus Pfister

Bertie wants to do things just like his Dad.

His Dad knows he can’t do those things yet, so he lets Bertie know some fun things he can do NOW. Daddy says he would even like to share in the fun.


DOWN BY THE STATION
By Jennifer Riggs Vetter

This nursery song gets new lyrics about all kinds of transportation, even a rocket!

FARLEY FOLLOWS HIS NOSE
By Lynn Johnston

What do dogs smell?

Farley smells lots of good things that lead him to adventure!

IMAGINARY GARDEN
By Andrew Larsen

Imagine a garden you would like to grow;
Would it have more than flowers?

Theo and her grandfather “grow” a garden on a piece of canvas they have put on the balcony
of their apartment.

Check this book out to see the surprise at the end.

BULLIES NEVER WIN
By Margery Cuyler

Jessica was a worrier, and Brenda was a bully.

Check this book out to see how Jessica stood up to Brenda.



IF I WERE A JUNGLE ANIMAL
By Tom and Amanda Ellery

Do you ever daydream?

The boy in this book starts daydreaming in a very unusual place.

Does it get him in trouble?

Check this book out to see.

OH NO! TIME TO GO!: A Book of Goodbyes
By Rebecca Doughty

Hello! Goodbye! How many ways can you say it?

Check this book out to say a few.

TOUGH CHICKS
By Cece Meng

Have you ever heard this…”Make those children behave.”?

The three chicks were a little tough, but Mother always said they were “good”.

Check out this book to find out how their toughness saved the day.

BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST!
By Nancy Coffelt

How many ways can you say “yes”?

Okay!

This book asks you to think of other words that mean the same as…




HARRIET’S HAD ENOUGH!
By Elissa Haden Guest

Clean up your room!

Have you ever heard that before?

Harriet got mad at her Mom because her Mom wanted Harriet to clean up the mess in the living room; so mad that Harriet decided to run away!

Does she and her Mother make up?

Check out this book to see.






LET’S DO NOTHING
By Tony Fucile

There is nothing to do!

Have you ever said that?

The boys in this book try to do nothing, nothing at all.

Can they do it?

Check it out!



WHERE’S JAMELA?
By Niki Daly

Moving is hard on everyone.

Jamela likes her old house, but she knows that they have to move because of Mother’s new job.

Check this book out to see how the family helps each other until they get to their new location.

A BOOK
By Mordicai Gerstein

This book looks down on a family that is telling a story.
Everyone has a story to tell except the girl.
As she looks for her story, so do you.


MONSTER BABY
By Dian Curtis Regan
How big were you when you were a month old?
Monster Baby was taller than his house, and he had already graduated from college!

Check this book out to see how he got along with the “little” people.

RIKI’S BIRDHOUSE
By Monica Wellington

What does it take to build a birdhouse that attracts birds?
Riki finds out it is more than putting boards together.

Follow Riki thru the seasons of the year to see if he makes a “good” birdhouse.

In this book you will also find show-and-tell, journals,

bird food recipes, and birdhouse building instructions.

YES DAY!
By Amy Krouse Rosenthal

If you could spend a day getting the answer “Yes” to everything you asked, what would you ask?

There is only one thing that you don’t want to ask!

Check this book out to find out which questions you wouldn’t want answered “yes”.

CURIOUS GEORGE PLANTS A TREE
By Margaret & H.A. Rey

In this new book, Curious George learns about the environment.

Check this new book out to see how George gets in and out
of trouble as he tries to recycle.

DON’T LICK THE DOG:
Making Friends With Dogs
By Wendy Wahman

Just like people, dogs like to be treated nicely.

This book shows you some “good” manners to help you
understand how to behave around dogs.

PAPA IS A PIRATE
By Katharina Grossman-Hensel

Does your Dad ever come home from work smelling a little like the sea?

Ask him if he has had “a stormy day”. Then, get ready for an adventure.

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH AN
OLD RED SHOE?
A Green Activity Book About Reuse
By Anna Alter

Do you recycle?

This book gives you suggestions on how to make
new things out of old things.

MARTHA DOESN’T SAY SORRY!
By Samantha Berger

Martha sometimes does things that are not so nice, but she will not say “sorry”.

Check this book out to see how her family reacts to Martha.


MR. MOSQUITO PUT ON HIS TUXEDO
By Barbara Olenyik Morrow

Those pesky insects!

They bite, sting, and irritate, but they do good things, too!

This book has a very unusual ending.

Check it out!


SERGIO SAVES THE GAME!
byEdel Rodriguez

Have you ever played a game, like soccer,
and found out you are not very good at it?

Did you give up?

Sergio likes to play soccer, but his friends don’t think
he plays very well. They are always giving him advice, until…

Check this book out to see what happens in the championship game.



SNEEZY LOUISE
by Irene Breznak

Having a cold can be very loud and messy.

Louise has a cold and she knows it is going to be a bad day.

ELLA BELLA BALLERINA
AND SLEEPING BEAUTY
by James Mayhew

Ella Bella’s dance teacher starts telling the class
about the famous ballet Sleeping Beauty, but
class time runs out.

Check this book out to see how Ella finds out
the rest of the story.

FIRST DAY JITTERS
By Julie Danneberg

Are children the only ones who are
frightened of the first day of school?

MABEL ONE AND ONLY
By Margaret Muirhead

Mabel can’t get anybody to play
with her, except the dog.

She invents really cool things to do.
Could you?

SONG OF MIDDLE C
By Alison McGhee

Have you ever practiced really hard
to do something and when the time comes
to show what you know, you freeze?

What do you do?

Check this book out to see how one piano
student solved her stage fright!