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by Sherri Duskey Rinker, 25 pages, about 800 words . As the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hard-working trucks get ready to say goodnight. One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work ...

by Lisa McCourt, 20 pages, about 600 words . As a mother lovingly tucks her child into bed, the imaginative child has a few questions. For instance, "What if I were an alligator with big, sharp teeth that could bite your head off?" This unsto...

by Emily Winfield Martin, 13 pages, about 400 words . From Emily Winfield Martin, author of Dream Animals, comes a new book that celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for their children ... Now and forever! From brave and bold to ...

by Dorothy Butler, 14 pages, about 400 words . "Mabel's journey to her new home with her friend Charles runs on anything but an even keel. Unhappily, she cannot afford train fare; happily, her pilot friend Maud offers her a ride. Unhappily, Maud i...

by Dorothy Butler, 14 pages, about 600 words . Happily, Another Happy Tale follows on from A Happy Tale. Mabel, the heroine of A Happy Tale, is now married to a charming farmer and is the mother of a beautiful baby. Unhappi...

by Else Minarik, 9 pages, about 400 words . After Hen brings her a beautiful picture from Little Bear, Grandmother asks Hen to give Little Bear a kiss from her. But Hen passes the kiss to Frog, Frog gives it to Cat, and so on. Will it ever reac...

by Jane Carrugh, 20 pages, about 1200 words . Tippu the field mouse learns to laugh at his fear of night-time shapes and shadows. For ages 3 to 6....

by Judith Viorst, 24 pages, about 800 words . From the moment Alexander wakes up and finds gum in his hair, everything goes wrong! His brothers both get prizes in their cereal boxes, his best friend demotes him to third-best friend, there are lim...

by Judith Viorist, 22 pages, about 1000 words . Last Sunday, Alexander's grandparents gave him a dollar - and he was rich. There were so many things he could do with all of that money! He could buy as much gum as he wanted, or even a walkie-talkie,...

by Judith Viorst, 27 pages, about 1400 words . The rest of Alexander's family is moving a thousand miles away, but there's NO way Alexander is going to leave his best friend, his favorite babysitter, or all the places and people he's known all his...

by Judith Viorst, 29 pages, about 1000 words . "Mother says deep down in his heart Anthony loves me. Anthony says deep down in his heart he thinks I stink." Anthony's younger brother puts up with a lot. Every time he wants to play with Anthony and...

by Julia Hoban, 13 pages, about 200 words . A little girl and her parents have fun on a winter's afternoon, building a snowman and enjoying the cool freshness of the snowy wonderland. For ages 3 to 6....

Disney Enterprises, Inc., 12 pages, about 600 words . Have fun with Pooh and his friends. Learn to tell the time with your very own honey pot clock book while enjoying the story inside! Each page of this delightful book refers to a different time of day,...

by Marjorie Flack, 18 pages, about 600 words . Danny searches for the perfect birthday present for his mother, and learns that while hens give eggs, cows give milk, sheep give wool, geese give feathers, the best gift of all is a great big bear hug...

by John Burningham, 9 pages, about 400 words . None of the four members of the Hargreaves family is very strong, and they worry when the new baby is tiny and dislikes all food. The older children suggest giving the baby an avocado that has mysteri...

by Kathy Stinson, 19 pages, about 800 words . Can a little boy be both big and little at the same time? As he goes about his daily activities, Matthew compares some of the situations that make him feel big or little. For ages 3 to 6....

by Tony Johnston, 15 pages, about 200 words . "Here is a high-interest story that beginning readers will enjoy over and over again. The life cycle of an apple is presented simply and sweetly, beginning with a growing tree filled with big red appl...

by Sandra Boynton, 17 pages, about 400 words . You hear your door come crashing down - those birthday monsters are in town! And they're going to wreak havoc in the most extraordinarily rude ways. What fun! From Boynton on Board, the 2.6-million...

by Thacher Hurd, 30 pages, about 1000 words . It's spring in Farmer Clem's meadow, the bees are singing and Clem is doing his spring cleaning. In their tiny house nearby, the Mouse family is spring cleaning, too. Baby Mouse just can't seem to sta...

by Thatcher Herb, 30 pages, about 1000 words . What an exciting time spring is on Farmer Clem's fields. It's planting time! He's busy turning the warm, fresh soil, adding fertilizer and burying seeds, with the help of his dog George. Nearby, in a ...

by Bill Martin, Jr., 12 pages, about 400 words . "The gentle rhyming text in this children's classic makes it a dog-eared favorite on many children's bookshelves. On each page, we meet a new animal who nudges us onward to discover which creature wil...

by Wendy Cheyette Lewison, 13 pages, about 200 words . This high-interest story makes reading fun! Its repetitive rhyming, coupled with the many animals that appear in its pages, make this a fun and exciting book for the young child. Young children deligh...

by Francine Allen, 17 pages, about 600 words . Caillou goes birdwatching in the park. He learns to sit and is rewarded when a chickadee eats right out of his hand! For ages 2 to 5....

by Dorothy Joan Harris, 16 pages, about 600 words . Zachary hasn't even started nursery school and yet he's already a has been. Once he was the focus of his parents' attention--now baby Cameron is stealing the limelight. Anything Cameron can do, Zachar...

by Martin Waddell, 19 pages, about 1200 words . In this tender account of a sleepless night in the bear cave, Big Bear sets out with all of his patience and understanding to show Little Bear that the dark is nothing to be afraid of. More comforting...

by Martin Waddell, 23 pages, about 800 words . "The beguiling bears introduced in Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? are coming back from a walk in the snowy woods. When Little Bear tells his huge companion about the noises he hears following th...

by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, 15 pages, about 400 words . A told B, and B told C, I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be en...

by Bill Martin, Jr. and Michael Sampson, 12 pages, about 400 words . One-hundred-and-one numbers climb the apple tree in this rhyming, rollicking, joyous book for young children. As the numerals pile up and bumblebees threaten, what's the number that saves the day? (Hi...

Retold by Steven Kellogg, 20 pages, about 800 words . "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" Chicken Little and her feathered friends are all aflutter when she gets a mysterious bump on the head. Steven Kellogg's hilarious retelling brings fresh delig...

by Maurice Sendak, 13 pages, about 400 words . "Each month is gay, each season is nice, when eating chicken soup with rice." It's nice in January, April, June, and December - here's the every-month dish for everyone to r...

by Doreen Cronin, 14 pages, about 600 words . Farmer Brown thinks it's odd when he hears typing sounds coming from the barn. But his troubles really begin when his cows start leaving him notes. First they demand better working conditions ... And ...

by Don Freeman, 22 pages, about 800 words . Corduroy has become one of the best-loved bears in children's literature. His stories have become irresistible childhood classics, as basic and appealing as a small bear's desire for a home and a frie...

by Syd Hoff, 21 pages, about 1000 words . Danny goes to the museum where his wish comes true - a friendly dinosaur comes to life and spends the day playing with him. As the dinosaur says, "After one hundred million years, it's good to play ou...

by Syd Hoff, 15 pages, about 400 words . What would happen if a dinosaur came to a birthday party? Come to Danny's house and find out. His friend the dinosaur helps make this one party you'll never forget! For ages 4 to 7....

by Syd Hoff, 13 pages, about 400 words . "Danny and his dinosaur are off again, this time to summer camp, and everyone has a wonderful time, including readers. Danny's dinosaur makes everything more fun - racing (he needs to take only one st...

by Rod Campbell, 16 pages, about 200 words . Dear Zoo has long been a lap-time favorite. The story starts with a letter to the zoo requesting a pet. But most of the animals (a camel, snake and lion) are inappropriate - until the perfect o...

by Jan Pienkowski, 6 pages, about 200 words . Flies, a frog, vulture, gorilla, tiger, crocodile and shark - what do they all have in common? Dinner time! Each smaller creature is eaten by the next largest creature. Guess who has the biggest feast...

by Marc Brown, 15 pages, about 600 words . "Every child with a security blanket or special toy will relate to D.W.'s dilemma in this story about her search for her lost blankie. When D.W. discovers that her blankie is missing, she and Arthur s...

by Joanne Brisson Murphy, 19 pages, about 800 words . This touching book describes all the different ways a little boy can feel: happy when sunshine fills his room; quiet when he daydreams by himself; grown-up when he makes his own breakfast; and sad whe...

by Ian Beck, 17 pages, about 800 words . When her five little ducks disappear one by one, Mother Duck sets out to find them. For ages 2 to 5....

by Doreen Cronin, 12 pages, about 600 words . In this hilarious companion to the Caldecott Honor book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, Farmer Brown leaves his brother, Bob, in charge while he goes on vacation. He gives Bob detailed notes...

by Margaret Wise Brown, 14 pages, about 200 words . "In the great green room ..." - The first few words from this beloved 1947 classic are enough to start many adults reciting the rest. The story is simple: a rabbit is going to bed, and after taking st...

by Sam McBratney, 18 pages, about 400 words . "Guess how much I love you," says Little Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare shows his daddy how much he loves him: as wide as he can reach and as far as he can hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare, who can rea...

by John Patience, 20 pages, about 1000 words . Far out in space, the planet Dumpling is home to seven little space creatures. Now, apart from sharing a stroll through the woods with a Boomerbird instead of a sparrow, and riding a Lopalong instead ...

by John Patience, 25 pages, about 1400 words . Earth has sent a space probe to Dumpling! What fun it is for the Dumpies to see pictures of strange-looking space creatures (humans), dance to Rock and Roll music, and explore a forign ship. Things ge...

by John Patience, 22 pages, about 1400 words . Orange is best known among his friends as an inventor. Today, he's just finished work on a new telescope. His party is soon crashed, however, when he and his friends spy a gigantic monster, lurking in...

by Harriet Ziefert, 13 pages, about 200 words . Everyone wants to get on the bus and go to the park. They wait and wait, and watch other buses full of funny creatures going to the zoo and other interesting places. Will the right bus ever pull up fo...

by Janet Craig, 20 pages, about 400 words . Winter is coming! When the weather turns cold, Billy the rabbit hops around town, buying what he needs to make a winter coat. For ages 3 to 6....

by Charles M. Schulz, 22 pages, about 600 words . A day in the life of Charlie Brown's dog, Snoopy, is related in this humorous book. Snoopy is a very clever dog and is even learning to play gulf! Children will love Snoopy, and probably proceed to re...

by Margaret Wise Brown, 15 pages, about 600 words . It's spring, and every animal has a home, except for a little brown bunny. So he goes off to visit many different animals in search of the perfect home. Will he ever find a place to call his own?

by Margo Hopkins, 8 pages, about 400 words . Honey Rabbit asks his father, "What is Spring?" So his father tells him to hop around the meadow to find out. On his way, he meets all his adorable animal friends, such as a robin, a family of mice, a...

by Edie Evans, 16 pages, about 400 words . This delightful rhyming book relates all of the special things a mom can do with a child. It's full of a child's love, and richly illustrates family life while captivating the child's imagination! ...

by Tony Ross, 14 pages, about 400 words . Jessy must be the only girl in the whole world without a pet. She desperately wants a cat, but her parents think cats are crawly, creepy, yowly things. For ages 4 to 6....

by Judy Delton, 21 pages, about 1000 words . Artie discovers that what his mother doesn't tell him can be as important as what she does, in this amusing story about a situation familiar to parents and young children. Mom is always careful to tel...

by J. Ellen Dolce, 11 pages, about 600 words . This book is filled with such fantasies as "If I could be a circus clown, I'd walk on my hands all around town", and "If I could run the park, I'd let kids play till after dark!" For ages 3 to 6....

by J. Ellen Dolce, 10 pages, about 400 words . Such amusing rhymes as "If I had a hippo, I'd name him Zippo", and "If I had a shark, I'd name it Clark" are bound to capture the child's imagination. For ages 3 to 6....

by Laura Joffe Numeroff, 22 pages, about 800 words . If a hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him a cookie. If you give him a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. He'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he...

by Laura Joffe Numeroff, 27 pages, about 1000 words . If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you give him a muffin, he'll want some jam to go with it. When he's eaten all your muffins, he'll want to...

by Laura Joffe Numeroff, 25 pages, about 800 words . What does children's author Laura Numeroff have in common with Maurice Sendak, E. B. White, and Shel Silverstein? They have each sold more than a million copies of their books. But more important, the...

by Laura Joffe Numeroff, 22 pages, about 800 words . If you give a pig a party, she's going to ask for some balloons. When you give her the balloons, she'll want to decorate the house. When she's finished, she'll put on her favorite dress. Then she'll c...

by Bernard Waber, 20 pages, about 1400 words . Ira is excited - he's going to sleep over at a friend's house for the very first time! But his sister puts a damper on things by reminding Ira about the teddy bear he always sleeps with. What should I...

by Mercer Mayer, 13 pages, about 800 words . Little Critter has a terrible time finding money to keep in his piggy bank! He learns all about chores and looking after his money, and realizes it can sometimes be a lot of work being a kid. For a...

by Mercer Mayer, 12 pages, about 400 words . This genuinely funny book is a classic - one of the first that starred Mercer Mayer's popular Little Critter. In this title, young readers see Little Critter trying very hard to be a good helper. Unfo...

by Mercer Mayer, 12 pages, about 600 words . This simple story shows our preschool hero resisting his father's efforts to get him ready for bed. By the end of the book, Little Critter's understanding father has finally succeeded in moving his en...

by Mercer Mayer, 12 pages, about 600 words . In another sweet-and-silly book starring Mercer Mayer's popular Little Critter, we see Little Critter and his grandfather head for a shopping expedition in the city. Little Critter is a big help to hi...

by Mercer Mayer, 15 pages, about 600 words . In this lively book, Little Critter sees himself as the babysitter's big helper, but his "help" ends up turning the house up- side-down. By the end of the evening, Little Critter and his little sister...

by Mercer Mayer, 15 pages, about 600 words . Taking a bath is a big job. Mercer Mayer's famous Little Critter works hard to do it right in this funny story book. Little Critter has a mountain of tub toys to remember, stuffed animals to line up s...

by Mercer Mayer, 14 pages, about 200 words . All the many things a young child can do independently are demonstrated, (tying shoes, riding bike, kicking ball) but there is one thing one cannot do alone... For ages 2 to 5....

by Mercer Mayer, 33 pages, about 1400 words . A little girl copes with a variety of animals who try to take over her things and order her about. For ages 4 to 7....

by Else Minarik, 29 pages, about 1600 words . Little Bear makes friends in the woods with Emily and her doll Lucy. But when Emily has to leave, Little Bear has to find a new way to keep in touch with his new friend. For ages 4 to 7....

by Denis Lee, 14 pages, about 400 words . "Lizzy had a lion with a big, bad roar. And she kept him in the bedroom by the closet-cupboard door. The lion had a secret name ..." Robber, be ware ... tonight might not be the best night ...

by Harry G. Allard, 23 pages, about 1000 words . The notorious Miss Swamp reappears at the Horace B. Smedley School, this time to shape up the football team and help them to win at least one game. "Children of any age will relish the raucous carryin...

by Ellen Stoll Walsh, 15 pages, about 400 words . The humor and beautifully simple design of this educational book will appeal to children who know the joy of splashing about in paint - and to their parents, who will appreciate the lighthearted prese...

by John Burningham, 11 pages, about 400 words . Mr. Gumpy's human and animal friends squash into his old car and go for a drive - until it starts to rain. For ages 3 to 6....

by John Burningham, 14 pages, about 400 words . It's a pleasant day, so Mr. Gumpy decides to go for a boat ride. Each barnyard animal begs to join him, and Mr. Gumpy agrees - as long as each behaves! Two children join the fun, and as soon as the bo...

by Jean Van Leeuwen, 37 pages, about 1800 words . Albert is a new student in Oliver's class. It's hard for Albert to make friends with his classmates at first, because he's not very good at the all-important game of kickball. But Oliver learns that t...

by Jean Van Leeuwen, 33 pages, about 1800 words . Four easy-to-read stories about Amanda and Oliver Pig and their parents, who go outside to play after a big snowstorm. For ages 4 to 7....

by Jean Van Leeuwen, 28 pages, about 2200 words . After many published stories about her big brother Oliver, Amanda pig finally gets five of her own! In them, she manages to eat a slippery, slimy egg; reconcile with Oliver after an argument; overcome...

by Jean Van Leeuwen, 27 pages, about 2000 words . At Amanda's house, the two new best friends play make-believe, swing high up into the sky, and dance dizzying pirouettes. But Amanda thinks Lollipop's house is even better! Lollipop has a purple room ...

by Jean Van Leeuwen, 48 pages, about 1600 words . Amanda Pig has her first ever wiggly tooth - and she can't wait for the Tooth Fairy to come. But her loose tooth will not fall out! Father offers to pull it out for her, but Amanda thinks that might h...

by B. P. Nichol, 10 pages, about 400 words . Beautiful rhyming text describes young animals and children in the moments just before they fall asleep. A perfect choice for your toddler's bedtime story. For ages 1 to 4....

by Kim Lewis, 11 pages, about 400 words . Little Max wants a closer look at the huge red tractor which passes by his house, so when his friend takes him for a walk to watch it at work, he is delighted. The author conjures up a satisfying adve...

by Michael Bond, 14 pages, about 600 words . Despite bad weather, Paddington and the Brown family manage to have a very pleasant outing at the beach. For ages 4 to 7....

by Marcus Pfister, 12 pages, about 800 words . "Shining from Rainbow Fish's multicolored body are several shimmering silver scales. All the other fish in the ocean admire him and want to play, but Rainbow Fish is too proud to play with them; nor w...

by Kathy Stinson, 12 pages, about 400 words . This title is especially made for the lap audience. "My Mom doesn't understand about red. I like my red stockings best. My Mom says, "Wear these. Your white stockings look good with that dress." But I...

by Syd Hoff, 21 pages, about 800 words . Sammy the Seal spends a day on the town and finds out what really goes on outside the zoo on an average day. But when Sammy the Seal makes his way down the street, an ordinary day becomes an extraordi...

by E. L. Konigsburg, 15 pages, about 800 words . Inventions help people do things better, easier, or faster. According to Samuel Todd, great inventions help kids do things better, easier, faster - or make them more fun. What are the really import...

, 9 pages, about 200 words . This book attacks the concepts of shape and size, relating these to familiar things in the child's world. It will encourage lots of questions and discussion, and introduce many new ideas to children i...

by Nancy E. Shaw, 14 pages, about 400 words . Using very few words (sheep, jeep, thud, mud, heap, cheap), a tableau unfolds in which five silly yet distinctive sheep futilely attempt to ride in their jeep. Shaw's minimal text makes this an extrem...

by Nancy E. Shaw, 14 pages, about 600 words . What could be better than another misadventure from that rambunctious flock of sheep? This time, the sheep are off to the store in search of the perfect birthday gift. With these muttonheads, a normal...

by Inga Moore, 11 pages, about 600 words . Sid the cat lived at number one Aristotle Street. He also lived at number two, number three, number four, number five, and number six. Sid liked having six homes - he could eat six dinners a day and b...

by Robert Kalan, 12 pages, about 600 words . Who's nut is it? Does it belong to the squirrel who digs it up? Or to the squirrel whose tree it fell from? Or maybe it belongs to the crow who grabs it from that squirrel? Or to the turtle who snatch...

by Holly Keller, 20 pages, about 1000 words . Horace thought it was the best truck he had ever seen. So he stuck it in his pocket and took it home. The only trouble was, it wasn't his ... For ages 5 to 8....

, 18 pages, about 800 words . A cumulative nursery rhyme about the chain of events that started when Jack built a house. First published over two hundred years ago, with roots in the oral tradition far earlier still, The...

by Watty Piper, 18 pages, about 1000 words . The tale that turned "I think I can" into a watchword for determination and stick-to-it-iveness, this children's classic recounts the story of a valiant little engine that comes to the rescue of a str...

by Sarah Albee, 11 pages, about 200 words . Yummy fun! Count down from ten to one as each little Oreo cookie is dunked in milk, munched, twisted, stacked, and shared on every spread. Featuring raised drawings of Oreo cookies which children will...

by Margaret Wise Brown, 19 pages, about 1000 words . Scuppers the dog wants to be a sailor. He was born at sea and all he wants to do is go to sea. When Scuppers finally gets a chance to go, however, he is shipwrecked. But he doesn't let that bother him...

by Eric Carle, 12 pages, about 400 words . "Early one morning the wind blew a spider across the field. A thin, silky thread trailed from her body. The spider landed on a fence post near a farm yard ... and began to spin a web with ...

by Eric Carle, 14 pages, about 400 words . Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through an ever increasing quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself, goes to sleep, and awakens as ...

by Child's Play International, 11 pages, about 400 words . This humorous poem tells the story of an old lady who swallows animals as small as flies and as large as horses! Children will delight in the sheer hilarity of this book, and you'll find yourself laug...

by Ellen Wilkie, 26 pages, about 1000 words . Perfect for beginning readers, this delightful book encourages the child to think up rhyming words for dozens of amusing examples. For ages 4 to 7....

by Maurice Sendak, 23 pages, about 800 words . (Winner of the Caldecott Medal for the Most Distinguished Book of the Year)Take a Walk on the Wild Side [Sail] off through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year ...

by John Burningham, 19 pages, about 1000 words . Breakfast, lunch or supper - young Julius is never around when it's time to eat. So his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Troutbeck, routinely fix trays of food to deliver to the boy, who is busy digging a hole t...

by Emily Hearn, 20 pages, about 600 words . This exciting story introduces many sounds that various animals make, such as a squirrel on a roof or bees having a party with the birds. Stories of this sort are excellent for encouraging children's ...