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Arnosky, Jim. Babies In The Bayou.  Ages 4-8. The mommies of the bayou stay busy teaching their babies how to survive while protecting their little ones from the dangers all around.

Ayres, Katherine.  Up, Down, and Around. .  Ages 4-8. Gardening becomes a delightful adventure where some grow up, some down, some around and around providing nutritious, delicious food for everyone.

Bruel, Robert O.  Bob and Otto.  Ages 4-8.  A worm and a caterpillar enjoy spending time together until life takes them apart.  When they meet again they come to appreciate the other’s role in life.

Ficocelli, Elizabeth. Kid Tea. Marshall Cavendish.. Ages 3-8. The dirt on the kid makes color in the tub when you make kid tea. Whether it’s Brown Kid Tea on Mud-Pie Monday—getting clean is fun every day of the week.

Friend, Catherine.  The Perfect Nest.   Ages 4-8. Jack the Cat’s scheme to build the perfect nest to attract the perfect chicken, who will lay the perfect egg for him to make a perfect omelet, turns out a little differently than he plans.

Gonzalez, Maya Christina.  My Colors, My World/Mis colores, mi mundo. Ages 4-8.  The colors of the southwestern desert surround Maya with the unique beauty of hot pink sunsets, purple and orange blossoms..

Horacek, Petr.  Butterfly Butterfly: A Book of Colors. Ages 2-5. Colorful die cut pages compel the reader to join Lucy exploring in the garden in search of a butterfly.

Jay, Allison.  1 2 3: A Child’s First Counting Book. . Ages 4-8. Fairy tale surprises and stories within the story provide pages to peruse again and again.

Johnson, Angela. Lily Brown’s Paintings. Ages 4-8. Lily Brown’s everyday experiences are reflected in the pictures she paints and her imagination allows them to become magical and wondrous.

Kasza, Keiko. Badger’s Fancy Meal. Ages 4-8.  Badger is in search of a fancy meal---something out of the ordinary, and then discovers that veggies, fruit and worms might be best after all.

Katz, Susan.  Oh, Theodore!   Ages 4-8. Lively poems and vibrant illustrations combine to tell the story of a boy who wanted a dog but got a personable guinea pig instead.

Klise, Kate. Imagine Harry Ages 3-7. Having an invisible friend named Harry makes Little Rabbit’s days special until he goes to school and makes many new friends.

McElligott, Matthew. Bean Thirteen. G. P. Putnam’s Sons. Ages 5-8. When friends share 13 beans, it all works out perfectly, if not evenly, in this mathematical quest for equal shares.

Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter and Tabby See the Stars. Ages 6-8. Mr. Putter eats too many sweet treats and gets a tummy ache. After a midnight walk with Tabby, he has a lovely chat with his neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry.

Schertle, Alice. Very Hairy Bear.  Ages 2-6. Spring, summer, fall and winter come and go with a lovable, boulder-big, shaggy, raggy, very hairy bear and his no-hair nose.

Schoenherr, Ian. Pip and Squeak. Ages 2-6. The surprise of snow distracts Pip and Squeak as they leave for a friend’s party and later discover that they forgot the present.

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories.  Ages 3-7. Three short stories~ two friends have fun around the house reading and playing together, and trying to decide on a new name for dog.

Teckentrup, Britta. Big Smelly Bear.   Ages 2-6.  Big Smelly Bear doesn’t see the need for a bath until a new friend points out that he really needs one! 

Tourville, Amanda Doering. A Crocodile Grows Up. . Ages 4-8. A newly hatched crocodile learns the skills of survival from her mother.

Van Fleet, Matthew. Dog. Ages 2 up. Dog photos that almost leap off the page combine with furry textures, pull-tabs, rhyming words, opposites and concepts that will entice children to repeated readings.