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Picture Books and Board Books
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One boy.

One dog.

 One pond.

 One frog.


A counting book about a boy, his dog, and a few fish who just won't cooperate.


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Silver Castle Board Book

Illustrated by Janet Samuel

ISBN: 978-155454343-4



I KNOW GOD IS NEAR

 Stars shine bright
 on a summer night.
 I know that God is near.

 Crickets chirp.
 "It's time to sleep."
 The sparrows disappear.


A soothing bedtime tale from Simon and Schuster's inspirational line, endorsed by Max Lucado.

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Little Simon board book
Illustrated by Susan Mitchell
ISBN: 1-4169-1497-8



Lake and his grandma

Peek-a-Boo Zoo
Peek-a-Boo Zoo

A brightly-colored lift-the-flap book
filled with riddles about the zoo.
The correct answer makes the stanza rhyme.

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Silver Castle Board Book
Illustrated by Amanda Gulliver
ISBN: 978-155454-344-1
I can see only half. Could it be a tall . . . ???

Chance

Being a baby is downright frustratin'.  Itchy diapers.  Gooky mush. Naps and baths and bedtime. Who needs 'em? Not Chance.  This baby is outta here.

"An original for independent thinkers." ~ Kirkus Review

"The well-developed premise and witty visual translation ... make this off-beat tale a delight to chance upon." ~ Publishers Weekly

"A darn good yarn." ~ Horn Book

"Regan has created an irrisistable tot in the fearless, pajama-clad Chance." ~
The Washington Post

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Philomel Books for Young Readers
Illustrated by Dee Huxley
ISBN: 0-399-23592-2

Lane and his dad study the hardships of being a baby
Chance and his dad read about another baby named Chance

Ms. Pember, dressed as Nurse Rabbit, reads Dr. Sillybear to her class.
Dear Dr. Sillybear

The good doctor and his trusty Nurse Rabbit have lots of patience with their patients, like Horace, the hoarse horse, and Hoot, the baby owl who says "What" instead of "Whoo." Dr. Sillybear is never without good advice--or is Nurse Rabbit the one with all the answers?

"Full of fun puns and ridiculous humor children will enjoy. A good choice for one-to-one reading or story hours." ~ School Library Journal

"The play on words is fun for children who can grasp the humor of not taking everything literally." ~Children's Literature

Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
Illustrated by Randy Cecil
ISBN: 0-805-05065-5




Eight Nights of Chanukah Lights

Glitter brings the shining lights of the menorah alive.

First night.
Light the wick.
Camera smiles.
Click! Click!


Little Simon Board Book
Illustrated by Dawn Apperley
ISBN: 0-689-84568-5

A Sparkly Christmas Eve

A celebration of the holidays--with glitter!

White night.
Snow falls.
Window shop.
Christmas dolls

Children's Book of the Month Club

Little Simon Board Book
Illustrated by Dawn Apperley
ISBN: 0-689-84569-3

How Do You Know it's Halloween?

Spooky riddles invite toddlers to guess the answer--or lift the flap and be-witched by the answer!

I'm fat and round.
Outside I'm orange.
Inside I glow.

What am I?

"This ingenious riddle book gives kids a chance to share what they know about Halloween and to get into the spirit of the holiday." ~ Parents Express

"Appropriate for young listeners and a good introduction to the holiday." ~ Children's Literature

Little Simon Board Book
Illustrated by Fumi Kosaka
ISBN: 0-689-84570-7

How Do You Know it's Easter?

Look for me in the tall green grass,
behind a rock, inside a tree.
See my painted colors?
I am roly-poly.  Don't drop me!

What am I?

Guess the springtime riddles or peek beneath the flap to reveal each eggs-citing answer.


Little Simon Board Book
Illustrated by Fumi Kosaka
ISBN: 0-689-86155-9

Mommies

Verse that celebrates the special relationship between mothers and toddlers:

Mom can fasten. Mom can clip.
I can button.  I can zip.

American Booksellers "Pick of the List"
Children's Book of the Month Club

Scholastic Cartwheel
Illustrated by Mary Morgan

Daddies

Fathers and toddlers share a busy day, a "book we haven't read," then:

Daddy kisses me goodnight,
tucks me in, turns out the light.
Sleep tight.


Children's Book of the Month Club

Scholastic Cartwheel
Illustrated by Mary Morgan

The Thirteen Hours of Halloween

In the first hour of Halloween,
my best friend gave to me
a vulture in a dead tree.

Soon a young girl's room is filled with mummies, ghosts, bats, cats, and other spooky visitors until she comes up with a clever solution.


Oklahoma Book Award Finalist

"The audience will shriek and cackle with delight." ~ School Library Journal

"Fun for the whole family. Neither the song nor the holiday will ever be the same." Children's Literature


Albert Whitman Publisher
Illustrated by Lieve Baeten




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