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Oprah: The Little Speaker. By Carole Boston Weatherford. Illus. by London Ladd. Mar. 2010. 32p. Marshall Cavendish, $17.99 (9780761456322). 791.4502. Gr. 1-3. Oprah: a one-word name that's a magnet for [...]

Noah's Bark. By Stephen Krensky. Illus. by Roge. Apr. 2010. 32p. Carolrhoda, $16.95 (9780822576457). K-Gr. 2. There are a lot of Bible-themed picture books out there, but this title's humor [...]

You're Lovable to Me. By Kat Yeh. Illus. by Sue Anderson. 2009.32p. Random, $15.99 (9780375860157). PreS. Six little bunnies misbehave all day long and at bedtime wonder if their mama [...]

Diamond Jim Dandy and the Sheriff. By Sarah Burell. Illus. by Bryan Langdo. Apr. 2010. 32p. Sterling, $14.95 (9781402757372). K-.Gr. 1. Nothing exciting ever happens in Dustpan, Texas. The menfolk [...]

Aunt Mary's Rose. By Douglas Wood. Illus. by LeUyen Pham. Mar. 2010. 32p. Candlewick, $16.99 (9780763610906). K-Gr. 2. Aunt Mary tells her nephew to take care of a special rosebush, [...]

* Push Button. By Aliki. Illus. by the author. May 2010.40p. Greenwillow, $16.99 (9780061673085). PreS. What toddler doesn't love to push buttons? This 'Push-Button boy' is particularly enthusiastic about it. [...]

My Father Knows the Names of Things. By Jane Yolen. Illus. by Stephane Jorisch. Apr. 2010.32p. Simon & Schuster, $15.99 (9781416948957). PreS--Gr. 2. A young boy relates in rhyme all [...]

Roly Poly Pangolin. By Anna Dewdney, Illus. by the author. Mar. 2010. 40p.Viking, $16.99 (9780670011605). PreS. Very few children will know what a pangolin is, especially preschoolers, but this scaly [...]

This Tree Counts! By Alison Formento. Illus. by Sarah Snow. Mar. 2010. 32p. Albert Whitman, $16.99 (9780807578902). PreS-Gr. 2. Not only does this tree count, it matters! The double meaning [...]

My Father Is Taller than a Tree. By Joseph Bruchac. Illus. by Wendy Anderson Halperin. Mar. 2010. 32p. Dial, $16.99 (9780803731738). PreS-Gr. 1. A rhyming text describes the commonplace things [...]

The Wonder Book. By Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Illus. by Paul Schmid. Mar. 2010. 80p. Harper, $17.99 (9780061429743). Gr. 2-4. This silly compendium of puns, prose, poems, and puzzlers raises questions [...]

Who's Awake in Springtime? By Phillis Gershator and Mtm Green. Illus. by Emilie Chollat. Feb. 2010. 32p. Holt, $16.99 (9780805063905). PreS--Gr. 2. This cumulative text about young animals getting ready [...]

The Spirit of Christmas By Nancy Tillman. Illus. by the author. 2009.32p. Feiwel and Friends, $16.99 (9780312549657). K--Gr. 3. Handsomely illustrated, this Christmas book is bound to be hyped as [...]

Lion's Lunch? By Fiona Tierney. Illus. by Margaret Chamberlain. Jan. 2010.32p. Scholastic/Chicken House, $17.99 (9780545176910). K--Gr. 3. What starts as a playful romp, taking inspiration from Louise Fatio's The Happy [...]

Dog Wants to Play. By Christine McDonnell. Illus. by Jeff Mack. 2009. 32p. Viking, $15.99 (9780670011261 ). PreS--K. One look at the appealing cover will entice the reader to join [...]

Something to Do. By David Lucas. Illus. by the author. Sept. 2009. 32p. Philomel, $14.99 (9780399252471). PreS. In another variation of Harold and the Purple Crayon, this imaginary venture via [...]

Pocoyo and the Camera. Sept. 2009. 24p. illus. IPG/Red Fox, paper, $6.95 (9781862301504). PreS. This lift-the-flap book has its origins in a television animated cartoon show featuring a cute, plush [...]

The Marshmallow Incident. By Judi Barrett. Illus. by Ron Barrett. Aug. 2009. 40p. Scholastic, $16.99 (9780545046534). K-Gr. 3. The Town of Left and the Town of Right, so named because [...]

Jeremy Draws a Monster. By Peter McCarty. Illus. by the author. Sept. 2009. 40p. Holt, $16.99 (9780805069341). PreS-K. Be careful what you wish for, or in this case, draw. Jeremy [...]

Bad Boys Get Henpecked! By Margie Palatini. Illus. by Henry Cole. 2009. 32p. HarperCollins, $17.99 (9780060744335). K--Gr. 2. The Bad Boys return, and this time Willy and Wally Wolf are [...]

But Who Will Bell the Cats? By Cynthia Von Buhler. Illus. by the author. Sept. 2009.32p. Houghton, $16 (9780618997183). K--Gr. 2. This curious amplification of the Aesop fable pairs a [...]

* The Man Who Lived in a Hollow Tree. By Anne Shelby. Illus. by Cor Hazelaar. 2009. 40p. Atheneum, $17.99 (9780689861697). K-Gr. 3. Harlan Burch is a carpenter who makes [...]

You? By Vladimir Radunsky. Illus. by the author. May 2009. 40p. Harcourt, $16 (9780152051778). PreS-Gr. 2. Warning to parents: this story will intensify any unfulfilled pleas for a dog from [...]

A Crazy Day at the Critter Cafe. By Barbara Odanaka. Illus. by Lee White. June 2009. 32p. Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry, $16.99 (9781416939146). K--Gr. 2. It's a quiet morning [...]

Flip, Flap, Fly! By Phyllis Root. Illus. by David Walker. 2009. 32p. Candlewick, $14.99 (9780763631093). PreS. With the help of their mamas, an array of six baby animals fly, swim, [...]

Ten Days and Nine Nights. By Yumi Heo. Illus. by the author. May 2009. 40p. Random/Schwartz & Wade, $16.99 (9780375847189). PreS-Gr. 2. 'I mark a circle on the calendar. I [...]

Budgie & Boo. By David McPhail. Illus. by the author. Apr. 2009. 32p. Abrams, $15.95 (9780810983243). PreS-K. Budgie is a bear who grows beautiful flowers. Boo is a bunny who [...]

Silly Tilly. By Eileen Spinelli. Illus. by David Slonim. Mar. 2009. 32p. Marshall Cavendish, $16.99 (9780761455257). PreS-Gr. 2. Is Tilly too' silly? This goofy goose 'took her baths in apple [...]

Oh, What a Beautiful Day! By Jeanne Modesitt. Illus. by Robin Spowart. Mar. 2009.24p. Boyds Mills, $16.95 (9781563974090). PreS. Sprightly rhyming text describes the exuberance of a beautiful day as [...]

Gonzalo Grabs the Good Life. By Janice Levy. Illus. by Bill Slavin. 2009. 32p. Eerdmans, $17.50 (9780802853288). K-Gr. 2. Another chicken story (well, rooster) joins the comic flock. When Gonzalo [...]

Tricking the Tallyman. By Jacqueline Davies. Illus. by S. D. Schindler. Apr. 2009.40p. Knopf, $17.99 (9780375839092); lib. ed., $20.99 (9780375939099). Gr. 1-3. The audience for this title will not know [...]

Foo, the Flying Frog of Washtub Pond. By Belle Yang. Illus. by the author. Feb. 2009.32p. Candlewick, $16.99 (9780763636159). K-Gr. 2. The silly title sets the scene for this funny [...]

The Odd Egg. By Emily Gravett, Illus. by the author. Jan. 2009. 32p. Simon & Schuster, $15.99 (9781416968726). PreS--Gr. 2. All the birds have laid an egg except Duck. Fortunately, [...]

Abe's Fish: A Boyhood Tale of Abraham Lincoln. By Jen Bryant. Illus. by Amy June Bates. Feb. 2009.40p. Sterling, $15.95 (9781402762529). Gr. 2-4. Inspired by four lines in an early [...]

'Twas the Day before Christmas: The Story of Clement Clarke Moore's Beloved Poem. By Brenda Seabrooke. Illus. by Delana Bettoli. 2008. 32p. Dutton, $16.99 (9780525478164). K-Gr. 3. As fresh as […]

Small Fry. By Jaime Adoff. Illus. by Mike Reed. Nov. 2008. 32p. Dutton, $16.99 (9780525469353). 811.Gr. 1-3. This collection of 19 poems zooms in from the viewpoint of kids considered […]

Puppies and Piggies. By Cynthia Rylant. Illus. by Ivan Bates. 2008.32p. Harcourt, $16 (0-15-202321-6). PreS. A familiar theme of reassuring love is related in rhyming couplets for toddlers. 'Puppy loves [...]

Where's My Hug? By James Mayhew. Illus. by Sue Hellard. 2008. 32p. Bloomsbury, $16.95 (1-59990-225-7). PreS-Gr. 2. For every mother whose child has refused a kiss or hug when being [...]

What Pet to Get? By Emma Dodd. Illus. by the author. Mar. 2008. 32p. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine, $16.99 (0-545-03570-8). PreS-Gr. 2. Jack's mother says he can have a pet, but [...]

* Arabella Miller's Tiny Caterpillar. By Clare Jarrett. illus. by the author. 2008.32p. Candlewick, $16.99 (0-7636-3660-6). PreS-Gr. 2. Take one small act of nature, transform it into a story in [...]

Charlie Hits It Big. By Deborah Blumenthal. Illus. by Denise Brunkus. Mar. 2008. 32p. HarperCollins, $16.99 (0-06-056353-2); lib. ed., $17.89 (0-06-056354-0). PreS-Gr. 2. One morning Sophie goes to feed her [...]