I Sang You Down from the Stars

A heartwarming story about an Indigenous mother preparing for her baby’s arrival by collecting items for a sacred medicine bundle. Recommended for ages 3–7.

I Sang You Down from the Stars

Tasha Spillett-Sumner
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Spi


A heartwarming story about an Indigenous mother preparing for her baby’s arrival by collecting items for a sacred medicine bundle. Recommended for ages 3–7.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • Splash


  • Mother Bruce


  • Jamberry


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Circus Ship


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Snowy Day


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • A Seed is a Start


The Bad Seed

A funny, charming book about a bad-tempered seed that reminds us all that positive change is possible for all of us. Recommended for ages 3–7.

The Bad Seed

Jory John
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Joh


A funny, charming book about a bad-tempered seed that reminds us all that positive change is possible for all of us. Recommended for ages 3–7.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • The Bad Seed


  • Jamberry


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Splash


  • Please Baby Please


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Snowy Day


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Mother Bruce


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Love Makes a Family


  • A Seed is a Start


The Circus Ship

After swimming to shore when their circus ship sinks, a group of animals become beloved members of a community in this rhyming book with entertaining artwork. Recommended for ages 2–6.

The Circus Ship

Chris Van Dusen
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Van


After swimming to shore when their circus ship sinks, a group of animals become beloved members of a community in this rhyming book with entertaining artwork. Recommended for ages 2–6.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • The Bad Seed


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Circus Ship


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Snowy Day


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Fifteen Animals


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • Jamberry


  • Splash


  • Mother Bruce


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


The Alphabet Tree

When a fierce wind blows a group of letters from their tree, they learn to band together to form words and sentences to create a message stronger than the wind. Recommended for ages 2–6.

The Alphabet Tree

Leo Lionni
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Lio


When a fierce wind blows a group of letters from their tree, they learn to band together to form words and sentences to create a message stronger than the wind. Recommended for ages 2–6.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • Jamberry


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Mother Bruce


  • Please Baby Please


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Bad Seed


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Circus Ship


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Splash


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


The Kissing Hand

When a raccoon named Chester is nervous about going to kindergarten for the first time (and being away from his mother), she teaches him a secret way of carrying her love with him. Recommended for ages 2–6.

The Kissing Hand

Audrey Penn
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Pen


When a raccoon named Chester is nervous about going to kindergarten for the first time (and being away from his mother), she teaches him a secret way of carrying her love with him. Recommended for ages 2–6.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • A Seed is a Start


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Jamberry


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Splash


  • Please Baby Please


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Circus Ship


  • Mother Bruce


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Follow along with a very hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through a whole week of increasingly large meals before forming a cocoon around himself and emerging as a beautiful butterfly. Recommended for ages 2–6.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Car


Follow along with a very hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through a whole week of increasingly large meals before forming a cocoon around himself and emerging as a beautiful butterfly. Recommended for ages 2–6.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Splash


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Mother Bruce


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • The Snowy Day


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Circus Ship


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • The Bad Seed


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Jamberry


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Good Night Gorilla


Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

A wild and wacky pigeon pleads to take the place of a bus driver on break in this silly interactive story where the reader tells a pigeon “No!” Recommended for ages 2–6.

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Mo Willems
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Wil


A wild and wacky pigeon pleads to take the place of a bus driver on break in this silly interactive story where the reader tells a pigeon “No!” Recommended for ages 2–6.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Circus Ship


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Jamberry


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Splash


  • Please Baby Please


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Snowy Day


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Bad Seed


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Kissing Hand


Mother Bruce

Bruce is a very grumpy bear who doesn't like anyone or anything. Except cooked eggs. When the goose eggs he planned to boil hatch instead, the goslings believe he is their mother—and Bruce must try to make the best of the situation. Recommended for ages 2–6.

Mother Bruce

Ryan T. Higgins
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Hig


Bruce is a very grumpy bear who doesn't like anyone or anything. Except cooked eggs. When the goose eggs he planned to boil hatch instead, the goslings believe he is their mother—and Bruce must try to make the best of the situation. Recommended for ages 2–6.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • The Snowy Day


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Circus Ship


  • Jamberry


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Mother Bruce


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Please Baby Please


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Splash


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Kissing Hand


Adventures with Barefoot Critters

An adorable cast of animals explore the alphabet through the seasons. Recommended for ages 1–3.

Adventures with Barefoot Critters

Teagan White
Juvenile Picture Books Nonfiction - Ej 411 Whi


An adorable cast of animals explore the alphabet through the seasons. Recommended for ages 1–3.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • Jamberry


  • The Bad Seed


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Splash


  • The Circus Ship


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Please Baby Please


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Snowy Day


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