I Sang You Down from the Stars

Submitted by kreganwyant on Mon, 2024-01-22 13:02

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.

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I Sang You Down from the Stars
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


  • A Seed is a Start


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Please Baby Please


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


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


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Bad Seed


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Snowy Day


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Mother Bruce


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Jamberry


  • The Kissing Hand


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The Bad Seed

Submitted by kreganwyant on Mon, 2024-01-22 12:59

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.

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The Bad Seed
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

  • Splash


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Snowy Day


  • Jamberry


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Bad Seed


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Circus Ship


  • Love Makes a Family


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


  • Mother Bruce


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Please Baby Please


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Alphabet Tree


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The Circus Ship

Submitted by kreganwyant on Mon, 2024-01-22 12:58

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.

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The Circus Ship
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


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


  • Love Makes a Family


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Jamberry


  • Splash


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Snowy Day


  • Please Baby Please


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Circus Ship


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The Alphabet Tree

Submitted by kreganwyant on Mon, 2024-01-22 12:57

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.

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The Alphabet Tree
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

  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Please Baby Please


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Jamberry


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Circus Ship


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Snowy Day


  • Mother Bruce


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Splash


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


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The Kissing Hand

Submitted by kreganwyant on Mon, 2024-01-22 12:55

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.

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The Kissing Hand
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


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Kissing Hand


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


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


  • The Snowy Day


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Please Baby Please


  • Jamberry


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Mother Bruce


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Circus Ship


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Splash


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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Submitted by kreganwyant on Mon, 2024-01-22 12:54

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.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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

  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Snowy Day


  • Splash


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Circus Ship


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Love Makes a Family


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Bad Seed


  • Jamberry


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


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


  • The Kissing Hand


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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Submitted by kreganwyant on Mon, 2024-01-22 12:53

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.

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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
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

  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Snowy Day


  • Love Makes a Family


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Splash


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


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


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Mother Bruce


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Jamberry


  • The Bad Seed


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


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Mother Bruce

Submitted by kreganwyant on Mon, 2024-01-22 12:48

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.

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Mother Bruce
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

  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Snowy Day


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Bad Seed


  • Fifteen Animals


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


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


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Splash


  • Please Baby Please


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Jamberry


  • Mother Bruce


  • A Seed is a Start


more >

Adventures with Barefoot Critters

Submitted by kreganwyant on Mon, 2024-01-22 12:45

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

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Adventures with Barefoot Critters
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

  • Mother Bruce


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • A Seed is a Start


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


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Splash


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Circus Ship


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Jamberry


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Please Baby Please


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Good Night Gorilla


more >

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