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


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Mother Bruce


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Snowy Day


  • Please Baby Please


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


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


  • The Circus Ship


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Jamberry


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Bad Seed


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

  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Please Baby Please


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Mother Bruce


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


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Bad Seed


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Circus Ship


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Splash


  • The Snowy Day


  • Jamberry


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 Kissing Hand


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Snowy Day


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


  • The Bad Seed


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Circus Ship


  • Jamberry


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Splash


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • 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

  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Circus Ship


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Please Baby Please


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


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


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Snowy Day


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Jamberry


  • The Bad Seed


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Mother Bruce


  • Splash


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

  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Mother Bruce


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Bad Seed


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • The Circus Ship


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Please Baby Please


  • Splash


  • Jamberry


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


  • Love Makes a Family


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

  • The Snowy Day


  • Jamberry


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • The Alphabet Tree


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


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Bad Seed


  • Please Baby Please


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Circus Ship


  • Splash


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


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

  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Splash


  • Jamberry


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • The Snowy Day


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Bad Seed


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Kissing Hand


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


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


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

  • Splash


  • The Bad Seed


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Snowy Day


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Jamberry


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Fifteen Animals


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


  • Please Baby Please


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Mother Bruce


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 Circus Ship


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Splash


  • A Seed is a Start


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


  • Mother Bruce


  • Please Baby Please


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Bad Seed


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Snowy Day


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Love Makes a Family


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


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