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


  • Please Baby Please


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Fifteen Animals


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Bad Seed


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Jamberry


  • The Snowy Day


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Kissing Hand


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


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

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


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Bad Seed


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Jamberry


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Please Baby Please


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Splash


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Mother Bruce


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

  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Kissing Hand


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Bad Seed


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


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Jamberry


  • Please Baby Please


  • Splash


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

  • The Bad Seed


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Circus Ship


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Mother Bruce


  • Splash


  • Jamberry


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


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

  • Splash


  • The Snowy Day


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Kissing Hand


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Mother Bruce


  • Jamberry


  • Love Makes a Family


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Alphabet Tree


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


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


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

  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Jamberry


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Splash


  • The Circus Ship


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Mother Bruce


  • Good Night Gorilla


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


  • Please Baby Please


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Snowy Day


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

  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Jamberry


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


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


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Splash


  • The Bad Seed


  • Please Baby Please


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Circus Ship


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • The Snowy Day


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Mother Bruce


  • 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

  • Monsters at the End of This Book


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


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Snowy Day


  • Jamberry


  • The Kissing Hand


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Please Baby Please


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Splash


  • The Bad Seed


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


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

  • Mother Bruce


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Circus Ship


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Jamberry


  • Splash


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Please Baby Please


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • A Seed is a Start


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


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


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Fifteen Animals


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