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.

 

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  • The Snowy Day


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Circus Ship


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Please Baby Please


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Mother Bruce


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Bad Seed


  • Splash


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


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Fifteen Animals


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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

  • The Snowy Day


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Please Baby Please


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Bad Seed


  • Good Night Gorilla


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


  • Jamberry


  • Splash


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Fifteen Animals


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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

  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Snowy Day


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


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Circus Ship


  • Splash


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Bad Seed


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Jamberry


  • Please Baby Please


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


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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

  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Circus Ship


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


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


  • Please Baby Please


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Bad Seed


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Splash


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Jamberry


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Alphabet Tree


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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

  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Splash


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Fifteen Animals


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


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


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Mother Bruce


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Please Baby Please


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Snowy Day


  • Jamberry


  • Love Makes a Family


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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

  • Jamberry


  • Good Night Gorilla


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


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Mother Bruce


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Splash


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Bad Seed


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Circus Ship


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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

  • The Alphabet Tree


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Jamberry


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Please Baby Please


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Splash


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Circus Ship


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


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Snowy Day


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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

  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


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


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Mother Bruce


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Bad Seed


  • Splash


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Circus Ship


  • Jamberry


  • The Snowy Day


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

  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Splash


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Snowy Day


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Jamberry


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Bad Seed


  • Please Baby Please


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


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Circus Ship


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Love Makes a Family


more >

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