Cherry and Olive

Author

You Byun

“[Reminiscent] of the classic 'Goodnight Moon' with its haunting, twilight-inflected color scheme.” – The New York Times Book Review

You Byun’s sparkling debut establishes her as a major picture book talent.

Melody has the most wonderful friend in her dreams. They do...

Author	Marie-Louise Gay
ISBN	0888994044

Booklist November 1, 2000 (Vol. 97, No. 5)

Ages 3-6. Sam, who took his first trip to the ocean in Gay's Stella, Star of the Sea(1999), now discovers the wonders of snow. As in the previous picture book, Sam approaches the unknown with caution, while his boisterous big sister, Stella, encourages...

Author	Mary Ann Hoberman
ISBN	0375969519

I like old clothes, / Hand-me-down clothes, / Worn outgrown clothes, / Not-my-own clothes. . . . Originally published by Knopf in 1976 (with illustrations by Jacqueline Chwast), this poem—an exuberant celebration of hand-me-down clothes—is just as relevant and accessible today as it was over...

Author	Amy Hest
ISBN	0810994836

A timeless tale of friendship by New York Times bestselling author Amy Hest.

Once there was a small dog with
crooked ears. He belonged to no one.
And once there was a wisp of a girl
named Lia. . . .
The dog who belonged to no one spent
his days quite alone. . . . He longed for a friend.

No...

Author	David Biedrzycki
ISBN	1580892787

This sweet and hilarious story is perfect for the youngster whose heart is set on a new pet.

A dragon might not be the most conventional pet, but this boy is determined. He argues his case to Mom and Dad with wit and charm, detailing the many benefits of dragon ownership: A dragon is the perfect bully...

Author	Sara Pennypacker
ISBN	1423111877

Ming-Li looked up and tried to imagine the sky silent, empty of birds. It was a terrible thought. Her country's leader had called sparrows the enemy of the farmers--they were eating too much grain, he said. He announced a great "Sparrow War" to banish them from China, but Ming-Li did not want to chase...

Author	Bob Graham
ISBN	0763614521

The Barnes & Noble Review
A little girl's dream comes true -- twice -- in this outstanding picture book from gifted author/illustrator Bob Graham. After her cat, Tiger, dies, Kate needs another companion to love, someone to keep her feet warm at night. "Let's get a pup!" she proclaims as she...

Author	Spike Lee
ISBN	0689868049

Away from the gate, puppy puppy, please, puppy. Oh wait, puppy, wait, please, please, please, please.... In page after page of tail-wagging fun, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Beacon Award-winning producer Tonya Lewis Lee, take a close-up look at what happens when a couple...

Author	Eric Rohmann
ISBN	0517709163

This is a story about four kittens who have never seen snow. Readers follow the kittens through the changing seasons, watching as one kitten eagerly awaits in anticipation, while the others grow leery of the unknown, snow. The colorful yet simple illustrations were made using Japanese woodcuts, which...

Author	Carter Goodrich
ISBN	1442435356

Fashion goes to the dogs in this lovable follow-up to "Say Hello to Zorro!"

Mister Bud and Zorro get along just great. They wake up together, have walk time together, and take naps together. But something is about to interrupt their schedule: Zorro has to wear a fancy outfit.

Zorro is...

Author	Phyllis Root
ISBN	0763641642

A lonely cat, a rainy night, and an empty dinghy launch a heartwarming, seafaring tale about finding home in unlikely places.

The scrawny cat used to belong to someone, someone who scratched his ears and let him lick her chin and knew his name. Now the only thing anyone ever calls him is "get out...

Author	Alex Latimer
ISBN	1561456292

All of Penguin's friends are excited about the upcoming talent show, but Penguin can't seem to figure out what his talent is. He tries juggling appliances with Bear, doing magic tricks with Rabbit, and burping the alphabet with Fox, but he doesn't seem to be good at any of it. Stuck behind the scenes organizing,...

Author

Maribeth Boelts

A little boy imagines what life was like for his new dog before he adopted him from a shelter. Maybe he had a boy who loved him, but the family had to move and couldn't keep him. Maybe he belonged to someone who didn't appreciate how mischievous puppies can be. Maybe he was treated badly, and now he can be shown...

Author	Mary Sullivan
ISBN	0547759363

A dog with a ball is one of the most relentlessly hopeful creatures on Earth. After his best little-girl pal leaves for school, this dog hits up yoga mom, baby, and even the angry cat for a quick throw. No luck. Forced to go solo, the dog begins a hilarious one-sided game of fetch until naptime’s wild, ball-centric...

Author

Jenni Desmond

This was an enchanting book about a red cat and a blue cat that just don't seem to see eye to eye and realizes it's because they're jealous of the other. Once they figure that out, they use their not to bright intelligence to come up with silly ways to be more like the other, starting with trying to change their...

Author	Peter Brown
ISBN	0316011800

Chowder is a story about a quirky bulldog looking for friends. Chowder is a bit odd and treated like a baby by his owners so he has a hard time fitting in with the local packs. Chowder notices that there is a new petting zoo at the local super market and when he gets there he tries to become friends with the animals....

Author	Jennifer K. Mann
ISBN	0763661686

A birthday party sets the scene in this sweet and relatable story for anyone who’s ever been the odd girl out.

It’s Ginger’s birthday, and she has to invite all the girls in her class to her party, including Lyla Browning. Lyla isn’t like the other girls: she smells like old leaves, doesn’t...

Author	Elizabeth Schoonmaker
ISBN	1442406194

Eula is the only square cat in town—and she doesn’t think there’s anything hip about it. Everything that normal cats do is hard for her: She can’t get her square paw into mouse holes, she can’t wear her favorite circle skirt, and all of her friends are round! Eula is sad until her two best...

Author	Stephen Michael King
ISBN	0152055614

Mutt Dog is brave and fast and gentle and loyal and smart, but he's also hungry, and he doesn't have a home. Then one day his luck changes, and he at last finds a family--and a cozy, loving place to belong.

With its humorous text and irresistible watercolor illustrations, this endearing story...

Author	Delphine Perret
ISBN	1402737254

What would happen if a little boy met the Big, Bad Wolf and brought him home?

Who’s afraid of the big, bad wolf? Not the young hero of this thoroughly unique story. And, it seems, no one else is, either: instead of being the magnificent villain of “The Three Little Pigs” or “Little Red Riding...

Author

Martin Springett

When Pippin, a fawn abandoned by her mother, cries out for help, she is found by author Isobel Springett. After carrying the tiny fawn back to her home, Isobel places Pippin next to Kate, a Great Dane who has never had puppies of her own.

What follows is a remarkable and unlikely friendship. Kate...

Author	Anna Alter
ISBN	0375866841

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Desmond is skilled at hiding in plain sight, no one notices ever. Until one day the new girl, Gloria, says hi to Desmond and keeps saying hi to him until they are friends.

I loved this book. The story is so charming and...

Author	Patrick McDonnell
ISBN	0316114944

There was once a kitten so filled with love he wanted to give the whole world a hug!

And so Jules the kitten (also known in the Mutts cartoons as "Shtinky Puddin'") goes down the stairs to hug his friends, then all the birds in the park--and then he travels the world, hugging all those he meets! As...

Author	Giles Andreae
ISBN	1416907130

Like most children, my daughter is fascinated by both dinosaurs and pirates so a book that has 'Pirate Dinosaurs' was certain to catch her eye! Along with, Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: Missing Treasure and Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: Magic Cutlass this book made up the Story Treasure...

Author	Dashka Slater
ISBN	0618723943

When a tiny sea serpent tumbles from the bathtub faucet, a little girl finds an unexpected friend. As rainy day after rainy day passes, the two sing songs, take baths, and talk about the sea.
But little girls live on land, and a growing sea serpent needs wave upon wave of water.
Here’s a story...