Five Little Speckled Frogs
10 best books like Five Little Speckled Frogs (Nikki Smith): Jenny and the Cat Club: A Collection of Favorite Stories about Jenny Linsky, No Fighting, No Biting!, One Special Day: A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters, Old Mother West Wind, Uncle Wiggily's Story Book, "I Can't," Said the Ant, A Necklace of Raindrops and Other Stories, Tasha Tudor Book of Fairy Tales, Five Little Ducks, The Bravest Squirrel in the Forest
| Author | Esther Averill |
| ISBN | 1590170474 |
In Greenwich Village an orphaned black cat lives happily with her master, a sea captain. Still, the gentle Jenny Linsky would like nothing more than to join the local Cat Club, whose members include Madame Butterfly, an elegant Persian, the high-stepping Macaroni, and stately, plump Mr. President....
| Author | Else Holmelund Minarik |
Even though this is a beginning reader; young listeners may get bored with it. The storyline is a cute one that starts out with human children fighting with one another then they are separated and read to and they begin to listen to a couple of baby alligators and what they all go through and learn that they...
| Author | Lola M. Schaefer |
| ISBN | 1423137604 |
Summary: An energetic and imaginative boy becomes a big brother.
Text is short and simple and has a positive big sibling message but isn't preachy.
Endpages are important and valuable to look at. The beginning end pages show all the different things the boy likes to play with on his...
| Author | Thornton W. Burgess |
| ISBN | 0805072381 |
This is the kind of book I would check out from the library and which would normally be rejected at bedtime for a story with more pictures or something less "babyish" or of the character of--not my favorite--Diary of a Wimpy Kid. But both my 10-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter listened with great...
| Author | Howard R. Garis |
| ISBN | 0448400901 |
Uncle Wiggily is one of the most popular and enduring characters in American literature. A cheerful “bunny rabbit gentleman” with a wonderful knack for setting things right, he has been a reassuring friend to millions of children since early in the century. Uncle Wiggily’s amusing stories...
| Author | Polly Cameron |
| ISBN | 1590020499 |
A teapot falls off a shelf in the kitchen and the event is witnessed by an ant. The ant feels incapable of offering any assistance, sparking commentary from all of the appliances and the food.
I’ve used this book over and over again during my daughter’s first grade year to advance her reading...
Joan Aiken is at her best with this collection of gentle fairytales and fantasy stories, beautifully illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. The pictures are like little jewels themselves, or tiny "raindrops" that reflect the people and events in the stories. An excellent, cosy, curl-up-in-your-favourite-quilt...
| Author | Tasha Tudor |
| ISBN | 0448442000 |
Many of the classic fairy tales are included in this wonderful compilation; including Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Thumbelina, Rumpelstiltskin, The Emperor's New Clothes and a few others, some not as well known.
Each page is decorated with lovely painted borders...
| Author | Raffi Cavoukian |
| ISBN | 0517800578 |
First published in 1989, this charming Raffi Songs to Read/reg/ has fresh appeal as a board book that the youngest child can hold. With sweet illustrations by veteran children's book artists Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey, this lovely counting song will invoke squeals of delight from babies and toddlers....
Everyone thinks Max's sister is braver than he is, and he's sick of it. He's determined to prove he is the bravest squirrel ever. He devises a plan for the humans to trap him, so he can rescue his Uncle Louie.
But things don't go according to plan. First, he is forgotten in the cage and sprayed by a...
| Author | Richard Bach |
| ISBN | 0743227506 |
Not many humans know. On the edges of every sea, the Ferret Rescue Service stands alongside the Coast Guard and Coastal Patrol of any country that claims an ocean shore. Just as it is the job of humans to rescue human lives at risk in storm and shipboard disaster, so it is the job of ferrets to rescue seagoing...
| Author | Julia Donaldson |
| ISBN | 0805078053 |
"All wet!" said Poppy.
"Yuk!" said Stephen. "Was that a kiss?"
Before Colette could answer, it was her turn. She was lifted up and brought toward the shining pink lips. She closed her eyes. The next second she felt a dampness all over her cheek and an explosion in her ear.
She dared herself...
| Author | S.E. Hinton |
| ISBN | 0613023013 |
This book is so weird, and I'm having a difficult time wrapping my head around the fact that it was written by the same woman who wrote The Outsiders.
OK, so the parents in this story get a dog instead of a brother or a sister for the only child in the family, a boy. Fair enough. The book is told through...
| Author | Jacqueline Jules |
| ISBN | 0807594806 |
One day Freddie Ramos comes home from school and finds a strange box just for him. What's inside? ZAPATO POWER-shoes that change Freddie's life by giving him super speed! But what will Freddie do with his fast new skills? Weird things are happening at the Starwood Park Apartments where he lives, and his...
| Author | Claudia Rueda |
| ISBN | 0439823234 |
Rising star Claudia Rueda makes a sparkling debut as author and artist in this winsome story based on a traditional French and Spanish play song for the very young.
"Let's play in the forest while the wolf is not around," sing the animals in the forest. "Wolf, are you there?"
"I am putting...
| Author | Cynthia Rylant |
| ISBN | 0590100416 |
The Great Gracie Chase is another one of Cynthia Rylant's best written. It tells the story of a little dog named Gracie who lives a pleasant life and loves the peace and quiet of her home. One day, that all changes when painters come to redo her owners house and they are so noisy. Not only does this upset Gracie...
| Author | Heather Amery |
| ISBN | 0746042078 |
My son and I read this book as a part of Sonlight's P4/5 curriculum. It is a wonderful book! A great way to introduce the concept of other cultures to preschool age children. I believe that it is very important to teach our children that there are all kinds of different peoples and beliefs in our world. Stories...
| Author | Kate McMullan |
| ISBN | 0060092939 |
Now a streaming animated series!
This construction vehicle with an attitude loves every second of his dirty job!
For fans of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Steam Train, Dream Train comes a noisy addition to the hilarious read-aloud series from Kate and Jim McMullan,...
Fergus and his little brother, Dink, love collecting the things that wash up on the beach, especially if it means that Fergus doesn't actually have to go in the water. Then one day, they spy the greatest treasure of all-an abandoned surfboard. When no one comes to claim it, they make it the star of their...
| Author | Joy Cowley |
| ISBN | 0399233911 |
Cow, Pig, and Duck are playing in the mud, when along comes Mrs. Wishy-Washy. "Oh lovely mud", think the three friends. But Mrs. Wishy-Washy says, "Just Look at you!" and washes them clean: wishy-washy, wishy-washy.But what do you think happens the moment Mrs.Wishy-Washy turns her back on this mud-loving...
| Author | JoAnn Early Macken |
| ISBN | 1423134001 |
Ask Baby what people say, what dogs say, what horses say, or what birds say, and Baby has only one answer: "MOO!" Ride along with Baby and family from the busy, dizzy city to the quiet countryside. They just might spot the animal that actually makes Baby's favorite sound!
Filled with sweet rhymes...
What's Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites
| Author | Tad Hills |
| ISBN | 0375847383 |
A quacktastic springtime read! The stars of the bestselling Duck & Goose and Duck, Duck, Goose return in this board book for preschoolers, this time, to introduce basic opposites.
In this ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book, Goose carries an oh-so-heavy log, while duck easily balances...
| Author | Jeremy Tankard |
| ISBN | 0763633607 |
An inventive Stone Age boy takes matters into his own hands in a humorous, satisfying story for every young child who wants something NOW.
"Me hungry!" the boy pleads. "Me busy," say his preoccupied mom and dad. So the boy decides to go hunting, setting his sights on an elusive rabbit, a prickly...
