Leaf Trouble

Author	Lois Ehlert
ISBN	0152050647

It’s summer in the city, and a rascally squirrel is up to all sorts of tricks. He digs and eats and zips and hides, but when he sneaks inside an apartment window, it’s time for a nutty solution to get him out. Labels identify plants, birds, and insects on each page, and a glossary at the back of the book...

Author	Alyssa Satin Capucilli
ISBN	0694012211

Biscuit is a series of books, this one focuses on the Thanksgiving holiday. Biscuit is a character that appears in many different stories! I remember reading about Biscuit when I was little. This story is about Thanksgiving. The little girl is preparing for Thanksgiving while Biscuit her puppy helps...

Author	Jean Reidy
ISBN	1599903075

Too purpley, too tickly, too puckery, too prickly!

There is not a single outfit in the closet that our little fashion plate wants to wear. She tries on everything, but nothing is quite right. And the outfits are getting wilder by the minute!

It's a scene that is all too familiar to parents,...

Author	Carin Berger
ISBN	0061452238

Hmm. I checked and this book was first published in 2008, but it feels like one of those touchy feely books that was so popular 40 years prior to that.

I loved the illustrations. They make this a beautiful book. Even the slightly unusual shape of the book makes it a stunner.

I think I was...

Author	Jill Barklem
ISBN	0689830548

Bad weather is on the way and the autumn crops are still not gathered in! Quickly, all the mice of Brambly Hedge set to work to finish the harvesting before the rain begins. Primrose, Lord Woodmouse's daughter, meant to help, but somehow she daydreamed her way over the cornfield and into the Chestnut Woods,...

Author	Quentin Blake
ISBN	0224070185

I'm very familiar with Quentin Blake's illustrations of Roald Dahl, but I'm embarrased to say I wasn't aware of his other works.

A quick check of his website reveals that he has been involved in more than 300 books - only 27 of which were written by Roald Dahl and a full 35 which were written and illustrated...

Author	Barbara Jean Hicks
ISBN	0375856862

What do monsters eat?

The waitress in this restaurant just doesn’t have a clue.
Monsters don’t eat broccoli!
How could she think we do?

In this rollicking picture book written by Barbara Jean Hicks and illustrated by Sue Hendra, monsters insist they don’t like broccoli....

Author	Julia Rawlinson
ISBN	0061134015

It's autumn, and Fletcher's favorite tree is slowly changing colors and losing its leaves.

Fletcher is very worried.

He tells the tree he'll help. But when the very last leaf falls to the ground, Fletcher feels as though he's let down his friend . . .

. . . until the first day of...

Author	Marty Kelley
ISBN	1559332344

Fall is a tough time of year for a lot of us. Kids have to go back to school, teachers and football players have to go back to work, and parents have to look for new places to hide holiday presents. But perhaps fall is hardest of all on trees. After all, they have to change their entire appearance every year!...

Author	David Ezra Stein
ISBN	0399246363

It's a young bear's first autumn, and the falling leaves surprise him. He tries to put them back on the trees, but it doesn't work. Eventually, he gets sleepy, and burrows into the fallen leaves for a long nap. When he wakes up, it's spring and there are suddenly brand-new leaves all around, welcoming him....

Author	Anne Cottringer
ISBN	1589250834

By day, Eliot is quiet. He reads his books, feeds his goldfish, and watches Mr. Smith wash his car. Eliot is such a quiet little thing, say all the grown-ups. But the grown-ups don't know that when the clock strikes midnight Eliot is a SUPERHERO! Eliot's midnight adventures include saving a crowd from...

Author	Brian Floca
ISBN	0689850913

A is for Automobiles, machines on wheels.
B is for Belts turning, fuel burning, the buzz and bark of engines.
C is for Curves and crowds and cars, of course --
A century of racecars, from bare beginnings to present-day marvels, from stock cars to Formula 1, from Ford to Ferrari, caught in crackling...

Author

Holly Hobbie

This gorgeous, resonant tale is a beautiful recollection from Holly Hobbie's own childhood about her love affair with horses.When Holly's family moves from the city to the countryside, she's scared of this new world at first, but gradually comes to love the animals she encounters. Soon she is drawing...

Author	Béatrice Rodriguez
ISBN	1592701094

Fox and Hen Together continues the wordless story of The Chicken Thief, focusing on Fox and Hen’s life together. As the illustrations quickly reveal, Crab has become a fast friend, Fox and Hen have an empty refrigerator, and Hen has laid an egg. As to the fate of her egg, that will take a little longer...

Author	Carole Gerber
ISBN	1570914974

One of several books I read with my preschooler about autumn leaves, this one emphasized the types, colors and shapes of the leaves, then the fun of jumping in a pile. Because I never knew how to distinguish the leaves of one tree from another until I was adult, I like books that start children in that direction....

Author	Hope Vestergaard
ISBN	0374329494

The joys of a winter day

"Goodbye, Mommy . . .
Here we go!
Through the door
And . . . HELLO, SNOW!"

On the morning of a fresh snowfall, a young girl bounces out of bed, scrambles into warm clothes, grabs her dad, dashes outside, and jumps right into the delights of a snowy day....

Author	Carrie Weston
ISBN	0545057833

Boris the bear is new at school--and all the other animals are afraid of him! Pitch-perfect writing and delightfully charming illustrations will make this a treasured starting school story.

It's hard enough being the new kid at school, but when you're a big bear like Boris, it's even worse!...

Author	Kevin Sherry
ISBN	0803732562

His giant squid stole our hearts. His orange squirrel will steal our...acorns?! Bonk! When an acorn hits him on the head, a chubby squirrel takes stock. And what does he see? ACORNS EVERYWHERE! With a jolt of hilarious manic energy, he gets to work?Gather! Dig! Bury! Readers will know, even if the squirrel...

Author	Bob Raczka
ISBN	0761362150

"Every Septober, Every Octember, Fall fills my senses with scenes to remember." "Bears gather nuts. Geese hibernate. Squirrels fly south in big figure eights." Fall is all mixed up in this silly book from Bob Raczka! Can you find his mistakes in the words and pictures?

Fall Mixed Up is a collection...

Author	Bruce Goldstone
ISBN	0805092102

Autumn is awesome! Leaves change color. Animals fly south or get ready to hibernate. People harvest crops and dress up as scary creatures for Halloween. And then there are pickup football games to play, Thanksgiving foods to eat, leaf piles to jump in—all the amazing things that happen as the air turns...

Author	Harry Bliss
ISBN	0545233445

Meet Bailey, a dog who surprises and charms his fellow human classmates with his irrepressible antics.

Follow Bailey the dog as he gets ready and goes to school. Should he wear the red or blue collar? Both are so fashionable! Will he be late? That squirrel is a distraction! And what about Bailey's...

Author	Diana Hendry
ISBN	0525462619

This is a really sweet book about a fearful Little Mouse who shares a room with Big Mouse, listening to the various sounds of the quite night, howling of wind, hooting of an owl, tapping of branches and thinking instead that its ghosts, and other imaginary intruders. He asks Big Mouse if he can come to his...

Author	Lauren Thompson
ISBN	0689855842

Now perhaps author Lauren Thompson's presented message that one need not be worried about and frightenend of everything (of so many things) is an important lesson to be learned by young Mouse (and indeed by everyone). However, and logically speaking, considering that bats and kittens do indeed both...

Author	Alison Ritchie
ISBN	1561486574

My mom is so special in every way. I want to be just like my mommy one day. For the creators of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Me and My Dad! comes a companion book that celebrates the very special relationship between a mother and child. Little Bear’s mom is so smart she can do just about anything! She...