Please, Puppy, Please
10 best books like Please, Puppy, Please (Spike Lee): Grandma's Tiny House: A Counting Story!, Charlie Parker Played Be Bop, Say Hello!, Jazz Baby, I Got the Rhythm, Shhhhh! Everybody's Sleeping, Splash!, Ellington Was Not a Street, Max and the Tag-Along Moon, This Little Chick
| Author | Janay Brown-Wood |
| ISBN | 1580897126 |
This sweet, rhyming counting book introduces young readers to numbers one through fifteen as Grandma's family and friends fill her tiny house on Brown Street. Neighbors, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and grandkids crowd into the house and pile it high with treats for a family feast.
But...
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
The beloved best-seller by award-winning illustrator Chris Raschka, author and illustrator of YO! YES?, is now in board book format for young children.
Ever hear of Charlie Parker? The great jazz saxophone player? If you have or if you haven't, it's okay. Look at this board book and you'll...
| Author | Rachel Isadora |
| ISBN | 0399252304 |
Carmelita loves to greet everyone in her colorful neighborhood. There are people from so many different cultures! They all like to say hello too, so now Carmelita can say hello in Spanish, English, French, Japanese, and many other languages. And her dog, Manny? Well, he seems to understand everyone,...
| Author | Lisa Wheeler |
| ISBN | 0152025227 |
With a simple clap of hands, an itty-bitty beboppin' baby gets his whole family singing and dancing. Sister's hands snap. Granny sings scat. Uncle soft-shoes--and Baby keeps the groove. Things start to wind down when Mama and Daddy sing blues so sweet. Now a perfectly drowsy baby sleeps deep, deep,...
| Author | Connie Schofield-Morrison |
| ISBN | 1619631784 |
On a simple trip to the park, the joy of music overtakes a mother and daughter. The little girl hears a rhythm coming from the world around her- from butterflies, to street performers, to ice cream sellers everything is musical! She sniffs, snaps, and shakes her way into the heart of the beat, finally busting...
Shhhhh! Everybody's Sleeping
| Author | Julie Markes |
| ISBN | 0060537906 |
Does the farmer sleep on a mattress of hay? Is the baker's bed made of soft, doughy bread? And is the grocer most comfortable resting on a bed of lettuce? No matter what the bed or walls look like, when the day's activities are done, it's time for everyone, big or small, to go to sleep.
With whimsy...
| Author | Flora McDonnell |
| ISBN | 0763620351 |
"Striking artwork and superb pacing of the text make this a must-have for story-time collections."- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)
Hot, hot, hot! Everyone is hot - the elephant, the tiger, and the rhinoceros. But the baby elephant knows just what to do: lead all the big animals down...
| Author | Ntozake Shange |
| ISBN | 0689828845 |
In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there. These men of vision, brought to life in the majestic paintings of artist Kadir Nelson, lived at a time when the color...
| Author | Floyd Cooper |
| ISBN | 0399233423 |
Has the moon ever followed you home at night?
Max loves his grandpa. When they must say good-bye after a visit, Grandpa reminds Max that the moon above them at Grandpa’s house is the same moon that will follow him all the way home. And on that swervy-curvy car ride back home Max smiles as...
| Author | John Lawrence |
| ISBN | 0763617164 |
Who says a little chick can’t make big, loud animal noises?
Most little chicks barely make a peep, but not this little chick! While his brothers and sisters nestle close to their mother hen, this little chick struts off on his own to make some new friends in the farmyard. And he has a wonderful...
Little Puppy and the Big Green Monster
| Author | Mike Wohnoutka |
| ISBN | 0823430642 |
"Who wants to play?" wonders Little Puppy. Everyone is either too busy, too lazy, too mean, or too boring. Then Little Puppy spies Big Green Monster reading on a bench. "I will play with him!" he declares. Big Green Monster has no interest in playing games or being friends with Little Puppy. He escapes...
Please Take Me for a Walk
| Author | Susan Gal |
| ISBN | 0375858636 |
Please Take Me for a Walk is a celebration of dogs and kids and community. The book stars a very persuasive pup pleading with his best friend—the reader!—to take him for a walk. He recounts all the fun things they can see and do: chase squirrels in the yard, greet neighbors on their block, visit the...
| Author | Linnea Asplind Riley |
| ISBN | 0590100483 |
My nephew really enjoyed Mouse Mess! He laughed at the little mouse's antics, and he said, "Amy, this is my favorite book! I want to bring it home and read it in my room!" He sat his little stuffed mouse down beside him because he thought Mousie would also enjoy this story. I think Mousie did like it quite a...
| Author | Peter Catalanotto |
| ISBN | 1416912479 |
The cover is great, and the title, 'Ivan the Terrier' makes the deep down pun-loving part of myself giggle. (I think his name is up there with my favorite literary dog name - Nate the Great's pancake guzzling counterpart - 'Sludge'.) I think the art in 'Ivan' is a little wavery - some pages are better than...
| Author | Will Smith |
| ISBN | 0439087929 |
Yes, this is same the Will Smith who ruled Bel Air and was a Man in Black. But he's also the Will Smith who won four Grammy awards and four American Music Awards, so the man does know how to use words well. I think this story has its heart in the right place and there are some truly beautiful passages.
I...
| Author | Ned Young |
| ISBN | 0061700886 |
Hooper and Cooper are ready, but where's Zoomer?
Zoomer is waaaaay too busy for school today. Although his dad begs him to get ready, how can Zoomer make time for school with such a full schedule? He has to blow the world's biggest bubble, build a brontosaurus out of sand, launch a rocket ship—and...
| Author | Anna McQuinn |
| ISBN | 1580892582 |
Lovable Lola is back in this imaginative sequel to the best-selling LOLA AT THE LIBRARY.
Lola loves to go to the library with her daddy. Every night she reads a new story, and the next day, she acts it out. One day she's a fairy princess, the next day she goes on a trip to Lagos! She becomes a tiger,...
| Author | Eric Velásquez |
| ISBN | 0823435652 |
Oh no! A boy's beloved stuffed toy, Bongo, is missing. No one can help him. When he asks his abuela where Bongo is, she answers, Yo no se. "I don't know." Mom and Dad haven't seen Bongo either. Gato just says "Meow," and runs away. When Bongo finally turns up behind Dad's drum, the problem of Bongo's whereabouts...
| Author | Stacy McAnulty |
| ISBN | 0553510231 |
Dog lovers will adore this imperfect yet lovable mutt and his quest for excellence!
Everyone in the Ellis family is excellent--except Ed.
Ed wonders if this is why he isn’t allowed to eat at the table or sit on the couch with the other children. So he’s determined to find his...
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
| Author | Kadir Nelson |
| ISBN | 0803728506 |
What began as a spiritual has developed into one of America's best-known songs, and now for the first time it appears as a picture book, masterfully created by award-winning artist Kadir Nelson.
Through sublime landscapes and warm images of a boy and his family, Kadir has created a dazzling, intimate...
How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Dogs?
| Author | Jane Yolen |
| ISBN | 0545153522 |
Dogs are a dinosaur's best friend!
Anyone who loves dogs will be highly entertained when America’s favorite little dinosaurs learn how to take care of their muddy pups and handsome hounds. From bathing and feeding to walking and tossing balls, riotous fun ensues as youngsters learn patience...
| Author | Rebecca O'Connell |
| ISBN | 0807505099 |
This is a good simple book for little readers who are instructed to "wave" at each of the babies in the parade. It includes colors and descriptions to improve recognition, and some action words with the babies doing things like crawling and walking.
Technically it's good that one of the six families...
