Raindrop, Plop!
10 best books like Raindrop, Plop! (Wendy Cheyette Lewison): Grandma's Tiny House: A Counting Story!, One Pup's Up, One Two That's My Shoe!, Pigs Love Potatoes, Duckie's Rainbow, The Busy Tree, Up, Down, and Around, Two at the Zoo, Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli, Rain
| 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...
| Author | Marsha Wilson Chall |
| ISBN | 1416979603 |
When one pup’s up, the other nine are sure to follow! Young readers will love counting along as ten pups gradually wake up to nuzzle, wiggle, dine, and play. Count back down as the puppies fall asleep again, all in a fuzzy doggy jumble. This fun and simple counting book combines Marsha Wilson Chall’s...
| Author | Alison Murray |
| ISBN | 1423143299 |
When a mischievous puppy runs off with his owner's shoe, it's a race from one to ten to get it back again! Over the teddy bears and out the door, readers can rollick along with the canine trickster and count the scenery along the way. ONE TWO THAT'S MY SHOE! is a twist on charming verse, brought to life by Alison...
| Author | Anika Aldamuy Denise |
| ISBN | 0399240365 |
One pig wants potatoes . . . then so does his brother . . . his sister makes it three pigs, and Papa makes four. Then there are the neighbors! Now all the piggies want potatoes, and soon it's one big potato party! Anika and Christopher Denise have teamed up to create this most charming, classic counting book,...
| Author | Frances Barry |
| ISBN | 0763620661 |
Turn the graduated pages of this unique shaped book to help Duckie find her way home — and you’ll marvel at the dazzling rainbow that appears when she gets there.
Duckie is in a hurry to get home. She walks through a red poppy field, hops under an orange bridge, waddles around a yellow cornfield,...
| Author | Jennifer Ward |
| ISBN | 0761455507 |
Spectacular illustrations rendered in oil paint, and a rhyming text that describes a tree’s activities from its roots to its branches, introduce young readers to the amazing activities that go on in a tree. Acorns nibbled by chipmunks, ants scurrying across a trunk, a spider spinning a web, leaves...
| Author | Katherine Ayres |
| ISBN | 0763623784 |
This garden is on the move! A good-time, rollicking celebration of things that grow.
PEPPERS GROW UP.
POTATOES GROW DOWN.
PUMPKINS VINE AROUND AND AROUND.
From seeds dropping into soil to corn bursting from its stalks, from children chasing butterflies to ants burrowing...
Counting is always more fun when Grandpa helps! From one black bear to ten hairy warthogs, the young narrator and his grandpa count their way through a colorful and sometimes unusual zoo, encountering a wide assortment of friendly animals along the way. There are lions, zebras, and penguins, of course,...
| 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 | Manya Stojic |
| ISBN | 0517800861 |
Rain by Manya Stojic shows animals of the African savanna using their senses to predict the rain, and then enjoy its aftermath.
Stojic's bright, bold, colorful illustrations focus on porcupine, zebras, baboons, rhino, and lion. Closeups of the animal's faces bring readers into the story,...
| Author | Marsha Diane Arnold |
| ISBN | 0803729367 |
All the Huffles are fast asleep, except for Jack. He heard a noise that rocked the floor. He heard a noise that shook the door. Jack heard . . . a snore! Just who is making this racket? Unable to sleep, Jack and his dog go searching. It must be Mama Gwyn, whose huffs and puffs set her curlers spinning, but when...
| Author | Greg E. Foley |
| ISBN | 0670061654 |
Early one morning, a little bear found a little box. He looked inside. Then he exclaimed,
"Why, it's the greatest thing ever! Mouse will love this."
Bear's friends aren't so sure of his newfound treasure, however. "That's not so great," says Monkey. "I've seen those before," says...
The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say Moo
| Author | Jonathan Allen |
| ISBN | 1905417780 |
Here’s a farmyard frolic that will have kids quacking, oinking, and hee-hawing along with a cast of adorable animals. The fun begins when Calf hears Rabbit out in the field mooing—and feels inspired to give a great big BAA. Why? Because he likes the sound! Before long, Lamb, Piglet, Baby Donkey,...
| Author | Karen Beaumont |
| ISBN | 0803731574 |
No sooner are these ten doggone dogs out the front door than they're into a hilarious antic misadventure: disrupting the prim pups at the Perfect Pooch Obedience School, raining chaos on the playground, and--oops!--making one, two, three, four, ten stinky doggie poops. But when our lovable pups get...
The Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book
| Author | Nancy Tafuri |
| ISBN | 1416967958 |
As clouds amass overhead and rain starts to pour, ten little woodland animals hurry to find shelter. The text counts up as Bird, Mouse, Squirrel, Rabbit, Chipmunk, Woodchuck, Raccoon, Possum, and Red Fox all run for cover--then Skunk squeezes in and makes it 10! All night, they huddle together in the...
| 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 | Jane Yolen |
| ISBN | 0152052909 |
What's the best time of day for reading? Well, for Baby Bear it's all day long. From the first wild wake-up book to the last gentle sleepy-time book--and all the adventures in between--each book takes Baby Bear somewhere new and exciting.
In this companion to Baby Bear's Chairs, bestselling...
| Author | Ginger Foglesong Gibson |
| ISBN | 0061772038 |
Kids will love watching Tiptoe Joe lead a group of his animal friends on an adventure. Joe instructs his buddies to be as quiet as possible. They tiptoe--as well as they can on their hooves, claws, and furry feet--through a field, across a fallen log leading over a stream, through the woods, and up a hill....
One rainy day in the city, an eager little boy exclaims, “Rain!” Across town a grumpy man grumbles, “Rain.” In this endearing picture book, a rainy-day cityscape comes to life in vibrant, cut-paper-style artwork. The boy in his green frog hat splashes in puddles—“Hoppy, hoppy, hoppy!”—while...
How Do You Make a Baby Smile?
| Author | Philemon Sturges |
| ISBN | 0060760729 |
Wiggle your ear!
Play peekaboo!
Make a face!
And join dozens of friendly animals--plus one very patient older sister--as they use their best tricks to make their babies smile, laugh, coo, and grin.
With a simple rhyming text by Philemon Sturges and bright, bold illustrations...
| Author | Amy Gibson |
| ISBN | 0439587530 |
A delightful, rainy day celebration!
I sing a little rain song, a simple song, a plain song, a pitter-patter-tip-tap-on-the-windowpane song. Drip drop, plip plop, pit pat, split splat! Put down your umbrella! Take off your galoshes! It's time to sing and dance in the rain. When one little...
Under My Hood I Have a Hat
| Author | Karla Kuskin |
| ISBN | 0060572426 |
I thought that this was a very simple and cute book. The short sentences and small words are great for beginning readers. I love how the story progresses and the little girl describes how she gets ready to go play in the snow.
In the classroom I think that this would be a good read aloud to discuss...
| Author | Karen Katz |
| ISBN | 0689877722 |
Characters: a young child, approximately age 2; a mother
Setting: the child and mother's house; the park
Intended audience: mommys and other parents; infants; preschoolers; kindergartners
Mommy Hugs follows a mother and her young child throughout what seems to be a typical day,...
| Author | S.J. Fore |
| ISBN | 0670011401 |
In this delightful role-reversal story, all the serious little boy wants is to settle down quietly and read his book. But that's not so easy when there's an imaginative tiger with an excess of energy behind the couch, wanting attention and someone to play with. Repetitive refrains and sound effects...
