There's Going to Be a Baby
10 best books like There's Going to Be a Baby (John Burningham): Kiss Kiss! (Mini Edition), Worms for Lunch?, Flora's Very Windy Day, Snowmen All Year, When Winter Comes, I'm The Best, Me and You, I Don't Want a Cool Cat!, Bear about Town, Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
| Author | Margaret Wild |
| ISBN | 1416934405 |
I found this story to be absolutely adorable. It's about a baby hippo who started his morning off really fast. He ran out of the water eager to play. He was so preoccupied with starting the day that he left without giving his mama a kiss! He was wandering around the land and saw every little animal giving their...
| Author | Leonid Gore |
| ISBN | 0545243386 |
In the vein of THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, Leonid Gore follows a curious worm through die-cut pages to discover what different animals like to eat for lunch.
"Who on earth would eat worms for lunch?" the curious little leaf-loving worm wants to know....
Not the mouse who likes cheese....
| Author | Jeanne Birdsall |
| ISBN | 0618986766 |
When Flora and her pesky little brother, Crispin, are whisked away by a swirling and swooping wind, she gets the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to give her brother away. With tempting offers from a dragonfly, the man in the moon, and even the wind itself, she will find it difficult to choose. But...
| Author | Caralyn Buehner |
| ISBN | 0803733836 |
In this lighthearted, funny follow-up to the previous Snowmen bestsellers, our young narrator dreams of a non-melting snowman friend who joins him for all of the year's events. They ride a roller coaster together, dive into a swimming pool in the summer, watch the Fourth of July fireworks, and trick-or-treat...
| Author | Nancy Van Laan |
| ISBN | 0689817789 |
As bland as the snow.
Very repetitive. I certainly couldn't read this to my kid because it would drive me crazy.
Every other page is, “Where, oh where does the X go/When winter comes and the cold winds blow?” And then it says where it goes. It's in rhyme. It's all about the different...
| Author | Lucy Cousins |
| ISBN | 1406323683 |
Boastful dog turns off his friends by claiming he is the best at...everything! They feel sad until they affirm their abilities. I have to say, the page where dog is crying because everyone has smacked him down esteem-wise (as he has done to them) is slightly heartbreaking. All's well that ends with a hug,...
| Author | Anthony Browne |
| ISBN | 0374349088 |
A small bear goes for a stroll in the park with his parents, leaving their bowls of porridge cooling on the kitchen table. Meanwhile, a girl with golden hair is hopelessly lost in a big, frightening city when she comes across a house with the door left invitingly open. Inside are three bowls of porridge...
| Author | Emma Dodd |
| ISBN | 0316036749 |
In this hilarious, heartfelt picture book, one little girl discovers just how difficult it can be to find the perfect pet. Along the way, she meets a zany mix of cats with distinct personalities, but none of them are right for her! After a comical cat chase, she finally finds a special one to call her very...
| Author | Stella Blackstone |
| ISBN | 1841483737 |
2010: My one-year-old loves these Bear books. They even caused her to say bear for the first time. The bright colors are perfect to get a baby's attention, and you will find the same few objects and patterns throughout the pages—for example, there's a black-and-white stripe motif that really gets...
| Author | Grace Lin |
| ISBN | 0375861017 |
This simple, young, and satisfying story follows a Chinese American family as they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.
Each member of the family lends a hand as they prepare a moonlit picnic with mooncakes, pomelos, cups of tea, and colorful lanterns. And everyone sends thanks and a secret...
| Author | Anna McQuinn |
| ISBN | 1580894046 |
We all know how much Lola loves books. In this third book in the Lola series (LOLA AT THE LIBRARY and LOLA LOVES STORIES), Lola has a new baby brother and she can’t wait to share her love of reading with him. Lola gets ready for little Leo’s arrival by reading books about brothers and sisters and picking...
| Author | Stephen Gammell |
| ISBN | 0761357904 |
"Rain's gone! Time to play!" commands the queen. Well, she's not really a queen--just an ordinary girl who has an extraordinary day. She meets Mudkin, a friendly creature who whips up a robe and crown for her. Away they go to meet Her Majesty's subjects. Even if the kingdom lasts only until the next rain...
| Author | Keith Baker |
| ISBN | 0545086612 |
Top picture book author and artist Keith Baker presents a classic book about problem solving for the very young.
One day Ant encounters a great big ball of string, and can't see his way over or through it. Fortunately, when he asks his friend Bird "How long is a string?" Bird wisely shows him all...
| Author | Lauren Thompson |
| ISBN | 1416906649 |
A little frog’s first leap out into the world is a big, scary thing. But luckily, his mama is always there to catch him when he comes home. As the leaps get bigger, the frog gets braver—and before he knows it, he’s soaring out to the moon and beyond! Brought to life with touching text from New York...
| Author | Wendell Minor |
| ISBN | 0399244778 |
Is there anything cuter than a little lamb or playful piglet? Farm animals are fascinating, and they are full of surprises, too. Naturally, cows make milk- but did you know they need to drink a bathtub-full of water every day? And of course turkeys gobble- but sometimes they purr like cats. Wendell Minor's...
The creator of last year's sleeper success THE SNOW DAY returns with another pitch-perfect story of real childhood experience -- what happens when you get MAD AT MOMMY.
Little Bunny is VERY MAD at his mommy.
She sleeps too late.
She talks too much.
She watches her silly shows instead...
| Author | Jacqueline Woodson |
| ISBN | 0399239871 |
Gia is tired of hearing about the new baby. It hasn't even been born yet, but everyone, even her friends, seem fixated on it. Gia thinks things are fine just the way they are! And she's worried: if the baby's such a big deal now, what's going to happen to Gia's nice, cozy life with Mama once it's born? Beloved...
| Author | Steven Kroll |
| ISBN | 0761452974 |
Written by Steven Krull and illustrated by Vincent Nguyen, Jungle Bullies as the title explains, looks at the topic of bullying using a range of animals as the characters/main plot. The story sets out with an elephant wanting to bathe in the pond, but finding that the pond is already taken up by a hippo,...
Very cute! I quite enjoyed this sweet story about all the girls in Miss Lina's ballet class (their names all rhyme with "ballerina" which is very fun!) All eight of the girls get along so beautifully, dancing in their four rows of two, everywhere they go. But, when a new girl arrives in class, their perfect...
| Author | Olivier Dunrea |
| ISBN | 0399245073 |
From the creator of the Gossie and Gertie books comes a playful and charming twist on the relationship between children and the adults who care for them.
Old Bear loves Little Cub with all his heart. He makes sure that Little Cub eats all his porridge, takes a nap during their snowy walk, and wraps his...
Mommy and Daddy Bear convince three worried cubs that there's plenty of love to go around in this comforting new tale from the incomparable team of Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram.
So that night the three baby bears asked their Daddy Bear,
"Which one of us do you like the most?
Who is your...
| Author | Marilyn Nelson |
| ISBN | 0763626678 |
A faithful little dog must survive on his own in the wild in this evocative tale of loss and reunion from acclaimed poet Marilyn Nelson and the inimitable Timothy Basil Ering.
Abba Jacob is a monk who lives on a far, far away island with his loyal rat terrier, Snook. Every day, from the wee hours...
| Author | Tom Lichtenheld |
| ISBN | 0805087753 |
Bridget loves to draw, and she likes to wear a beret for inspiration. So when her beloved hat blows away, Bridget searches for it high and low. She files a Missing Beret Report. She even considers other hats, but none of them feel quite right. It’s no use; without her beret, Bridget can’t seem to draw....
| Author | David Elliott |
| ISBN | 0763623563 |
Who among us hasn't encountered that force of nature called "a fit"? A best-selling author and illustrator depict a toddler’s tantrum in all its horror and hilarity.
Finn likes peaches. Usually. But not today. Today Finn doesn’t like
anything. Uh-oh. Is Finn going to throw a fit?...
