Toot & Puddle

Author	D.B. Johnson
ISBN	0395968674

I thought I was in trouble with this book when I saw Henry David Thoreau depicted as a bear on the cover of the book, but I decided to read it anyway. This book, and the series it’s a part of, was recommended to me because I’m a fan of Thoreau’s.

Oh, I was so wrong to judge a book by its cover. I thought...

Author	Inga Moore
ISBN	0763652776

It’s nice to have your friends move in, but. . . . A sweet, wry tale of cooperation and camaraderie, told with pastoral artwork by Inga Moore.

One little pig has made a little den for herself in the woods, and another little pig has a small hut next door. One morning they return from a walk to find...

Author	Jill Barklem
ISBN	0689830572

It was the middle of winter and very, very cold. The mice of Brambly Hedge forecasted snow. And they were right. In the morning they awoke to find their doors and windows hidden behind deep drifts. There hadn't been snow like this for years.

"There's enough for a Snow Ball!" cried the mice with...

Author	Bernard Most
ISBN	0152047638

For Valentine's Day one year, I painted a big shipping box to look like a barn and put in it a plush cow and a pig and this book, and gave it to my then two-year-old son. Weird -- yeah, maybe. Smart -- yeah, definitely. He likes the toys and the book, and all of his farm animals are now housed in the barn box.

I...

Author

Ian Falconer

Not a fan. I get that it's supposed to be comical ... but lying isn't comical and putting it into story form so that kids can also think lying (or story-telling) is comical is not my cup of tea. Or disobediently jumping on the bed to end the story.

I could rant or explain, and maybe some day I will, about...

Author	William Joyce
ISBN	0064431290

George dreams of being very small, and wakes up to find that his dream has become reality in this entertaining picture-book romp from author/illustrator William Joyce. Following the instructions in the note his parents have left for him, George cleans his room and cares for his younger brother. He...

Author	Mélanie Watt
ISBN	1553378857

Moving all the way from the South Pole to the North Pole isn't easy for the young penguin Augustine. Uprooted from her home, she misses her friends, her grandma and grandpa and her old bedroom. There are all kinds of unfamiliar faces at the North Pole, and everything looks strange and different. When it's...

Author	Steve Jenkins
ISBN	0618708979

Red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, pink—animals can be startlingly colorful. Why are they found in so many shades, tints, and hues? From the scarlet ibis to the blue-tongued skink, award-winning author/illustrator Steve Jenkins depicts a whole world of colorful animals in his signature...

Author	Jean de Brunhoff
ISBN	0394805771

Such joy in Celesteville! Babar and Celeste have had triplets. The smallest, Alexander, has a knack for getting into predicaments. Between getting stuck in the treetops and being chased by a crocodile, he certainly keeps Babar on his toes, but the king readily admits, “Truly it is not easy to bring...

Author	Holly Keller
ISBN	0064438724

This book is really precious, but I'm biased toward it . . .

When my husband proposed to me, he wrote his marriage proposal in the back of a copy of Farfallina and Marcel that he presented to me. (It was a time of great change for us because he was moving about 3 hours away and I didn't know what was going...

Author

Birgitta Sif

An imaginative child who doesn’t quite fit in finds a kindred spirit in this utterly charming picture book from a debut author-illustrator.

Oliver is different. He enjoys his solitude. He likes playing with his friends, who are puppets, stuffed animals, and other toys. With his rich imagination,...

Author	Byron Barton
ISBN	0690048254

Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones by Byron Barton is a picture book for children ages 2-6. The book is illustrated with bright, primary color pages and drawings of men working to assemble the skeleton of a T-Rex. The pages have only a sentence each; the story being mainly told through the pictures. The tale...

Author	Pam Conrad
ISBN	0064433064

The Tub People is a story of six little people that live in the bathtub, along with their dog. They play in the water and like to rescue each other and at night they line up on the edge of the bathtub. One night when the bath water began rushing down the drain before the tub people could get to the edge the tub child...

Author

Kathryn Lasky

A lively text and captivating images tell the story of the ever-curious boy who grew up to make one of the most significant discoveries of our time.

From the time Charles Darwin was a boy, he was happiest when he was out alone collecting specimens (especially beetles). And despite his father's...

Author	Paul Stewart
ISBN	0862648149

Hedgehog and Rabbit are great pals. But every winter, Hedgehog has to burrow info a cozy spot and sleep while Rabbit plays in the snow. Rabbit is sad because he knows he will miss Hedgehog. Hedgehog is more interested in what winter is like. So he asks Rabbit to save him a little bit of winter. He even writes...

Author	Patrick McDonnell
ISBN	0316114944

There was once a kitten so filled with love he wanted to give the whole world a hug!

And so Jules the kitten (also known in the Mutts cartoons as "Shtinky Puddin'") goes down the stairs to hug his friends, then all the birds in the park--and then he travels the world, hugging all those he meets! As...

Author	Olivier Dunrea
ISBN	0618532420

An endearing and beautifully rendered tale sure to be a family favorite.

It's Christmas Eve. Gossie and Gertie hang their bright colored boots in the barn. Peedie and BooBoo hang their striped stockings in the barn. Ollie stomps through the snow. It's not easy to wait for Father Christmas Goose!

With...

Author	Marie-Louise Gay
ISBN	0888997108

In their third adventure, Stella and her little brother, Sam, explore the magic of the forest. Butterflies, snakes, rocks and sheep provide fuel for Sam's curious little-brother questions and Stella's confident big-sister answers. Stella, Fairy of the Forest is gently humorous and perfectly captures...

Author	Cynthia Rylant
ISBN	0152002472

My kids and I enjoy all the Mr. Putter and Tabby books. I love how Mr. Putter seems comfortable with being old and sometimes too tired to do much more than nap with Tabby (not a bad life at all!) and I appreciate the kindnesses that Mr. Putter and Mrs. Teaberry show each other in every book. The Toot the Horn...

Author	M.P. Robertson
ISBN	0803725469

When George finds a large, mysterious egg in the chicken coop, he can't resist taking it to his room and waiting to see what will happen. He nurtures the giant egg with bedtime stories and makes sure to keep it warm. Then one day out hatches a dragon! George is excited to take on the responsibility of raising...

Author	Jon J. Muth
ISBN	0439634253

Summer fading
new friends' faces
lighten the way home.

Summer has arrived — and so has Koo, Stillwater the Panda's haiku-speaking young nephew. When Stillwater encourages Koo and their friends Addy, Michael, and Karl to help a grouchy neighbor in need, their efforts are rewarded...