Picture Book

The kangaroo, swan, and many other animals have mothers.  This repetitive story is great for getting young ones to repeat the refrain.

The baby wears himself out playing, looking at books, and eating, and he finally goes to sleep.

Everyone's favorite sing-along board book is just as much fun to sing at home as it is to sing at storytime.  Get ready to roar!!

A cow says moo, a sheep says baa, three singing pigs say la la la!

We worked on our animal sounds at Mother Goose Magic with this funny book!

Everyone likes different colors, but as we discover at the end, everyone loves rainbow ice cream!  Unfortunately, this simple book about colors is out of print, but we'll be sure to share it at storytime every once in a while!

Maggie the pup"s favorite treat isn't a dog biscuit or bone. It's a pillow! Maggie and her little girl engage in a wiggling, giggling pillow fight.

Colorful animals parade across the pages of this delightful book.

Baby Owl is all set to read a book to his favorite stuffed animal, Owly, when along comes Tiny Chick who would also like to listen to a story.  Baby Owl explains that he's not reading if Tiny Chick doesn't sit nicely to listen and just as he promises to do so, his classmates, cousins, and friends appear.  Before he knows it, so many chicks are sitting on Baby Owl's lap that he is getting squashed!  He is NOT reading like that!

Frog and his friends can't stop sniffling, snuffling, schnorrrrkling, and wiping their noses on their arms!  Ewwww!!!  Thankfully, their grown-ups teach them to use tissues and they are amazed at how well it works.  In fact, they even incorporate using tissues into their dance routine and knock out the audience with their inspiring moves!

When Bear rolls over in his sleep and unintentionally breaks the girl's kite, the girl is furious!  "Horrible bear!" she screams, and storms off down the mountain.  Bear is certain he isn't horrible, but he's so upset by having been woken up in his own cave by this ruckus that he gets a horrible bear idea.

This book is a great starter for talking about feelings and perspectives.