Synopsis: From author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Jenn Harney comes a hilarious faux-cautionary tale featuring dad jokes and tantrum-throwing dinosaurs! In this outrageous "safety guide," a child in a museum asks their parents how the dinosaurs all became extinct. Well, their father has some theories. Gallimimus? Ran with scissors. Ankylosaurus? Tipped in their chair. Spinosaurus? Swam after eating. Tyrannosaurus rex? Didn't change their underwear. By…

Synopsis: A new generation of children love Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, inspired by the classic series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood! Daniel Tiger feels left out when his friends have a play date without him in this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read story based on a popular episode of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood!Daniel and Dad are on their way home from the neighborhood grocery store when they run into Daniel’s friends, O the Owl and Katerina Kittycat, who have…

Synopsis: Rock out with Pete the Cat in New York Times bestselling artist James Dean's Pete the Cat: Rock On, Mom and Dad!Mom and Dad do so much for Pete that he wants to thank them with a special surprise. But what can Pete do that will show Mom and Dad how much he loves them?In this groovy story, Pete learns that it’s not what you do but how you do it that matters, so long as it comes from the heart. Young readers will love watching Pete surprise Mom…

Synopsis: It's Froggy's mother's birthday, and Froggy wants to bake her birthday cake all by himself. He gathers the chocolate, the sugar, the eggs, the flour, and pretty soon, Froggy has all the ingredients he needs to make... a big mess! Jonathan London and Frank Remkiewicz have collaborated on the six previous Froggy books, and they've cooked up another winner here, sweetened with generous helpings of Froggy humor and charm.

Synopsis: The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the life of a twelve-year-old boy named Douglas Spaulding--remembered forever by the incomparable Ray Bradbury.

Synopsis: Brother and Sister Bear's parents always seem to be nagging them about something. The cubs decide to show how their parents annoy them by creating a play for the Parents' Night Talent show entitled "The Trouble with Grownups". The next day Mama and Papa put on their own role-reversal skit, and in the end everyone learns something about themselves. Illustrated in full color.

Synopsis: The Wonky Donkey has a daughter in this hilarious sequel to the runaway hit!Wonky Donkey had a child, it was a little girl.Hee Haw!The laugh-out-loud follow-up to the viral sensation The Wonky Donkey is here! Featuring playful verses by Craig Smith and charming illustrations by Katz Cowley, The Dinky Donkey follows the same formula that made its predecessor a worldwide hit. Readers will love the antics of this stinky punky plinky-plonky winky-…

Synopsis: For use in schools and libraries only. Little sister seems to want just about everything she sees when she goes out shopping with mom.

Synopsis: David is ready for some fun trouble in the third companion to the Caldecott Honor-winning No, David! by bestselling picture book creator David Shannon!"When David gets in trouble, he always says . . . 'NO! It's not my fault! I didn't mean to! It was an accident!'" Whatever the situation, David's got a good excuse. And no matter what he's done "wrong," it's never really his fault. But soon, David realizes that making excuses makes him feel bad…

Synopsis: Read about a mom and her daughter who are friends even though they like different things. Includes colorful illustrations, notes to caregivers, notes to readers and author and illustrator profiles.

Synopsis: A child relates the things he likes best about his father--and the best thing of all? It's that "my dad is extra special, just because he's mine!" A perfect book for Father's Day!There are lots of wonderful things about Dad, as told by a young narrator in this rhyming 8 x 8 paperback. The father plays games, gives hugs, teaches right from wrong, cheers on his child, goes for rides in the car, reads bedtime stories over and over, scares monsters…

Synopsis: With lilting lullaby text and lovely illustrations, the New Books for Newborns stories are the perfect first books for new parents to share with their little ones right from the start!Start here. If only raising a child was that easy. It can be difficult in the first year to figure out what’s just right for your baby. But with this new line of books—New Books for Newborns— story time is really that simple. Designed as the first books to start…

Synopsis: Available in board for the first time, this popular lift-the-flap celebrates Spot's dad's birthday. Spot and Mom make a list, shop for the ingredients, mix them all up, bake and decorate the cake, not without some funny messes along the way. Lift-the-flap surprise throughout include a little gray mouse all too eager to help.

Synopsis: Jonathan London and Margie Moore pair up again, this time for an alphabet book featuring Little Brown Bear and his papa. Little Brown Bear makes his way through Bear Valley reciting his ABC’s with Papa Brown Bear. From picking an Apple off a tree to “Zipping it” to fall asleep, young readers can follow along with Little Brown Bear and find their own animals and objects in this fun alphabet adventure. Perfect for young readers just learning their…

Synopsis: A little buckaroo is turning two in this birthday book for the very young, the fifth story about the delightful holiday mice. Mischief and near disaster abound when the littlest mouse's sister and brothers throw him a cowboy-themed party. Through simple rhymes and charming illustrations, readers witness the party preparations, the arrival of the guests, the opening of presents, and the blowing out of the candles, as well as the ensuing…

Synopsis: A father and son discuss the variety of outlandish items they might have if not for the other in this funny and heartfelt look at the appreciation we have for our families.There are tons of things a parent or child could have, if they didn’t have each other. A dad may be able to have a sleek sports car, and a son could have candy for every meal. But if to have those things, they wouldn’t have each other…well, they’d rather have their family…

Synopsis: Join a little bear and his mother in this gentle celebration of the universal love between a mother and child from Margaret Wise Brown, best-selling children's author of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny.From the recently discovered archives of Margaret Wise Brown, author of the children's classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny, comes a charming story of maternal love and springtime. The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and a…

Synopsis: Ma has made a dozen delicious cookies. It should be plenty for her two children. But then the doorbell rings -- and rings and rings.Each ring of the doorbell brings more friends to share the delicious cookies Ma has made."Refreshing, enjoyable and unpredictable." -- School Library Journal. Also available in a Spanish-language edition, Llaman a la puerta.

Synopsis: Unconditional kindness is the key in this National Book Award Finalist from the author of The Wainscott Weasel about nontraditional families, adoption, love—and a little peace and quiet.Margaret is a mean, cranky human toddler from a family of nine. She is such a pain that her beleaguered parents chuck her out, and she’s on her own, grousing and grumping until two caring woodchucks, Phoebe and Fred, take Margaret in as their own. But despite…

Synopsis: Newbery Award winner Beverly Cleary delivers a humorous portrayal of the ups and downs of sisterhood. Both the younger and older siblings of the family will enjoy this book. Having a little sister like four-year-old Ramona isn’t always easy for Beezus Quimby. With a wild imagination, disregard for order, and an appetite for chaos, Ramona makes it hard for Beezus to be the responsible older sister she knows she ought to be…especially when Ramona…