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Last Updated April 5, 2008
- +E ANDRE - The Baker's Dozen: A Counting Book by Dan Andreasen
The reader is invited to count from one to thirteen as a jolly baker makes delectable treats from one mouth-watering eclair to twelve luscious cupcakes, and serves them to invited guests.Brand New Book! - +E AYRES - Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres
A garden produces a variety of edible plants, such as corn that grows up, onions that grow down, and tomato vines that twine all around. - +E BADDI - Cock-a-Doodle Quack! Quack! by Ivor Baddiel
A baby rooster learns through trial and error what sounds he must crow in the morning to wake up the rest of the farm. - +E BEE - And the Train Goes.. by William Bee
As assorted passengers comment on their train ride, and the train itself goes "Clickerty click, clickerty clack," the station parrot is carefully listening to every sound. - +E BROWN - Goodnight Moon 123: A Counting Book by Margaret Wise Brown
A little bunny counts and bids goodnight to all the objects in his room before falling asleep. - +E COUSI - Maisy Goes to the Hospital by Lucy Cousins
When Maisy hurts herself on a trampoline, she goes to the hospital, where she is taken care of and meets a new friend. - +E DESEV - Toy Boat by Randall De Seve
A homemade toy boat is swept out to sea and must fight waves, a ferry, a speed boat and other dangers in order to find its way back to its owner.Brand New Book! - +E DURAN - I Love You, Little Monkey by Alan Durant
Mischievous Little Monkey's antics aften upset Big Monkey, but Big Monkey never stops loving Little Monkey. - +E EHLER - Wag a Tail by Lois Ehlert
Assorted graduates of the Bow Wow School meet at a farmers market and a dog park, where most of them remember their obedience training. - +E FLEMI - Beetle Bop by Denise Fleming
Illustrations and rhyming text reveal the great variety of beetles and their swirling, humming, crashing activities. - +E HARPE - I Could Eat You Up! by Jo Harper
Animal parents describe how much they love their children by comparing them to food. - +E HORAC - Butterfly Butterfly: A Book of Colors by Petr Horacek
After finding a butterfly in her garden one day, Lucy searches for it on the following day, and in the process finds many colorful creatures. - +E KATZ - Princess Baby by Karen Katz
A little girl does not like any of the nicknames her parents have for her-- she wants to be called by her "real" name, Princess Baby.Brand New Book! - +E LIVIN - Calendar by Myra Cohn Livingston
Illustrations and simple verse describe the sights, sounds, and feelings of each month of the year. - +E MACLE - Chicky Chicky Chook Chook by Cathy MacLennan
Chicks, kitties, and bees play in the morning. but get sleepy in the afternoon heat. Their nap is interupted by a storm that leaves them all icky and soggy. How will they get dry? - +E MARTI - Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
Illustrations and rhyming text portray a young bear searching for its mother and meeting many North American animals along the way. - +E MAYO - Roar! by Margaret Mayo
Text and pictures describe the things which different kinds of animals like to do.Brand New Book! - +E MCBRA - Yes We Can! by Sam McBratney
When Little Roo, Country Mouse, and Quacker Duck make fun of each other, it takes Little Roo's mother to help them make up.Brand New Book! - +E MCCAR - Fabian Escapes by Peter McCarty
While Hondo the dog stays home and enjoys his usual pursuits, Fabian the cat escapes out the window and has many adventures. - +E MENCH - Taking a Bath With the Dog and Other Things That Make Me Happy by Scott Menchin
In order to answer her mother's question about what would make her smile, a girl first asks various people, animals, and even the moon what makes them happy.Brand New Book! - +E PAREN - One Frog Sang by Shirley Parenteau
Introduces the numbers one through ten as more and more frogs join in the evening song. - +E ROSS - Mama's Milk by Michael Elsohn Ross
Illustrations and rhyming text portray baby mammals nursing. - +E TAFUR - Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri
When Farmer Gray goes away for the day, Blue Goose, Red Hen, Yellow Chick, and White Duck get together and paint their black and white farm. - +E WILLI - Ten Naughty Little Monkeys by Suzanne Williams
The littlest monkey gets its revenge in this version of the counting rhyme featuring monkeys engaged in a variety of playful activities. - +E ZIMME - Fire Engine Man by Andrea Zimmerman
A young boy imagines the work he will do and the safety gear he will wear when he becomes a fireman some day, as his younger brother first watches then joins him on the job.
