Aston, Dianna
Hutts. An Egg is Quiet. Illustrated by Sylvia Long. Chronicle Books. ISBN-10: 0-8118-4428-5. $16.95.
Ages 4-8.
A
beautifully illustrated introduction to eggs of all kinds.
Baker, Keith. On
the Go With Mr. and Mrs. Green. Harcourt. ISBN-10: 0-15-205762-5. $16.00.
Paperback (April 2007) ISBN-10: 0-15-205867-2. $5.95.
Ages 5-8. Mr. and Mrs. Green are alligators who have hilarious
adventures performing slightly scary magic, baking a quadrupled cookie
recipe, and inventing a pie-slicing machine.
Best, Cari.
Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen. Illustrated by Christine Davenier. Melanie Kroupa Books / Farrar, Straus,
and Giroux. ISBN-10: 0-374-36386-2. $16.00.
Ages 4-8. After outgrowing her
bicycle, Sally Jean uses her talents to find a way to get a bigger bicycle.
Beaumont,
Karen. Move Over, Rover! Illustrated by Jane Dyer. Harcourt. ISBN-10: 0-15-201979-0. $16.00.
Ages 3-7. Rover is cozy
and warm in his doghouse and ends up sharing it with other animals, until a
skunk arrives.
Butterworth,
Chris. Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea. Illustrations
by John Lawrence. Candlewick Press. ISBN-10: 0-7636-2989-8. $16.99. Ages
4-8. Intricate engravings and engaging text explain the life cycle of the
Barbour sea horse.
Bynum, Janie. Nutmeg
and Barley: A Budding Friendship. Candlewick
Press. ISBN-10: 0-7636-2382-2. $15.99.
Ages 4-8. Two neighbors discover that
opposites attract and that friendship happens in surprising ways.
Chaconas, Dori. Cork & Fuzz: Short and Tall. Illustrated
by Lisa McCue. Viking. ISBN-10: 0-670-05985-4. $13.99. Ages 4-8. A
muskrat and a possum learn that friends can come in many sizes.
Cunnane,
Kelly. For You are a Kenyan Child. Illustrated by Ana Juan. Atheneum
Books for Young Readers. ISBN-10: 0-689-86194-X. $16.95. Ages 4-8. A
Kenyan child, distracted by the villagers and friends along the way, forgets
his mother’s instructions.
Greenfield,
Eloise. The Friendly Four. Illustrated by Jan Spivey
Gilchrist. HarperCollins. Trade Binding ISBN-10: 0-06-000759-1. $16.99. Library Binding ISBN-10: 0-06-000760-5. $17.89.
Ages 5-8. A boring
summer turns into fun when four friends create the town of Goodsummer in
these color-coded free verses that can be read chorally or as a group
script.
Hills, Tad. Duck
& Goose. Schwartz & Wade Books
/
Random
House.
Trade Binding
ISBN-10:
0-375-83611-X.
$14.95. Library Binding ISBN-10: 0-375-93611-4. $16.99. Ages 2-6. When
Duck and Goose find what they believe is a beautiful spotted egg, they
disagree on how to care for it.
Lewis, Kim. Hooray
for Harry. Candlewick Press.
ISBN-10: 0-7636-29626. $15.99. Ages 2-5. Nap time is interrupted when
Harry, a stuffed elephant, discovers his blanket is missing.
Lies, Brian. Bats
at the Beach. Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN-10: 0-618-55744-X. $16.00.
Ages 4-8. Bats pack their beach bags and are off to enjoy a
cookout and a night playing in the sand.
Pitzer,
Susanna.
Not Afraid of Dogs. Illustrated by Larry Day. Walker.
Trade Binding
ISBN-10: 0-8027-8067-9.
$16.95.
Library
Binding ISBN-10: 0-8027-8068-7.
$17.85.
Ages 3-6. Daniel faces his
fear of
dogs and enjoys a new friendship.
Ries, Lori.
Aggie and Ben: Three Stories. Illustrated by Frank W. Dormer. Charlesbridge. ISBN-10: 1-57091-594-6. $12.95. Paperback
(July 2007)
ISBN-10:
1-57091-649-6. $5.95. Ages 4-8. With his new dog, Aggie, Ben discovers
all the great things, and not so great things, about being a dog.
Root, Phyllis.
Looking for a Moose. Illustrated by
Randy Cecil. Candlewick Press. ISBN-10: 0-7636-2005-X. $15.99. Ages 4-8. Four friends set off to find a moose that is much closer than they
think.
Slater, Dashka.
Baby Shoes. Illustrated by Hiroe Nakata. Bloomsbury. ISBN-10: 1-58234-684-4. $15.95.
Ages 2-6. Baby picks out a new pair of white shoes, making them his own
in a colorful day of play.
Smee, Nicola.
Clip-Clop! Boxer Books/Sterling Books. ISBN-10:
1-905417-09-8. $12.95. Ages 2-8. Mr. Horse takes his friends on a fast
ride that has them begging for more.
Van Patter,
Bruce. Farley Found It! Boyds Mills Press. ISBN-10:
1-59078-351-4. $16.95. Ages 4-6. Edna’s quiet life is disturbed when a
sleepy sheep named Farley finds her doghouse no matter where it’s hidden.
Weeks, Sarah.
Counting Ovejas. Illustrated by David Diaz. Atheneum Books
for Young Readers. ISBN-10: 0-689-86750-6. $17.99. Ages 2-8.
Counting
colorful sheep in Spanish and English tires a small child, especially when
he has to bulldoze the increasing number of sheep from his room.
Yolen, Jane.
Count Me a Rhyme: Animal Poems By the Numbers.
Photographs by Jason Stemple. Boyds Mills Press. ISBN-10:
1-59078-345-X. $17.95. Ages 5-8. Vibrant poetry and photographs
combine in a joyful celebration of numbers in nature.
