Asher, Sandy. Too Many Frogs! Illustrated by Keith Graves.
Philomel Books. ISBN 0-399-23978-2. $15.99.
Ages 5-8.
Rabbit
is settling in for his nightly story when his simple life is shattered by an
uninvited Froggie.
Ashman, Linda.
Starry Safari. Illustrated by Jeff Mack. Harcourt, Inc. ISBN
0-15-204766-2. $16.00. Ages 2-6.
Bedtime becomes a
safari as a young child races through the African jungle in an orange jeep.
Bergman, Mara. Snip Snap! What’s That? Illustrations by Nick
Maland. Greenwillow Books. ISBN 0-06-077754-0. $15.99.
Ages 4-7.
Three siblings
have an unexpected visit from someone with very sharp teeth.
Bloom,
Suzanne. A Splendid Friend, Indeed. Boyds Mills Press. ISBN
1-59078-286-0. $15.95. Ages 2-8. A quiet Polar bear and a talkative
goose become very good friends.
Cousins, Lucy. Hooray for Fish! Candlewick Press,
Inc.
ISBN 0-7636-2741-0. $14.99.
Ages 2-6.
Little Fish introduces his colorful
friends while searching for the one he loves the best.
Cowley, Joy. Chameleon, Chameleon. Photographs by Nic Bishop.
Scholastic Press. ISBN 0-439-66653-8. $16.95. Ages 4-8.
A colorful panther
chameleon searches for a new home in a tropical forest adventure.
Cumpiano, Ina. Quinito's Neighborhood/El Vecíndario de Quinito.
Illustrated by José Ramirez. Children's Book Press. ISBN 0-89239-209-6.
$16.95.
Ages 5-7.
Quinito
explains the important jobs of his family and neighbors.
Dewdney, Anna.
Llama, Llama, Red Pajama. Viking. ISBN 0-670-05983-8.
$15.99. Ages 2-5.
Baby Llama frets
when Mama Llama doesn’t give him immediate bedtime attention.
Jacobson, Jennifer Richard. Andy Shane and the Very Bossy Dolores
Starbuckle. Illustrated by Abby Carter. Candlewick Press,
Inc.
ISBN 0-7636-1940-X. $13.99.
Ages 6-8.
Andy
Shane learns how to deal with a bully when Granny Webb makes a surprise visit
to his school.
Jenkins, Steve and Robin Page. I See a Kookaburra! : Discovering Animal
Habitats Around the World. Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN
0-618-50764-7. $16.00. Ages 5-8.
Eight animals in six different
habitats are cleverly hidden in a seek-and-find format.
Krosoczka, Jarrett J. Punk Farm. Knopf Books for Young
Readers/Random House. Trade Binding ISBN 0-375-82429-4. $15.95. Library
Binding ISBN 0-375-92429-9. $17.99. Ages 4-8.
One night as the
farmer sleeps, all of his animals come together for some punk rock fun.
Landry, Leo. Eat Your Peas, Ivy Louise! Houghton Mifflin
Company. ISBN 0-618-44886-1. $12.00. Ages 2-4.
Ivy Louise
imagines a circus of tender tiny peas on her tray at dinner time.
Marino, Gianna.
Zoopa : An Animal Alphabet. Chronicle Books. ISBN
0-8118-4789-6. $14.95. Ages 3-7.
Making animal
alphabet soup is a search-and-find feast for the eyes.
Relf, Adam.
Fox Makes Friends. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 1-4027-2756-9.
$14.95. Ages 3-6. A bored little fox tries to create a friend and finds a
surprise along the way.
Saltzberg, Barney. Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Bed?
Candlewick Press,
Inc.
ISBN 0-7636-2399-7. $15.99. Ages 2-5.
Cornelius prepares for bed in his
own funny way but is not really ready until he gets a good night hug.
Shannon,
George. White is for Blueberry. Pictures by Laura Dronzek.
Greenwillow Books. Trade Binding ISBN 0-06-029275-X. $15.99. Library
Binding ISBN 0-06-029276-8. $16.89. Ages 4-8. Looking at colors in
nature in a new way is fun as well as challenging.
Silverman, Erica. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa. Painted by Betsy
Lewin. Harcourt, Inc. ISBN 0-15-202124-8. $15.00. Ages 5-8.
Special
friends Cowgirl Kate and her horse, Cocoa, take readers through four chapters
of stories about life on a ranch.
Waddell, Martin. It’s Quacking Time! Illustrated by Jill
Barton. Candlewick Press,
Inc.
ISBN 0-7636-2738-0. $15.99. Ages 3-6.
Duckling’s family awaits the arrival
of a new baby and the celebrating, quacking time.
Wolff, Ferida.
It is the Wind. Illustrated by James Ransome. HarperCollins.
Trade Binding ISBN 0-06-028191-X. $14.99. Library Binding ISBN
0-06-028192-8. $15.89. Ages 3-6. A young boy describes familiar noises
as they lull him to sleep.
Zweibel, Alan. Our Tree Named Steve. Illustrated by David
Catrow. Putnam. ISBN 0-399-23722-4. $14.99. Ages 4-8.
When a storm fells
a beloved front yard tree, a father remembers the special part the tree played
in their lives.
