Picture Books

Marc Brown's Playtime Rhymes - Marc Brown
A lively collection of the artist's 20 favorite read-and-play-along finger rhymes complements such entries as "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider" and "I'm a Little Teapot" with pictorial instructions for correlating finger movements.



One Gorilla: A Counting Book - Anthony Browne
Learn to count with a variety of primates--gorillas, gibbons, mandrills, and others.

Empty Fridge - Gaetan Doremus
No one in Andrew's building remembered to buy anything for dinner. By working together and pooling their resources, the community is able to solve the problem.

Little Naomi, Little Chick - Avirama Golan
Little Naomi has a fun and busy day at preschool and with her family, while Little Chick has a busy, fun day on the farm.

You're Wearing That to School? - Lynn Plourde
A cautious mouse named Tiny gives advice to his best friend, an exuberant hippopotamus named Penelope, on such things as what to wear and what to take for show-and-tell on the first day of school.

The Blessing Cup - Patricia Polacco
A single china cup from a tea set left behind when Jews were forced to leave Russia helps hold a family together through generations of living in America, reminding them of the most important things in life.

Baby Bear Counts One - Ashley Wolffe
Before curling up with his mother in their cozy den, Baby Bear counts other animals preparing for winter.