Selections: Pre-K - Grade 2

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Argueta, Jorge Salsa: Un Poema Para Cocinar/A Cooking Poem $17
A boy and his sister make the spicy sauce with the help of family members. The lyrical and bilingual text (from Spanish to English) features an easy-to-follow recipe.

Barnett, Mac
The Skunk $18
Leaving his home one day, a tuxedo-wearing gentleman discovers a small skunk sitting on his doorstep. As the man makes his way around town, his new friend remains close behind.

Beaton, Kate
The Princess and the Pony $18
Princess Pinecone knows exactly what she wants for her birthday this year: A horse. But not just any horse...a horse fit for a WARRIOR PRINCESS! But when the day arrives, she doesn't quite get the horse of her dreams...

Cooper, Elisha
8: An Animal Alphabet $15
Discover hundreds of animals, large and small, and learn one wild fact about each animal. Did you know that gorillas yawn when they are nervous?

Cronin, Doreen
Smick! $17
A pup named Smick, an ordinary stick, and a little chick form an unlikely trio.

Dyckman Ame
Wolfie the Bunny $17
When the Bunny family finds a surprise on their doorstep they fall in love (with what happens to be a wolf). Well, except for little Dot, who exclaims repeatedly, “He’s going to eat us all up!!”

Hanlon, Abby
Dory and the Real True Friend $15
Dory is heading to school. Her older siblings, Luke and Violet, warn her to leave her imaginary friend, Mary, at home. Dory is determined to stay out of trouble, but on her first day she meets a new friend whose imagination is just about as wild as her own. Now she just has to convince her siblings that she's not making it all up!

Lawson, JonArno
Sidewalk Flowers $17
A visually delightful ode to the simple powers of observation and empathy. A young girl and her father walk home from the grocery store through busy city streets in this wordless picture book.

London, Jonathan
Hippos Are Huge! $17
Hippos may make you laugh, but watch out! A well-known naturalist takes an exuberant look at these massive, swift, and super dangerous animals.

Miyares, Daniel
Float $18
This wordless adventure employs panels of varying sizes, and opens with a father and son forming an origami boat from a newspaper.

Rylant, Cynthia
Gooseberry Park and the Master Plan $15
Stumpy the Squirrel and friends team up with new companions to assist the animals of Gooseberry Park. There has been no rain for months, and all of the animals are in danger. Can the gang come up with a solution in time to save the day?

Shannon, George
One Family $18
This simple concept book celebrates family and community, while also offering readers a chance to practice counting. Each page includes an increasing number of people who form a family.

Shea, Bob
Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret $9
Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony are trying to decide what to play. Nothing that Sparkles suggests--making crafts, playing checkers, and selling lemonade--goes well with the leaping, spinning, and twirling that Ballet Cat likes to do. How will they compromise?

Ward, Helen
Spots in a Box $17
A young guinea fowl concerned by his lack of spots sends off for some in the mail. When the box arrives, the spots aren't quite what he was expecting.

Watkins, Rowboat
Rude Cakes $17
Who knew that cakes were so rude?! In this deliciously book, a not-so-sweet cake--who never says please or thank you or listens to its parents--gets what it deserves and learns even the rudest cakes have to learn to change their ways.