The Hugely-Wugely Spider by Ethan T. Berlin, illustrated by
Karl Newsom Edwards
A new take on the old nursery rhyme comes about when the
Hugely-Wugely Spider cannot fit up the water spout. Here’s the tale about how
he saves the day when a huge rain comes to wash the spiders out!
The Little Ice Cream Truck by Margery Cuyler, illustrated by
Bob Kolar
Using a sing-song rhyme, Cuyler extolls the virtues of the
Ice Cream Truck, its treats, its music and its part in a hot, wonderful summer
day. What’s not to like about that?
Singing in the Rain; based on the song by Arthur Freed and
Nacio Herb Brown, Pictures by Tim Hopgood
The classic words to Singing in the Rain are set to gorgeous
illustrations by Hopgood. Children with multi-colored raincoats sing and
splash, dance and smile their way through a rain storm. Hopgood is hoping that
we will all go out and splash in the rain.
100 Bugs: A Counting Book by Kate Narita, Pictures by
Suzanne Kaufman
A counting book with a twist. Each page has 10 bugs with
various “equations” from 1+9 to 2+8, etc. all the way to 9+1. In addition, each
page has a particular bug to hunt for with clues about different kinds of
plants where the bugs are hanging out. The end pages include details on the
bugs and the plants. Math and science and counting, oh my!
Pretty Kitty by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by Stephanie
Laberis
A rhyming counting book with a grouchy old man and a
repetitive stanza. For those just learning to count, this is the perfect book
to reinforce! As the number of kitties mount and the temperature drops, who
wants to bet that the old man takes in all ten cats?
Z Goes First: An Alphabet Story Z to A by Sean Lamb,
illustrated by Mike Perry
An alphabet book with some pizazz! Y and Z want to go first
and have to ask all the letters if they can skip ahead. By the time they go
through the whole alphabet from A to X, they are back at the end where they
belong. Foiled again! Each letter has a personality, but why is W a
troublemaker is what I want to know?
The Pout-Pout Fish and the Can’t-Sleep Blues by Deborah
Diesen, Pictures by Dan Hanna
What do you do when you can’t sleep? Pout-Pout Fish asks his
friends. Their advice results in sleep for his friends, but not for Pout-Pout
Fish. What can he do? The best advice of
all: come up with his own routine. Just the right routine for Pout-Pout Fish
and just the right book for little ones who have a hard time dropping off to
sleep.
Dinosaur Parade by Shari Halpern
A nice book to teach opposites as well as complicated
dinosaur names. Bright colors with simple backgrounds show dinosaurs who are
big and small, swimming and soaring through the air, or eating meat and plants.
Lots to see and lots to discuss, but simple enough for preschoolers.
Stegothesaurus by Bridget Heos, illustrated by T. L. McBeth
What is a stegothesaurus, you might ask. Or you might
question or wonder. Little stegothesaurus wanders around giving multiple words
when one would do. Just to be clever, he often uses alliteration such as when he
describes the sun as blazing, blistering and broiling. Content to show off his
way with words, he finally meets his match when he runs smack into an
allothesaurus. Want to know what happens next? Check it out! You’ll love,
enjoy, savor it just as much as I did.
The Bear in My Bed by Joyce Wan
Totally silly or just imaginative? Is the bear real or an
imaginary friend? When a little boy discovers a bear in his bed, there is bound
to be trouble, fun, and lots of laughs.
The Detective Dog by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Sara
Ogilvie
The detective dog’s story is told in rhyme. All about how she solves crime after crime.
She listens to children read her a book, and chases the man
who was a book crook.
The teacher’s a man in this little story, where there is
crime, but nothing too gory.
What do you think of a dog named Nell, who chases down
thieves with her strong sense of smell?
