I Sang You Down from the Stars

A heartwarming story about an Indigenous mother preparing for her baby’s arrival by collecting items for a sacred medicine bundle. Recommended for ages 3–7.

I Sang You Down from the Stars

Tasha Spillett-Sumner
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Spi


A heartwarming story about an Indigenous mother preparing for her baby’s arrival by collecting items for a sacred medicine bundle. Recommended for ages 3–7.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Please Baby Please


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Mother Bruce


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Snowy Day


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Circus Ship


  • Splash


  • The Bad Seed


  • Jamberry


The Bad Seed

A funny, charming book about a bad-tempered seed that reminds us all that positive change is possible for all of us. Recommended for ages 3–7.

The Bad Seed

Jory John
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Joh


A funny, charming book about a bad-tempered seed that reminds us all that positive change is possible for all of us. Recommended for ages 3–7.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Bad Seed


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Circus Ship


  • Please Baby Please


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Splash


  • Jamberry


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Fifteen Animals


The Circus Ship

After swimming to shore when their circus ship sinks, a group of animals become beloved members of a community in this rhyming book with entertaining artwork. Recommended for ages 2–6.

The Circus Ship

Chris Van Dusen
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Van


After swimming to shore when their circus ship sinks, a group of animals become beloved members of a community in this rhyming book with entertaining artwork. Recommended for ages 2–6.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • Love Makes a Family


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Bad Seed


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Splash


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Snowy Day


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • Please Baby Please


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Jamberry


The Alphabet Tree

When a fierce wind blows a group of letters from their tree, they learn to band together to form words and sentences to create a message stronger than the wind. Recommended for ages 2–6.

The Alphabet Tree

Leo Lionni
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Lio


When a fierce wind blows a group of letters from their tree, they learn to band together to form words and sentences to create a message stronger than the wind. Recommended for ages 2–6.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Circus Ship


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Splash


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Snowy Day


  • Jamberry


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Kissing Hand


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • Mother Bruce


  • Please Baby Please


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Bad Seed


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


The Kissing Hand

When a raccoon named Chester is nervous about going to kindergarten for the first time (and being away from his mother), she teaches him a secret way of carrying her love with him. Recommended for ages 2–6.

The Kissing Hand

Audrey Penn
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Pen


When a raccoon named Chester is nervous about going to kindergarten for the first time (and being away from his mother), she teaches him a secret way of carrying her love with him. Recommended for ages 2–6.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Splash


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Circus Ship


  • Jamberry


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Kissing Hand


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Please Baby Please


  • Mother Bruce


The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Follow along with a very hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through a whole week of increasingly large meals before forming a cocoon around himself and emerging as a beautiful butterfly. Recommended for ages 2–6.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Car


Follow along with a very hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through a whole week of increasingly large meals before forming a cocoon around himself and emerging as a beautiful butterfly. Recommended for ages 2–6.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Snowy Day


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Jamberry


  • The Bad Seed


  • Mother Bruce


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Splash


  • The Circus Ship


Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

A wild and wacky pigeon pleads to take the place of a bus driver on break in this silly interactive story where the reader tells a pigeon “No!” Recommended for ages 2–6.

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Mo Willems
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Wil


A wild and wacky pigeon pleads to take the place of a bus driver on break in this silly interactive story where the reader tells a pigeon “No!” Recommended for ages 2–6.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • Fifteen Animals


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • Please Baby Please


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Mother Bruce


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Jamberry


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Circus Ship


  • Splash


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Bad Seed


Mother Bruce

Bruce is a very grumpy bear who doesn't like anyone or anything. Except cooked eggs. When the goose eggs he planned to boil hatch instead, the goslings believe he is their mother—and Bruce must try to make the best of the situation. Recommended for ages 2–6.

Mother Bruce

Ryan T. Higgins
Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Hig


Bruce is a very grumpy bear who doesn't like anyone or anything. Except cooked eggs. When the goose eggs he planned to boil hatch instead, the goslings believe he is their mother—and Bruce must try to make the best of the situation. Recommended for ages 2–6.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • The Circus Ship


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Mother Bruce


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Jamberry


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Splash


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Please Baby Please


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Snowy Day


  • Good Night Gorilla


Adventures with Barefoot Critters

An adorable cast of animals explore the alphabet through the seasons. Recommended for ages 1–3.

Adventures with Barefoot Critters

Teagan White
Juvenile Picture Books Nonfiction - Ej 411 Whi


An adorable cast of animals explore the alphabet through the seasons. Recommended for ages 1–3.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Jamberry


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Bear's Busy Family: La Familia Ocupada de Oso


  • The Bad Seed


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Mother Bruce


  • Please Baby Please


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Circus Ship


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Splash


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