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List: Good Books for Preschoolers
Lion, Lion
A young boy encounters a lion while trying to find his pet cat--meeting a number of other animals along the way.
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Full, Full, Full of Love
For young Jay Jay, Sunday dinner at Gran's house is full of hugs and kisses, tasty dishes, all kinds of fishes, happy faces, and love.
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Jabari Jumps
"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly appealing tale of overcoming your fears, newcomer Gaia Cornwall captures a moment between a patient and encouraging father and a determined little boy you can't help but root for."--Amazon.com
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Click, Clack, Moo : Cows That Type
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.
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Last Stop on Market Street
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A young boy, CJ, rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.
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Bebe Goes Shopping
Also available in Overdrive. Rhyming text describes a trip to the grocery store for a mama and her baby boy. Includes Spanish words.
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Olivia
Also available in Hoopla. Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good.
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Bark, George
George is a puppy who does not sound like a puppy should, despite the efforts of his mother.
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Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
After planting the garden he has dreamed of for years, Mr. McGreely tries to find a way to keep some persistent bunnies from eating all his vegetables.
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Wow! Said the Owl
A curious little owl decides to stay awake to find out how the things he sees at night look during the daytime.
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Say Hello!
A little girl greets people in her neighborhood in many different languages.
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The Colors of Us
Seven-year-old Lena and her mother observe the variations in the color of their friends' skin, viewed in terms of foods and things found in nature.
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I Want My Hat Back
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A bear almost gives up his search for his missing hat until he remembers something important.
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I Love My White Shoes
Also available in Overdrive. As he walks down the street, Pete the cat sings about his brand new white shoes as they change from red to blue to brown to wet.
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Also available in Overdrive. An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.
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Lola at the Library
Also available in Overdrive. Every Tuesday Lola and her mother visit their local library to return and check out books, attend story readings, and share a special treat. On board pages.
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Down by the Cool of the Pool
Frog and the other animals have a dancing good time both in and out of the water in the cool of the pool.
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Deron Goes to Nursery School
Deron attends his first day of nursery school, where he meets his new teacher, plays with his schoolmates, and enjoys storytime.
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It's Okay to Be Different
Also available in Overdrive. Illustrations and brief text describe all kinds of differences that are "okay," such as "It's Okay to be a different color," "It's Okay to need some help," "It's Okay to be adopted," and "It's Okay to have a Different nose."
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Froodle
One day, amidst the usual chirps, tweets, and caws, a little brown bird decides to try singing a new song and sets off an interesting reaction.
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Creepy Carrots!
Also available in Hoopla. The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.
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Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Also available in Overdrive. At sunset, when their work is done for the day, a crane truck, a cement mixer, and other pieces of construction equipment make their way to their resting places and go to sleep.
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Water Can Be--
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. "This picture book poetically explores the many things water can be--from home maker and ship breaker to cloud fluffer and fire snuffer. Backmatter provides additional explanations."--
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A Bad Case of Stripes
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. In order to ensure her popularity, Camilla Cream always does what is expected, until the day arrives when she no longer recognizes herself.
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The Foggy, Foggy Forest
A unicorn playing a horn? An ogre doing yoga? Peek through each foggy vellum page to guess what lies beyond in the foggy, foggy forest.
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I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
A giant squid brags about being bigger than everything else in the ocean--almost.
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Wild About Books
Also available in Hoopla. A librarian named Mavis McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake. It started the summer of 2002, when the Springfield librarian, Molly McGrew, by mistake drove her bookmobile into the zoo. In this rollicking rhymed story, Molly introduces birds and beasts to this new something called reading. She finds the perfect book for every animal-tall books for giraffes, tiny ones for crickets. "She even found waterproof books for the otter, who never went swimming without Harry Potter." In no time at all, Molly has them "forsaking their niches, their nests, and their nooks," going "wild, simply wild, about wonderful books." Judy Sierra's funny animal tale coupled with Marc Brown's lush, fanciful paintings will have the same effect on young Homo sapiens. Altogether, it's more fun than a barrel of monkeys!
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A Sick Day for Amos McGee
"Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day--'Ah-choo!'--he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests."--Dust jacket.
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Interrupting Chicken
Also available in RB Digital. Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale.
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Rhyming Dust Bunnies
As three dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, and Ted, are demonstrating how much they love to rhyme, a fourth, Bob, is trying to warn them of approaching danger.
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Round Is a Mooncake : a Book of Shapes
Also available in Overdrive. As a little girl discovers things round, square, and rectangular in her urban neighborhood, she is reminded of her Chinese American culture.
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Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowers!
Isaac may look like everyone else, but he actually has superpowers that make him different from his brother and his classmates. Some kids don't understand that and call him names. But Isaac's superhero brain remembers loads of things, he has energy enough to bounce on his trampoline for hours, and his ears are so sharp he can even hear the buzzing some lights make in school (ouch!). He tends to say whatever comes into his head and doesn't realize that he might hurt someone's feelings--by telling them they have big teeth, for example! Even though he's not really a superhero--he has Asperger syndrome, which means his brain works a little differently--he does love to play superheroes with his brother, who understands him.
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Your Pal Mo Willems Presents Leonardo the Terrible Monster
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Leonardo is a terrible monster -- he can't seem to frighten anyone. When he discovers the perfect nervous little boy, will he scare the lunch out of him? Or will he think of something better?
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Bear Snores On
Also available in Hoopla. On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun.
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The Napping House
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite.
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