Picture Books
- Battut, Eric. The Fox and the Hen. 2010.
Henrietta Hen lays her first egg and innocently trades it to Red Fox for a worm. The other farm animals quickly tell her that she must get her egg back, and they go with her to make the trade.
- Bright, Paul. Crunch Munch Dinosaur Lunch! 2010.
Big tough T-Rex is trying to find some lunch, but his little sister keeps trying to cuddle him.
- Brown, Peter. Children Make Terrible Pets. 2010.
When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train.
- Cronin, Doreen. Rescue Bunnies. 2010.
Newbie struggles to pass her field test to become a full-fledged Rescue Bunny.
- Czekaj, Jef. Cat Secrets. 2011.
Important secrets about how best to live a cat's life will be revealed only to those who can prove that they are genuine cats.
- Fleming, Candace. Clever Jack Takes the Cake. 2010.
A poor boy named Jack struggles to deliver a birthday present worthy of the princess.
- Haughton, Chris. Little Owl Lost. 2010.
While his mother is away finding food, a newborn owl falls out of his nest and anxiously tries to find her, receiving help from various forest animals.
- Lewis, J. Patrick. The Kindergarten Cat. 2010.
A stray cat finds a happy home in a kindergarten classroom.
- London, Jonathan. A Plane Goes Ka-Zoom! 2010.
Easy-to-read, rhyming text describes the sounds of, and uses for, different kinds of airplanes.
- Monroe, Chris. Sneaky Sheep. 2010.
Blossom and Rocky, two sneaky and not very bright sheep, keep trying to get away from the rest of the flock, in spite of the dangers they encounter.
- Russell, Natalie. Brown Rabbit in the City. 2010.
Brown Rabbit takes the bus to visit his friend in the city, but the visit does not go as expected.
- Saltzberg, Barney. Beautiful Oops! 2010.
If you ever make mistakes, tear pages or make smudges, you will love this book. Oops is just the beginning if you have a little imagination.
- Scillian, Devin. Memoirs of a Goldfish. 2010.
A goldfish gives a personal account of his experiences while swimming around his bowl.
- Sierra, Judy. Tell the Truth, B. B. Wolf. 2010.
When Big Bad Wolf is invited to tell his story at the library, he faces the truth about what he did to the three little pigs and decides to make amends.
- Smallcomb, Pam. I'm Not. 2011.
A young girl discovers that best friends can enjoy, and do well at, different things as long as they are good at being friends.
- Staake, Bob. Look! A Book! 2011.
Easy-to-read, rhyming text invites the reader to search for items on a different theme on each page, while celebrating the wonder of a picture book.
- Sutton, Jane. Don't Call Me Sidney. 2010.
Unable to find a rhyme for his name, Sidney the pig decides to become Joe, much to the dismay of his mother and friends.
- Yum, Hyewon. There are No Scary Wolves. 2010.
A little boy is afraid of scary wolves without his mother, but when she is holding his hand he is much braver.
- Galan, Ana. Who Wears Glasses? 2010.
Illustrations and rhyming text reveal which animals might enjoy different sorts of eyewear.
- Lucas, Sally. Dancing Dinos at the Beach. 2010.
The dancing dinosaurs come out of their book and have fun cavorting on the beach.
- Willems, Mo. Can I Play, Too? 2010.
Elephant and Piggie learn to play catch with their new friend, Snake.
- First Big Book of Animals by Catherine D. Hughes. 2010. [J 590 HUG]
Learn about cool animals in this National Geographic book full of awesome photographs and fun facts.
- Other Goose: Re-Nurseried, Re-Rhymed, Re-Mothered, and Re-Goosed by J. Otto Seibold. 2010. [J 398.8 SEI]
Other Goose-not to be confused with Mother Goose-tells these laugh-out-loud fractured nursery rhymes, with current-day scenarios to traditional nursery rhymes.
- ZooBorns!: Zoo Babies from Around the World by Andrew Bleiman. 2010. [J 591.39 BLE]
This picture book presents the most charming critters ever-baby animals ranging from the adorable to the zany.
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Non-fiction
revised April 2011
