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

  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


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


  • The Bad Seed


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Jamberry


  • Splash


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Snowy Day


  • Please Baby Please


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Mother Bruce


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Love Makes a Family


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

  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Splash


  • The Circus Ship


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Jamberry


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Bad Seed


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


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


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

  • The Circus Ship


  • Splash


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Snowy Day


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Bad Seed


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Mother Bruce


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


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Jamberry


  • Please Baby Please


  • Fifteen Animals


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 Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Love Makes a Family


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Splash


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Alphabet Tree


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


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Circus Ship


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Bad Seed


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Snowy Day


  • Jamberry


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

  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Splash


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Fifteen Animals


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Circus Ship


  • The Snowy Day


  • The Alphabet Tree


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


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Jamberry


  • The Bad Seed


  • Mother Bruce


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


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

  • Jamberry


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • A Seed is a Start


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


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • The Bad Seed


  • Splash


  • The Circus Ship


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Mother Bruce


  • Please Baby Please


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Snowy Day


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

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


  • Good Night Gorilla


  • Mother Bruce


  • Please Baby Please


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Fifteen Animals


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • The Snowy Day


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Circus Ship


  • Jamberry


  • Splash


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Alphabet Tree


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

  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Splash


  • Please Baby Please


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • Mother Bruce


  • A Seed is a Start


  • The Bad Seed


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


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


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • The Kissing Hand


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Love Makes a Family


  • The Snowy Day


  • Jamberry


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • The Circus Ship


  • 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

  • The Circus Ship


  • The Bad Seed


  • Mother Bruce


  • The Alphabet Tree


  • Who? A Celebration of Babies


  • Good Night Gorilla


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


  • Adventures with Barefoot Critters


  • A Seed is a Start


  • Love Makes a Family


  • Jamberry


  • I Sang You Down from the Stars


  • Monsters at the End of This Book


  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus


  • Splash


  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar


  • Please Baby Please


  • Fifteen Animals


  • The Kissing Hand


  • The Snowy Day


Pages