Preschool Favorites

P ALBOROU Alborough, Jez. Where’s My Teddy?: When a small boy named Eddie goes searching for his lost teddy in the dark woods, he comes across a gigantic bear with a similar problem P ALSENAS Alsenas, Linas. Peanut: Mildred is very lonely until she finds a stray animal and takes him home as her pet dog, but Peanut is very different from the other dogs in the park. P BAGULEY Baguley, Elizabeth. Little Pip and the Rainbow Wish: Pip, a shy little mouse, decides to catch a rainbow to give to Spike and Milly so that they will be his friends. P BEATY Beaty, Andrea. When Giants Come to Play: Anna spends her days in the company of gentle giants. P BROWN Brown, Margaret Wise. The Color Kittens: While the color kittens are trying to make green paint, their mixing leads to pink, orange, and purple. P BROWN Brown, Margaret Wise. The Golden Egg Book: A lonely little bunny finds an egg, and when it hatches into a duckling, they become friends. P CAIN Cain, Sheridan. By the Light of the Moon: Following the advice of other creatures, a mother mouse moves her sleepy young son from one bed to another until she realizes she has known the right spot for him all along. P CANNON Cannon, Janell. Stellaluna: After falling into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother. P CARLE Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A hungry little caterpillar eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.

P DAY Day, Alexendra. Good Dog Carl: Lively and unusual things happen when Carl the dog is left in charge of the baby. (Series) P DEGEN Degen, Bruce. Jamberry: A little boy walking through the forest meets a big lovable bear that takes him on a delicious adventure in the magical world of Berryland. P DONALDS Donaldson, Julia. The Gruffalo: A clever mouse uses the threat of a terrifying creature to keep from being eaten by a fox, an owl, and a snake--only to have to outwit that creature as well. P EMBERLE Emberely, Ed. Go away, Big Green Monster!: Die-cut pages through which bits of a monster are revealed are designed to help a child control nighttime fears of monsters. P FLEMING Fleming, Candace. 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. P FOX Fox, Mem. Koala Lou: A young koala, longing to hear her mother speak as lovingly to her as she did before the other children came along, plans to win her distracted parent's attention. P GERRITS Gerritsen, Paula. Nuts: Mouse braves many dangers while trying to collect nuts before winter sets in, including a sudden storm that first brings her disappointment, then a delightful surprise. P GOSNEY Gosney, Joy. Naughty Parents: A child's parents are very naughty in the park, getting dirty, splashing in puddles, and dribbling ice cream. P GUARINO Guarino, Deborah. Is Your Mama a Llama?: A young llama asks his friends if their mamas are llamas, and finds out that their mothers are other types of animals. P HENKES Henkes, Kevin. Kitten’s First Full Moon: When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it. P HENKES Henkes, Kevin. Owen: Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school. When their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy. P HOBAN Hoban, Russell. Bedtime for Frances: Frances has trouble going to sleep because of frightening sounds and objects that might be trying to get her. (Series)

P KELLY Kelly, Mij. One More Sheep: Sam's sheep must find a way to keep him awake long enough to count them, so that he will not open the door to let in what he thinks is a stray sheep, but might be an enemy in disguise. P KIRK Kirk, David. Miss Spider’s Tea Party: When lonely Miss Spider tries to host a tea party, the other bugs refuse to come for fear of being eaten! (Series) P KNUDSEN Knudsen, Michelle. Library Lion: A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend. P LEAF Leaf, Munro. The Story of Ferdinand: A gentle bull who likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers is entered in a bullfight. P LESTER Lester, Helen. A Porcupine Named Fluffy: A porcupine named Fluffy is happier with his name after he meets a similarly misnamed rhinoceros. P LIONNI Lionni, Leo. Swimmy: A little black fish in a school of red fish figures out a way of protecting them all from their natural enemies. P LONDON London, Jonathan. Froggy Gets Dressed: Rambunctious Froggy hops out into the snow for a winter frolic, but his mother calls him back for some necessary articles of clothing. (Series) P LONDON London, Jonathan. Like Butter on Pancakes: As the sun rises and sets, its rays highlight simple aspects and situations of farm life, including the shadow of a cloud, the sizzle of bacon, and the dancing of spoons. P MCBRATNEY McBratney, Sam. Guess How Much I Love You: During a bedtime game, Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, who gently shows that his love is returned even more. P MCCLOSK McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings: Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring. P NUMEROF Numeroff, Laura Joffe. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day. Books in this series include If You Give a Pig a Pancake and If You Give a Moose a Muffin. P PALATIN Palatini, Margie. Moo Who?: After being hit on the head, Hilda the singing cow forgets what sound she should make, so she imitates different animals until she gets her “moo” back. This book is most suitable for older preschoolers as well as early elementary children.

P PIPER Piper, Watty. The Little Engine that Could: The story of a very determined little engine that, despite its tiny size, makes it over a big mountain. P RATHMANN Rathmann, Peggy. Good Night Gorilla: An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by the animals he thinks he left behind at the zoo. P RAYNER Rayner, Catherine. Sylvia and Bird: Sylvia, a dragon, overcomes her loneliness and finds a true friend in Bird. E513 ROOT Root, Phyllis. One Duck Stuck: In this counting book, increasingly larger groups of animals try to help a duck that is stuck in the sleepy, slimy marsh. P SCHERTLE Schertle, Alice. Little Blue Truck: A small blue truck finds his way out of a jam, with a little help from his friends. P STOEKE Stoeke, Janet Morgan. Minerva Louise: A hen has fun exploring a house with red curtains. (Series) P SMALLMA Smallman, Steve. The Very Greedy Bee: A greedy bee learns a lesson when he "slurps and burps" too much nectar, falls asleep in a meadow, and needs help from other insects to find his way home after dark. P SYKES Sykes, Julie. That Pesky Dragon: When a pesky dragon visits their farm and hard boils their chickens' eggs, turns the wheat fields to toast, and the cows' milk to yogurt, Izzy needs to find a solution before the Remove-A-Dragon lady arrives. P THOMAS Thomas, Jan. A Birthday for Cow!: Despite the objections of Pig and Mouse, Duck insists on adding a special ingredient to the cake they are making to celebrate Cow's birthday. P WABER Waber, Bernard. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: Lyle is perfectly happy living with the Primms until irritable Mr. Grumps next door changes all that. P WALSH Walsh, Ellen Stohl. Mouse Shapes: Three mice make a variety of things out of different shapes as they hide from a scary cat. P WARING Waring, Richard. Hungry Hen: A greedy fox watches a hungry hen growing bigger every day, knowing that the longer he waits to eat her, the bigger she will be.

P WATT Watt, Melanie. Augustine: Augustine is a South Pole penguin whose family is relocating to the North Pole. She loves to draw. While the little bird and her family seem to enjoy their new home, Augustine is shy in school and worries about making friends. But, her artwork breaks the ice! P WILLEMS Willems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny Too: Her daddy in tow, Trixie hurries to school to show off her one-ofa-kind Knuffle Bunny. But an awful surprise awaits her: someone else has the exact same bunny! P WILSON Wilson, Karma. Bear Wants More: When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends. P WOOD Wood, Don and Audrey. The Little Mouse, the Red, Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear: Little mouse worries that the big hungry bear will take his freshly picked, ripe, red strawberry for himself.