MAY
Hide and Squeak by
Heather Frederic 32
That Toad is Mine by
Barbra Hazen 24
Lost Cat by Tad Hardy
32
Bandits by Johanna
Wright 32
The Marvelous Toy by
Tom Paxton 28
Firefighters
by Cecelia Minden 24
A Bucket
of Blessings by Kabir and Surishtha Sehgal 32
Fancy
Nancy at the Museum by Jane O'Connor 32
We've All
Got Bellybuttons by David Martin 32
Flat
Stanley by Jeff Bown 96
Invisible
Stanley by Jeff Brown 116
A
Farmer’s Life For Me By Jan Dobbins 24
Heavy
Duty Trucks by Joyce Milton 48
If Roast
Beef Could Fly By Jay Leno 32
Proof of
Heaven by Eben Alexander 208
Your Kind
of Mommy by Majorie Blain Parker 32
Mama
Always Comes Home by Karma Wilson 32
Nighty
Night Cooper by Laura Numeroff 32
Monster
Trucks by Nick Gordon 24
Hush
Little Digger by Ellen Olson Brown 28
Charlie
and the New Baby by Ree Drummond 40
Stuck in
the Mud by Jane Clarke 32
Wild
Times and the Bed and Biscuit by Joan Carris 128
Off Road
Racers by Frank Berrios 32
I Love
you More by Laura Duksta 24
Big Truck
and Little Truck by Jan Carr 32
Sunrise
by Mike Mullin 546
Control:
Exposing the Truth About Common Core and Public Education by Glenn Beck 272
Magic at
the Bed and Biscuit by Joan Carris 112
Meet The
Autobots by Jennifer Frantz 32
David
Goes to School by David Shannon 32
Arthur
Tricks the Tooth Fairy by Marc Brown 24
Spooky
Hour by Tony Mitton 32
Planes
Fly! George Ella Lyon 40
Dinosaoaring
by Deb Lund 40
Mind over
Medicine by Lissa Rankin 259
What are
you So Grumpy About? By Tom Lichtenheld 40
Pete the
Cat Rocking in My School Shoes by Kimberly and James Dean 40
The Big
Cheese by Apple Jordan 32
Driving
Buddies by Apple Jordan 32
Gravity
by Jason Chin 32
Hilda
Must be Dancing by Karma Wilson 32
We’ve All
got Bellybuttons by David Martin 32
Dixie and
the Good Deeds by Grace Gilwan 32
Dixie and
the Big Bully by Grace Gilwan 32
If You
Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff 40
Kindergarten
Countdown by Anna Jane Hays 24
Arnie the
Doughnut by Laurie Keller 40
Let’s
Take Over Kindergarten by Richard Hamilton 32
Adventure
Annie Goes to Kindergarten by Toni Buzzeo 32
Scooby-Doo
The Camping Caper by Gail Herman 32
Duck on a
Bike by David Shannon 40
If You
Give a Mouse a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
32
Santa
Claus Is Comin’ to Town by J. Fred Coots 40
Skeleton
Hiccups by Margery Cuyler 32
The
Spookiest Halloween Ever! By Teddy Slater 32
Winnie
the Pooh and the Honey Patch by A.A Miline 24
The
Overton Window by Glenn Beck 480
EIEIO How
Old MacDonald Got His Farm by Judy Sierra 32
Go! Go!
Go! Stop! By Charise Harper 32
An a
Amazing Snowman by Barbra Jean Hicks 40
Where’s
My Truck? By Karen Beaumont 32
Who Ate
All the Cookie Dough? By Karen Beaumont 32
Giddy Up
Daddy 40
Move Over
Rover by Karen Fergeson 40
Superworm
by Julia Doanldson 32
My Bus by
Byron Barton 40
EIEIO How
Old MacDonald Got His Farm by Judy Sierra 32
How did
Old McDonald get his farm? This book takes readers through how the farmers
neighbors were not thrilled at first but they eventually did not mind when the
harvest came in.
Go! Go!
Go! Stop! By Charise Harper 32
This is
the story of little green, little red, and little yellow. Readers learn that
you can not all go at once or nothing will get done, and at times you have to
take your time.
An a
Amazing Snowman by Barbra Jean Hicks 40
Olaf is a
good snowman who always sees the good in everything, and he is also a snowman
who loves summer
Where’s
My Truck? By Karen Beaumont 32
A little
boy wants nothing more than to find and play with his truck…As they search high
and low throughout the story..he eventually finds that his TRUCK is right where
he had left it.
Who Ate
All the Cookie Dough? By Karen Beaumont 32
Mama
kangaroo is trying to figure out who ate all the cookie dough, she asks each
and every animal only to find that it was her youngest kangaroo who ate all the
cookie dough as they were tucked away in mama’s pouch.
Giddy Up
Daddy 40
Daddy is
the best horsey ever, but when two bandits see how good daddy is, they attempt
to steal him and take him to the rodeo, but daddy does not go willingly! When
daddy puts up a fight at the rodeo, he and his two little cowboys hit the road
and end up riding in on a circus.
Move Over
Rover by Karen Fergeson 40
When a
storm is brewing all the animals retreat to Rover’s house but just when the
house is jam packed, skunk gives them all a reason to run for the hills! And
finally Rover is left to take his nap.
Superworm
by Julia Doanldson 32
Superworm
always saves the day but what will everyone do without him? When Superworm is
whisked off by a crow and magic lizard, superworm’s friends realize that is up
to them to save their faithful friend, superworm.
My Bus by
Byron Barton 40
A bus
driver drives around town picking up cats and dogs, to make a quick and simple
mathematic adventure for little readers.
Scooby-Doo
The Camping Caper by Gail Herman 32
Shaggy
and Scooby are out camping and head off into the woods but are quickly
frightened when they hear all types of suspicious noises! Running afraid back
to camp, Velma makes them realize it was them all along and that there was
nothing to be afraid of.
Duck on a
Bike by David Shannon 40
Duck is
riding through the farmyard as all the animals see him, but when a slew of
bikes become available they quickly follow duck on their own bicycling
adventure.
If You
Give a Mouse a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
32
Muffins
lead to blackberry Jam and blackberry jam leads to more and more things, until
the moose and readers come full circle back to muffins anad blackberry jam.
Santa
Claus Is Comin’ to Town by J. Fred Coots 40
This
classic song is retold through beautiful pictures by Steven Kellog.
Skeleton
Hiccups by Margery Cuyler 32
Skeleton
cannot get rid of his hiccups and he tries every tried and true remedy but
eventually becomes hiccup free after looking in the mirror and scaring himself!
T
he
Spookiest Halloween Ever! By Teddy Slater 32
he
Spookiest Halloween Ever! By Teddy Slater 32
This is
the Halloween version of Slater’s rhyming holiday books. Kids love the
predictable stanzas and not so scary pictures!
Winnie the
Pooh and the Honey Patch by A.A Miline 24
What is a
bear to do when he is out of Honey? Plant more of course. Pooh and his friends
of the 100 acre wood set up a garden but they both end up tricking one another
into believing honey growing nonsense!
The Overton
Window by Glenn Beck 480
Noah
meets Molly at the PR firm and it is an encounter that will change hios world
forever. When Noah attends a political event that Molly is advertising, his
world is turned upside down when the event is raided. The more time he spends
with Molly the more he wants to understand her and her cause. Readers are left
with a cliff hanger and will be waiting for the sequel of this series opener.
Pete the
Cat Rocking in My School Shoes by Kimberly and James Dean
Pete the
cat is going to school and doing school things all while rocking in his shoes!
Loved this one, some of the others in the pete the cat series I have not
enjoyed as much but this one was cute.
The Big Cheese by Apple Jordan 32
A mouse
sneaks in to help a young chef win over a critic, but things get out of hand
when others become aware that there is rat in the kitchen. Friendship wins out
and the two of them carry out there days making wonderful culinary creations!
Driving
Buddies by Apple Jordan
When Lightning
arrives to radiator springs there is nothing Mater wants more than a friend. As
Mater show his new friend around town lightning realizes that winning is not
everything but friendship is.
Gravity
by Jason Chin
This Easy
reader is filled with large pictures and little text to show kids all about
gravity and the important role it plays in our life here on earth.
Hilda
Must be Dancing by Karma Wilson
Hilda
loves to dance but the other animals are not fans of her dancing because it
causes the whole jungle to shake. That ask Hilda to take up another Hobby but
she refuses and compromises with Water ballet instead.
We’ve All
got Bellybuttons by David Martin
We all
have parts some the same as animals some different, but kids will love the
chances they get to act out animal actions that are in this title.
Dixie and
the Good Deeds by Grace Gilwan 32
Emma
takes on one too many volunteer opprotunities but lucky for her she has a good
helper in her dog Dixie. Dixie may have caused more problems but she definitely
saves Emma at the magic show.
Dixie and
the Big Bully by Grace Gilwan 32
When
a girl at Emma’s school makes fun of
her, Dixie knows that she needs to stay at Emma’s side, but dogs don’t belong
in school. As Dixie hides Emma’s bully has encounter with Dixie leaving her to
look like a fool in front of friends. Emma reminds the young girl that no one
likes to laughed at!
If You
Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff
Movies
equal popcorn and popcorn goes on to a string and on to a tree…well at least
that is the case with Mouse!
Kindergarten
Countdown by Anna Jane Hays
Days go
by and each day the child gets closer daydreaming of all the things that she
will do in Kindergarten.
Arnie the
Doughnut by Laurie Keller
Arnie is
sold to Mr Bing and is alarmed when Mr Bing tries to eat him. After much
thought Mr Bing simply cannot eat Arnie, but now he does not know what to do
with Arnie. As they both think of ideas they finally settle on one that leaves
Arnie alive, but on the end of a leash.
Let’s
Take Over Kindergarten by Richard Hamilton
A class
takes over Kindergarten but when things get out of hand and no one is there to
read them a story, they are running and
ready for their teacher to be back.
Adventure
Annie Goes to Kindergarten by Toni Buzzeo
Adventure
Annie has her Cape and is ready to go except she is not quite understanding her
Kindergarten adventure. Annie tries to create her own adventure and ends up
causing more trouble.
What are
you So Grumpy About? By Tom Lichtenheld 40
Readers
go through a series of questions as to why they are so grumpy…A series of
questions that is more suitable for adult humor.
Mind over
Medicine by Lissa Rankin 259
This book
covers the concept of how we can heal our selves by treating our whole
selfs..She presents cases where patients had complete remission from near fatal
disesaes. I loved this book, and the message of Hope it gives readers if they
are willing to do the work.
Magic at
the Bed and Biscuit by Joan Carris 112
When
Malitia the Magic chicken arrives…the animals are not happy about all the
mischief she is causing, so they have to show her a lesson so she will stop her
antics and to show Grandpa that she is the one causing all the problems not
them.
Meet The
Autobots by Jennifer Frantz 32
Opitmus Prime
and the autobots have arrived on earth to help with rescues and save earth!
David
Goes to School by David Shannon 32
For all
the raves this book gets, I was not a huge fan of it! Then one sentence pages
were just ok.
Arthur
Tricks the Tooth Fairy by Marc Brown 24
When
Arthur gets money from the tooth fairy, DW decides that she has a loose tooth
too and that the tooth fairy needs to visit her! When DW decides to trick the
tooth fairy, Arthur Tircks DW with a nice surprise under her pillow.
Spooky
Hour by Tony Mitton 32
A Cute
Halloween book filled with spooky rhymes.
Planes
Fly! George Ella Lyon 40
This book
takes readers through a high flying airport adventure.
Dinosaoaring
by Deb Lund 40
The
dinosaurs are ready to fly in a plane and in the air themselves! The pages are
filled with large dinos soaring through the sky!
Wild
Times and the Bed and Biscuit by Joan Carris 128
When
Grandpa opens up his home to the shelter animals…his own animals are I for
surprise the muskrat does not want to talk to anyone, the Canadian goose will
not eat, and Sir Walter is fascinated by the fox kits. Everything goes awry
when Sir walter sneaks out the with fox kits into the wild, but after two days
of searching Grandpa finds Sir Walter and Sir Walter realizes that he does not
need to be wild and free like the fox kits. With grandpa’s help the Canadian
goose is soon back at his pond and all is calm at the bed and biscuit for
awhile.
Off Road
Racers by Frank Berrios 32
Lightning
is back on the track racing El Machismo and Sarge is ready to train Lightning to get ready for the
desert track, and it looks like Sarge’s training paid off because Lightning
comes in first leaving El Machismo in the dust.
I Love
you More by Laura Duksta 24
A mother reassuringly tells her little one how
much she loves them by correlating her love and actions with the world around
her.
Big Truck
and Little Truck by Jan Carr 32
Big Truck
has taught little truck everything he knows, so when Big Truck has to go away
for a bit, Little truck is so worried to be without him and even more worried
when he has to make the delivery to the city by himself. When Big truck finally
return to the farm…little Truck tells him of his adventures and how happy he is to have him home.
Sunrise
by Mike Mullin 546
This is
the third and final book in the Ashfall trilogy and I can say that I liked it
but to me it seemed a bit unrealistic..The end notes acknowledge the the
concept of the wind powered greenhouses was researched but it was still all a
bit far fetched given their age and circumstances.
Control:
Exposing the Truth About Common Core and Public Education by Glenn Beck 272
I will
say that I really enjoyed this book, it digs deep into the administration’s
reasoning for common core, who will benefit and make the most money. It also
addresses the teachers Unions and the interworkings of that whole system. A
controversial book, but I loved it and feel more educated because of it.
Charlie
and the New Baby by Ree Drummond 40
Charlie
is excited to see the new baby calf until he takes his bed and gets momma’s
belly rubs. Once Charlie notifies the household with his howl that the calf is
up and moving…it is back to normal as the new calf is ushered outside with the
other cattle. Charlie is once again happy with his bed and belly rubs.
Stuck in
the Mud by Jane Clarke 32
Little
chick is stuck in the mud and mamma is frantic to get her out! One by one all
the barnyard animals come to her aid but to no avail they all get stuck in the
mud too. In the end little chick hops right of the mud for she was never stuck
in the mud in the first place.
Nighty
Night Cooper by Laura Numeroff 32
Momma is
trying to get Cooper to bed, and he keeps requesting more songs about different
things. The pages are filled with mama’s made up songs sung to the tune of well
known lullabies.
Monster
Trucks by Nick Gordon 24
With
Tires as tall if not bigger than kids,
Children will love learning and looking at all the pages of monster trucks as
they compete in dirt covered arenas.
Hush
Little Digger by Ellen Olson Brown 28
A father sings a construction lullaby to his
son as he coaxes him to sleep. Little ones will be dreaming of heavy duty
construction machines.
A
Farmer’s Life For Me By Jan Dobbins 24
1,2,3 A
Farmer’s Life for me! Readers are taken on a rhyming adventure around the
barnyard, from sheep to the mowers shed, readers will learn all about the
happenings on a farm.
Heavy
Duty Trucks by Joyce Milton 48
All kinds
of trucks are on the highway providing us with goods and services that we need
for everyday lives, fire trucks for rescuing, garbage trucks for cleaning…and
delivery trucks to get our dinner to the grocery stores.
If Roast
Beef Could Fly By Jay Leno 32
I love
this book, I always have. Jay Leno give children a glimpse into his childhood
as he describes how his dad was always working on a project, nothing small, it
always had to be big! This title does let down with the building of a backyard
rotisserie and roast beef with a melted comb.
Proof of
Heaven by Eben Alexander 208
Loved
this book! The neurosurgeon who wrote this explains the science side of why he
should not be living after the illness he suffered, but he also believes there
was a reason for the illness and the circumstances of the entire ordeal. A
revealing ending that was so worth it…but no spoilers here.
Your Kind
of Mommy by Majorie Blain Parker 32
Mommas
can love all sorts of ways, but the mamma in this story reiterates that she
knows the love she gives her little one will always be enough.
Mama
Always Comes Home by Karma Wilson 32
Mamas
come and mammas go but they always come home. Readers learn all about different
animals and how even the mamas of little critters have to go at times but they
always come home. A reassuring tale for little kids when mom has to go away for
awhile.
Hide and
Squeak by Heather Frederic 32
A
little mouse is busy playing Hide and Squeak with his daddy because he does not
want to go to bed.
That Toad
is Mine by Barbra Hazen 24
Two
little boys share everything but they learn a hard lesson when they cannot
share a frog, as they get mad at one another and argue the frog hops away..only
for the boys to realize after the fact.
Lost Cat
by Tad Hardy 32
Lost Cat
is a trouble cat...always into or up to something.
Bandits
by Johanna Wright 32
The
Bandits always come out at night after the entire town is sleeping. This is a
simple story of a family of raccoons and their ventures in the night while the
rest of the world sleeps.
The
Marvelous Toy by Tom Paxton 28
This is
the story of toy given to a child when he was very young. He takes readers
through all the wonderful things the toy can do but as amazing as it is..he can
never say exactly whet this marvelous toy is. The story closes with the young
boy as a man and now passing the toy down to his own child.
Firefighters
by Cecelia Minden 24
Readers
learn all about how they too can become a fire fighter and what it is like in
the day of a life as a a firefighter. Readers are also given information on how
to prepare if there is a fire in their own home and how to designate a famly
meeting place in the event of a house fire.
A Bucket
of Blessings by Kabir and Surishtha Sehgal 32
Monkey is
determined to make it rain so he decides to ask peacock to do a rain dance,
peacock tells him he needs water, and when monkey finds some in a cave he fills
hie bucket and races back up the mountain only to find that their was a whole
in his bucket....but the trail of water leaves a path of growth and that small
bit of water was a bucket of blessings for everyone.
Fancy
Nancy at the Museum by Jane O'Connor 32
Nancy is
on her way to the museum and on the way they stop for lunch when Nancy eats too
much and gets car sick on the bus, she ends up getting so sick that she needs
to change clothes before they go inside the museum. Luckily her teacher saves
the day by borrowing Nancy her fancy painting shirt! Nancy goes through the
museum and insists that one day she too will create her own masterpiece.
We've All
Got Bellybuttons by David Martin 32
A fun
little story for little ones as they are asked to clap their hands, stretch
their necks, and of course to giggle when their bellybutton's are tickled.
Flat
Stanley by Jeff Bown 96
When
Stanley's bulletin board falls on him one night and flattens him like a
pancake, he flat adventures begin...as he placed in and envelope and eventually
thwarting museum thieves as he hangs disguised as a painting...to catch the
thieves as they try to get away with stolen works of art. But it is his brother
Arthur who saves Stanley and makes him normal again by pumping him full of air,
and Stanley is flat no longer.
Invisible
Stanley by Jeff Brown 116
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