In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

🙂 A picture book about a parrot named Beatrix, who is very awake, very excited to see her friends, and has a very hard time using her ‘indoor voice’.

Stella brings her two fathers to school to celebrate Mother’s Day.

🙂 Join Baby’s family as they try to figure out what Baby’s first word really means in this charming picture book.

Tallulah loves the grace and elegance of ballet and can pirouette perfectly, but at dance camp, struggles to learn tap.

After trying pizza for the very first time, everything Baby Bear sees reminds him of the tasty treat and he decides never to eat anything else.

🙂 At the end of the day, tired sheep return to their shed, but none can sleep until the collie arrives, giving a hug, a drink of water, and more until all have begun to snore.

🙂 A little girl collects wildflowers while on a walk with her distracted father. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter.

Bear doesn’t want to be a bear anymore, so he tries out what it’s like to be a duck. With a few lessons from Duck, Bear realizes he makes a much better bear after all.

In the follow-up to Steve Light’s highly praised Have You Seen My Dragon?, readers follow a little girl as she gallivants through a county fair, searching for her furry beast pal.

8) A terrible storm is coming! Kindhearted Badger is working hard to keep everyone safe–protecting burrows and rescuing nests. But who will take care of Badger’s home in the old oak tree?

Calling all preschoolers! Come learn your ABCs with a charming crew of animal friends playing music with instruments from around the world!

Summer vacations can be magical. Especially when you go back to the same place every year.

🙂 When the Mona Cheesa is stolen from a museum in Paris, there is only one person up to the job of finding it: William, international cat of mystery.

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

It’s Bulldozer’s big day. But as he eagerly, hopefully, rolls around the construction site, he realizes that it’s only another busy day for the other trucks.

🙂 One pig looks to take a relaxing bath in private, but he is soon joined by another pig, then another, until there are ten pigs–and number one has to come up with a plan so that he can actually enjoy his bath.

Cave swallows Burt and Pippi, tired of being crowded by their eight siblings, set out to find a bigger nest but discover that traveling is good, but coming home is better.

🙂 The best adventures are the ones we have together.

Young Millie looks after three hens, a rooster and seven chicks with love and care. Her playful story introduces children to keeping chickens.

Ann will not let Min play. But Min will not give up.

🙂 What happens when two shy children meet at a very crowded pool? Dive in to find out!

🙂 At bedtime, a little girl asks her big sister to tell her what to dream about and together they imagine the possibilities.

Ben loves to draw and does so in all of his classes, but his drawings of people are so good he’s afraid to let his classmates see them, until the day he loses his notebook and his talent is revealed.

Rappy the Raptor tells the story of how he became a rapping velociraptor, all in rhyme.

Ringmaster Rick calls an emergency meeting to boost the self-confidence of Circus Town’s performers after hearing several put themselves down for mistakes made while rehearsing their acts.

In 1893, Engineer Ari is in a rush to get his train to Jerusalem and back before Passover, and he still needs many things for his seder plate. Luckily he has many friends to help.

8) When it comes to homework, projects, and goals, Stickley the frog is a flexible thinker who never gives up.

This is Robot. He likes to…SMASH!

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

🙂 Although animals everywhere are sleeping, a youngster with an active imagination and a hefty to-do list resists bedtime with adventurous flair.

🙂 Zane rushes home to tell his mother about problems he faced during his school day, and she reminds him that while others may only see his “autism stripe”, he has stripes for honesty, caring, and much more.

When Bird and Bear go on a birthday picnic, they discover something surprising that will change how they see the world forever…

8) Meet Stick and Stone. They stick up for each other, because friends rock!

🙂 Using only two words–“look” and “out”–relates a story about an attention-loving gorilla, a television-loving boy, and a friendship that develops over books.

A little girl discovers a crocodile under her bed. “This is going to be fun!” she thinks. She tames the beast, teaches him tricks, and makes a new friend.

Up in the garden, the world is full of green–leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But down in the dirt there is a busy world of earthworms digging, snakes hunting, skunks burrowing, and all the other animals that make a garden their home.

🙂 This is a story about Fritz, also known as Frederick the Great, King of Prussia–and champion of the common potato.

🙂 A young boy discovers a whale in his pool and tries everything he can think of to get it out.

Reveals how things that seem little are actually very important, such as a little light that is really a welcoming light, or a little idea that is actually a fantastic idea.

🙂 Gwendolyn Grace, an alligator, does not want to obey when her mother tells her to be quiet while the baby is sleeping, but finally sees that being patient has its rewards.

Little redheaded Henry is ready to do things for himself. But is his family ready to let him?

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

🙂 An old man known as the Wren plays his hurdy-gurdy, and with the help of his student, the Sparrow, brings hope and inspiration to the people of a small Polish town.

Buster Bickles’s big ideas were always getting him into trouble. But he had no idea just how much trouble he could get into until Uncle Roswell invited Buster to test his newly invented What-if Machine.

Meet Florabelle. She’s a little girl with BIG ideas. Although her family can be a bit serious at times, Florabelle knows that life is always more fun when you use your imagination.

Best friends Frito and Freddy want a place where they can play together that has plenty of space and not too many rules, so they build a clubhouse that is perfect–until their families and friends come to visit.

🙂 It’s time to clean the house, set out our best dishes, and fill our homes with food and family to celebrate the joyous holiday of Passover!

One day, as Elmer is out walking, he hears a cry for help. Butterfly has been trapped in a hole by a fallen branch. Elmer rushes to the rescue and frees her. In return she promises to help Elmer should he ever need it.

Dinosaur spends a day “helping” his mother, from the time he roars to awaken her until their final contest at bedtime.

Two siblings provide instructions for how to surprise one’s dad, including surprises you can make, do, or find–and how to plan a Special Day surprise party for him.

8) All the chickens in the farmyard lay eggs regularly–all except for P. Zonka, that is. She’s too busy looking at the colors of the world around her. The other chickens think P. Zonka’s just lazy…until she lays the most beautiful egg they’ve ever seen.

All the orangutans are ready for a nap in the sleepy depths of the afternoon–all except one.

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

🙂 Delphine is a servant in Queen Theodora’s palace. She has no family, no friends, and her life is full of work. Fortunately, Delphine loves to sing, and if her spirits are down, songs bring her comfort and cheer.

🙂 Illustrations and rhyming text reveal the special love between a parent and a baby, from button nose to tiny toes.

🙂 Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text, guide the reader in drawing scaly, knobby-kneed dragons that fly, play musical instruments, ride bicycles, and more.

🙂 Come explore a boy’s family tree one side at a time, starting from the front of his photo album and then starting from the back–and see how they come together in the middle!

Mama Seeton’s simple and comforting whistle calls her family home, no matter how far away they may be.

🙂 Adam does not like Koala. Koala is the most terrible terrible. Or is he?

🙂 After a busy day filled with loved ones, adventure, and fun, baby is tired from head to toe.

8) Illustrations and minimal text reveal the thoughts of an energetic puppy as he busily sniffs his way in and around the house, and the reader can guess where the pup will be going when the page is turned.

A man is followed by a skunk all day until the tables turn.

Two toddlers have a nearly-silent adventure at the beach.

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

🙂 Friendship advice given as gardening tips.

Tom tells all about his bicycle, his ride to work past trucks, cars, and even elephants, and his work as a circus performer.

🙂 Take flight with birds right outside your window, whether chickadees or cardinals, sparrows or starlings.

Bunnies Binny, Benny, Bernie, Bonnie, and Buddy love doing everything together until Hoppelpopp, a great big rabbit, challenges them to a competition that will determine which of them is the best.

A boy likes owls and wishes only to do what owls do, but will he really eat a mouse?

🙂 The monkey doesn’t want to share his banana when a playful bumblebee wants a bite. But soon the monkey finds himself with a much bigger problem on his hands…

If you plant a carrot seed…a carrot will grow. If you plant a cabbage seed…cabbage will grow. But what happens if you plant a seed of kindness…or selfishness?

A small insect learns that even though she can walk on the ceiling and fly superfast, there are dangers lurking everywhere.

Callie and her family are moving from their house to an apartment, so they’re having a yard sale. It can be hard to let things go, but in the end, it’s who you have–not what you have–that counts.

🙂 When Mom gives them each a blank book to fill, three creative siblings write three very different stories that add up to one colorful portrait of a family.

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

Meet Gus, a gosling who likes to be by himself. But when his adventures lead him to a turtle’s nest, he’s in for some unexpected companionship.

Pim wants to fly. So does the dog. Suddenly Pim is gone! Where is Pim?

🙂 When Farmer Fred forgets to feed the horse, the mouse helps out and later, when the mouse is in trouble, the horse repays his kindness.

🙂 It started small. Tommy blushed. Funny! When everyone laughed at him, it wasn’t so funny anymore. But how do you stop bullying?

🙂 Illustrations and rhyming text follow a young rabbit as he leaves home on a journey, discovering the joys of different kinds of roads and what they may bring–including a way back home.

🙂 Having decided he does not want to go to bed, Vincent unravels the blanket of night and transforms it into a cat, a lullaby, and even an elephant before finally giving in and closing his eyes.

8) A growing tadpole loves his frog dad so much he never gives him a moment’s peace.

🙂 After a tantalizing dream about golden cookies, Knight and his horse embark on a quest for baked goods.

Very early one morning, Raju and his mother set out on an adventure. It is cold and dark. They walk for a long time, past a slithering snake, snapping crocodiles, and even a tiger, but Raju’s mother shoos the scary creatures away and keeps him safe.

🙂 Some of us have…warty warts, huge feet, wrinkly skin, lots of spots! Do we care? No! We’re all a little different, and that’s the way we like it!

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

Gemma is a small yellow gosling who likes to lead and her brother is a smaller yellow gosling who likes to follow.

Quiet Giraffe and chatty Elephant have a friendship that sees them through misunderstanding, disappointment, and an interesting surprise.

🙂 In lively, engaging photos, real kids show simple actions and concepts that all children learn as they start to socialize and communicate.

Niko is ready for his next mission: copilot check, dog check, someone to rescue check, pesky sister (she is NOT invited!)…Time to blast off!

Chu and his family are going to the beach! Chu is excited. He will get to play in the sand and wade in the water. But what will happen if Chu sneezes at the beach? And what will happen if he doesn’t?

🙂 Meet Janine. She is one of a kind. She talks to her imaginary friends, reads the dictionary for fun, knows lots of big words, and remembers things–LOTS of things.

8) Poor Froggy. His parents don’t seem to realize it’s his special day, and none of his friends are at home to wish him a happy birthday. Will Froggy celebrate his birthday all alone?

When Sophie’s new sister won’t stop crying, only two-year-old Sophie can communicate with her, even if she isn’t using her words as her parents want her to.

🙂 Illustrations and poetic text follow a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba.

🙂 Won Ton and his boy are enjoying a fine life until “doom” arrives–a dog that is smelly and steals his dinner, but soon the disgruntled cat learns that his new family member might have some good points, too.

🙂 In this historical fiction picture book, Ella Mae and her cousin Charlotte, both African Americans, start their own shoe store when they learn that they cannot try on shoes at the shoe store.

What if an entire world of MONSTERS lived underneath your floor? That’s just what Martina believes. How will she overcome her fears?

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

Some of the kids in Marilyn’s class have monsters. Marilyn doesn’t have hers yet, but she can’t just go out and look for one. Your monster finds you. That’s just the way it works.

🙂 A vibrant celebration of feelings, in all their shapes and sizes.

Join in this sunny, funny celebration of being a toddler!

🙂 While thinking very hard about the perfect gift for her mother just before she falls asleep, Celeste is blown way up into the sky by the Wind, where she meets the Stars, the Moon, and the Sun, and when she awakens she finds exactly what she sought.

8) In the middle of a meadow, under a clump of dandelions, lives a curious and adventurous mouse–such a little mouse.

🙂 When her parents find a baby wolf on their doorstep and decide to raise him as their own, Dot is certain he will eat them all up until a surprising encounter with a bear brings them closer together.

🙂 Very strange noises that keep awakening the Wimbledon family one night have an even stranger source.

🙂 Rain comes down, flowers come up. The sun shines…Spring is a season of opposites!

An artist celebrates the many things he can do with a simple pen, and encourages the reader to do the same.

Felipe does not own any socks. Why own socks when the only shoes you wear are flip-flops? But once a week he needs all the socks he can find. Once a week he becomes the Sock Thief.

Everyone’s here to celebrate! Clap for the babies at the baby party!

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

Various young woodland animals describe, in their own unique ways, what they love most about hugs from their fathers.

Farmer has lots of chores to do–plowing, planting, mowing, and harvesting the crops.

Mr. and Mrs. Dullard move their family to a boring town to avoid any excitement in their lives.

🙂 In this story without words, a young boy carelessly mishandles a library book, while the other books try to rescue their friend.

At the beach, Pinkalicious and her brother help a tiny mermaid, a merminnie, to go back home.

It’s going to be a busy day down on Stanley’s farm! From plowing the field, to planting the seeds, to harvesting the wheat, Stanley and his friends Shamus and Little Woo have a lot to do.

A counting book in rhyme that presents various animals and their offspring that dwell in high mountain environments, from a mother llama and her “little cria one” to an emperor penguin, his hen, and their “little chicks ten”.

Bobbie’s room is so full of stuff, she and her best cousin Joanie can hardly find a place to play. But she loves all of it. So when her mom gives her two weeks to clear out the clutter, Bobbie needs a plan.

Jesse the dog is good at making all kinds of things. But he’s especially good at making a mess! One day, he makes a mess so big that he gets lost in it. His friends try to find him, but they get lost, too!

8) Welcome to the jungle! Bird is singing sweetly, Warthog is playing the drums, and Crocodile is tapping out a happy tune! But–oh, my!–what has that silly hippo been up to?

This little ball of yarn can’t resist the tug of adventure, the twists and turns of discovery, or the comfort of family and friends.

🙂 Rodeo Red and her hound dog, Rusty, are happy as can be until Sideswiping Slim comes to town and starts stirring up trouble for them, but when Slim steals Rusty, Red will do anything to get him back–even give up the birthday gift her Aunt Sal, a city slicker, sent.

🙂 Two good friends, Hare and Tortoise, race from Tel Aviv to the Dead Sea, enjoying the unique culture and geography of Israel along the way.

Over here, Dizzy! We’re behind you! Dizzy Dinosaur loves to have fun! But sometimes he’s a little bit silly. Uh-oh!

Daddy Elephant is as big and strong as a tractor. But he’s terrified of mice! So when a mischievous mouse tries to steal his cheese, Daddy doesn’t know what to do!

This is the story of two spirited bunnies, their tired Mama, a treasured book, and a bedtime routine that is nothing like it’s supposed to be.

🙂 A surrealist whodunit based on the science behind the way animals see…

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

When an elephant couple decides it is time to have a child, unexpected challenges arise but, at last, the pair’s deepest wish comes true.

8) Caroline Crocodile goes to a baby shop to see if she can exchange her drooly brother, but finds that the baby panda is a fussy eater, the baby elephant too squirty–and her brother has reason to drool.

🙂 Wouldn’t it be great to have a triceratops for a pet?

Max and his brothers drive to Shapeville and Count Town searching for problems, and are able to use their skills in arithmetic and sleuthing to help get things ready for a rocket launch.

Bear and a family of ducks try to find the perfect home to share, but what suits the bear does not suit the ducks, and what suits the ducks does not suit Bear.

🙂 The only thing Little Bird likes about rain is the puddles it leaves behind, but after flying through Manhattan to find the perfect puddle, his bath is interrupted again and again.

Annie and Lillemore are best friends for many reasons. Here are just a few: they are both seven, love the colors pink and purple and can speak two languages.

🙂 Illustrations and simple rhyming text reveal that hands, as they carry out ordinary tasks, are also showing love.

A young fly imitates his garden insect friends to try to figure out what he’s best at.

🙂 This is Bert’s big day. He is well prepared, mentally and physically. But he might need some encouragement.

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

8) Monty loves his long, curly, magnificent mane. No one else has one quite like it, and there is nothing as important to Monty as his mane. Or is there?

🙂 Hoot Owl is no ordinary owl. He’s a master of disguise! And he will use his skill at camouflaging himself to trick his unsuspecting prey.

🙂 Baby Billy was born with a mustache. Though this is a bit unusual, his family loved him, and life was good. That is, until Baby Javier came to town…baby Javier and his BEARD.

🙂 A little girl goes on a long journey to deliver an elephant to her great aunt.

🙂 The reader is invited to count hungry crows as they hunt for savory snacks.

When the other baby animals laugh at Elephant for not being able to jump, he sets out to prove them wrong.

Cameron the capercaillie is the worst dancer in the Scottish Cairngorms, but maybe with the help of his new friend, Hazel the red squirrel, he’ll learn some great moves!

A young girl helps her father, the captain of a whale boat, on a whale-watching trip and relates how her ancestors hunted whales in the same waters.

It’s raining, and Ben is stuck inside with nothing to do. Then he comes up with a wonderful idea: he is going to build a fort!

Help Maisy find Mommy Hen’s missing chicks. Lift the flaps and count to ten.

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

An unexpected adventure with his friends and a kite convinces Penguin Blue that he is not built for flying, and that he belongs on solid ice.

Too excited to hibernate through his first winter, a bear cub tries to find spring.

🙂 While his life seems perfectly good as it is, Cardell, a young coyote, learns to tolerate–and even like–the coyote that is courting his mother.

🙂 A mother and baby have fun spending the day together as they play, work in the garden, visit the park, and more.

🙂 Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text reveal that whether one is feeling frightened, grumpy, or shy, three special words can make things better.

🙂 Monkey and Duck enter a rhyming contest but there is one problem–Duck cannot rhyme and all he says is “quack”.

It’s always been just the two of them–daydreaming, having adventures, playing their special game. Until the day someone else asks, “Can I play?”

The lamb Sydney befriends the shepherd girl Zhi, as well as other animals of the Chinese lunar calendar, and demonstrates the qualities of a kind heart.

Can friendship bloom between a dog and a chick?

Otto the Owl doesn’t fit in because he would rather recite poetry than hunt mice.

8) Rex, a tyrannosaurus, finds an egg and loves it enough to save it from a volcano that is about to erupt, protecting it as he runs, falls, splashes, tumbles, and more on the way to his nest.

🙂 Glamourpuss loves being the center of attention. So when an unwelcome guest (a dog, no less!) steals the spotlight with some tasteless bow-wowing and undignified tail-wagging, Glamourpuss worries that she is going to fall out of fashion.

Eight wild bears–Moon Bear, Sun Bear, Sloth Bear, Brown Bear, Spectacled Bear, American Black Bear, Giant Panda and Polar Bear–all shown in their wild habitats in spectacular watercolor paintings.

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

🙂 Jenny is feeling out of sorts.

8) When Peep visits Ducky on a rainy day, the little pals have no trouble finding things to do.

🙂 The only thing better than naptime is naptime with a friend.

🙂 There once was a bear, a moose and a beaver who loved adventure, though sometimes their competitive natures got in the way of the fun.

🙂 Celebrates all the things that make one’s home special, including the family that dwells there.

Follow the remarkable adventure of Belle and the bee as they meet every kind of plant and animal proud to call the countryside its home.

Clara is excited to be taking the bus to her grandmother’s house today–it’s the first time she’s going on her own.

With art newly restored and colorized by Peter Spier, a beloved Caldecott Honor Book regains its original glory with this hardcover reissue of Spier’s spirited take on a classic American folk song.

🙂 In a soft comfy nest in a safe warm place there snoozed a great big orange thing called the Yes.

🙂 Hungry for learning, Lizzie and her brother Paul attend a new school built for freed slaves.

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

🙂 Baby Henry is ready to talk, but first he must search for the perfect first word.

A successful but unhappy baseball player finds companionship in the pet walrus he adopts but is soon faced with the great challenge of balancing his responsibilities and maintaining the costly upkeep of his new friend.

🙂 Big Brown Bear is curious about what the little bears are up to in the kitchen. Could they be baking something special for his birthday?

Illustrations and simple text follow a dog as it chases a ball at the beach.

Do you ever wonder what your friends, enemies, brothers, sisters, and children are doing in the hours when you’re not there? This kooky 24-hour tour of a day in the life of 23 different children will reveal answers you’d never expect.

8) Andrew finds a mysterious box in the hallway with a talking stuffed elephant inside! The two friends set off on an adventure. It’s a wonderful afternoon–until Mommy interrupts. It turns out the box was meant for someone else.

It’s blue, it’s big, and the animals all agree that it HAS TO GO.

🙂 As their mamas and dads listen, preschoolers describe favorite things to do.

Once upon a time, there was a large brown bear who found a book lying under a tree…

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

Home might be a house in the country. Or an apartment in the city. Or even a shoe.

🙂 They play in the woods until Little One’s had enough hullabaloo. Then Big Daddy Rabbit knows it’s time for a lullabaloo–the perfect lullaby for bedtime.

Mamas and papas always want their little dinosaurs to be safe from harm, and that means teaching them how to cross the street, how to handle strangers, and how to call 9-1-1.

A lonely forest monster and a lost bird become friends.

🙂 It is spring! And one little girl looks everywhere for the robin whose song she remembers from last summer.

🙂 A boy has fun outside with his family as a storm approaches, and inside when the rain arrives.

A little girl who loves to draw but cannot knit, and her mother who loves to knit but cannot draw, collaborate on a special project neither of them could have done alone.

A spider on a quest to drop the “Bitzy” and become “just Itzy” runs into some challenges–and a few familiar nursery-rhyme characters.

Ever feel like you need a hug, a really big hug from someone? That’s how Felipe the young cactus feels, but his family just isn’t the touchy-feely kind.

Sadie wakes up feeling funny. It isn’t a sore throat or a tummy ache or a rash. It’s Leopardpox!

🙂 A picture book about Oop, a gorilla, who is second banana to the Amazing Mr. Bubbles, a monkey, until one day, Mr. Bubbles finds himself in trouble and Oop has to save the day.

8) A frog who yearns to be any animal that is cute and warm discovers that being wet, slimy, and full of bugs has its advantages.

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

“I’ve loved you all your life, every single day. I love you oh so much — I’ll tell you all the ways!” Come see all the ways with Elmo and his Sesame Street friends!

Night Owl loves the nighttime! He can see everything, but when he doesn’t see Mommy Owl, he starts to listen…

8) Kay Kay lives in the village of Bungoma in the country of Kenya. One day as he is passing by the Star of Hope School, the schoolchildren call out to him. They want to show off their brand-new classroom. When Kay Kay looks at the room with its white walls, he realizes it could use a little artwork.

🙂 Ready Rabbit tries to get ready for school, but he would rather build spaceships and ride his imaginary motorcycle instead.

My daddy said, On the day you were born, I wrapped you up warm and took you for a walk to see the world.

🙂 A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.

In Israel, shalom means hello. And it also means goodbye! Shalom, shalom. Everybody says shalom!

Virgil the penguin finds a polar bear and tries to claim it as his own, but the polar bear wants to splash with the terns, slide with the seals, twirl with all the penguins, and be called by his name–Owen.

Elinor is used to doing very well in school, but as Poem in Your Pocket Day approaches, bringing an opportunity to meet a real poet, her struggle to write a perfect poem causes Elinor’s confidence to falter, despite Mr. Tiffin’s guidance and reassurance.

🙂 From ploughing the winter fields to pulling a car out of the springtime mud, the tractor has big jobs to do all year long.

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a *. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

🙂 Dot is about to get a lesson on just how important he is–because there’s a special spot for every dot in this world!

* Relates, in rhyming verse, how fate brought two best friends together.

🙂 Sophie loves to dress up and play with her dolls, but she wishes she had a friend to join her. Then one day Sophie meets Goose. HONK!

Snuggleford Cuddlebun, the sleepiest sloth in all of Snoozeville, attends the annual Snoozefest, where she gets free pajamas and other gifts, listens to bands and haiku, and, mostly, sleeps.

A hungry mouse meets a Busy square Cat in an amazing, brilliant, and charming tale!

Henry Holton comes from an ice hockey-obsessed family, but despite his comfort on the ice, his aspirations lead him to pursue another sport–ice dancing.

In April, 1796, young Charlotte Stuart writes a series of letters to George Washington, whose portrait is being painted by her father, reporting on her efforts and those of her brothers to follow the rules of good behavior in the book Mr. Washington gave them.

🙂 Zulay is a blind girl who longs to be able to run in the race on field and track day at her school.

Once there was a bear cub who lived with a little boy. But over time, the bear cub grew…and grew…and GREW!

🙂 Raffi feels different from the other children at school–he doesn’t like noisy games, and sometimes he gets teased. But when Raffi discovers knitting and sewing, everything changes…

Animal characters celebrate mothers, especially ones who play fun games, have bright smiles, and kiss hurt knees.

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Finley’s favorite is marked with a *. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

As soon as the sun comes up, Camille opens her eyes. She has so many things to do!

Moe is little. But he is good at many things.

🙂 From her soft kisses and soothing hugs to her tasty tea and warming mug, Bird sweetly expresses her love to Fox so he knows that no matter how big he gets or where he goes, she is always with him.

To celebrate Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of a new month in the Jewish calendar, a family camps out in the Negev Desert in Israel and learns about the phases of the moon.

A delightful celebration of those nudie moments between bath and bed time.

🙂 The queen is devoted to her cats and they know they are loved, but when they try to win the king’s affection, they drive him right out of the castle–at least for a while.

* As an act of kindness, or mitzvah, six Jewish frogs secretly prepare a delicious pot of matzo ball soup for Minnie Feinsilver’s Shabbat dinner.

Ewe and Aye are very different but both dream of flying, so when Ewe’s love of wheels and Aye’s knowledge of wings come together, they finally get off the ground.

As a child, Elva asks for a violin so that she can make beautiful music, but many years pass before her dream can come true.

🙂 A picture book comically following one girl through each of the four seasons

🙂 When Mama tells Baby that she’s made a lovely lunch for her, she doesn’t know that the animals are listening at the window. And they are much hungrier than Baby.

🙂 Duck and Cat discover that being yourself makes for being the best of friends.

🙂 Just a friendly monster out taking a walk…that is, until he sees some Bunnies!!!

It’s time for The Best Pet Monster In The World Competition, and Albert can’t wait to enter his very own monster, Sidney!

By not covering his mouth or washing his hands, Simon spreads his cold to his teacher and classmates, much to the delight of three germs named Virus, Protozoa, and Bacteria.

One day the artist Henri Matisse cut a small bird from a piece of white paper…

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

When Shredder, a little shrew who lives alone, overcomes his worry and sets out to explore what lies beyond the forest, he finds himself in trouble and discovers a new friend.

Hank relates to a friend a dream in which he flies to the sea, past the trees, and over the clouds.

🙂 When Violet decides to write a book, she insists that her twin brother help because he has good ideas, but Victor would rather count his pet worms.

Red wants to be friends. But his jokes make bunny mad.

Mia’s big sister teaches her that there is more to being a ballerina than just putting on the right clothes.

When the sheep on a farm go on strike rather than having their warm coats sheared off, the other animals begin taking sides until, at last, a compromise can be reached.

🙂 Tiger, Gibbon, Water Buffalo, and Gecko are sitting among the ruins of ancient Angkor Wat, wondering which of them would make the best king. The appearance of a mysterious visitor leads them to discover their true selves in a race to a distant hilltop.

🙂 Far away, where snowflakes twinkle like stars, little Wellington the penguin dreams of growing a garden.

🙂 Nature-loving sisters Maple and Willow smooth over a rough patch in their friendship in their own unique way.

As the only guinea pig left in Mrs. Pinkerley’s pet shop, Titch is getting lonely and anxious. All he wants is his very own Big Person.

Amy loves her blankie, her bear, her bunny, and her bird very much. “Mine!” she proudly crows. But what will happen when baby Joe and twins Zak and Jack want to join in and play too?

A walk through the park becomes an exuberant celebration-there are so many kinds of dogs to love!

If kids ruled the world…There’d be no such thing as bedtime. You could wear anything you like. You could have all the pets you want. And every day would be your birthday! But best of all? No one would ever be too old to PLAY!!!

Can a dog with more sweetness than smarts become a hero? (The revised and re-illustrated 35th anniversary edition)

In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a 🙂 to my favorites. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)

🙂 Tiger wants to bake a cake. It doesn’t go exactly to plan.

Say hello to the airplane as it takes off on an exciting adventure: gliding through the night sky, skimming above the clouds, and soaring into a bright new morning.

🙂 Have you ever seen the rabbit-in-the-moon? Folktales from many cultures explain how the rabbit came to be there. This is one such tale.

One autumn morning, Farmer Brown gets on his tractor and heads to town. Along the way, he picks up a cat with a hat, a goat in a coat, an ox in socks, and more!

🙂 Fritz can’t wait to turn five! His birthday starts off well when he eats all five of his birthday pancakes and gets brand new sneakers that fit perfectly. But when he looks in the mirror, nothing has changed.

This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic.

🙂 No matter what kind of messes a little bunny experiences through the day, bath time makes things fresh and new.

The same thing happens every night. After this little boy’s parents say good night and turn off the light, strange creatures descend from the black hole where the ceiling used to be.

Gracie’s special star shines for her every night-but every morning it fades away. If only Gracie could keep her beautiful star with her all the time!

🙂 Flo promised to take Wendell on a real adventure…

Bugs happily living in an empty lot are in trouble when a gang of rats moves in and takes over, but when a group of volunteers arrives to clean up, not only do the bugs get their lot back, they learn about recycling, composting, and garbage dumps.

This tender story of finding the courage to listen to the creative spirit within is sure to move even the shyest of souls to joyful expression.

🙂 A tall, strong and well-trained police horse, Bunny is sent overseas at the beginning of World War I.

🙂 Sometimes when you’re most in need of friends, they will flock to you–or at least to your hat.

🙂 It’s time for therapy dog Lola’s annual checkup. Can she be big and brave for her examination?

Change isn’t easy for young boys and girls. And when change means moving to a new school, a new house, and away from friends, well that can be downright complicated!

🙂 A hilarious Scottish twist on a much-loved rhyme.

🙂 Snowman and his friends are in for an adventure–and then, a surprise.

Bob wanted a dog for his birthday. Instead he got a ghost, and he calls it Fluffy.

Sam has a new pet. It’s a TEMPER, and he found it on the playground.

When Arlo reads about Paris and the one the French call La Dame de Fer, Or Iron Lady, he decides it’s time to strike out on his first adventure.

Join Max in his dreams of being a world-class athlete–and see if he and his friends can win a real tournament too!

When Hana announces that she’ll be playing violin in the school talent show, her brothers laugh so hard they nearly fall out of a tree.

🙂 This playful farmyard caper about a shortsighted but well-meaning little dog is sure to become a read-aloud favorite.

🙂 After his Dominican Grannie tells him of her attempts to catch the mischievous Ti Bolam, Christopher decides he will go after the strange being himself.

🙂 While Pig is trying to finish a thank-you note to his grandmother, his best friend Rabbit repeatedly interrupts to borrow supplies for a series of his own notes, thanking all of the special people in his life.

🙂 A little boy overcomes his fear of the dark during a daring teddy bear rescue.

Angelina goes to the most famous city in Mouseland to perform at the Big Cheese Dance Show with her cousin Jeanie, but the two clash over whether tap or ballet is better.

Norman Qwerty keeps his ideas hidden…most of the time. Because big ideas, extraordinary ideas, refuse to stay hidden for long.

Clever wordplay with homonyms puts autumn on display and captures the art and science of season change.

🙂 A little wild sparrow journeys south through the lush rice paddies of India, across the rough sea, and all the way into a bright new day, where, for just a moment, its world meets with little Edie’s and the young girl’s life changes in the most surprising way.

Olive is very excited to receive a gift from her friend Joe. but when she opens the box, she finds a “best friends” hat–not exactly what she was hoping for.

🙂 Follows the changing seasons in a forest as trees and animals are nourished and are dependent on each other.

The bear cave is crowded and uncomfortable. What is a bear to do when there’s no good place to sleep?

🙂 When the leaves change color in Lily’s forest home, the young snowshoe hare is taken by surprise.

Because three-year-old Albie, who would one day be known as Albert Einstein, has never spoken, his concerned family takes him to a doctor who recommends a series of activities that might stimulate him to talk.

Tin is looking after his little sister Nickel one afternoon when she grabs hold of a balloon and floats away.

It’s a big day for Migs–he is starting school! He is looking forward to it, but he is also feeling a bit apprehensive, until, that is, he finds the perfect thing to help him overcome his shyness.

🙂 When Leo’s mother announces there will be a surprise at dinner, Leo and his brother are desperate to find out what it is, and their imaginations run wild.

Although Yazul loves making kites with his grandfather, all he truly desires is the approval of his father.