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1. Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
by: Dr. Seuss Release date: Jan 22, 1990 Number of Pages: 56 Find in Library Read Review |
Dr. Seuss’s wonderfully wise Oh, the Places You’ll Go! is the perfect send-off for grads—from nursery school, high school, college, and beyond! From soaring to high heights and seeing great sights to being left in a Lurch on a prickle-ly perch, Dr. Seuss addresses life’s ups and downs with his trademark humorous verse and illustrations, while encouraging readers to find the success that lies within. In a starred review, Booklist notes, “Seuss’s message is simple but never sappy: life may be a ‘Great Balancing Act,’ but through it all ‘There’s fun to be done.’” A perennial favorite and a perfect gift for anyone starting a new phase in their life!
2. Miss Twiggley’s Tree
by: Dorothea Warren Fox Release date: Mar 19, 2015 Number of Pages: 22 Find in Library Read Review |
Old Miss Twiggley
Was friendly with bears.
“They shed on the sofa,” she said,
“But who cares?”
And was it true, as the mayor’s wife had heard, that she actually slept in her hat? “Simply disgraceful!” they said. But when a hurricane hits the town and the water rises, everyone is grateful to Miss Twiggley and her tree. Even better, Miss Twiggley herself learns a very important lesson, with a warm and happy ending.
3. The Flying Hockey Stick
by: Jolly Roger Bradfield Release date: Feb 01, 2007 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
4. The Story of the Sugar Fairies
by: Robin Mizwa, Ira Baykovska Release date: Mar 25, 2016 Number of Pages: 38 Find in Library Read Review |
5. Adivina cuanto te quiero (pop up) (Spanish Edition)
by: Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram Release date: Jul 01, 2011 Number of Pages: 16 Find in Library Read Review |
6. South
by: Patrick McDonnell Release date: Sep 01, 2008 Number of Pages: 48 Find in Library Read Review |
7. The Adventures of Peter Vole: The World Famous Tailor
by: Erica Gonczi Release date: Jun 18, 2015 Number of Pages: 26 Find in Library Read Review |
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8. Little Golden Book Favorites #1
by: Golden Books Release date: Aug 14, 2007 Number of Pages: 80 Find in Library Read Review |
9. I Don’t Want to Be Big
by: Dev Petty, Mike Boldt Release date: Oct 11, 2016 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
Frog does NOT want to grow up. Doesn’t need to be tall. Doesn’t want to be able to jump high enough to see the tree frogs. He’s just FINE being small. Besides, if you grow up, you don’t get to do fun things like jump in mud puddles with your best friend, Pig. Do you?
This hilarious story—which uses humor to teach that it’s great being exactly who you are—is sure to bring a smile to every kid who just wants to stay a kid, in addition to those who are the smallest in their class. It’s a sly and smartly funny tale that will have children and parents laughing together.
“an enjoyable read-aloud”—Kirkus
From the Hardcover edition.
10. Libri per bambini in Italiano: La Fata delle Ninfee: The Water Lily Fairy – Italian Edition – Vol. 1
by: Mary Ann Vitale Release date: Jul 28, 2013 Number of Pages: 28 Find in Library Read Review |
Dalla vendita di questo libro un’offerta sarà devoluta al: Centro Nazionale per i Bambini Scomparsi e Sfruttati
11. Frog and Fly
by: Jeff Mack Release date: Mar 15, 2012 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
Frog and Fly are constant companions. There is only one problem . . . Frog thinks Fly is delicious! This leads to a never-ending battle of wits with laugh-out- loud consequences. Told in six short comic stripstyle chapters, Frog and Fly will delight kids and leave them begging for yet another slurpy story.
12. Moomin’s Little Book of Numbers
by: Tove Jansson Release date: Apr 12, 2011 Number of Pages: 16 Find in Library Read Review |
Little ones can rely on the Moomins to make numbers fun. Moomintroll, Moominmamma, and the Snork Maiden help create a game out of learning to go from one to ten, and beyond, with everyday objects such as seashells and stars.
13. Days with Bear: Bear Feels Scared; Bear Feels Sick; Bear’s Loose Tooth (The Bear Books)
by: Karma Wilson, Jane Chapman Release date: Oct 20, 2015 Number of Pages: 102 Find in Library Read Review |
Bear may be the biggest animal in the forest, but sometimes he needs a little help from his friends. When Bear has the sniffles, his sweet friends come to his cave and make him feel better. One evening, Bear is lost and scared in the forest. But with the help of Hare, Mole, Owl, and a few others, he finds his way home! Then, when Bear has a loose tooth, his friends try to wiggle it out!
This boxed collection of three Classic Board Books starring the lovable, adorable Bear makes a perfect gift!
14. Must Be Santa (Big Little Golden Book)
by: Tim Moore, Pete Whitehead Release date: Sep 13, 2011 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
Santa’s got a beard that’s long and white!
Who comes around on a special night?
Santa comes around on a special night!
Special night, beard that’s white!
Must be Santa! Must be Santa!
Must be Santa! Santa Claus!
The classic Christmas song Must Be Santa has been covered by music giants Bob Dylan and Raffi. Now, for the very first time, the fun and festive lyrics have been paired with adorable illustrations in this Big Little Golden Book hardcover edition. It makes the perfect gift!
15. The Real Mother Goose Coloring Book (Dover Classic Stories Coloring Book)
by: Stephen Vance Gache, Coloring Books, Blanche Fisher Wright Release date: Jul 22, 2009 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
16. Nilda
by: Nicholasa Mohr Release date: Jan 01, 1986 Number of Pages: 292 Find in Library Read Review |
17. Clifford: La colección: (Spanish language edition of Clifford Collection) (Spanish Edition)
by: Norman Bridwell Release date: Sep 01, 2012 Number of Pages: 192 Find in Library Read Review |
Celebrate Clifford’s 50th anniversary with this collection of six classic stories that were originally published beginning in 1963!
This book includes: Clifford the Big Red Dog, Clifford at the Circus, Clifford Gets a Job, Clifford Takes a Trip, Clifford’s Good Deeds, and Clifford’s Tricks.
Also included in the book is an original letter from Norman Bridwell to the reader, information about the creation of Clifford–including an image of Norman’s 1962 painting that inspired the Clifford series, the story behind the real Emily Elizabeth, and more!
¡Celebra el 50 aniversario de Clifford con esta colección de seis cuentos clásicos publicados a partir de 1963!
El libro contiene: Clifford el gran perro colorado, Clifford en el circo, Clifford trabaja, Clifford va de viaje, Clifford ayuda a los demás y Clifford hace trucos.
En la colección irá también una carta original de Norman Bridwell para los lectores, información acerca de la verdadera Emily Elizabeth y mucho más.
18. Do You Know Pippi Longstocking?
by: Astrid Lindgren, Ingrid Nyman, Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard Release date: May 03, 2005 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
Everyone knows Pippi Longstocking. For generations, even
the youngest children have immediately identified with her
independent spirit. Pippi is incredibly strong and lives alone
in Villa Villekulla with her horse and a monkey called Mr.
Nilsson. To the amazement of her neighbors, Tommy and
Annika, she sleeps with her feet on the pillow and her head
under the covers, bakes cookies on the floor, performs her own
act at the circus, takes on two burglars single-handedly, and
has a most unusual birthday party.
19. Eric Carle Classics: The Tiny Seed; Pancakes, Pancakes!; Walter the Baker (The World of Eric Carle)
by: Eric Carle, Eric Carle Release date: Oct 04, 2011 Number of Pages: 112 Find in Library Read Review |
In Pancakes, Pancakes, Jack is hungry for a a big, delicious pancake breakfast. But first, his mother needs flour from the mill, an egg from the black he, milk from the spotted cow, and butter churned from fresh cream. Will it ever be time for breakfast and that large pancake?
In Walter the Baker, Walter is famous for his breads, rolls, cookies, tarts, and pies, and the and Duchess especially love his warm sweet rolls. But one day the cat spills the milk, and Walter is forced to serve the Duke and Duchess rolls made with water. After one bite the Duke throws down his roll in disgust and summons Walter to the castle. He threatens to banish the baker unless he can take the same dough and make a good-tasting roll that the rising sun can shine through three times. Will Walter succeed in his task, or will he have to leave his town forever?
The Tiny Seed is Eric Carle’s classic story of the life cycle of a flower, told through the adventures of a tiny seed. Young readers will cheer the seed’s progress as it floats across the sky, nestles in the ground, and finally grows into a giant flower.
20. Pirate Night Before Christmas
by: Mayor Gonzo Mays, Sammie Mays, Ron Thomas, Brian Gordon Sinclair Release date: Oct 12, 2014 Number of Pages: 24 Find in Library Read Review |
Shiver me timbers and a Yo ho, ho, ho! There’s a little something you might not know about Ol’ Saint Nick, so best ye move over Red Beard, Black Beard, and Blue Beard ’cause there’s a pirate known as Ol’ White Beard and when it comes to getting pirates their holiday loot n’ booty, aboard the sloop the “Yuletide” he sails the seven seas with a fantastic unleashed team of endangered beluga white whales, that, upon ocean waves, are a miraculous sight to behold!
Incensed by the fragile state and precipitous decline of a struggling pod of three-hundred critically endangered Alaskan Cook Inlet Beluga whales, Sammie Mays wrote under the nom de plume Mayor Gonzo Mays the popular holiday family storybook ‘PIRATE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS’ in an effort to draw attention to the plight of the waning white whales.
An 8 x 10 fully illustrated, 46-page collectible work of art, ‘PIRATE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS’ (brilliantly illustrated by Ron Thomas) offers a meaningful, yet playful, pirate experience for the entire family and adds a buccaneering twist to the old holiday classic that nary a reader won’t enjoy reading—and reciting!
So go ahead, stow away, mates, there’s merry to make!
21. Ant and Bee and the Rainbow
by: Angela Banner Release date: Jan 23, 2014 Number of Pages: 96 Find in Library Read Review |
‘These were the books that taught me how to read’ Anthony Horowitz.
The much-loved classic series of Ant and Bee books is designed for shared reading fun!
First published in 1950, Ant and Bee were in print for over 40 years. These new editions feature revised text and illustrations by original Ant and Bee creator Angela Banner. The adorably small format is perfect for little hands.
Join the lively duo as they create their very own rainbow in this basic introduction to the concept of colour. Ant and Bee discover all the colours in the rainbow and more.
Ant and Bee teach children to read via word recognition and encourage story sharing with siblings and parents. Grown-ups read the black words, but the shorter, simpler red words are for young children to call out. These books are for sharing, building confidence and most of all enjoying! Perfect for young children aged 3 and up. Parents and grandparents who grew up with Ant and Bee will love sharing this nostalgic experience from the same era as Ladybird Read it Yourself.
Have you collected all of Ant and Bee’s learning adventures?
Ant and Bee
More Ant and Bee
More and More Ant and Bee
Ant and Bee Count 123
Ant and Bee and the Secret
Around the World with Ant and Bee
Happy Birthday with Ant and Bee
Ant and Bee and the Rainbow
Ant and Bee and the ABC
Ant and Bee Time
Ant and Bee and the Kind Dog
Ant and Bee and the Doctor
Ant and Bee Go Shopping
Left and Right with Ant and Bee
Make a Million with Ant and Bee
Angela Banner was born in 1923. She first wrote Ant and Bee as a way to teach her son how to read. The first book in the series was published in 1950. Since then, Angela has written 22 Ant and Bee books.
22. Little Women: A BabyLit® Playtime Primer
by: Jennifer Adams, Alison Oliver Release date: Sep 06, 2016 Number of Pages: 22 Find in Library Read Review |
Be drawn back to a time before apps and television, when playtime was full of possibilities. In Little Women: A Babylit® Playtime Primer, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy show your little one all kinds of ways to have fun, including singing, gardening, sewing, skating, and of course, reading!
BabyLit® is a fashionable way to introduce your toddler to the world of classic literature, and little ones will love Little Women: A BabyLit® Playtime Primer. With clever, simple text by Jennifer Adams, paired with stylish design and illustrations by Sugar’s Alison Oliver, these books are a must for every savvy parent’s nursery library. Collect all twenty-four classic literature-inspired BabyLit primers!
JENNIFER ADAMS is the author of more than 30 books, including board books in the best-selling BabyLit series which introduce young children to the world of classic literature. Jennifer works as a writer and editor in Salt Lake City, Utah. Visit her website at jennifer-adams.com.
Allison Oliver runs Sugar design studio. Alison’s design portfolio includes everything from logos to packaging and product design for clients such as Chronicle Books, Citibabes, and Aerie, as well as Gibbs Smith. She lives in New York.
23. The House That Jill Built
by: Phyllis Root, Delphine Durand Release date: Jul 26, 2005 Number of Pages: 20 Find in Library Read Review |
Jill’s house is so cozy and warm that all her nursery-rhyme friends are knocking on the door, asking for a room of their own. As Jill cheerfully obliges, her house grows and grows, but somehow there’s less and less room for poor Jill and her cat! Her new tenants are running amok — there’s Little Jack Horner playing checkers with one Little Kitten, while Old Mother Hubbard’s dog shoots the breeze with Bo Peep’s tea-drinking sheep. With a singsong text by Phyllis Root and quirky, comic illustrations by Delphine Durand, this interactive romp offers dozens of doors and windows to peek under, a spectacular foldout to open, and a final pop-up surprise.
24. The Night Before Christmas
by: Roger Duvoisin, Clement C. Moore Release date: Sep 23, 2014 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
With glorious illustrations by Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Roger Duvoisin, this edition of Clement C. Moore’s “The Night Before Christmas” is a perfect holiday read-aloud for families. And with a tall, narrow size, it’s also just right for tucking into a Christmas stocking, making it a wonderful holiday gift.
25. The Tale of the Little, Little Old Woman
by: Elsa Beskow Release date: Sep 01, 2014 Number of Pages: 24 Find in Library Read Review |

This simple and charming tale of a little cat that gets into big trouble is perfect for sharing. Young children will love the fairy tale illustrations and fun repetition.
This is a new edition of the classic book by much-loved Swedish illustrator Elsa Beskow.
(Ages 3-6)
26. The Bear’s Surprise
by: Benjamin Chaud Release date: Sep 15, 2015 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
27. Cinderella (Read-Aloud Board Book)
by: RH Disney, Dennis Shealy Release date: Dec 23, 2003 Number of Pages: 24 Find in Library Read Review |
28. Clifford Visits the Zoo
by: Norman Bridwell, Norman Bridwell Release date: Aug 26, 2014 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
Join Clifford and Emily Elizabeth on a fantastic afternoon at the zoo! As the friends explore the zoo, they learn opposites along the way. The koalas are sleepy; Clifford is energetic. The seals are wet; Clifford is dry. Butterflies are light; Clifford is heavy. A hippo is dirty; Clifford is clean. Young readers will delight in seeing all different kinds of animals and learning opposites in the process. There is even some light nonfiction at the back of the book about each animal Clifford encounters at the zoo.
29. Tigger’s Breakfast (Disney Classic Pooh)
by: Laura Dollin, Stuart Trotter Release date: Apr 01, 2010 Number of Pages: 12 Find in Library Read Review |
30. Edward the Blue Engine (Railway Series)
by: Rev. W. Awdry, C. Reginald Dalby Release date: Mar 25, 2003 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
Best Selling Books for 3 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Early Learning
- Education & Reference
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Mysteries & Detectives
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- Sports & Outdoors
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- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Early Learning
- Education & Reference
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Mysteries & Detectives
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- Sports & Outdoors
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