Wiggle

by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Scott Menchin: Doreen Cronin gets children wiggling and giggling throughout this entertaining romp with dogs, maracas, gorillas, pancakes, fish, crocodiles, butterflies and more!  The rhythmic prose and creative, colorful and wiggle-inducing illustrations are a treat for toddlers and parents alike.  A 2005 Bccb Blue Ribbon Book Award winner, Chicago Public Library "Best of the Best Books of 2005", and a Please Touch Museum Book Award winner. For ages 1-4.

Olivia ... and the Missing Toy

written and illustrated by Ian Falconer:  The New Yorker cartoonist and Caldecott Honor artist Ian Falconer tells another entertaining story about Olivia the pig – this one beginning with Olivia’s obsession with having her mother sew her a red soccer shirt (even though the team color is green).  Shortly after the shirt is completed, however, Olivia discovers that her favorite toy is missing.  The story describes her efforts to find her toy – under the rug, the sofa, and even the cat – as well as her reaction when she finally does … in the grips of the beloved family dog Perry.  An IRA/CBC Chidren's Choice and Junior Library Guild selection.  For ages 3-7.

The Tiny Seed

written and illustrated by Eric Carle: This picture book brings the miracle of nature, through the journey of a tiny seed, to children.  Complete with Eric Carle’s world-renown illustrations, we watch as flower pods burst in the autumn, dispatching their seeds on the wind.  As the seeds slowly make their way across the land and through seasons, we watch as other larger seeds fail and the tiny seed succeeds in its journey – growing to a giant flower, and inevitably, bursting with seeds and beginning the circle of life once again. For ages 4-8.

Horace and Morris Join the Chorus (but what about Dolores?)

by James Howe, illustrated by Amy Walrod: When the three mice friends try out for the school chorus, Dolores, with her tendency to sing "notes no one had ever heard before," doesn't make the cut. In an effort to join her friends in the chorus, she writes a letter to chorus director “Moustro Provolone," asking him to reconsider. The letter impresses Moustro Provolone – so much so, in fact, he decides it would make great lyrics for a song.  The song, which features Dolores, proves that "everyone has a place in the chorus!"  A Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal Best Book. For ages 4-8.

Little Quack’s Bedtime

by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Derek Anderson:  New York Times best-selling author Lauren Thompson tells another much-loved tale of Mama Duck and her five ducklings, Widdle, Waddle, Piddle, Puddle, and Little Quack, as Mama tries to coax the ducklings to sleep on a summer evening.  There are a few interruptions along the way that keep the ducklings awake, but sooner or later, all of the ducklings – even Little Quack! – drift off to sleep.  Cheerios had this book specially printed in both English and Spanish.  For ages 2-6.