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Fabulous for Fours

Brett, Jan. Trouble with Trolls.
While climbing Mt. Baldy, Treva outwits some trolls who want to steal her dog. E BRE livebrary

Broach, Elise. When Dinosaurs Came with Everything.
Although his mother is a little worried, a young boy is delighted to discover that every shop in town is giving away real dinosaurs to their customers. E BRO

Burton, Virginia Lee. Katy and the Big Snow.
Katy, the big, strong crawler tractor, wished it would snow really hard so she would get a chance to plow the snow. E BUR hoopla livebrary

Child, Lauren. I Am Too Absolutely Small for School.
When Lola is worried about starting school, her older brother Charlie reassures her. E CHI

Cole, Babette. Princess Smartypants.
Not wishing to marry any of her royal suitors, Princess Smartypants devises difficult tasks at which they all fail, until Prince Swashbuckle appears. E COL

Dashka, Slater. Escargot.
Escargot is a beautiful French snail who only wants to be your favorite animal and get to the delicious salad at the end of the book, even if he has to try a carrot, which he hates. E DAS

Daywalt, Drew. The Day the Crayons Quit.
When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them. E DAY livebrary

De Paola, Tomie. The Art Lesson.
Having learned to be creative in drawing at home, young Tommy is dismayed when he goes to school and finds the art lesson there much more regimented. E DEP livebrary

Diesen, Deborah. The Pout-Pout Fish.
The pout-pout fish believes he only knows how to frown, even though many of his friends suggest ways to change his expression, until one day a fish comes along that shows him otherwise. E BOARD BK DIE livebrary

Dyckman, Ame. Wolfie the Bunny.
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 until a bear brings them closer together. E DYC hoopla livebrary

Goetz, Steve. Old MacDonald Had a Truck.
An update of the classic folk song, Old MacDonald, featuring farm vehicles like excavator, dump truck, and bulldozer. E GOE hoopla

Gordon, Gus.  The Last Peach.
The story of two indecisive bugs contemplating eating the last peach of the summer in a hilarious picture book about anticipation and expectation. E GOR

Henkes, Kevin. Chester's Way.
Chester and Wilson share the same exact way of doing things, until Lilly moves into the neighborhood and shows them that new ways can be just as good. E HEN livebrary

Hills, Tad. How Rocket Learned to Read.
A little yellow bird teaches Rocket the dog how to read by introducing him to the wondrous, mighty, alphabet. E HIL livebrary

Jenkins, Steve. Actual Size.
Discusses and gives examples of the size and weight of various animals and parts of animals. E 591.4 JEN livebrary

Juster, Norton. The Hello, Goodbye Window.
A little girl loves going to her Nanna and Poppy's house because their kitchen window is a magical portal to a world of discovery and imagination, in a delightful story that celebrates childhood and the love of family. E JUS

Klinting, Lars. Bruno the Carpenter.
Bruno the beaver, a carpenter, studies his plans carefully and then builds a toolbox step by step. E KLI

Lang, Suzanne. Grumpy Monkey.
Jim Panzee wakes up in a bad mood one beautiful day, but he keeps denying he is grumpy even as his friends give advice for feeling better. E LAN livebrary

LaRochelle, David. The Best Pet of All.
A child enlists the help of a dragon in trying to persuade his mother to let him have a dog. E LAR

Litwin, Eric. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons.
Pete the cat loves the buttons on his shirt so much that he makes up a song about them, and even as the buttons pop off, one by one, he still finds a reason to sing. E PET livebrary

Manceau, Édouard. Tickle Monster.
At bedtime, a brave child makes a monster disappear by tickling its various parts, such as its teeth so it cannot bite, and the parts transform into new objects that create a non-threatening scene. E MAN

Matheson, Christie. Tap the Magic Tree.
Invites the reader to tap, rub, touch, and wiggle illustrations to make an apple tree bloom, produce fruit, and lose its leaves. E MAT

Novak, B. J. The Book with No Pictures.
A silly read-aloud book that combines a deliberately image-free format with wacky nonsense text, goofy song lyrics, and more. E NOV livebrary

Offill, Jenny. Sparky!
A child takes a sloth named Sparky as a pet. E OFF livebrary

Pham, LeUyen. The Bear Who Wasn't There.
A picture book inviting readers to join the hilarious search for a missing bear. E PHA hoopla livebrary

Reagan, Jean. How to Babysit a Grandpa.
A little boy provides instructions for properly babysitting one's grandfather, such as offering him tasty treats and entertaining him with special games. E REA livebrary

Robinson, Christian. Another.
A young girl and her cat take an imaginative journey into another world. E ROB livebrary

Rosenthal, Amy Krause. Uni the Unicorn.
Uni the unicorn is told there’s no such thing as little girls! But no matter what the grown-up unicorns say, Uni believes that little girls are REAL. E ROS livebrary

Rubin, Adam. Dragons Love Tacos.
Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them anything with spicy salsa. E RUB hoopla livebrary

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. First the Egg.
Die-cut pages show the transformations of variuos animals and objects, such as a seed to a flower, paint to a picture, and a caterpillar to a butterly. E SEE hoopla livebrary

Seuss, Dr. Horton Hears a Who!
A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist. E SEU livebrary

Shannon, David. No, David!
A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug. E SHA livebrary

Sherry, Kevin. I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean!
A giant squid brags about being bigger than everything else in the ocean - almost. E SHE livebrary

Sima, Jessie. Not Quite Narwhal.
Born deep in the ocean, Kelp is not like the other narwhals and one day, when he spies a creature on land that looks like him, he learns why. E SIM livebrary

Smith, Sydney. Small in the City.
A little boy offers advice to his cat, which is lost in the city, from taking shortcuts through safe alleys to finding a friend in the park. E SMI hoopla livebrary

Steig, William. Brave Irene.
When her mother, the town dressmaker, falls ill, little Irene braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a beautiful ball gown to the duchess. E STE hoopla livebrary

Stutzman. Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug.
Tiny T. Rex wants to cheer up his friend, Pointy, with a hug, but he is frustrated because even as he gets bigger, his arms remain too small for proper hugging -- but he is determined to practice, even when he gets into trouble. E STU hoopla livebrary

Tankard, Jeremy. Grumpy Bird.
Feeling too grumpy to fly, Bird begins to walk and finds that his mood changes as other animals join him. E TAN livebrary

Watt, Melanie. Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach.
Scaredy Squirrel doesn't like crowds so he doesn't go to the beach, he builds his own. However, something is missing so he needs to go to the real beach and retrieve it. E WAT hoopla livebrary

Wenzel, Brendan. A Stone Sat Still.
Told in rhyming verse, a stone is considered from a variety of environmental and emotional perspectives, as it sits where it is, surrounded by grass, dirt, and water, an unchanging certainty in the world. E WEN hoopla livebrary

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