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Toddler Tales

Alborough, Jez. Where's My Teddy?
When a small boy named Eddie goes searching for his lost teddy in the dark woods, he comes across a gigantic bear with a similar problem. E ALB

Asch, Frank. Good Night, Baby Bear.
As winter approaches, Mother Bear must bring a snack, a drink, and finally the moon to her cub before he can go to sleep in a cave. E ASC

Ashman, Linda. Can You Make a Piggy Giggle?
Rhymed suggestions for making a pig giggle. E ASH

Austin, Mike. Monsters Love Colors.
Playful monsters combine their favorite crayons, red, yellow, and blue, to create new colors, including one never before seen. E AUS

Barton, Byron. The Little Red Hen.
The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it. E 398.2 BAR

Berends, Polly. I Heard Said the Bird.
The animals in the barnyard discuss the New One that is coming and eventually discover that there is a new baby in the house. E BER

Buehner, Caralyn. Snowmen All Year.
A child imagines what it would be like if a snowman, made of magical snow, could be a friend year round. E BUE livebrary

Cabrera, Jane. Ten in the Bed.
A version of the traditional song in which each of the sleepers fall, leap, bounce, or wobble out of bed. E CAB

Campbell, Rod. Dear Zoo.
Each animal arriving from the zoo as a possible pet fails to suit its prospective owner, until just the right one. E CAM

Carle, Eric. 1 2 3 to the Zoo.
Each car on the train has one more zoo animal than the one before, from the first car with an elephant to the last with ten birds. E 372.7 CAR

Carle, Eric. Little Cloud.
A little cloud becomes all sorts of things--sheep, an airplane, trees, a hat--before joining other clouds and raining. E CAR

Christelow, Eileen. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.
A counting book in which one by one the little monkeys jump on the bed only to fall off and bump their heads. E CHR hoopla livebrary

Cowley, Joy. Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm.
Tired of being washed by Mrs. Wishy-Washy, a cow, pig, and duck leave her farm and head for the city. E COW

Craig, Lindsey. Dancing Feet.
Easy-to-read, rhyming text depicts diffent animals dancing. E CRA

Crebbin, June. Cows in the Kitchen.
While Tom Farmer is asleep under the haystack, the cows, ducks, pigs, hens, and sheep make quite a mess in the farmhouse. E CRE

Denise, Anika. Pigs Love Potatoes.
A counting book in which increasing numbers of pigs arrive and are recruited to help as Mamma cooks potatoes. E DEN

Dodd, Emma. Dog's Colorful Day.
In this colorful story of a sloppy dog, you can count on a happy ending. E DOD

Ehlert, Lois. Planting a Rainbow.
A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden. E EHL hoopla
livebrary

Emberly, Ed. Go Away, Big Green Monster!
Die-cut pages through which bits of a monster are revealed are designed to help a child control nighttime fears of monsters. E EMB

Feiffer, Jules. Bark, George.
George is a puppy who does not sound like a puppy should, despite the efforts of his mother. E FEI livebrary

Fischer, Scott. Jump!
From bugs and frogs to alligators and whales, frightened animals always give way to a larger opponent. E FIS

Fleming, Denise. Barnyard Banter.
All the farm animals are where they should be, clucking and mucking, mewing and cooing, except for the missing goose. E FLE

Foley, Greg. Thank You, Bear.
Despite the criticism of others, a bear finds the perfect gift for his mouse friend. E FOL

Gorbachev, Valeri. Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
A little girl walking in the woods finds the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings. E 398.2 GOR

Henkes, Kevin. Kitten’s First Full Moon.
When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it. E HEN hoopla livebrary

Himmelman, John. Chickens to the Rescue.
Six days a week the chickens help the Greenstalk family and their animals recover from mishaps that occur on the farm, but they need one day to rest. E HIM

Hort, Lenny. Seals on the Bus.
Different animals--including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more--make their own sounds as they ride all around the town on a bus. E HOR livebrary

Hubbard, Patricia. My Crayons Talk.
Brown crayon sings "Play, Mud pie day," and Blue crayon calls "Sky, Swing so high" in this story about talking crayons. E HUB

Martin, Bill. Chicka Chicka, Boom Boom.
An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree. E 372.4 MAR livebrary

Miller, Virginia. Ten Red Apples.
Bartholomew and George, two bears, and Little Black Kitten enjoy the apple tree in the garden and count its shiny red apples. E MIL

Nodsett, Joan. Who Took the Farmer's Hat?
The wind blows away the farmer's hat and he finds it being used in a most surprising way. E NOD

Paul, Ann. If Animals Kissed Good Night.
Rhyming text explores what would happen if animals kissed like humans do, from a slow kiss between a sloth and her cub to a mud-happy kiss from a hippo calf to his father. E PAU

Rosen, Michael. We're Going on a Bear Hunt.
Brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat. E ROS

Rylant, Pam. Little Penguins.
During the first snowy day of winter, five little penguins bundle up and venture outside to play. E RYL

Schertle, Alice. All You Need for a Snowman.
Lists everything that one needs to build the perfect snowman, from the very first snowflake that falls. E SCH

Schindel, John. What’s for Lunch?
A series of animals almost interrupt Sidney the mouse's plans for lunch. E SCH

Shea, Bob. Oh, Daddy!
A young hippopotamus shows his father the right way to do things, such as getting dressed, watering the flowers, and especially giving big hugs. E SHE

Thomas, Jan. Rhyming Dust Bunnies.
As three dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, and Ted, are demonstrating how much they love to rhyme, a fourth, Bob, is trying to warn them of approaching danger. E THO

Thompson, Lauren. Mouse's First Fall.
Mouse and Minka experience the delights of nature on a windy autumn day. E THO livebrary

Tullet, Hervé. Press Here.
Instructs the reader on how to interact with the illustrations to create imaginative images. E TUL

Walsh, Ellen. Mouse Paint.
Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color. E WAL hoopla

Watson, Wendy. Bedtime Bunnies.
Bunnies scamper, scurry, splash, zip, and snuggle as they get ready for bed. E WAT

Whippo, Walt. Little White Duck.
Based on the song of the same title, a little white duck causes a commotion in its pond. E 782.42 WHI

Wilson, Karma. The Cow Loves Cookies.
While all the other animals on the farm enjoy eating their regular food, the cow chooses to eat the one thing that she loves best. E WIL

Wood. Audrey. Silly Sally.
A rhyming story of Silly Sally, who makes many friends as she travels to town--backward and upside down. E WOO

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