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Favorites for Preschoolers
Preschoolers are ready for books with short stories about almost anything. Start reading together with these favorites.
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  Cover Art: Where's My T-r-u-c-k? Beaumont, Karen.
Where's My T-r-u-c-k?
Using an irresistible rhythm and rhyme, this story tells how much Tommy loves his missing toy truck. He gets everyone to help him look for it, while explaining why nothing else will do.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse Carle, Eric
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse
Rather than use the same old colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. Includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Llama Llama Home with Mama Dewdney, Anna
Llama Llama Home with Mama
Llama Llama's mother takes good care of him when he has to stay home from school because he is sick, but when Mama Llama begins to feel sick, too, Llama Llama knows how to take care of her.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet DiPucchio, Kelly S.
Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet
Gilbert has everything a goldfish could want - except a pet of his own. None of the animals who come near his fishbowl seem quite right until Fluffy, with his long tail and whiskers, appears.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: A Dragon Moves in Falkenstern, Lisa
A Dragon Moves in
When Rabbit and Hedgehog bring home a newly-hatched dragon they all have a wonderful time together, but soon the dragon baby grows too big for their house.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! Fleming, Candace
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
After planting the garden he has dreamed of for years, Mr. McGreely tries to find a way to keep some persistent bunnies from eating all his vegetables.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: No More Hitting for Little Hamster! Ford, Bernette G.
No More Hitting for Little Hamster!
"Little Hamster learns to use his hands for playing with his friends instead of hitting them"--Front jacket flap.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Two Little Monkeys Fox, Mem
Two Little Monkeys
A rhyming tale about two little monkeys who are hiding from a leopard.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: I Spy with My Little Eye Gibbs, Edward
I Spy with My Little Eye
Peeking through the pages, children will be able to spot a different colored animal every time, and guess what it is using simple clues. Bold illustrations and die-cut holes will absorb young readers as they learn about colors and animal names.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Oh No George! Haughton, Chris
Oh No George!
George finds it hard to be a good dog when there are cats to chase, flowers to dig up, and a delicious cake sitting on the kitchen table. What do you think he will do?
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Owen Henkes, Kevin
Owen
Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school. After many of their efforts fail, they finally come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Penny and her Song Henkes, Kevin
Penny and her Song
Penny comes home from school eager to share her very own song, but must wait until the time is right to teach it to her parents and the babies.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Harold and the Purple Crayon Johnson, Crockett
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Harold goes for an adventurous walk in the moonlight with his purple crayon.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Same Same but Different Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny Sue
Same Same but Different
Pen pals Elliott and Kailash discover that even though they live in different countries--America and India--they both love to climb trees, own pets, and ride school buses.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Homer the Library Cat Lindbergh, Reeve
Homer the Library Cat
A cat's quiet life is disrupted one day when a window is broken, and after several frustrating attempts to find a suitable place, he winds up in the perfect spot.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Just Because You're Mine Lloyd-Jones, Sally
Just Because You're Mine
Little Red Squirrel spends a day showing his father all of the wonderful things he can do, as he tries to guess why Daddy loves him.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: There's an Alligator Under My Bed Mayer, Mercer
There's an Alligator Under My Bed
The alligator under his bed makes a boy's bedtime hazardous operation, until he lures it out of the house and into the garage.
Easy Picture Book MAYER
  Cover Art: See Me Run Meisel, Paul
See Me Run
A dog has a fun-filled day at the dog park, in this easy-to-read story.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: The Construction Crew Meltzer, Lynn
The Construction Crew
A construction crew tears down an old building and builds a new house in its place.
Easy Picture Book
  Cover Art: Faster! Faster! Patricelli, Leslie
Faster! Faster!
A day at the park. A ride on Daddy's back. Run, Daddy! Faster! Faster! How fast can Daddy go? How about a cheetah? Must his feet even touch the ground? This is a humorous riff on a favorite pastime - a laugh-out-loud-funny tale of few words about doting dads and high-energy kids whose imaginations know no bounds.
Easy Picture Book
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