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Books for Babies to 4 Year Olds

Can You Make a Piggy Giggle?
by Linda Ashman
E FICTION ASH

In this silly rhyming story, a boy tries to make a piggy giggle but ends up making other animals laugh. Will the piggy giggle in the end? Read it to find out.

 

My Car by Byron Barton
E PICTURE BOOK BAR
I love my car. / I keep my car clean. / My car needs oil / and a full tank of gasoline." With bright, bold colors, Sam describes the parts of his car, how it works, and how to drive carefully.


Fran's Flower
by Lisa Bruce
E PICTURE BOOK BRU

Fran is determined to make her flowerbud grow! But what do you feed a flower? Pizza, spaghetti, or strawberry ice cream?

 

I Love You Blue Kangaroo!
by Emma Chichester Clark
E PICTURE BOOK CLA

 

When Lily's relatives give her lots of new stuffed animals, Blue Kangaroo fears that he will be replaced in her affections.
Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer
E FICTION FAL

At school, Olivia tells about her summer vacation and how, when she went to the circus and all the performers were out sick, she saved the day, becoming Olivia the Tattooed Lady, Olivia the Lion Tamer, The Amazing Flying Olivia, and more.


Dilly Duckling
by Claire Freedman
E PICTURE BOOK FRE
A silly duckling sees one of her feathers fall out and chases after it, only to learn that she will lose all of her downy feathers before her grown-up feathers appear. This is a touch-and-read book.
The Seals on the Bus
by Lenny Hort
E PICTURE BOOK HOR

Different animals—including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more—make their own sounds as they ride all around the town on a bus.

 

Where is Baby's Belly Button?
by Karen Katz
E BOARD BOOK KAT

In this lift-the-flap book, bright, bold pictures encourage children to name some of their body parts. Kids will love lifting the flaps to find the hidden pictures.


Patches Lost and
Found
by Steven Kroll
E FICTION KRO

Jenny loves to draw but not write. Besides, how can she concentrate on writing when her pet guinea pig is missing! How Jenny finds, Patches, her pet and completes her assignment makes for a great story about creativity.

 

10 Minutes Till Bedtime by Peggy Rathman
E PICTURE BOOK RAT

 

As his father counts down to bedtime, a little boy leads an increasing number of hamsters on a tour of his house.


Mouse Mess
by Linnea Riley
E PICTURE BOOK RI
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The mouse in the house is VERY hungry! He goes looking for a snack and makes a big MESS!
One Duck Stuck
by Phyllis Root
E PICTURE BOOK ROO

In this counting book, increasingly larger groups of animals try to help a duck that is stuck in the sleepy, slimy marsh.

 

The Other Side
by Jacqueline Woodson
E Fiction Woo

Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town.

 

How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
by Jane Yolen
E PICTURE BOOK YOL

"How does a dinosaur say good night when Papa comes in to turn off the light?" In this funny and charming bedtime tale, youngsters will delight in the antics of dinosaurs who do not want to sleep.

 


 

 

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