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ABC I Like Me!
Nancy Carlson
Paperback (Puffin Books, June 1, 1999)Nancy Carlson's cheerful pig is back in this vibrant ABC companion book to the best-selling I Like Me!--and she's brought along a few friends to join her. The letters of the alphabet are illustrated with brightly-colored, action-packed pictures and are accompanied by read-along text. Introduce children to the alphabet and reinforce positive self-esteem with the lovable characters of ABC I Like Me!.
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The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
Jenny Wagner, Ron Brooks
Paperback (Puffin, July 31, 1980)The creature from Berkely's Creek thinks he's a bunyip but no one agrees because bunyips simply don't exist.
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Space Witch
Don Freeman
Paperback (Puffin Books, Sept. 27, 1979)Tilly Ipswitch, Queen of Halloween, constructs a spaceship called Zoom Broom and sets out to scare creatures on other planets
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Muddypaws Goes to School
Peter Bently, Simon Mendez
Hardcover (Parragon Inc, Oct. 1, 2011)When Ben accidentally leaves the gate open, his puppy Muddypaws follows him to school and makes some big messes.
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On the Seashore
Anna Milbourne, Erica-Jane Waters
Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2006)Simple text and pictures describe the life on a seashore.
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The Story About Ping
Marjorie Flack, Kurt Wiese (Illustrator)
Paperback (Puffin Books, Aug. 25, 1977)"Kurt Wiese and Majorie Flack have created in Ping a duckling of great individuality against a background (the Yangtze River) that has both accuracy and charm." -- The New York Times
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Company's Coming: A Passover Lift-the-Flap Book
Joan Holub, Renee Andriani
Paperback (Puffin Books, Jan. 28, 2002)It's Passover, and family and friends are coming over to celebrate. Young readers can lift the flaps and join the fun as the family in this lively story asks the Four Questions, samples the foods on the Seder plate, hunts for the Afikomen, and more. A great way to introduce the history and traditions of this important Jewish holiday to the very young.
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Apt. 3
Ezra Jack Keats
Paperback (Puffin Books, May 24, 1999)In his apartment in the city, Sam hears voices, barking dogs, snoring, and all kinds of other noises. One rainy day he also hears the sad sounds of a harmonica, and wonders who's playing. Sam's search leads him to Apt. 3, where he finds not only the source of the music--but a new friend.
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The First Strawberries
Joseph Bruchac, Anna Vojtech
School & Library Binding (Turtleback, June 1, 1998)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth.
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Puddles
Jonathan London
Paperback (Puffin Books, April 26, 1999)Morning is magical after a night of rain and thunder. And best of all are the puddles! Big ones, little ones, long ones, skinny ones. Splash! Splash! Splash! Put on your raincoat and join two puddle-jumpers in this bouncy read-along that's just right for a rainy day or any day.
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Hedgehog Howdedo
Lynley Dodd
Paperback (Puffin, March 5, 2002)A little girl wanders round her garden in winter, looking at all the hedgehogs hibernating in its many different corners. The book is a simple counting book and an early science book as it introduces readers to the impact of the seasons on animals and to winter hibernation.
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A Penguin Pup for Pinkerton
Steven Kellogg
Paperback (Puffin, Nov. 24, 2003)When Emily comes home from school and tells her family what she has learned about penguin parents and their babies, Pinkerton is inspired and starts dreaming of raising a penguin pup of his own. In his desperation to become a father, Pinkerton mistakes a football for a penguin egg and winds up tossing an entire football team into one big pileup. Luckily, Emily's Granny arrives in time to save the day, in this typically hilarious adventure starring everyone's favorite irrepressible Great Dane.
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