Approach to Play & Learning

Time for Bed by Bedouet Thierry

It's bedtime, but five animal friends just can't seem to fall asleep. Little crocodile wants one last hug, Little monkey feels it's too dark, and Little cat just wants to play some more. With patience and understanding, their moms and dads know just how...

Motor Mix: Flight by Emily Snape

Motor-Mix a gyrocopter, lunar probe, jumbo jet, and more to invent a flying machine all your own! Young readers will delight in mixing and matching their favorite vehicles and then reading the funny sounds and sentences that result, making for a playful,...

Sister Day! by Lisa Mantchev

When her big sister is too busy to play "Let's pretend" and tell entertaining stories, a little sister creates Sister Day.

Now by Antoinette Portis

Readers can follow a little girl as she takes them on a tour through all of her favorite things, from the holes she digs to the hugs she gives, in this companion to her highly acclaimed picture book "Wait." Full color.

Little Pig Saves the Ship by David Hyde Costello

Little Pig is too small to go to sailing camp with his brothers and sisters, so his grandfather makes him a model ship, and together they sail it on the stream--until it gets carried away by the current, and Little Pig has to rescue the ship before it is...

Little Excavator by Anna Dewdney

Little Excavator wants to help the big rigs transform a vacant lot into a neighborhood park, but he is too small to get the job done. That is, until he finds a job that is a perfect Little E-sized task

Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann

When a polar bear arrives unexpectedly in the woods, the animals suspect him to be dangerous. His habit of collecting leaves only adds to their distrust. Then one day, they watch as he attempts to fly over the water with wings made of colorful leaves...

Imagine That! by Yasmeen Ismail

Mommy and Lila are going to visit Grandpa, but Lila is busy playing in her own imaginary world. Grandpa decides to join Lila--because using your imagination is even more fun when you play together!

Dream by Matthew Cordell

Follows a gorilla family as they imagine their baby's future.

Creepy Pair of Underwear! by Aaron Reynolds

Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He's not afraid of the dark, and he's definitely not afraid of something as silly as underwear. But when the lights go out, suddenly his new big rabbit underwear glows in the dark. A ghoulish, greenish glow...

City Moon by Richard Cole

As they take a nighttime walk around their neighborhood looking for the elusive moon, a little boy asks his mother simple questions about it, and she patiently answers every one in this gentle, keenly observed bedtime book. Full color.

Charlotte and the Rock by Stephen W Martin

When Charlotte receives a pet rock for her birthday, she doesn't expect it to become her best friend, and she really doesn't expect what happens next