Books Written for Preschoolers (infant – 5 yrs)

Title: This Is Not a Picture Book! Author:  Sergio Ruzzier Illustrator: Sergio Ruzzier Publisher: Chronicle Books ISBN:  9781452129075 Audience:  Age 4-8 Summary: A young duckling finds a book lying on the ground, discovers with dismay that it has no pictures, kicks the book away...

Title: Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret         Author:  Bob Shea Illustrator: Bob Shea Publisher: Disney Hyperion ISBN:  9781484713785 Audience:  PreS – Grade 2 Summary: Ballet Cat is just the tiniest bit overbearing with her enthusiasm for ballet.  When her friend Sparkles...

Title:  You Nest Here with Me Author: Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple Illustrator:  Melissa Sweet Publisher:  Boyds Mill Press Publication Date: March 3, 2015 ISBN: 978-159078923 Audience: Ages 3 – 8 years Summary: “My little nestling, time for bed, “says the mother as she carries...

Title: What This Story Needs Is a Pig in a Wig Author:  Emma J. Virján Illustrator: Emma J. Virján Publisher: Harper ISBN:  9780062327246 Audience:  Toddler – preschool Summary:  An offstage narrator announces, “What this story needs is a pig.”  In quick succession a lone...

Title: Ida, Always Author: Caron Levis Illustrator: Charles Santoso Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Publication Date: February 23, 2016 ISBN: 978-1481426404 Audience: Ages 4 – 8 Summary: Ida and Gus, two polar bears, live in a big park in a big city.  Best...

Title:  Yard Sale Author: Eve Bunting Illustrator:  Lauren Castillo Publisher:  Candlewick Publication Date: April 14, 2015 ISBN: 978-0763665425 Audience: Ages 5-8 years Summary: Callie sits on the front porch and surveys “almost everything we own” spread across the yard.  Callie...

Title: For Every Child Author: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Text adapted by Caroline Castle Illustrator(s): 14 acclaimed artists including two American award-winners: Jerry Pinkney and Rachel Isadora. Publisher: UNICEF in association with Phyllis Fogelman Books...

Title: Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon Author: Patty Lovell Illustrator: David Catrow Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, NY ISBN: 0-399-23416-0 Audience: This book is intended for children ages 4-9. Summary:  A young girl named Molly Lou Melon follows the advice of her grandmother in...

Title: Like a Wolf Author:  Géraldine Elschner Illustrator:  Antoine Guilloppé Publisher:  minedition ISBN:  9789888240449 Audience:  5-7 years, though some children may be frightened by the first illustration of what appears to be an aggressive dog. Summary:  A neglected dog,...