Picture Books
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Hanukkah pajamakkahs
Henry, Dara.
2024
"Ruthie loves her new Hanukkah pajamas so much that she decides to wear them for all eight nights with the promise to keep them spotless, but as the holiday progresses, Ruthie has a harder and harder time keeping them clean.
Little Orange Pumpkin
Guendelsberger, Erin, author.
2024
Little Orange Pumpkin explores a haunted mansion by herself on Halloween night, and gets a bigger scare than she bargained for.
Merry Christmas, dear Mars
Klostermann, Penny Parker, author
2024
"It's Christmas Eve. The Martians have hung their stockings and decorated their trees in hopes that Santa will finally visit the red planet. But what are the excited Martians to do when Santa's sleigh shudders and shimmies and stops? Then teeters and totters and drops? It'll take a dose of Christmas magic and some help from the Outer Space Rescue Division to get this holiday back on track. Humorous, rhyming text and vibrant illustrations combine to make a perfect winter read-a-loud, destined to become a classic."--Amazon.ca.
More 5-minute Peppa stories.
2024
"Peppa Pig is back with another fantastic story collection! Each of these six exciting stories takes about five minues to read, so they're perfect for bedtime , story time, or just about any time!
Peppa goes ice-skating.
2024
Peppa and her family are going ice skating together! All of Peppa's friends are there, and she is super excited. The only problem is... Peppa does not know how to ice skate! Will Peppa be able to find her stride and join the fun? Come along with Peppa and friends as they glide the day away!
Pizza for birds
Shea, Bob, author, illustrator.
2024
Bob, an alligator who owns a popular restaurant for birds, now faces stiff competition from a new pizza shop in town and must cope with his resentment.
This land : the history of the land we're on
Fairbanks, Ashley, author
2024
"Before my family lived in this house, a different family did, and before them, another family, and another before them. And before that, the family who lived here lived not in a house, but a wigwam. Who lived where you are before you got there?"-- Provided by publisher.
Thomas & friends 5-minute stories.
2024
Join Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends on the Island of Sodor with this 5-minute story collection. This charming book includes five tales of friendship and teamwork, each illustrated with adorable images from the animated series, Thomas and Friends: All Engines Go!
What will you do, Curious George? : a pick-you-path picture book
Charlesworth, Liza, author
2024
At noon, George has plans to meet up with his friend, the man with the yellow hat, by the big gold clock. But there's plenty of time before George needs to make his way downtown. What should he do first? On every page, young readers choose what George will do next and lead the little monkey through a morning of activities. In classic Curious George fashion, these choices can turn out to be exciting, messy, or a bit surprising--but they always come with a healthy dose of curiosity!
Why won't you sleep?!
Wallace, Adam, author.
2024
The narrator tries many different tricks to get the reader to fall asleep, but without success.