Jim Arnosky.  Babies In the Bayou

There are many babies in the bayou, and even though they might have sharp white teeth, hard shells, webbed feet, or quick claws, their mothers still need to protect them.

Katherine Ayres.  Up, Down, and Around

A garden produces a variety of edible plants, such as corn that grows up, onions that grow down, and tomato vines that twine all around. Peppers grow up. Potatoes grow down. Pumpkins vine around and around. From seeds dropping into soil to corn bursting from its stalks, from children chasing butterflies to ants burrowing underground, everything in this vibrant picture book pulses with life -- in all directions! Sprightly illustrations set the mood for a rhythmic text that follows nature's course to a final feast of backyard bounty.

Robert O. Bruel.  Bob and Otto

Otto the worm is shocked to discover that his best friend Bob is actually a caterpillar who emerges one day as a butterfly.

Elizabeth Ficocelli.  Kid Tea

On every night of the week, a new color of "kid tea" is created in the bath, depending on the activities of that day.

Catherine Friend.  The Perfect Nest

Jack the cat gets much more than he bargained for when he decides to build the perfect nest to attract the perfect chicken.

Maya Christina Gonzalez.  My Colors, My World/Mis colores, mi

mundo  Maya, who lives in the dusty desert, opens her eyes wide to find the colors in her world, from Papi's black hair and Mami's orange and purple flowers to Maya's red swing set and the fiery pink sunset.

Petr Horacek.  Butterfly Butterfly:  A Book of Colors

Lucy's garden is full of colorful creatures that wriggle and spin, scurry and slither.

Angela Johnson.  Lily Brown's Paintings

When Lily Brown paints, she imagines all sorts of fantastic things in the scenes that she sees every day.

Keiko Kasza.  Badger's Fancy Meal

Badger is bored with the same old meals, but his search for more exciting food only leads to trouble.

Susan Katz.  Oh, Theodore!

A collection of poems about Theodore, an adorable guinea pig.

Kate Klise.  Imagine Harry

After Little Rabbit starts school, he sees less and less of his invisible friend, Harry, and finally tells his mother that Harry moved away.

Matthew McElligott.  Bean Thirteen

Two bugs, Ralph and Flora, try to divide thirteen beans so that the unlucky thirteenth bean disappears, but they soon discover that the math is not so easy.

Cynthia Rylant.  Mr. Putter and Tabby See the Stars

When Mr. Putter cannot sleep after eating too many of Mrs. Teaberry's pineapple jelly rolls, he and Tabby take a moonlit stroll that ends with the perfect neighborly gathering.

Alice Schertle.  Very Hairy Bear

Recounts the experiences of a shaggy, "boulder-big" bear as the four seasons come to the beautiful wood which is his home.

Ian Schoenherr.  Pip and Squeak

After rushing through the snow to get to their friend's birthday party, two mice realize that they forgot to bring the present.

Laura Vaccaro Seeger.  Dog and Bear:   Two Friends, Three Stories

Three easy-to-read stories reveal the close friendship between Dog and Bear.

Britta Teckentrup.  Big Smelly Bear

Big Fluffy Bear insists that Big Smelly Bear visit the pond for a bath before she will scratch the itch he cannot reach.

Amanda Doering Tourville.  A Crocodile Grows Up

Follows the life of a Nile crocodile as she grows up.

Matthew Van Fleet.  Dog

Twenty-five breeds of dogs demonstrate action words, opposites, synonyms, and more in this novelty book for toddlers.