Children's Books - Books for Younger Readers

EAT

From Dwell Studio

This sturdy board book features simple bold images of 8 nutritious fruits and veggies. Board book, 10 pages. Ages 1-3.

Eat HT-0016......$6.99

Bunny Eats Lunch

By Michael Dahl

Little bunny eats a healthy lunch of celery, carrots and mashed potates. Board book, 20 pages. Ages 1-4.

Bunny Eats Lunch PW-7285......$7.99

Shake a Leg!
A Sesame Street Book

By Constance Allen

Invite little ones to learn the names of various body parts and increase coordination as they get active with their favorite Sesame Street characters. Board book, 22 pages. Ages 2-4.

Shake a Leg! RH-4249......$4.99

Potato Joe

By Keith Baker

Loosely based on the nursery rhyme, “One Potato, Two Potato,” this book gives children a chance to practice counting from 1 to 10 while they enjoy lots of silly potato rhymes. Library binding, 40 pages. Ages 3-8.

Potato Joe HMH-2309......$16.00

Curious George: The Perfect Carrot

Adaptation By Marcy Goldberg Sacks

Curious George learns how to plant and grow carrots in his own garden so he can feed them to his neighbor’s bunnies. But even when George decides to save one carrot because it is too perfect to eat, he doesn't hesitate to share it when he finds his neighbor’s bunnies lost and hungry. Includes fun facts about locally grown foods and a delicious recipe for carrot muffins. Softcover, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.

Curious George: The Perfect Carrot HMH-2996......$3.99

Ten Red Apples

By Pat Hutchins

Learn to subtract as Hutchin’s trademark wooden characters rhyme their way from ten to zero apples. Vibrant illustrations merge with animal sounds to make basics of counting easy and entertaining. Yipee, fiddle-dee-fee, have fun counting the apple tree. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 2-8.

Ten Red Apples HC-7974......$17.99

Pete's A Pizza

By William Steig

Stuck indoors because of rain, Pete’s in a bad mood until his dad sets about making him into a pizza. Father and son’s antics are sure to amuse as dad playfully kneads the dough (Pete), adds various toppings like tomatoes (checkers) and puts Pete into the oven (the sofa) to bake while Pete solemnly plays along. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 2-8.

Pete's A Pizza HC-1578......$16.99

Blueberries for Sal
A Caldecott Book Award Winner!

By Robert McCloskey

In this gentle classic, Sal and her mom and Little Bear and his mom get all mixed up with each other as they prepare for the winter by eating and gathering wild blueberries. Hardcover, 56 pages. Ages 2-8.

Blueberries for Sal PP-5918......$17.99

Picky Nicky

By Cathy East Dubowski and Mark Dubowski

In this picture reader Nicky would rather eat bees and parrots than peas and carrots. But when she combines them with her favorite food, she finds she can eat them after all. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Picky Nicky PP-2950......$3.99

The Beastly Feast

By Bruce Goldstone

Antelope bring cantaloupe and fleas bring peas to this beastly feast of rhyming, chaotic fun and vibrant, playful illustrations. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

The Beastly Feast MPS-7095......$7.99

Carrots or Peas?

From Child's Play

Little ones are sure to love this novel, interactive book. On each page, the child’s head rotates allowing them to look happy or sad, so the reader can turn the head to choose how the child feels. Provides a great opportunity for talking about feelings and choices. Board, 10 pages. Ages 2-4.

Carrots or Peas? CPI-2422......$8.99

"Lift your legs up and down. Twirl your hips round and round." Rhythmic, rhyming text and fun illustrations of two kids dancing their way across town are sure to encourage youngsters to get up and move. Features sturdy cardstock pages. Hardcover, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.

Dance with Me CW-2466......$8.99

Grab your favorite bread and nutritious fixings’ because it is time to make a sandwich. Explore the traditional sandwich in new ways through engaging illustrations of children working together to create cultural favorites, from empanadas to eggrolls. Easy to read rhyming text introduces an array of ethnic healthy sandwiches! Softcover, 29 pages. Ages 3-7.

It's a Sandwich! DA-6027......$7.95

This colorful book filled with watercolor illustrations featuring fruits and vegetables is sure to be “a-peeling” to young readers!  Join in with the students as a classroom project encourages the children to taste samples of over 50 fruits and vegetables along with learning how to plant, water and grow many of them in the school’s community garden and shop for produce at the grocery store! Even unusual produce like rhubarb, rutabagas, jicama, grapefruit, papaya, star fruit and cherimoya are included. Ages 3-7. Softcover, 31 pages.

All Our Fruits and Vegetables DA-6035......$7.95

Ned's New Home

By Kevin Tseng

Ned’s humble abode, an apple, has begun to rot and flood with apple juice, forcing the worm to find new digs. From a wobbly pear to unstable blueberries, join Ned on his quest for a home that will bring as much joy as the apple once did. An uplifting tale with bright illustrations will engage readers young and old. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 2-6.

Ned's New Home TSP-2974......$14.99

Eating the Rainbow

By Rena D. Grossman

Big and vibrant photos of bright-eyed toddlers enjoying healthy food choices makes learning about food an easy feat!  Color coded pages, from red to brown, showcase an abundance of good for you nutritious food treats.  Children will enjoy learning about wholesome foods as they look at rich pictures of strawberries and litchis to coconuts and figs. Board, 18 pages. Ages 2 and up.

Eating the Rainbow SBB-1747......$6.95