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The excavator goes, "chumma chumma hufft hufft FALUMP." The steamroller goes, "CHUG chug CHUG chug moooooosh." The wrecking ball goes, "BOOOOOM!" Come on down to the construction site and make some noise with eight exciting construction vehicles as they rumble, crunch, chug, and boom their way through this lively book! The oversized format lends itself to the shape of the vehicles and the boisterous text begs to be read aloud.

How do trains work? What types of trains are there? Where do they take you? The Do You Know? TM series provides in-depth looks at a wide range of popular subjects. Appealing to children who want to know everything, each thought-provoking book features

• 96 pages of engaging and educational answers to many popular questions
• Hundreds of labeled full-color illustrations
• An index to key terms

Fans of this book will also enjoy other in the same series, including Jobs, Dinosaurs, Oceans, Space, Vehicles, Earth, and Animals.

• Great family and classroom read-aloud book
• Educational books for kids 5 to 8
• Nonfiction books for kids

An indispensable resource for any child's library!

When did dinosaurs roam the earth? How are dinosaur bones put together? What are fossils, and what do they teach us about the prehistoric world?
The Do You Know?™ books provide an in-depth look at a wide range of popular subjects. Appealing to children who want to know everything, each thought-provoking book features
• 96 pages of informative content and answers to many popular questions
• Hundreds of labeled, full-color illustrations
• An index to key terms
• A “More to Know” section that motivates children to explore further
If you like Do You Know?: Dinosaurs and the Prehistoric World, you'll also enjoy Do You Know?: Vehicles and Transportation.
• Great family and classroom read-aloud book
• Educational books for kids 5 to 8
• Nonfiction books for kids

An indispensable resource for any child’s library!

A Children's Book Council Hot of the Press Selection

A is for annuals
B is for bees
C is for compost
 
It’s time to get your hands dirty! With L for leaf, N for nursery, and S for seeds, going from A to Z has never been so fresh. Take an alphabetized trip through the garden and discover the plants, animals, and tools that make gardening fun!

Celebrate time spent together in this board book adaptation of 100 Things I Love to Do with You

Smell roses!
Rub noses!
Make faces!
Run races!

From the beloved author of Things That Make Me Happy comes a delightful collection of things to share with the ones you love!

Encourage kids to find their inner strength with this companion to the New York Times bestsellers I Am Human and I Am Love!

I move ahead one breath at a time.
I act with bravery.
I am courage.

When we picture someone brave, we might think they’re fearless; but real courage comes from feeling scared and facing what challenges us anyway. When our minds tell us “I can’t,” we can look inside ourselves and find the strength to say, “Yes, I CAN!”

From Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator team behind the I Am series, comes a triumphant celebration of everyday courage: believing in ourselves, speaking out, trying new things, asking for help, and getting back up no matter how many times we may fall. Grounded in mindfulness and awareness, I Am Courage is an empowering reminder that we can conquer anything.

Introducing Beginning Baby, a new line of novelty board books and gifts from the Chronicle Children's group. Based on over 30 years of distinctive, innovative, bestselling, and award-winning children's publishing, Beginning Baby is the ultimate series for new parents and their children. We've taken our experience as creative professionals, moms, dads, aunts, uncles, siblings, and friends to create a line of books and gifts that we would want to share with the little ones in our lives. Every Beginning Baby book, toy, or game features simple icons to denote which developmental milestones it supports, along with the intended age range. With its distinctive yet accessible art, lovable characters, and educational concepts, Beginning Baby is designed to make growing and learning as easy as playing and dreaming—and will become the must-have gift or self-purchase for every baby's first library. Because a strong beginning sets the groundwork for a bright start!

• 🚗 KIDS' COLORING BOOK – Encourage creativity, imagination, and exploration with the Vehicles Coloring Book from Petit Collage. Kids can create on-the-move scenes by coloring in the bright pages of line illustrations.
• 🚁 INCLUDES OVER 100 STICKERS – There are over 100 colorful paper stickers inside that can be used to bring the finishing touch to your vehicle creations!
• 🚙 PLAY & DEVELOPMENT – Coloring and sticker activities help develop children’s hand-eye coordination, color and shape recognition, and fine motor skills. Plus, they encourage imagination, creativity, and independent play.
• 🌳 THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED – This product is made using FSC paper and uses no lamination, so it is plastic-free.
• 🤍 PETIT COLLAGE – Petit Collage is all about good design. We combine a modern aesthetic with environmentally conscious manufacturing to create bold, thoughtful products to delight little ones. We strive to make our products beautiful and fun in equal measure.

A Dinosaur themed coloring and sticker book!

• 🦊KIDS' COLORING BOOK – Encourage creativity, imagination, and exploration with the Woodland Coloring Book from Petit Collage. Kids can create the outdoor scenes of their dreams by coloring in the bright pages of cute line illustrations.
• 🐰INCLUDES OVER 100 REUSABLE STICKERS – There are over 100 colorful paper stickers inside that can be used to bring the finishing touch to your woodland creations!
• 🦉PLAY & DEVELOPMENT – Coloring and sticker activities help develop children’s hand-eye coordination, color and shape recognition, and fine motor skills. Plus, they encourage imagination, creativity, and independent play.
• 🐻THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED – Beautifully designed with original illustrations, this coloring book is made using FSC paper and printed with vegetable inks.
• 🦌PETIT COLLAGE – Petit Collage is all about good design. We combine a modern aesthetic with environmentally conscious manufacturing to create bold, thoughtful products to delight little ones. We strive to make our products beautiful and fun in equal measure.

From author/illustrator Janik Coat, creator of the Grammar Zoo series, comes Comparrotives, a bright and funny board book about comparatives.

In this oversize board book, young readers will learn about comparative adjectives via a very humorous parrot—from noisy and noisier, to messy and messier, to happy and happier when it finally finds a friend. As with the previous books in the series, Comparrotives features surprising touch-and-feel novelty elements throughout—making the comparatives concept easy and fun to learn.

“Coat’s artwork steals the show, cultivating a strong sense of emotion and movement out of simple, crisp shapes and bold colors . . . Funnier and cleverer than your average board book.” —Booklist (Starred Review)

Behold: an opposites book like no other. Simple pairings of words, both expected (small/large) and unexpected (clear/blurry), are humorously illustrated with a graphic and lovable red hippopotamus. Bold colors and surprising die-cuts and textures spice up this elegantly engaging board book.

In Janik Coat’s much-anticipated follow-up to Hippopposites, a blue rhinoceros unabashedly demonstrates 16 pairs of rhyming words. His ability to appear “stinky” and “inky,” or “caring” and “daring,å” oftentimes lands him in compromising contexts. Fortunately, he doesn’t seem to mind.

Surprising novelty features such as gold foil stamping and flocking enhance this unique, gifty, high-design-concept board book.

The latest in the bestselling series, simply brush water over the pages and watch all manner of familiar and exotic bugs burst into colour. Bring 16 different bugs to life, from dragonflies to scarab beetles to millipedes, with the help of a brush provided with the book and a little water. Use the laminated back cover flap to prevent water seeping onto pages below. Great for keeping children entertained indoors, and for practicing pen control.

From Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug, comes a colorful and inventive book about a changing chameleon that wants to be a little bit of everything.

There once was a small green chameleon that wished to be handsome like a flamingo, smart like a fox, and funny like a seal. But with each transformation in size, shape, and color, the chameleon learns that maybe being yourself is best of all!

The Mixed-Up Chameleon is sure to delight little readers with its interactive art, funny antics, and heartwarming message.

This picture book about the changes that come to a little house is beautiful and timeless.

The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer...

In 1942, Virginia Lee Burton created The Little House, and since then generations of readers have been enchanted by the story of this happy home and her journey from the pleasures of nature to the bustling city, and back again.

From sloths and flamingos to foxes and squirrels, little children can color all their favorite animals in this fun activity book. With simple bold outlines and large areas to color in, this book is a fun way for young children to develop their pencil control and coloring skills.

From the fun of a first riding lesson to the drama of a dressage competition, this entertaining activity book will keep young horse- and pony-lovers busy for hours on end. With over 250 stickers of horses, riders, equipment, trophies and more.

If a hungry little mouse shows up on your doorstep, you might want to give him a cookie. And if you give him a cookie, he'll ask for a glass of milk. He'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache, and then he'll ask for a pair of scissors to give himself a trim....

This book is a great first introduction to Mouse, the star of the If You Give... series and a perennial favorite among children. With its spare, rhythmic text and circular tale, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is perfect for beginning readers and story time. Sure to inspire giggles and requests to "read it again!"

The award-winning If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, one of the most beloved children’s books of all time, is from the #1 New York Times bestselling team Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond. Other favorites in this series include:

• If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
• If You Give a Dog a Donut
• If You Give a Moose a Muffin
• If You Give a Pig a Pancake
• If You Give a Pig a Party

If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you give him a muffin, he'll want some jam to go with it. When he's eaten all your muffins, he'll want to go to the store to get some more muffin mix...

In this hilarious sequel to the beloved If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, the young host is again run ragged by a surprise guest. Young readers will delight in the comic complications that follow when a little boy entertains a gregarious moose.

The If You Give... series is a perennial favorite among children. With its spare, rhythmic text and circular tale, these books are perfect for beginning readers and story time. Sure to inspire giggles and requests to "read it again!"

Other favorites in Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond's bestselling series include:

• If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
• If You Give a Dog a Donut
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
• If You Give a Pig a Pancake
• If You Give a Pig a Party

If you give a dog a donut, he’ll ask for some apple juice to go with it. When you give him the juice, he’ll drink it all up. Then, before you can say “woof” . . . Dog is off on a backyard adventure!

Written in the tradition of the bestselling If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond's If You Give a Dog a Donut is another winner.

The If You Give... series is a perennial favorite among children. With its spare, rhythmic text and circular tale, these books are perfect for beginning readers and story time. Sure to inspire giggles and requests to "read it again!"

Other favorites in Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond's bestselling series include:

• If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
• If You Give a Moose a Muffin
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
• If You Give a Pig a Pancake
• If You Give a Pig a Party

If you give a cat a cupcake, he'll ask for some sprinkles to go with it. When you give him the sprinkles, he might spill some on the floor. Cleaning up will make him hot, so you'll give him a bathing suit . . .

Written in the tradition of the bestselling If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond's If You Give a Cat a Cupcake will show everyone that Cat is where it's at! 

The If You Give... series is a perennial favorite among children. With its spare, rhythmic text and circular tale, these books are perfect for beginning readers and story time. Sure to inspire giggles and requests to "read it again!"

Other favorites in Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond's bestselling series include:

• If You Give a Dog a Donut
• If You Give a Moose a Muffin
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
• If You Give a Pig a Pancake
• If You Give a Pig a Party

Goodnight Moon author Margaret Wise Brown's words are brought to beautiful life by Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney. This must-have for every child’s library is perfect for cozy wintertime readings.

"A glorious tribute to Brown's timeless classic." —Booklist (starred review)

This never-before-published picture book from beloved children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown tells the comforting, snowy story of animals seeking shelter from the cold in a big warm barn. An Indie Next List Pick!

Margaret Wise Brown's classic picture books inlcude Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, Big Red Barn, and many more.

Jerry Pinkney was "widely acclaimed for his picture books honoring his Black heritage as well as for his richly detailed works reimagining well-loved fairy and folktales," noted Publishers Weekly. His version of The Lion & the Mouse by Aesop was awarded the Caldecott Medal, and his books also received five Caldecott Honor citations. He was recognized with two lifetime achievement awards: the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (now known as the Children’s Literature Legacy Award) and the Coretta Scott King Virginia Hamilton Award.

Outside in the cold, hear the wind rattle, come to the barn, keep warm with the cattle...