Aston, Dianna Hutts. An Egg is Quiet. Illustrated by Sylvia Long. Chronicle Books. ISBN-10: 0-8118-4428-5. $16.95. Ages 4-8. A beautifully illustrated introduction to eggs of all kinds.

 

Baker, Keith. On the Go With Mr. and Mrs. Green. Harcourt. ISBN-10: 0-15-205762-5. $16.00 . Paperback (April 2007) ISBN-10: 0-15-205867-2. $5.95. Ages 5-8. Mr. and Mrs. Green are alligators who have hilarious adventures performing slightly scary magic, baking a quadrupled cookie recipe, and inventing a pie-slicing machine.

 

Best, Cari. Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen. Illustrated by Christine Davenier. Melanie Kroupa Books / Farrar, Straus , and Giroux. ISBN-10: 0-374-36386-2. $16.00. Ages 4-8. After outgrowing her bicycle, Sally Jean uses her talents to find a way to get a bigger bicycle.

 

Beaumont, Karen. Move Over, Rover! Illustrated by Jane Dyer. Harcourt. ISBN-10: 0-15-201979-0. $16.00. Ages 3-7. Rover is cozy and warm in his doghouse and ends up sharing it with other animals, until a skunk arrives.

 

Butterworth, Chris. Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea. Illustrations by John Lawrence. Candlewick Press. ISBN-10: 0-7636-2989-8. $16.99. Ages 4-8. Intricate engravings and engaging text explain the life cycle of the Barbour sea horse.

 

Bynum, Janie. Nutmeg and Barley: A Budding Friendship. Candlewick Press . ISBN-10: 0-7636-2382-2. $15.99. Ages 4-8. Two neighbors discover that opposites attract and that friendship happens in surprising ways.

 

Chaconas, Dori. Cork & Fuzz: Short and Tall. Illustrated by Lisa McCue. Viking. ISBN-10: 0-670-05985-4. $13.99. Ages 4-8. A muskrat and a possum learn that friends can come in many sizes.

 

Cunnane, Kelly. For You are a Kenyan Child. Illustrated by Ana Juan. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN-10: 0-689-86194-X. $16.95. Ages 4-8. A Kenyan child, distracted by the villagers and friends along the way, forgets his mother’s instructions.

 

Greenfield, Eloise. The Friendly Four. Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. HarperCollins. Trade Binding ISBN-10: 0-06-000759-1. $16.99. Library Binding ISBN-10: 0-06-000760-5. $17.89. Ages 5-8. A boring summer turns into fun when four friends create the town of Goodsummer in these color-coded free verses that can be read chorally or as a group script.

 

Hills, Tad. Duck & Goose. Schwartz & Wade Books / Random House . Trade Binding ISBN-10: 0-375-83611-X. $14.95. Library Binding ISBN-10: 0-375-93611-4. $16.99. Ages 2-6. When Duck and Goose find what they believe is a beautiful spotted egg, they disagree on how to care for it.

 

Lewis, Kim. Hooray for Harry . Candlewick Press. ISBN-10: 0-7636-29626. $15.99. Ages 2-5. Nap time is interrupted when Harry, a stuffed elephant, discovers his blanket is missing.

 

Lies, Brian. Bats at the Beach. Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN-10: 0-618-55744-X. $16.00. Ages 4-8. Bats pack their beach bags and are off to enjoy a cookout and a night playing in the sand.

 

Pitzer, Susanna. Not Afraid of Dogs . Illustrated by Larry Day. Walker . Trade Binding ISBN-10: 0-8027-8067-9. $16.95. Library Binding ISBN-10: 0-8027-8068-7. $17.85 . Ages 3-6. Daniel faces his fear of dogs and enjoys a new friendship.

 

Ries, Lori. Aggie and Ben: Three Stories. Illustrated by Frank W. Dormer. Charlesbridge. ISBN-10: 1-57091-594-6. $12.95. Paperback (July 2007) ISBN-10: 1-57091-649-6. $5.95. Ages 4-8. With his new dog, Aggie, Ben discovers all the great things, and not so great things, about being a dog.

 

Root, Phyllis. Looking for a Moose. Illustrated by Randy Cecil. Candlewick Press. ISBN-10: 0-7636-2005-X. $15.99. Ages 4-8. Four friends set off to find a moose that is much closer than they think.  

 

Slater, Dashka. Baby Shoes. Illustrated by Hiroe Nakata. Bloomsbury. ISBN-10: 1-58234-684-4. $15.95. Ages 2-6. Baby picks out a new pair of white shoes, making them his own in a colorful day of play.

 

Smee, Nicola. Clip-Clop! Boxer Books/Sterling Books. ISBN-10: 1-905417-09-8. $12.95. Ages 2-8. Mr. Horse takes his friends on a fast ride that has them begging for more.

 

Van Patter, Bruce. Farley Found It! Boyds Mills Press. ISBN-10: 1-59078-351-4. $16.95. Ages 4-6. Edna’s quiet life is disturbed when a sleepy sheep named Farley finds her doghouse no matter where it’s hidden.

 

Weeks, Sarah. Counting Ovejas. Illustrated by David Diaz. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN-10: 0-689-86750-6. $17.99. Ages 2-8. Counting colorful sheep in Spanish and English tires a small child, especially when he has to bulldoze the increasing number of sheep from his room.

 

Yolen, Jane. Count Me a Rhyme: Animal Poems By the Numbers. Photographs by Jason Stemple. Boyds Mills Press. ISBN-10: 1-59078-345-X. $17.95. Ages 5-8. Vibrant poetry and photographs combine in a joyful celebration of numbers in nature.