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At the Rescue Cat Café
by Anna Humphrey
A whole clowder of cats resides at the Rescue Cat Cafe. Each cat is distinct in look and personality, and each is in need of a forever home. Handsome Henry sleeps in a sunbeam, mysterious Ming winds around ankles, and ChiChi and Bunnykin are bold and adventurous. But you won't see Mouse--he hides away, watching all the activity with round green eyes. Each day of the week, a visitor comes to the cafe and adopts a cat that's just right--a perfect human-cat pairing. And by the time Sunday rolls around, even shy Mouse finds his forever home. This is a heartfelt picture book about the connection humans can find with animals, and a celebration of how animals can be just as diverse in their personalities as people. It emphasizes the importance of adopting animals in need of a home and offers gentle validation for readers (and cats!) about coming out of your shell at your own pace when you're nervous or shy.
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Make way for Harriet and May
by Elizabeth Verdick
ASometimes the world can be too much for May. Too loud. Too busy. Too people-y. But then she spies Harriet, a gloriously big stuffed spider, and takes her home. Soon May and Harriet become inseparable. Snug in a Harriet hug, May can brave public places; when things are too loud, Harriet's legs can act as earplugs. With Harriet by her side, May feels safe, and the world feels less scary.
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Six little sticks
by Tiffany Stone
Kids are introduced to Mama stick bug and her six little sticks, and when Mama begins counting her little ones, she can only find five, then with each counting, one more disappears, so Mama needs help spotting them.
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The Day the Books Disappeared
by Joanna Ho and Caroline Kusin Pritchard; illustrated by Dan Santat
Arnold can’t understand why his classmates bother reading books about anything besides the best topic: planes. Discovering that he can wish away all the other books, Arnold is delighted...until his beloved plane books disappear as well. Can Arnold figure out how to bring them back before it's too late? This book about books celebrates themes of empathy, interconnectedness, and the value of diverse and differing perspectives.
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Five little friends : a collection of finger rhymes
by Sean Taylor
What better way to get little ones excited about poems than to make them part of the delivery? In the hallowed tradition of nursery rhymes and songs like "Itsy Bitsy Spider," this imaginative collection entices children to use their fingers, hands, and sometimes whole bodies to bring a variety of verses to life. Whether the subject is sailing ships or stomping dinosaurs, falling snow or popping bubbles, jumping onto waterslides or riding a crowded elevator, Sean Taylor's rhythmic read-aloud verses pair with Fiona Woodcock's fresh, colorful illustrations, offering clues to the finger actions kids can follow-unless they're happily acting things out already, using shapes and movements all their own.
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Leonard builds a haunted house
by Mike Ciccotello
Leonard the cheerful, can-do ghost is building his family members a new haunted house. It needs to be the scariest house ever! Except the more Leonard builds, the less creepy their new home looks. From the un-scary cellar to the snug roof that doesn't leak, it's nothing like the house of horrors his family imagined...or is it?
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| See the Ghost: Three Stories About Things You Cannot See by David LaRochelle; illustrated by Mike WohnoutkaIn this beginner-friendly read, the titular characters from See the Cat and See the Dog return for several laugh-out-loud encounters with mischievous invisible characters (who can be seen only via their speech bubbles). Featuring easy-to-read words and sophisticated visual humor, See the Ghost offers new readers a sense of both accomplishment and fun. |
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The Grumpy Ghost Upstairs
by Mamiko Shiotani
A grumpy ghost spends long nights swooping up and down and round and round in his dark and dusty attic. He likes being inside, alone. But maybe he's also a little frightened of anything else. Then a curious girl arrives in his attic. The little ghost sulks: why won't this annoying and slightly scary child go away?
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Monster baker
by Laura Lavoie
For her Grandmonster's 247th birthday, Tillie decides to bake a special cake, but when she's plagued by a series of baking blunders, she learns that with a little patience, care and determination, she can rise to the occasion.
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| Little Ghost Makes a Friend by Maggie Edkins WillisLittle Ghost, an adorably round specter who only goes out on Halloween, longs for a real friend. New neighbor Anya seems to have a lot in common with Little Ghost -- could they be kindred spirits? With soft, cartoony illustrations, this ghost story is heartwarming instead of horrifying. Read-alike: Gustavo, the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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Grand Ledge Area District Library
131 E Jefferson St
Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837
(517) 627-7014https://gladl.org |
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