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Picture Books and Early Chapters May 2026 |
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Lawn-Mowing Day!
by Breanna Carzoo
Little ones who love lawnmowers will also love these sweet animal friends. From author-illustrator Breanna Carzoo comes a cast of landscaping critters who snip, clip, and mow the day away! The grass has grown tall. Too tall. That means it's...lawn-mowing day! Gear up with a cast of friendly animals as they get ready to snip, clip, and mow the lawn! And when the grass grows too tall again...they'll be back for more! Little ones who love lawn mowers and other tools will love this sweet story from author-illustrator Breanna Carzoo!
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The Questioneers: What's That Color?: A Board Book
by Andrea Beaty
What's That Color? is a fun rhyming Questioneers board book starring Aaron Slater, Illustrator, all about colors from the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of Ada Twist, Scientist and Rosie Revere, Engineer Aaron has yellow. Rosie has red. Mix them together--it's something new instead! Aaron Slater, Illustrator and his fellow Questioneers star--as babies!--in their first-ever board book all about the dazzling world of colors. What happens when you mix yellow and blue? What about blue and red? What if you mix all the colors together? Andrea Beaty and David Roberts--the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of the Questioneers series--are back with a delightfully rhyming and vibrantly illustrated board book, the first in a brand-new concepts series for preschoolers. Readers will join their favorite baby Questioneers as they ask their first questions and explore numbers, shapes, and feelings in future board books.
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The Sun Thief
by Alice Hemming
Squirrel enjoys the long summer days with his friend Bird, but as the days grow shorter and darkness comes earlier, he becomes convinced there is a sun thief until Bird sets him straight. Includes information on the tilt of the Earths axis and its effect on daylight.
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Even Steven: A Book about Sharing
by Carrie Finison
A lighthearted, humorous picture book from the author/illustrator duo behind "Don't Hug Doug" about a boy who wants everything to be perfectly even. Say hello to Steven. Steven likes to share! He knows the best way to share something is to split it in half. It's fun! It's fair! And it's EVEN. But some things aren't so easy to split in half . . . Like a nickel. Or a book. Or a slide. Sometimes taking turns is better. Or giving one of something to each person. Steven likes these options because they're fun, and fair, and still EVEN! But...can some things be even, but not fair? Can some things be fair, but not even? Steven isn't so sure, and he'll need YOUR help to figure it out!
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Just One Oak: What a Single Tree Can Be
by Maria Gianferrari
Explore an oak tree, from its leafy crown to its roots underground, and learn all the amazing ways it supports the animals, plants, and habitat where it lives in this surprising and enlightening nonfiction picture book companion to the award-winning Fungi Grow. An oak tree is so much more than meets the eye. From tiny fungi to mighty mammals, this amazing tree contains a whole world. For insects and birds, the oak's leaves, branches, and bark are a home. For bears and squirrels, the thousands of acorns the oak produces are a nutritious superfood. Owls, deer, foxes, and many more creatures are drawn to the rich and healthy environment an oak creates. Because of a single oak tree, its many neighbors flourish.
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We Can Hear Without Ears: And Other Things You Didn't Know We Plants Could Do
by Lisa Westberg Peters
Plants have secret skills. They are water wizards, finding water in the driest landscapes. They are a community, sending underground messages--and even food and water--to other plants. And yes, they can hear without ears. Here's a wondrous picture book for children ages 4-8 that will shake up the way readers think about plants.
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Cranky Versus the Cat
by Phuc Tran
There's trouble at Sandbox Hills. A cat is causing mayhem as Cranky and the crew are building a new playground, and Cranky is feeling, well, cranky. Will an unexpected new friendship help Cranky cool down and get back to work? Find out in this Level 2 I Can Read book featuring an engaging story, longer sentences, and language play perfect for developing readers. For more fun with Cranky and Friends, don't miss: Cranky, Cranky Makes a Friend.
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Beep Bop Boop!: Ready-To-Read Pre-Level 1
by Ethan Long
Aliens land on Earth but no one can understand what they want in this Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read by Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winning author Ethan Long. WARNING EARTHLINGS! Aliens have landed! And they have just one thing to say over and over again: BEEP BOP BOOP! BEEP BOP BOOP! Everyone they meet runs away in fear, scared of these three little outer space creatures. What in the world are they saying? What could they want?
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Orris and Timble: Star Stories
by Kate DiCamillo
In a soaring conclusion to a moving trilogy, national treasure Kate DiCamillo shows how friendship, trust, and stories--lived and shared--transform us. Orris and Timble are friends. Orris is a rat, Timble is an owl, and they meet each night in an old barn to share stories. One night, Timble asks a fateful question: Why don't you ever leave the barn, Orris? Strong and brave, the owl offers to carry the rat on his back. Orris will be able to see it all for himself--the rivers and fish, roads and farms, mountains and coyotes. But why would Orris leave the barn when all he needs is there: his books, the moon and stars above, and Timble's nightly tales of high-flying adventure? What would you do if you had the chance to fly? In the final installment of an exquisitely illustrated and deeply felt early-reader trilogy, two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo reveals how trust and friendship can lift us into our best lives.
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Little Bee: The Buzz about the Party (Little Bee 1)
by Danny Neville
A bug-tastic and social justice-filled new early chapter book series Bee and her friends love parties, but her third grade class's upcoming Mother's Day celebration makes her feel all squirmy inside: are she and her dads even allowed to go? Bee and her best friends Sarah and Tiam--the Winged Wonder gang--love parties almost as much as they love bugs. So when their Grade 3 teacher announces that the class must come up with a winning party idea, the friends are so excited. But when Bee realizes that it's to celebrate the upcoming Mother's Day weekend, she is confused and worried: Bee has two dads. Is she allowed to celebrate, and are her dads allowed to come? But Bee quickly learns that she might not be the only one who's feeling left out. With the help of her friends and her parents, Bee must figure out how she and others in her class with non-traditional families can not only take part in the class party, but feel celebrated too.
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Dwight Foster Public Library 209 Merchants Ave., Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin 53538 (920) 563-7790 Social Media: @dwightfosterpubliclibrary
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