All for Pie, Pie for All by David Martin.
Grandma Cat's apple pie is devoured by her cat family, a mouse family, and a family of ants. A little math, a celebration of family mealtime, large pictures and repetitive text make this perfect for sharing.

Beware of Tigers by Dave Horowitz.
Two little birds, sitting on a curb snacking from a can of gourmet worms, laugh off a warning that a tiger is coming. Then the bus pulls up, and off steps a smiling tiger. Can you trust a smiling tiger?

Black? White! Day? Night! by Laura Vaccaro Seeger.
Bold colors, carefully placed cutouts, and full-page lift-the-flaps make this much more than just another concept book about opposites.

Time Out, Buzzy by Harriet Ziefert.
When Buzzy misbehaves, his mother gives him a time out in his room, where he, in turn, gives a time out to his toys, books, and clothes.

Epossumondas Saves the Day by Coleen Salley.
Mama needs baking soda, or "sody sallyraytus," to make the sweet biscuits for strawberry shortcake for Epossumondas's birthday. But on the way back from the store each helper runs into a "GREAT, HUGE, UGLY LOUISIANA SNAPPING TURTLE.” Will Epossumondas ever get his birthday treat?

Merry un-Christmas by Mike Reiss; illustrated by David Catrow.
Wish every day was Christmas? Welcome to Noelle's world where it’s Christmas 364 days a year.

Wag a Tail by Lois Ehlert.
Wonderful dogs with button eyes are on their way to the dog park.  A little trouble ensues in the form of a cat, but everyone has fun, including the reader.

In a Scary Old House by Harriet Ziefert
This limited vocabulary story takes beginning readers on a scary adventure through scary woods to a scary house up scary stairs to a scary surprise.

Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine.
The true story of a slave named Henry Brown, who climbed into a wooden crate and mailed himself to freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Beautiful illustrations bring Henry’s plight to life.

Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship by Isabella Hatkoff.
Owen and Mzee's story continues, with unexpected communication and devotion between the animals and some unexpected difficulties --Owen acts much more like a tortoise than a hippo.

The Ghost That had to Go by Annie Barrows.
The normally quiet Ivy tells her classmates that there's a ghost in the second-grade bathroom to cover up the fact that she can’t do a cartwheel. When girls start refusing to use the bathroom, Ivy and her friend Bean decide to make the problem go away by performing an exorcism.

Jackson Jones and the Curse of the Outlaw Rose by Mary Quattlebaum.
Things get a little thorny for Jackson and his sidekick Reuben when they agree to become rose rustlers and steal a clipping of an old rose branch from a cemetery for their friend Mr.K. Terrible things begin to happen and Reuben is convinced the clipping is cursed.

Pick Me Up: Stuff You Need To Know by Roger Bridgman.
Organized randomly like the popular "miscellany" books of the 19th century, the eclectic contents merge pop culture music, fashion, movies, and technology with school topics such as nature, math, politics and geography.

The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems compiled and illustrated by Jackie Morris.
74 classic poems that touch on childhood, animals and the natural world, love, war, and the stages of life, make this an ideal collection to give or to share.

Kingfisher Voyages: Ancient Egypt
This book incorporates translucent overlays and foldout pages to take readers through a journey of ancient Egypt. Technical aspects of mummy embalming and pyramid building are explained.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick.
Hugo lives in the walls of a Paris trains station, stealing food to survive and parts to repair a mysterious automaton. His life is turned upside down when he steals from a secretive toy seller.

Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata.
Kadohata accurately re-creates the experiences of the military canine program in Vietnam in this touching dog story about a bomb sniffing German Shepard and his idealistic handler.

The Black Tower: A Herculeah Jones Mystery by Betsy Byars.
Herculeah is back in another exciting adventure. Here, she is reading to her mother's friend, a lonely stroke victim who cannot speak, and becomes involved in a family feud and mystery involving money and murder.

Soccer Chick Rules by Dawn Fitzgerald.
Tess, an eighth-grade girl, has two things on her mind--beating the soccer team that defeated hers, and making sure that the school levy, designed to fund after-school activities including student sports, passes in a community vote so that she can continue to do what she loves.