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Oh, No!Candace Fleming;

illustrated by Eric RohmannA sly, playful story that begs to be read aloud.

Ages 3–7HC: 978-0-375-84271-9 • GLB: 978-0-375-94557-1

Tenggren’s Tawny Scrawny LionKathryn Jackson;

illustrated by Gustaf TenggrenThe funny, classic story of a family of 10

fat rabbits that teaches the hungry lion to eat carrot stew—so that he doesn’t eat them!

Ages 2–5HC: 978-0-307-02168-7

Camille Saint-Saëns’s The Carnival of the Animals

Jack Prelutsky;illustrated by Mary GrandPré;

composed by Camille Saint-SaënsA perfect introduction to classical music

featuring different instrument sounds for each animal.

Ages 6–12HC: 978-0-375-86458-2 GLB: 978-0-375-96458-9

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RainManya Stojic

When rain comes to the parched African savanna, the animals use all their senses

to track the storm.Ages 5–8

HC: 978-0-517-80085-0 • PB: 978-0-385-73729-6

Ferocious Wild Beasts!Chris Wormell

A funny and heartwarming story about being scared and how to get over those fears.

Ages 5–8HC: 978-0-375-86091-1

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it’s a wild world out thereout thereLet’s go on a safari and see what wild animals we meet!

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ACTIVITIES/CRAFTS

Color the paper plate green with pain or markers.

From construction paper, cut out shapes to be the frog’s legs, eyes, and tongue.

Fold the paper plate in half. Attach the eyes to the top, the tongue in the fold, and the legs on the outside.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Paper plates : construction paper : green paint or markers : safety scissors : tape or glue

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Decorate the face with eyes, nose, and whiskers in black made from construction paper.

Decorate the rest of the tiger with black and orange stripes using crayons, markers, or colored pencils.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Paper lunch bags : black marker or crayon : crayons, markers, colored pencils : construction paper : safety scissors : glue

paper bag tigerstigers

Decorate the outside of the paper towel tube.

Secure a piece of plastic wrap or tissue paper over one of the tube’s openings tightly with rubber bands.

Pour a handful of beans down the open side of the tube. Secure the other open side of the tube with plastic wrap or tissue paper and a rubber band.

Shake the rain stick to hear the beans make a sound like the rain.

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Paper towel tubes : dried beans : tissue paper or plastic wrap : rubber bands : crayons, markers, or colored pencils

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RandomHouse.com/kids • RHTeachersLibrarians.comstorytellers: Please make copies of this bird outline for your listeners. Help them color their birds with crayons, markers, or colored pencils and decorate with glitter, beads, and feathers.

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Lemonade in WinterEmily Jenkins; illustrated by G. Brian Karas

A fun read-aloud and an introduction to simple money math.

Ages 3–7HC: 978-0-375-85883-3 • GLB: 978-0-375-95883-0

The Chicken ProblemJennifer Oxley and Billy Aronson

What do you get when you add Peg and Cat, multiplied by dozens of baby chicks, and then divide them all with one farm.

You get . . . the Chicken Problem!Ages 3–6

HC: 978-0-375-86989-1 • GLB: 978-0-375-96989-8

How High Can a Dinosaur Count? And Other Math Mysteries

Valorie FisherWith clues in both the text and the art,

math has never been so inviting!Ages 5–9

HC: 978-0-375-83608-4 • PB: 978-0-375-85809-3

Pretty Penny Sets Up ShopDevon Kinch

Ka-ching! Pretty Penny is learning to become pennywise!

Ages 4–8HC: 978-0-375-86735-4 • GLB: 978-0-375-96737-5

My Little Sister Ate One HareBill Grossman; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes

In this uproariously funny counting book, a ravenous little sister eats everything

from one hare to ten peas.Ages 5–8

PB: 978-0-517-88576-5

ACTIVITIES/CRAFTS

Go through old magazines and cut out pictures of things in numbers. For example, 1 cookie, 2 pencils, 3 books, etc.

Glue the magazine pictures onto a piece of construction paper in number order.

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Construction paper : old magazines : safety scissors : glue : crayons or markers

counting collagescollages

Write the numbers from 1 to 10 on the popsicle sticks. You can decorate the sticks with dots or shapes that correspond to the numbers. Put them in the counting bag.

Fill each bag with a generous amount of beads or pom-poms.

Pull a number stick out of the bag. Then count out that number in beads or pom-poms and place them on the stick.

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Paper lunch bags : beads or pom-poms : crayons, markers, or colored pencils : 10 popsicle sticks

counting bagbag

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Starting with the number 1, decorate each strip with a number and a picture (1 apples, 2 strawberries, 3 oranges, etc.).

Using the tape or staples to secure the edges of the paper strips, make a paper chain with the numbers in the right order.

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Construction paper : safety scissors : markers or crayons : staples or tape

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Wild About You!Judy Sierra; illustrated by Marc Brown

When it comes to raising babies, it takes a whole zoo!

Ages 4–8HC: 978-0-307-93178-8 • GLB: 978-0-375-97107-5

Princess BabyKaren Katz

Poor baby, no one calls her by her real name!Ages 1–5

HC: 978-0-375-84119-4 • Board: 978-0-307-93146-7

How to Be a Baby by Me, the Big Sister

Sally Lloyd-Jones; illustrated by Sue HeapWhen you’re a baby, you can’t do anything,

says this bossy big sister!Ages 4–8

HC: 978-0-375-83843-9 •PB: 978-0-375-87388-1

Baby FacesMallory Loehr;

illustrated by Vanessa Brantley NewtonEvery spread in this adorable interactive board

book features the smiling face of a different baby.Ages 0–3

HC: 978-0-375-87031-6

The Berenstain Bears’ New BabyStan & Jan Berenstain

A new baby arrives for Mama, Papa, and Brother Bear!

Ages 4–8PB: 978-0-394-82908-1

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Glue the magazine pictures onto a piece of construction paper.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Construction paper : old magazines : safety scissors : glue : crayons or markers

baby collagescollages

Choose your favorite animal.

On construction paper, draw your favorite animal baby. Draw the baby animal’s mommy or daddy or sister or brother.

Think about where your baby’s family lives and put that in the drawing.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Construction paper : crayons, markers, or colored pencils

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Using safety scissors, cut out the babies.

With glue or tape, attach the baby cutouts to a Popsicle stick for a baby puppet. Make a puppet show with several babies together.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Popsicle sticks : construction paper : safety scissors : glue or tape

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Ready for PumpkinsKate Duke

A classroom guinea pig fi nds a way to plant his own garden in this funny tale

of pumpkins and patience.Ages 5–8

HC: 978-0-375-87068-2 • GLB: 978-0-375-97068-9

Two Little GardenersMargaret Wise Brown and

Edith Thacher Hurd; illustrated by Gertrude Elliot

The classic story of a young brother and sister who plant seeds that will result, after much

hard work and patience, in a bountiful garden!Ages 2–5

HC: 978-0-375-83529-2

How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?Margaret McNamara;

illustrated by G. Brian KarasWhen counting seeds in pumpkins,

bigger isn’t always better!Ages 3–7

HC: 978-0-375-84014-2

We Planted a TreeDiane Muldrow; illustrated by Bob Staake

Two young families in two very different parts of the world plant a tree and watch

as the trees fl ourish and help clean the air, enrich the soil, and give fruit and shade.

Ages 5–8HC: 978-0-375-86432-2 • GLB: 978-0-375-96432-9

Secrets of the GardenKathleen Weidner Zoehfeld;

illustrated by Priscilla LamontKids will eat up this wonderful book

of backyard science—and perhaps they’ll even be inspired to eat their vegetables!

Ages 5–9HC: 978-0-517-70990-0 • GLB: 978-0-517-70991-7

ACTIVITIES/CRAFTS

Stack several sheets of different colored tissue paper together. Fold the stack accordion style the long way so you get a long rectangle of folded tissue paper.

Twist a pipe cleaner around the center of the stack.

Open the flower by pulling one sheet of tissue paper at a time toward the center. Fluff them up to make beautiful flower petals.

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Different color tissue paper : pipe cleaners

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There’s something magical about planting a seed and watching it grow. What kinds of plants grow from seeds? Flowers, trees, vegetables, and more!

Trace your hand several times on green construction paper and cut out the green hand shapes.

Draw the shape of a tree trunk on the brown construction paper and cut out the tree trunk.

Glue the green hand shapes onto the tree trunk to be the tree’s leaves. In the fall, you can use orange, red, and yellow paper for the tree’s leaves.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Brown and green construction paper : safety scissors : pencil : glue or tape

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With the fi ngers pointing up, wrap one handprint around a pencil or pipe cleaner. Secure it with tape or glue. Curl the fingers of the hand outwards to make the lily petals.

Using ribbon, tie a bunch of handprint lilies together to make a bouquet.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Construction paper : safety scissors : pencils, Popsicle sticks, or pipe cleaners : tape or glue : ribbon

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Daddy Christmas & Hanukkah Mama

Selina AlkoAges 5–8

HC: 978-0-375-86093-5GLB: 978-0-375-96093-2

What Can a Crane Pick Up?Rebecca Kai Dotlich;

illustrated by Mike LoweryAges 1–4

HC: 978-0-375-86726-2GLB: 978-0-375-96726-9

Room for the BabyMichelle Edwards;

illustrated by Jana ChristyAges 3–6

HC: 978-0-375-87090-3GLB: 978-0-375-97090-0

Annie and HelenDeborah Hopkinson;

illustrated by Raul ColónAges 4–8

HC: 978-0-375-85706-5GLB: 978-0-375-95706-2

I Have a DreamDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; illustrated by Kadir Nelson

All AgesHC: 978-0-375-85887-1GLB: 978-0-375-95887-8

Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty?David Levinthal;

illustrated by John NickleAges 4–8

HC: 978-0-375-84195-8GLB: 978-0-375-94595-3

Big Girl PantiesFran Manushkin;

illustrated by Valeria PetroneAges 0–4

Board: 978-0-307-93152-8

Railroad HankLisa Moser;

illustrated by Benji DaviesAges 3–8

HC: 978-0-375-86849-8GLB: 978-0-375-96849-5

Cowboy ChristmasRob Sanders;

illustrated by John MandersAges 2–5

HC: 978-0-375-86985-3GLB: 978-0-375-96985-0

Hey, Presto!Nadia Shireen

Ages 4–8HC: 978-0-375-86905-1GLB: 978-0-375-96905-8

Pigs in PajamasMaggie Smith

Ages 3–6HC: 978-0-375-84817-9GLB: 978-0-375-94817-6

Cold SnapEileen Spinelli;

illustrated by Marjorie PricemanAges 5–8

HC: 978-0-375-85700-3GLB: 978-0-375-95700-0

Alex the ParrotStephanie Spinner;

illustrated by Meilo SoAges 8–12

HC: 978-0-375-86846-7GLB: 978-0-375-96846-4

Harlem’s Little BlackbirdRenée Watson;

illustrated by Christian RobinsonAges 3–8

HC: 978-0-375-86973-0GLB: 978-0-375-96973-7

Where’s Ellie?Salina YoonAges 0–3

Board: 978-0-307-97806-6