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New Books about Rhymes & Tales 8 of 280 Items

Pirates vs. monsters

Cosgrove, Lee

Crosby, David (David R.)
Sounds like school spirit

Cummins, Lucy Ruth

Fleming, Meg
Let's go for a walk

Hamza, Ranger

Kronreif, Kate
School is cool!

Moyle, Eunice

Moyle, Sabrina
My voice is a trumpet

Allen, Jimmie, 1986-

Johnson, Cathy Ann, 1964-
Hugo Sprouts and the strange case of the beans

Loren, John
The bench

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, 1981-

Robinson, Christian
Time for school, little blue truck

Joseph, John, 1985-

Schertle, Alice
Princesses can fix it!

Christians, Julia, 1984-

Marchini, Tracy
Mucky truck

Ferro, Elisa

Paquette, Ammi-Joan
Jonathan and the giant eagle

Christopher, Danny, 1975-
The runaway pea

Poskitt, Kjartan
Secret, secret agent guy

Bigwood, Kira

Krampien, Celia, 1988-
Old MacDonald had a phone

Ross, Tony

Willis, Jeanne
Bodies are cool

Feder, Tyler
Phoebe Dupree is coming to tea!

Ashman, Linda

Marley, Alea
The little blue bridge

Maier, Brenda (Brenda J.)

Sánchez, Sonia, 1983-
My brown skin

Booker, Thomishia

Gibson, Jessica
Sunny days

Kerbel, Deborah

Sato, Miki, 1987-
Venetian lullaby

Binney, Kendra

Roth, Judith L
The wonders that I find

Odynski, Tay

Ward, Meghan J
Sadie Sprocket builds a rocket

Fliess, Sue

Tempest, Annabel
Come, read with me

Ruurs, Margriet

Wei, Christine
Thoughts are air

Arndt, Michael (Michael Peter)

Freitas, Irena
The Star Festival

Fujisawa, Mizuho

Ritchie Hadley, Moni
If I had an octopus

Barrow, Alex

Dawnay, Gabby
Girls and boys come out to play

Pearson, Tracey Campbell
The poop song

Boldt, Claudia

Litwin, Eric
Sweet dreams little one : (a bedtime lullaby for you)

Magsamen, Sandra
The Three Little Pigs and the big bad book

Mantle, Ben

Rowland, Lucy (Children's author)
Honey for you, honey for me : a first book of nursery rhymes

Riddell, Chris

Rosen, Michael, 1946-
siwɬkʷ nkʷancinəm k’el suliʔ = The water sings to Suliʔ

Allison, Shianna, 2001-

Hall, Harron, 1990-
skɬp’lk’mitkw = Water changeling

Hall, Harron, 1990-

Isaac, Phyllis, 1952-
Colossal cranes

Mitton, Tony

Parker, Ant
Sock on the loose

McGlauflin, Conor
Remarkable robots

Mitton, Tony

Parker, Ant
Twinkle's fairy pet day

Holabird, Katharine

Holabird, Katherine

Warburton, Sarah
What are little girls made of?

Follath, Isabelle

Willis, Jeanne
The hospital dog

Donaldson, Julia

Ogilvie, Sara, 1971-
Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast

Funk, Josh

Kearney, Brendan (Illustrator)
Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast. Short & sweet

Funk, Josh

Kearney, Brendan (Illustrator)
The most amazing bird

Kusugak, Michael

Qappik, Andrew, 1964-
This pretty planet

Chapin, Tom

Forster, John, 1948-

White, Lee, 1970-
Cozy

Brett, Jan, 1949-
The very super bear

Bland, Nick, 1973-
Now you see me, now you don't

Hegarty, Patricia

Lambert, Jonathan
When the storm comes

Ashman, Linda

Yoo, Taeeun
Solid, liquid, gassy : a fairy science story

Spires, Ashley, 1978-
How to catch a yeti

Elkerton, Andy

Wallace, Adam
Emergency Monster Squad

Horowitz, Dave, 1970-
This is the path the wolf took

Ellis, Elina

Farina, Laura, 1980-
Ten in the bed

Cabrera, Jane
Moonbeams : a lullaby of the phases of the moon

Bausum, Ann

Han, Kyung Eun
Monsters 101

Atkinson, Cale
Chicken Little : the real and totally true tale

Wedelich, Sam
A wave of stars

Brown, Dolores (Children's author)

Wimmer, Sonja
Pumpkin magic

Masessa, Ed

Wragg, Nate
Born

Derby, Cindy

Sobol, John, 1963-
My rainy day rocket ship

Palmer, Charly

Sheppard, Markette
The hips on the drag queen go swish, swish, swish

Dios, Olga de, 1979-

Lil Miss Hot Mess
Here comes Ocean

Fleming, Meg

Zakimi, Paola
The problem with problems

Hicks, Zehra

Rooney, Rachel
The fairies of Honeysuckle Hollow

Frampton, Robyn

Horton, Laura K
What is family on Sesame Street?

Kwiat, Ernie

Manning, Craig (Author)
Ten fat sausages

Freeman, Tor

Robinson, Michelle (Michelle Jane), 1977-
Freda and the blue beetle

Gilmore, Sophie
Bonnie & Ben rhyme again

Fox, Mem, 1946-

Horacek, Judy
Dare to dream big

Gutierrez, Lorna

Noakes, Polly, 1964-
Keeshig & the Ojibwe pterodactyls

Pedri-Spade, Celeste, 1982-

Spade, Keeshig, 2012-

Spade, Kiniw, 2013-

Spade, Robert, 1975-
Swim swim sink

Harney, Jenn
Three ways to trap a leprechaun

Lazar, Tara
The night before Groundhog Day

Wing, Natasha

Wummer, Amy
Old MacDonald had a baby

Snape, Emily

Steele, K-Fai
Sort it out!

Mariconda, Barbara

Rogers, Sherry
If you're happy and you know it!

Cabrera, Jane
How to celebrate Halloween! : holiday traditions, rituals, and rules in a delightful story

Hallinan, P. K
Maiden & princess

Galupo, Isabel

Haack, Daniel

Human, Becca
Arthur Garber, the harbor barber

Frank, Joe, 1982-
It's raining cats! It's raining dogs! It's raining bats! And pollywogs!

Stephens-Avery, Larkin

West, Sherry
Ghastly ghosts

Bateman, Teresa

Lamug, Kenneth Kit, 1978-
Just in case you want to fly

Fogliano, Julie

Robinson, Christian
The crocodile's skin

Domeniconi, Paolo

Román, José Carlos
Hamish takes the train

Hirst, Daisy
T-shirts aren't napkins!

Zafrilla, Marta, 1982-
How about a night out?

Hunt, Matt, 1988-

Williams, Sam
In my Anaana's amautik

Lishchenko, Lenny

Sammurtok, Nadia
Cookies for Santa : the story of how Santa's favorite cookie saved Christmas

Tarkela, Johanna
I'm a gnome!

Bernatene, Poly

Peill-Meininghaus, Jessica
Señorita Mariposa

Almada Rivero, Marcos

G, Mister
Pick a pumpkin

Jarvis, 1985-

Toht, Patricia, 1960-
The go-away bird

Donaldson, Julia

Rayner, Catherine
Preschool, here I come!

Joven, John

Steinberg, David, 1962-
Pete the Cat and the itsy bitsy spider

Dean, James, 1957-
Farmer Falgu goes kite flying

Nair, Kanika

Soundar, Chitra
Little house in a big place

Acheson, Alison, 1964-

Leblond, Valériane, 1985-
This is the construction worker

Godwin, Laura

Hector, Julian
Clap

Aurora, Ian

Moore, Natalia, 1986-
Boom! boom! boom!

Oklejak, Marianna

Wechterowicz, Przemysław
Just read!

Degman, Lori

Tentler-Krylov, Victoria
The wobbly waitress

Stickley, Lisa
A twin is to hug

Ashburn, Boni

Nez, John A
Good night, world

Edwards, Nicola

Tolson, Hannah
The sun shines everywhere

Hoberman, Mary Ann

Lozano, Luciano, 1969-
I love you all year through

Mason, Suzie

Stansbie, Stephanie
Twinkle

Holabird, Katharine
Side by side

Raschka, Christopher
The three vikings

Auerbach, Adam
Fear the bunny

Burris, Priscilla

Morris, Richard T., 1969-
Trees

Hutchens, Verlie

Tsong, Jing Jing
Skyscraper

Hurley, Jorey
Pony poems for little pony lovers

Meister, Cari

Rhys, Sara
Wild baby

Doerrfeld, Cori
I love my dinosaur

Andreae, Giles, 1966-

Dodd, Emma, 1969-
A hundred kisses before bedtime

Van Gageldonk, Mack
Luna and the Moon Rabbit

Whitcher, Camille
Chuck in the city

Auchter, Chris

Wheeler, Jordan, 1964-
You're just right

Crane, Ben

Lethbridge, Victor, 1964-
Green is a chile pepper : a book of colors

Parra, John

Thong, Roseanne
A home in the barn

Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952

Pinkney, Jerry
Five flying penguins

Coleman, Stephanie Fizer

McGrath, Barbara Barbieri, 1954-
One duck stuck

Chapman, Jane, 1970-

Root, Phyllis
Mulan's lunar new year

Li, Sophie

Yim, Natasha
Sometimes rain

Fleming, Meg

Sudyka, Diana
Just add glitter

Cotterill, Samantha

DiTerlizzi, Angela
Mini rabbit not lost

Bond, John
These little piggies go to the beach

Davenier, Christine

Sklansky, Amy E
Just a walk

Auchter, Chris

Wheeler, Jordan, 1964-
How the Borks became

Dolan, Elys

Emmett, Jonathan
Even superheroes make mistakes

Becker, Shelly

Kaban, Eda
Fire truck dreams

Chriscoe, Sharon, 1973-

Mottram, Dave
Bear child

Dufft, Sanne, 1974-

Mead, Geoff, 1949-
Princesses save the world

Byrne, Eva

Guthrie, Savannah

Oppenheim, Allison
The wild beast

Todd, Sue

Walters, Eric, 1957-
Mrs. Claus takes the reins

Chambers, Mark A

Fliess, Sue
If you're groovy and you know it, hug a friend!

Lichtenheld, Tom

Litwin, Eric
Under the same sky

Teckentrup, Britta
Itchy scritchy scratchy pants

Smallman, Steve
Vera Jewel is late for school

Kent, Nicola
I feel teal

Rille, Lauren

Sicuro, Aimée, 1976-
Bone soup : a spooky, tasty tale

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin, 1957-

Knight, Tom
Tiny little rocket

Collingridge, Richard

Fickling, David
Mrs. Noah's pockets

Morris, Jackie
Mary had a little lab

Fliess, Sue
Goodbye brings hello

White, Dianne

Wiseman, Daniel
Jack B. Ninja

McCanna, Tim

Savage, Stephen, 1965-
Nimesh the adventurer

Amini, Mehrdokht

Singh, Ranjit (Author at Lantana Publishing)
Prince & knight

Haack, Daniel

Lewis, Stevie
Is it a mermaid?

Chessa, Francesca

Gourlay, Candy
George the hero hound

Ebbeler, Jeffrey
Goodnight soccer

Dahl, Michael

Forshay, Christina
Sea creatures from the sky

Cortés, Ricardo, 1973-
The night knights

Godbey, Cory

Sterer, Gideon
Red

Alexander, Jed
Bitty Bot's big beach getaway

Carpenter, Tad

McCanna, Tim
Alma and how she got her name

Martinez-Neal, Juana
Busy-eyed day

Pace, Anne Marie

Preston-Gannon, Frann
Bark Park

Boynton-Hughes, Brooke

Krisher, Trudy
Pandamonia

Nixon, Chris, 1986-

Owen, Chris
This is the day!

Hernandez, Leeza

Parker, Amy, 1976-
A hippy-hoppy toad

Archer, Peggy

Wilsdorf, Anne
Ready, set, sail!

Fleming, Meg

Flowers, Luke
This is the nest that Robin built

Fleming, Denise, 1950-
Crackerjack Jack

Tremblay, Marie-Ève, 1978 July 19-

Wilker, Bowman
Chicken in the kitchen

Amini, Mehrdokht

Okorafor, Nnedi
The littlest Viking

Penfold, Alexandra

Roxas, Isabel
While you are sleeping

Ruiz Johnson, Mariana
Elvis Presley's Love me tender

Graegin, Stephanie

Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977
I love kisses

McFarlane, Sheryl, 1954-

Vaughn, Brenna
Welcome home, Beaver

Weightman, Magnus
Wild one

Tuazon, Noel, 1966-

Whittingham, Jane, 1984-
No honking allowed!

Calmenson, Stephanie

Ferrari, Antongionata, 1960-
Dino-dancing

Gott, Barry

Wheeler, Lisa, 1963-
Merry Christmas, Mary Christmas!

Durst, Kathryn

Friedman, Laurie B., 1964-
Olaf's frozen adventure

Koster, Amy Sky
That is my dream! : a picture book of Langston Hughes's "Dream variation"

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

Miyares, Daniel
After the fall : how Humpty Dumpty got back up again

Santat, Dan
Bumpety, dunkety, thumpety-thump

Going, K. L. (Kelly L.)

Shin, Simone
Take me out to the ice rink

Jones, Christopher

Partheniou Grasso, Stella
The wolf who learned to be good

Moore, Natalia, 1986-
Princesses wear pants

Byrne, Eva

Guthrie, Savannah

Oppenheim, Allison
LMNO pea-quel

Baker, Keith, 1953-
Gary

Rudge, Leila
You can read

Becker, Helaine

Hoffmann, Mark, 1977-
Princess tales around the world : once upon a time in rhyme with seek-and-find pictures

De Marcken, Gail

Maccarone, Grace
If I had a little dream

Castrillón, Melissa

Laden, Nina
Pete the Cat. Five little ducks

Dean, James, 1957-
Big bear, small mouse

Chapman, Jane, 1970-

Wilson, Karma
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Archambault, John

Ehlert, Lois

Martin, Bill, 1916-2004
Big red barn

Bond, Felicia

Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952
The gruffalo

Donaldson, Julia

Scheffler, Axel
Dino-racing

Gott, Barry

Wheeler, Lisa, 1963-
Ten little toes, two small feet

Dempsey, Kristy

Massey, Jane, 1967-
A number slumber

Bloom, Suzanne, 1950-
We sang you home

Flett, Julie

Van Camp, Richard
Billions of bricks : [a counting book about building]

Cyrus, Kurt
They all saw a cat

Wenzel, Brendan
What's an apple?

Pizzoli, Greg

Singer, Marilyn
What's a banana?

Pizzoli, Greg

Singer, Marilyn
Dear dragon : a pen pal tale

Funk, Josh

Montalvo, Rodolfo
Boo! haiku

Caswell, Deanna

Shea, Bob
Still a gorilla

Geran, Chad

Norman, Kim
Gabe and Goon

Trapani, Iza
Kindergarten's cool

Chatterton, Chris

Marshall, Linda Elovitz
Super Bugs

Mayer, Bill (Photographer)

Meadows, Michelle
Sir Lilypad : a tall tale of a small frog

Kemp, Anna

Ogilvie, Sara, 1971-
Madame Eiffel : the love story of the Eiffel Tower

Brière-Haquet, Alice, 1979-

Csil, 1977-

Hobeika, Noelia
Guess who, haiku

Caswell, Deanna

Shea, Bob
Cowpoke Clyde rides the range

Austin, Michael, 1965-

Mortensen, Lori, 1955-
Ten hungry pigs : an epic lunch adventure

Anderson, Derek, 1969-
Rain fish

Ehlert, Lois
One little, two little, three little children

DiPucchio, Kelly

Lundquist, Mary
Safe in a storm

Bell, Jennifer (Jennifer A.), 1977-

Swinburne, Stephen R
My shadow

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894

Sánchez, Sara (Illustrator)
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe

Cabrera, Jane
Chicka chicka 1, 2, 3

Ehlert, Lois

Martin, Bill, 1916-2004

Sampson, Michael R
Rappy the raptor

Bowers, Tim

Gutman, Dan
What to do with a box

Sheban, Chris

Yolen, Jane
How do dinosaurs stay friends?

Teague, Mark

Yolen, Jane
Good night like this

Murphy, Mary, 1961-
Bringing the outside in

Barton, Patrice, 1955-

Siddals, Mary McKenna
So many babies

Crozier, Lorna, 1948-

Watson, Laura, 1968-
The not very merry pout-pout fish

Diesen, Deborah

Hanna, Dan
The daring Prince Dashing

Reeder, Marilou

West, Karl
Zombelina dances the Nutcracker

Crow, Kristyn

Idle, Molly Schaar
Monster Trouble

Fredrickson, Lane

Robertson, Michael, 1957-
Mother Goose's pajama party

Allyn, Virginia

Smith, Danna
Sail away : poems

Bryan, Ashley

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
When I grow up

Dodd, Emma, 1969-
Mama's right here

Corke, Estelle

Kerner, Susan
Scarecrow magic

Masessa, Ed

Myers, Matt
You nest here with me

Stemple, Heidi E. Y

Sweet, Melissa

Yolen, Jane
The tortoise and the hare

Nój, Nahta

Ritchie, Alison
Salsa : un poema para cocinar

Amado, Elisa

Argueta, Jorge

Tonatiuh, Duncan
The bus is for us!

Rosen, Michael, 1946-

Tyler, Gillian
Over by the harbour

Cilia, Thérèse, 1981-

LaFitte, Dwayne, 1972-
Little sleepyhead

Barton, Patrice, 1955-

McPike, Elizabeth
Outstanding in the rain

Viva, Frank
Love always everywhere

Massini, Sarah
Aqualicious

Kann, Victoria
Won Ton and Chopstick : a cat and dog tale told in haiku

Wardlaw, Lee, 1955-

Yelchin, Eugene
Counting crows

Appelt, Kathi, 1954-

Dunlavey, Rob
Monkey and Duck quack up!

Fotheringham, Ed

Hamburg, Jennifer
Witches

Christian, Cheryl

Williams, Wish
The babies on the bus

Katz, Karen
The night before Hanukkah

Wing, Natasha

Wummer, Amy
The dinosaurs are having a party!

Jones, Gareth P

Parsons, Garry
Bear sees colors

Chapman, Jane, 1970-

Wilson, Karma
The deep dark wood

Hall, Algy Craig

Pye, Ali
Yellow is my color star

Horacek, Judy
Planes fly!

Lyon, George Ella, 1949-

Wiggins, Mick
Steam train, dream train

Lichtenheld, Tom

Rinker, Sherri Duskey
Twinkle, twinkle, little star

Cabrera, Jane
Your favorite Seuss : 13 stories

Goldsmith, Cathy

Schulman, Janet

Seuss, Dr
Jamberry

Degen, Bruce
In the tall, tall grass

Fleming, Denise, 1950-
There was an old monster

Emberley, Adrian

Emberley, Ed

Emberley, Rebecca
Ten little fingers and ten little toes

Fox, Mem, 1946-

Oxenbury, Helen
Rah, rah, radishes! : a vegetable chant

Sayre, April Pulley
Ten red apples

Hutchins, Pat, 1942-2017
Jesse Bear, what will you wear?

Carlstrom, Nancy White

Degen, Bruce
Lots of spots

Ehlert, Lois
The eensy-weensy spider

Hoberman, Mary Ann

Westcott, Nadine Bernard
Hickory dickory dock

Baker, Keith, 1953-
Buttercup's lovely day

Beck, Andrea, 1956-

Beck, Carolyn
Horton hears a Who!

Seuss, Dr
The little dump truck

Cuyler, Margery

Kolar, Bob
Trucks roll!

Frazier, Craig, 1955-

Lyon, George Ella, 1949-
I had trouble in getting to Solla Sollew

Seuss, Dr
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly

Taback, Simms
If I ran the circus

Seuss, Dr
Scrambled eggs super!

Seuss, Dr
The Sneetches, and other stories

Seuss, Dr
Dr. Seuss's sleep book.

Seuss, Dr
B is for bedtime

Hamilton, Margaret

Pignataro, Anna
Cold little duck, duck, duck

Peters, Lisa Westberg

Williams, Sam, 1955-
Pierre : a cautionary tale in five chapters and a prologue

Sendak, Maurice
In the haunted house

Bunting, Eve, 1928-

Meddaugh, Susan
Also an animal

Saylor, Melissa Babcock

Sutton, Lynn Parrish
The stars will still shine

Beeke, Tiphanie

Rylant, Cynthia
Over on the farm

Berkes, Marianne

Morrison, Cathy, 1954-

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