New Releases by Nancy Tafuri

Tap! Peck! Crack! Pop! The board book edition of Caldecott Honor–winning artist Nancy Tafuri’s Whose Chick Are You? is full of humor, love, family, and suspense, and is ideal for sharing with babies and toddlers. School Library Journal said, “[Children] are likely to sing along with the chirps, honks, clucks, and quacks while they jump into this vividly drawn world.” Who does this little chick belong to? No one seems to know—not Goose (Honk!), not Duck (Quack!), not Hen (Cluck!), not Bird (Chirp!). Not even Little Chick (croo? croo?). But Little Chick's parents know, and—as sharp observers will delight in noting—they've been swimming nearby all along. The companion to Nancy Tafuri’s Caldecott Honor Book Have You Seen My Duckling?, this delightful story will engage and surprise the youngest reader!

Various animals welcome a new baby born in a stable with their special sounds, but the donkey is afraid that his braying will be to harsh.

The leaves have started to fall. The air is cold. Squirrel needs to get ready for winter. He cannot nibble with the mice. He does not have time to hop with the frogs or run with the dogs. Will this busy little squirrel ever slow down? Focusing on all the charming features of the fall season, this sweetly illustrated story features country animals, pumpkins, leaves, apples and other signs of autumn. Now available as a sturdy board book, the newly redesigned Classic Board Book logo calls out this title's seasonal theme on the front cover.

With squirms and squeals, five chicks scratch around the farmyard to find their breakfast. One by one, the chicks stumble upon the most unusual snacks--from a fuzzy butterfly to a shiny trout in the farm pond. Fortunately, Mama Hen is right there to point them back in the right direction. Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Nancy Tafuri matches a bouncing, rhyming text and simple counting lesson to warm, sunny illustrations, making this a perfect book for any mama and her brood. Sweet and springy illustrations will delight readers as the text counts from one to five little chicks. The Classic Board Book logo calls out this title's concept of counting on the front cover.

When Farmer Gray goes away for the day, Blue Goose, Red Hen, Yellow Chick, and White Duck get together and paint their black and white farm. On board pages.

Ten animals find shelter in a hill hollow one by one, but when the storm is over, a rumbling tells them there is still danger afoot.

The leaves have started to fall. The air is cold. Squirrel needs to get ready for winter. He cannot nibble with the mice. He does not have time to hop with the frogs or run with the dogs. But there is one thing he can do!

As a mother duck leads her ducklings home, one dawdles and is left behind but, luckily, a friend is there to help the little duckling back to his nest in time for bed.

Goose picks the silliest places to make her nest! Clever chant-along text, animated illustrations, and an endearingly bewildered heroine.

A variety of babies are featured such as: agama lizard, arctic tern, pickerel frog, brown trout, common yellowthroat, and human; all asking the question, "How am I special?"

The little bears explore their forest home but never stray too far from their Mama.

A goose tries out a few places to make her nest before finally settling on an old straw hat.

Bird cannot find Bunny during a game of hide-and-seek and worries that Bunny has run away.

Rhyming text provides a descriptive word for each month of the year and takes a country family through the changes and surprises of the year's cycle.

Here is a beautiful and unique picture book in turn-around format about the concept of day and night. Open the book, and the sun rises to reveal blue skies, crowded barnyards, and bustling streets. Turn the book over, and the moon comes up to the hush of night with its bright stars, hooting owls, and sleeping children. Young audiences will delight in the experience of going from morning to night -- and back again -- in this stunning creation from the Caldecott Honor -- winning author-artist of Have You Seen My Duckling?

Contrasts the world as viewed in sunlight with the quiet night world in moonlight.

An anxious mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

Being on vacation is even more fun for one who is bigger and can do more things such as ride a bike, float and swim, and buy a carousel ticket.

Just right for toddlers, an appealing book in which each action propels the next, from a farmer kissing his wife, who then pats the dog, to a cat, a mouse, geese, and a donkey....There's a lot to discover and discuss in these expansive, beautifully observed illustrations.

An anxious mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

Summary: A bouncing ball causes much excitement around the house.

This barnyard tour will have its audience crowing with delight as they study the big, bold paintings of the animals and birds. "An ideal book for the beginning reader to entertain a younger sibling in a game they'll both enjoy. A natural for toddler story-hour collections." -- Horn Book.

A little boy falls asleep after reading a book about animals in a jungle, and then he meets them all in his dream.

A little girl lists all the clothes she is taking off. On board pages.

Baby animal friends are listed by a young child. On board pages.

The movements and actions of a family camping in the woods cause the forest creatures to also move, scurry, and make noise.

A young child lists the places different animals sleep. On board pages.