HAISLN Recommended Reading List 2013 (Preschool-Kindergarten)

Janson the mouse, who lives in a museum, becomes an acclaimed artist by copying the styles of paintings she sees there. Includes notes about the artists and works featured.

In this retelling of the Indian fable, seven blind mice discover different parts of an elephant and argue about its appearance.

What would you do if a very large Ceratosaurus stomped into your classroom? And what if he student sitting next to you was a gigantic Silvisaurus-who decided to jump on top of his desk? Come along and join the fun as dinosaurs ride the bus, read their favourite books, and have fun on the playground with all their friends. Filled with entertaining details and familiar scenes, each illustration includes the name of the featured dinosaur hidden in the picture. Going to school has never been so much fun!

Dog loves books, but one day he receives a strange one in the mail—it's blank! Soon, Dog realizes that this book is not for reading, but for drawing. Before long, Dog is doodling and drawing himself into a new world, full of friends and surprises.

Introduces the numbers one through ten as a little lost chick searches all over the farm for his mother.

Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he broke his trunk.

The first book in the Scaredy Squirrel series is a comical story of an endearing squirrel who learns what can happen when he’s brave enough to take a risk.

“The verse is sprightly, but the pictures are the true stunners.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own, but they soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous ways. So well do the critters blend in that when the greedy circus owner returns to claim them, villagers of all species conspire to outsmart the bloated blowhard. With buoyant rhymes and brilliantly caricatured illustrations evoking the early nineteenth century, Chris Van Dusen presents a hugely entertaining tale about the bonds of community?—?and a hidden-pictures spread for eagle-eyed readers of all ages.

Pack your bags for an unforgettable trip! An unexpected mix of vintage illustrations and contemporary photos makes this word book about trains as entertaining to look at as it is to read. With simple information about everything from the transcontinental railroad to the model trains, C Is for Caboose is sure to excite young readers' natural curiosity and fill their heads with details they'll be eager to share.

Children feel the reassuring love of their parents no matter where they go or what they do.

A Chinese American girl provides rhyming descriptions of the great variety of colors she sees around her, from the red of a dragon, firecrackers, and lychees to the brown of her teddy bear.

Three children discover a magical bag of chalk on a rainy day

The hero, Jack Burns, is a loner who refuses to accept the tyranny of life in the 20th century. He rides his horse down the main street of Duke City, and refuses to carry draft card or any other form of indentification.

Edward and his cousin Judy come for a visit to the firehouse and learn how everything works with some unexpected results.

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.

A boy expresses his love of trains, describing many kinds of train cars and their special jobs.

The animals of the African savanna use their senses to predict and then enjoy the rain.

Bear, with the help of his animal friends, remembers the story he had hoped to tell before the onset of winter.

Little Owl enjoys a lovely night in the forest visiting his friend the raccoon, listening to the frogs croak and the crickets chirp, and watching the fog that hovers overhead.

Tallulah takes ballet lessons and eagerly awaits her coveted tutu, which, she learns, she must work hard to earn.

Illustrates basic polite behavior that one might need to use while grocery shopping at the same time as a dinosaur.

The extremely long, bright green snake a boy receives from his father as an early birthday present proves to be incredibly smart and talented.

Now everyone's favorite squid is just the right size for babies and toddlers to touch ONLY while SUPERVISED! **Choking Hazard - Small parts incl. Toys not for children under 3 years.** When a giant squid takes inventory of all of the creatures in the ocean, he realizes that he's way bigger than most of them! He even says he is bigger than the bar code on back of this book--Back Cover

A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.

A young pig tries to avoid taking a bath by claiming to be a variety of characters, from an astronaut to an Eskimo, as his mother tries to lure him into the tub.

Simple, rhyming text and animated illustrations demonstrate how penguins waddle, frogs hop, and other animals move about.

This is Russell. Sometimes Russell is just a little bit out of step with the rest of the flock. All the sheep are falling asleep -- except Russell. What's a sheep to do? Russell tries everything ... until, at last, he falls asleep.

Melvin, a cautious cement mixer, worries that he cannot keep up with the other trucks, but when Rita needs help, he overcomes his fear in order to help her.

When Little Raccoon asks his mother when she loves him the most, she finally answers "always right now."