Soup for One by Ethan Long

Soup for a fly....or two....now three....and four....and on and on.  Endearing "bugs" join the soup feast until an unwelcomed guest sends all the bugs flying.  But in the end it is a spider that wins the soup.  Ethan Long creates another fun, simple book that kids will enjoy.

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Illustrations:  5 Buckeye leaves

The Construction Crew by Lynn Meltzer

We read every truck book we can find at our house and this was a recent find on the new book shelf at the library!! Short text, mostly rhyming though some was forced.

Tons if dirt

And Lots of muck

What do we need?

Dump truck!

A great, simple introduction to the world of trucks for kids, and adults like me still learning all the names and functions!!

Text: 4 Buckeye leaves

Illustrations: 4 Buckeye leaves (Bright, colorful, kid friendly)

Endpages: 5 Buckeye leaves (We spent lots of time studying this page and discussing our favorite trucks!!)

Where's My T-R-U-C-K? by Karen Beaumonr

Tommy has lost his truck. Tommy is very upset about loosing his truck and searches high and low for his truck.
"And underneath the bed...And chair. Behind the curtain...OOPS! Not there! I CANNOT FIDN IT ANYWHERE!"
Karen Beaumont is back in a rhyming story about a boy that has lost his truck. As in most of Beaumont's books, the text is simple and rhyming. David Catrow in his usual style, shades of green and blue with silly characters, creates the illustrations for this book.

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Illustrations: 4 Buckeye leaves

Bark Park

Come to the dog park where dogs of all shapes, sizes, and colors come to play!

"Hot dog, dot dog, in the park. Fat dog, rat dog. Bark! Bark! Bark!"

Fun rhyming text about a topic most kids, if not all, enjoy reading about, with great choice of words.

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Illustrations: 3 Buckeye leaves
Endpages: 4 Buckeye leaves

Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig

From the team that created Dancing Feet in 2010 comes a new and equally fun book Farmyard Beat. I love this book...and so does Adam as after I read it to him I heard him walking around repeating some of the lines, with the beat of course.
"Chicks can't sleep, Chicks can't sleep.
Chicks can't sleep
'cause they got that beat!
Peep! Peep! Peep-peep-peep!
Peep! Peep! Peep-peep-peep!
All that peeping wakes up...."

I bet you can guess which animal wakes up next!! And from there each animal is woken up singing with their voices. So much fun! As for the illustrations, you know they are good when you reach out to touch them. The illustrations look 3-D by using cut paper to create each animal and prop in the book. Love this book!

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illustrations: 5 buckeye leaves
endpages: 5 Buckeye leaves

Hogwash! Karma Wilson

Farmer just wants to wash the animals....is that too much to ask? Apparently, YES. He is successful in washing the horses, ducks, cows, goats, cats, and dogs....but those mischievous hogs just won't cooperate.
"The pigs got out their toolbox,
And they boarded up their pen.
No matter WHAT poor Farmer said,
They wouldn't let him in!"

A determined Farmer tries numerous ways to wash the pigs: hose, disguised as a pizza man, even a plane. The pigs will just not budge. Hogwash! is a funny rhyming book from the author of the bear books (Bear Snores On, Bear Snores On, etc) which kids of all ages will enjoy.

Text: 4 Buckeye leaves - funny, rhyming, kids will enjoy
Illustrations: 4 Buckeye leaves
Endpages: 3 Buckeye leaves

Hey Diddle Diddle by Eve Bunting

A cow playing a trombone? A whale playing a drum? A lion playing the flute? All these and more combine to make a very unique orchestra led by a shaggy dog with a spotted bow tie. Through rhymes, using some nonsense words, this special orchestra reveals its true self as part of a wind up...
Great for preschool/kindergarten age children.

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Illustrations: 3 Buckeye leaves