Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

Houghton Mifflin Company Another inky evening’s here— The air is cool and calm and clear. Can it be true? Oh, can it be? Yes!—Bat Night at the library! Join the free-for-all fun at the public library with these book-loving bats! Shape shadows on walls, frolic in the water fountain, and roam the book-filled halls until it’s time for everyone, young and old, to settle down into the enchantment of story time. Brian... (more)

Bone Soup

by Cambria Evans

Known across the land for his infamous appetite, Finnigin is never seen without his eating stool, his eating spoon, and his gigantic eating mouth. When Finnigin finds himself in a new town on Halloween, he hopes to join a great feast with the creatures who live there. But not a body or soul will share any of their food with the ever-famished Finnigin. So what’s a hungry skeleton to do? Armed only with his wits and... (more)

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed

by Mo Willems

Wilbur is different from the other Naked Mole Rats in his Colony, because he wears clothes (and he likes it!). But what will happen when Grandpah, the oldest, wisest, and most naked Naked Mole Rat ever discovers Wilbur's secret? Funnyman and three-time Caldecott Honoree Mo Willems exposes the naked truth about being yourself and wearing it well.

The Key into WinterJanet S. Anderson

The Key into Winter

by Janet Anderson

Clara's mother tells the story of how, as a young girl, she hid the key into winter, in an attempt to stop the seasons from changing and thus save her dying grandmother.

Blackberry Stew

by Isabell Monk

Kindergarten-Grade 3–The day of Grandpa Jack's funeral feels like the saddest day of Hope's life. After the service, she will never see him again. Then her Aunt Poogee helps her recall a fond occasion of blackberry picking with her grandfather, and she takes comfort in knowing that he will always be inside her heart and in her memories. The textured paintings nicely depict the child's emotions. Useful... (more)

The April RabbitsCleveland

The April Rabbits

by Cleveland

The Day I Swapped My Dad for 2 Goldfish

by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean

Written for children and the young at heart, this is the unforgettable story that will take readers on a lavishly illustrated journey into the quirky mind of a young boy and the perils of striking a bargain. Full color.

But, excuse me, that is my book

by Lauren Child

Charlie and Lola have already won the hearts of readers in three winning books, including I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed. And now they’re quickly gathering more fans as an animated series on the Disney Channel.Adorably true-to-childhood and laugh-out-loud funny, Charlie and Lola chronicles the day-to-day moments and interactions in the life of two extremely endearing siblings. In this new... (more)

Bimmi finds a cat

by Elisabeth Jane Stewart

An eight-year-old Creole boy on Galveston Island grieves for his beloved cat, Crabmeat, but when another lost cat leads him to a new friend he begins to heal. "The rhythmic, colloquial speech reads aloud well within the tautly written text. Each turn of the page brings another full-page illustration. These beautifully crafted oil paintings interpret the settings, characters, and emotions with dignity." --... (more)

Wee Sing Sing-alongs formerly titled Wee Sing Around the CampfirePamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp

Wee Sing Sing-alongs formerly titled Wee Sing Around the Campfire

by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp

Wee Sing Bible Songs, (Book Only) (Wee Sing)

The Keeping Quilt

by Patricia Polacco

When Patricia's Great-Gramma Anna came to America as a child, the only things she brought along from Russia were her dress and the babushka she liked to throw up into the air when she was dancing. Soon enough, though, Anna outgrew the dress and her mother decided to incorporate it and the babushka into a quilt. "It will be like having a family in backhome Russia dance around us at night," she said. And so it was.... (more)

Enchanted Stables (Disney Princess)

by Lara Bergen

If there's one thing little girls love even more than horses or princesses, it's horses AND princesses! Now this classic combination gets the deluxe Disney treatment, as Belle, Cinderella, and Snow White embark on all-new adventures with their noble and devoted horse friends. Join Belle in her efforts to cheer up the mysteriously melancholy Phillipe; marvel at Cinderella's decision to enter poor, clumsy Frou (the... (more)

When Moon Fell Down

by Linda Smith

Moon fell down one night... Fell upon a farmer's lawn, Rolled about in sheer delight On fields he'd only shined upon. When Moon falls down one night, he and an adventure-minded cow roan up hills and down, wander through city streets, and finally return back home at dawn. A joyous and lyrical romp, this picture book captures the magic and wonder of seeing familiar things in a whole new way.

The Little House

by Virginia Lee Burton

The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer.

The Butter Battle Book

by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel

Illus. in full color.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

by Beatrix Potter, Florence Graham, Maida Silverman, Elsa Knight Bruno

The full and complete text of Beatrix Potter's world-famous and universally loved Tale of Peter Rabbit faithfully translated and transcribed page for page into the hieroglyphic script of an Egyptian of the Middle Kingdom and illustrated with all the original colour artwork by the author herself. Based on the official centenary edition published in 2002, the translation combines the familiar face of the original... (more)

If You're Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow

If You're Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow

by Cooper Edens

"If tomorrow morning the sky falls...have clouds for breakfast. If you have butterflies in your stomach...ask them into your heart." ...such are the unconventional solutions offered to life’s problems in If You’re Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow. The original edition, published in 1979, won numerous awards, including honors from the Museum of Modern Art and the American Bookseller’s... (more)

Is There Really a Human Race?

by Jamie Lee Curtis

Is there really a human race? Is it going on now all over the place? When did it start? Who said, "Ready, Set, Go"? Did it start on my birthday? I really must know. With these questions, our hero's imagination is off and running. Is the human race an obstacle course? Is it a spirit? Does he get his own lane? Does he get his own coach? Written with Jamie Lee Curtis's humor and heart... (more)

The Way Meat Loves Salt: A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition

The Way Meat Loves Salt: A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition

by Nina Jaffe

Many years ago in Poland, there lived a rabbi who had a wife and three daughters. One day, the rabbi asks his children a powerful question: "How much do you love me?" His older daughters profess their love in gold and diamonds, but his youngest daughter, Mireleh, declares she loves her father the way meat loves salt. For this remark, she is banished from her father's home. In this flavorful Jewish Cinderella... (more)

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Tags: ages 4-8

by Brian Lies