Mail-A-Book Children’s Summer Reading Catalog 2020 Big Girl Panties by Fran Manushkin Table of Contents Features a light, positive approach to motivate toddlers Board Books ................................................................ 1 to become toilet trained. Book & CD Sets for Children .................................... 5 Picture Books .............................................................. 7 A Birthday for Cow! by Jan Thomas Kindergarten ............................................................. 37 A popular laugh-out-loud story about birthday cakes, I Can Read by Myself! ............................................. 37 turnips, and friendship. Chapter Books .......................................................... 44 Middle Readers ......................................................... 45 Blue Boat by Kersten Hamilton Juvenile Non-Fiction ................................................ 74 When a family is stranded at sea, there is only one Animals and Science ......................................... 76 rough, tough tugboat that can save them. Blue Boat! Cooking ............................................................. 80 Crafts & Things to Do ...................................... 80 Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Drawing ............................................................. 83 Bill Martin Field Guides ...................................................... 83 A happy frog, a purple cat, a blue horse, and a yellow Geography, History and People ...................... 83 duck all parade across the pages of this delightful Pets ..................................................................... 85 board book. Poems & Laughter ........................................... 85 Sports ................................................................. 85 Canada ABC by Paul Covello Iconic images of Canada illustrate this colorful book. Click, Clack A,B,C by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Board Books Lewin From "ducks dashing" to "sheep sleeping," children are ABC, Baby Me! by Susan B. Katz sure to enjoy the alphabet like never before. A new twist on a classic board book theme, using the alphabet to take babies through their busy day. Click, Clack, 1, 2, 3 by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin Are You My Mommy? by Mae Brown From "1 farmer sleeping" to "10 fish ready to go," This features the classic storyline of a baby duckling children are sure to enjoy counting like never before. searching for its mother. Count to Sleep Minnesota by Adam Gamble Baby Baby Baby! by Marilyn Janovitz Highlights places and things found in Minnesota while In this adorable story, little baby does various activities counting from one to ten. with each member of the family. Creature Colors by Andrew Zuckerman Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson Photographs of fascinating animals show young Some animals stop by Bear's cave to warm up from the readers the colors of the wild world around them. cold, but even after they've brewed tea and popped corn, Bear snores on. What will Bear do when he Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses by Susan and wakes up? James Patterson Identifies lesser-known animals, including the scarlet Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson macaw, the parrotfish, the tarsier, and the pink fairy Bear's friends are determined to keep Bear awake for armadillo, and describes what makes them special. Christmas. So they wake Bear up and have him help them find a Christmas tree, bake cakes, hang up Daddy, Papa, and Me by Leslea Newman stockings, and sing Christmas songs. Rhythmic text and illustrations with universal appeal show a toddler spending the day with its daddies. The Berenstain Bears Please & Thank You Book by Mike Berenstain Dinoblock by Christopher Franceschelli When Mama Bear bakes cookies, Brother, Sister, and Features thick pages cut into the shapes of dinosaurs. Honey need to be reminded to use good manners. 1 Dream Big by Joyce Wan In this dreamy oversized board book, little ones will Gossie by Olivier Dunrea find the courage and strength to achieve anything they Gossie is a small yellow gosling who loves to wear want -- all by dreaming big! bright red boots every day. One morning when Gossie can't find her boots, she looks everywhere for them. Duckling and Friends Feel the duckling's downy feathers, the fluffy chick, Gossie & Gertie by Olivier Dunrea the sheep's wool, the cow's hide, and the pony's mane. Gossie and Gertie are best friends. Everywhere Gossie goes, Gertie does too. Or does she? Farm by Emma Grange Uses print and braille to teach young readers about Grandma Hugs by Hannah Hall farms and farm animals. Illustrations and simple, rhyming text demonstrate the bond between grandmother and child as they share Fingers for Halloween by Brandt Lewis special moments throughout an ordinary day. Count down from 5 to 1 as you turn the pages and your fingers disappear! The Grinch’s Great Big Flap Book by Dr. Seuss A retelling of the Dr. Seuss tale in which the Grinch Fiona’s Feelings by Dr. John Hutton tries to stop Christmas from arriving in Who-ville by When the Cincinnati Zoo's baby hippo, Fiona, was stealing all the presents and food. born six weeks early, she was too small and weak to stand and nurse from her mother. With help from Growl! Growl! by Sebastien Braun #TeamFiona, this once-tiny hippo is growing stronger Youngsters can spot the animal, lift the flap to reveal every day. the complete creature, and then make its noise. Get Dressed, Sasquatch! by Kyle Sullivan Happy Hippo, Angry Duck by Sandra Blynton In the Pacific Northwest, the trees are always green, Clever animals exemplify a wide range of emotions in the eagles are always stern, and Sasquatch is always, this story about different feelings. well, naked. But what happens when a rule-touting ranger shows up to ask Sasquatch to put some clothes Hip, Hop by Catherine Hnatov on? Animals hop and splash, tweet and purr in contrasting black and white illustrations. Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann At bedtime, the little gorilla grabs the zookeeper's keys Hippopposites by Janik Coat and frees the animals to follow the keeper home to bed. Simple text on board pages describes opposite aspects of a hippopotamus. Good Night Minnesota by Adam Gamble Presents the sights of Minnesota, including Lake Honk, Honk! Baa, Baa! by Peter Horacek Itasca, black bears, Duluth Harbor, and the Mall of What do the animals say? Vibrant illustrations depict America. charming animals that babies will love. Goodnight Goon: A Petrifying Parady by Michael Hooray For Hat! by Brian Won Rex Elephant wakes up in a grumpy mood, but a present on It's time for bed, but one little goon still isn't ready for his doorstep--a hat--cheers him and he sets out to greet sleep! With lively rhymes and cheeky art, this hilarious his neighbors who all, it seems, need hats of their own! take on the beloved classic will have a whole new audience saying, "Goodnight monsters everywhere!" How to Babysit a Grandpa by Jean Reagan A little boy provides instructions for properly Goodnight Hockey by Michael Dahl babysitting one's grandfather. Also available: A young fan cheers on his hometown hockey team, and How to Babysit a Grandma then returns home to snuggle into bed. I Kissed the Baby! by Mary Murphy Goodnight Loon by Abe Sauer Various animals tell how they saw, fed, sang to, A local tribute to the classic bedtime story, this book is tickled, and kissed the new duckling. Goodnight Moon for the northwoods. 2 I Love You to the Moon and Back by Tim Warnes A sweet, gentle rhyme, perfect for sharing with a Maverick and Me by Katherine Schwarzenegger special little one! An abandoned dog found under a freeway finds his forever home with a little girl named Scarlett. Katy Duck by Alyssa Satin Capucilli Meet Katy, a ballerina-in-the-making who loves to Me and My Dad! by Alison Ritchie twirl like a leaf, stretch like a flower, and float like a Little Bear's dad wakes up his cub with a tickle on the swan. nose and a kiss. Then the two spend a wonderful day together. Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of Mission to Space by John Herrington milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry. Go on a Mission to Space with Chickasaw astronaut John Herrington, as he shares his flight on the space Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle shuttle Endeavour and his thirteen-day mission to the A little blue truck finds his way out of a jam, with a bit international Space Station. of help from his friends. Mommy, Mama, and Me by Leslea Newman Little Minnesota written by Kathy-jo Wargin Rhythmic text and illustrations show a toddler's daily State birds, flowers, trees, and animals brought to activities, from the park to bedtime, in the company of board book form for the youngest of book lovers. two loving mothers. Little Owl’s Orange Scarf by Tatyana Feeney Moose! by Munsch Martchenko Little Owl does not love his new itchy, too-long, too- Luke and his family deal with a moose who won't orange scarf. That's why he's doing his best to hide the leave their yard. scarf from Mommy. But when it really does get lost one day, Mommy and Little Owl work together to find Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? Dr. Suess the best way to keep Little Owl warm. This simple, silly, sturdy book for babies of all ages focuses on the wacky and wonderful sounds that Little Pookie by Sandra Boynton children hear all the time. Pookie's mom lists ten things she knows about Pookie. Also available: Night-Night, Little Pookie My Big Book of Trucks & Diggers Let’s Dance Little Pookie Bulldozers! Excavators! Dump trucks! All of the very Happy Birthday, Little Pookie biggest trucks are in here! Spooky Pookie What’s Wrong, Little Pookie? My Book of Counting A lovable cast of animal characters takes young Little Quack’s New Friend by Lauren Thompson readers on a ride through the numbers 1 through 10. After Little Quack hears the strangest noise in the pond, he’s determined to find out what it is.