Picture Book Month–Community Educators recommend their favorites

Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing his crayons have had enough! They quit! Beige Crayon is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown Crayon. Black wants to be used for more than just outlining. Blue needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking each believes he is the true color of the sun. What can Duncan possibly do to appease all of the crayons and get them.... More back to doing what they do best? Less

"Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music."Provided by publisher.

After Trixie and daddy leave the laundromat, something very important turns up missing.

When Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother Bob in charge, Duck makes trouble by changing all his instructions to notes the animals like much better.

A witch finds room on her broom for all the animals that ask for a ride, and they repay her kindness by rescuing her from a dragon.

Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.

The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches.

Overview First published in 1984, a picture book in which the Little Mouse will do all he can to save his strawberry from the Big, Hungry Bear, even if it means sharing it with the reader. The Little Mouse and the Big Hungry Bear are known and loved by millions of children around the world. Little Mouse loves strawberries, but so does the bear. How will Little Mouse stop the bear from eating his freshly picked, red, ripe strawberry?

Gerald the elephant discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head two birds on your head! Piggie will try to help her best friend.

When Cow gets her hooves on the farmer's car, she takes it for a wild ride through the country.

A pictorial representation of a question and answer game played by a teacher and her group.

In verse, SamIam tells of the virtues of green eggs and ham.