Wang, Holman

Summary: "Being a mom is eleven jobs in one! This unique picture book for very young readers celebrates the many jobs being a parent encompasses: A general who rallies the troops (or unruly kids), a curator of modern art (or finger paintings), an archaeologist looking for buried treasures (or socks)... when Mom gets home from her day job as a carpenter, she never knows which job will be waiting for her,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WAN

Collins, Ross.

Summary: Poor Mouse! A bear has settled in his favourite chair and that chair just isn't big enough for two. Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to move the pesky Bear but nothing works and poor Mouse gives up. Once Mouse has gone, Bear gets up and walks home. But what's that? Is that a Mouse in Bear's house?!

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow, An imprint of Candlewick Press 2016

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E COL

Wang, Holman

Summary: "Being a dad is eleven jobs in one! This unique picture book for very young readers celebrates the many jobs being a parent encompasses: A receptionist scheduling important meetings (for playdates), an architect designing buildings (or pillow forts), an inspector (of diapers!).... When Dad gets home from his day job at the office, he never knows which job will be waiting for him, but he knows...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WAN

Heikkilä, Cecilia

Summary: Grandpa and Little Bear share a dream to visit Faraway Valley -- a special, hard-to-find place full of wild and wonderful creatures, a place where the air smells of pine needles, a place they've only seen on a postcard. The determined pair study maps, read books and practice camping to prepare for their adventure, then set sail for the long journey. But when they arrive in the north, they find...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Floris Books 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HEI

McBratney, Sam.

Summary: A grumpy little kangaroo is having a bad day until his mother finds a way to make him smile.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2012

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MCB

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCB
1 available in Reference, Call number: JE REF MCB

Cowley, Joy.

Summary: This picture book distils the essence of summer at the beachskin sticky with salt, sandy feet, waves hush-hushing and a shell under the pillow. This simple poem by internationally renowned Joy Cowley transports the reader instantly to a childhood summer. Summer holidays by the sea have a rhythm all their own. With a few well chosen images Cowley takes us straight to the end of a long hot day,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2023

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COW

Catchpole, James

Summary: When people meet Joe, they often treat him as Amazing Joe or Poor Joe. But can't he just be . . . Joe? One-legged Joe is 'amazing'. He knows this because wherever he goes people always tell him he's amazing. Amazing for sliding down the slide, for kicking a ball . . . even walking to get an ice cream, or even just eating an ice cream. Of course, being Amazing Joe is better than being Poor Joe ....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CAT

Scarry, Richard

Summary: Bridget spends a day at work with her father, Sergeant Murphy, and learns what an important job being a police officer is.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Golden book 2004

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCA

Foley, James

Summary: Stella wants to be an astronaut. There is only one problem: Stella is an elephant. Every time she applies to Space Command, they come up with a new reason she can't join. But where there's a will, there's a way and Stella is determined to reach for the stars.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a Division of EDC Publishing 2022

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC FOL

Coppo, Marianna.

Summary: Is Petra a mountain? An egg? An island? Who knows! She's a rock and this is how she rolls.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COP

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COP

Bustard, Anne

Summary: In this family-oriented picture book, one brave cat discovers how rad trying new things can be! Esther, Chester, Hester, and Sylvester are stoked to shred at the skate park! But unlike his daring brothers and sisters, Lester is a total fraidy-cat. Skateboarding doesn't come easily to him--and with only nine lives to spare, why should he risk one on the half-pipe? When Lester sees how much fun...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BUS

Holowaty, Lauren

Summary: It's People Who Help Us day at playgroup so Peppa and her friends get a very special visit from Dr Brown Bear and Nurse Fox. They've come to show the children how to keep fit, eat healthy snacks and, most importantly, always remember to wash their hands! Then the children get to have a go at playing doctors and nurses.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE PEP

Seuss

Summary: Rhyme and silhouette drawings introduce the shape of bugs, balloons, peanuts, camels, spider webs, and many other familiar objects.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1997

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD SEU

Kelly, Mark E

Summary: A mouse stowaway on NASA's first human mission to Mars becomes a hero when one of the landing craft's engines fails. Includes facts about Mars

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Kelly 2013

Summary: Join the phenomenal worldwide sensations, the Octonauts, in an exciting new classic picture book adventure. The classic Octonauts picture books inspired the phenomenally successful animated TV series, broadcast around the world. The Octonauts are a crew of cute animals who love to explore the big blue ocean. From their underwater base, the Octopod, the eight intrepid friends are always ready...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Meomi

Dickson, Irene

Summary: Ruby has red blocks. Benji has blue blocks. But what happens when they won't share?

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DIC