A feed of recently purchased children's picture books in the last 7 days. Updated daily at Howard County Library System

Joe and sparky go to school /

Author: Michalak, Jamie.
ISBN: 076366278;9780763662783
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/17/2013
Summary: The mismatched pals accidentally latch onto a big yellow bus and leave the cageless zoo for their first trip to school.
Subjects: Friendship - Fiction. - Giraffe - Turtles
Call number: ER MIC

Stacks of trouble /

Author: Brenner, Martha.
ISBN: 9781575650982
Year: 2000
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: Mike learns how fast dirty dishes can pile up when he tries to avoid washing them.
Subjects: Dishwashing - Fiction.
Call number: ER BRE

See me dig /

Author: Meisel, Paul.
ISBN: 9780823427437
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: A group of dogs that loves to dig has a fun-filled day of making mischief, in this easy-to-read story.
Subjects: Dogs - Fiction.
Call number: ER MEI

Buddy to the rescue /

Author: Kertell, Lynn Maslen.
ISBN: 9780545382731;0545382734;9780329942571;0329942573;9781451764376;1451764375
Year: 2012
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: Buddy wants a snack at the fair. Can he save the day and earn his treat?
Subjects: Dogs - Fiction. - Carnivals - Fires
Call number: ER KER

Sam and the big kids /

Author: McCully, Emily Arnold.
ISBN: 9780823424276
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: The older children tell Sam he is too small to play with them, but when they need help Sam saves the day.
Subjects: Brothers and sisters - Fiction. - Size
Call number: ER MCCU

You can do it! /

Author: Lewin, Betsy.
ISBN: 9780823425228
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: Two alligators challenge each other and themselves as they compete in a race.
Subjects: Self-confidence - Fiction. - Racing - Alligators
Call number: ER LEW

Dixie and the good deeds /

Author: Gilman, Grace.
ISBN: 006208643;9780062086433;006208657;9780062086570
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: "Emma is volunteering around town for a school project--and Dixie wants to help out!"--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Voluntarism - Fiction. - Dogs - Schools
Call number: ER GIL

Axel the truck : beach race /

Author: Riley, J. D.
ISBN: 0062222295;9780062222299;0062222309;9780062222305
Year: 2011
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: "Axel the truck may be little, but he has big wheels, a big heart, and a big appetite for adventure...Axel the truck heads to the beach for a sandy, salty, muddy, super-fun day that includes a race with the monster trucks...and some fast fish, too!"--Dust jacket.
Subjects: Trucks - Fiction. - Racing - Beaches
Call number: ER RIL

Squirrel's fun day /

Author: Moser, Lisa
ISBN: 0763657263;9780763657260
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/14/2013
Summary: Squirrel is determined to have a very, very, very fun day with each of his friends. But Mouse is too busy cleaning to have fun, Turtle is too sleepy to leave his log, and Rabbit is too set in his ways to try anything new. Can Squirrel find a way to help each of his friends have a fun, fun, fun day?
Subjects: Squirrels - Fiction. - Friendship - Humorous stories.
Call number: ER MOS

Little mouse /

Author: Murray, Alison.
ISBN: 9781423143307
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/12/2013
Summary: A little girl explains how she does not always fit her nickname, little mouse, but it is perfect for when she is cuddling with her mother.
Subjects: Nicknames - Fiction. - Mother and child
Call number: E MUR

It's a firefly night /

Author: Ochiltree, Dianne.
ISBN: 9781609052911
Date added: 06/12/2013
Summary: On a warm summer night, a young girl and her daddy catch fireflies, put them in a jar to admire for a brief time, and then release them back into the moonlight. Includes facts about fireflies.
Subjects: Fireflies - Fiction. - Fathers and daughters - Counting - Stories in rhyme.
Call number: E OCH

A pirate's guide to recess /

Author: Preller, James.
ISBN: 1250005159;9781250005151
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/11/2013
Summary: It's time for recess, and the schoolyard is teeming with young pirates ready for action.
Subjects: Pirates - Fiction. - Schools - Recess
Call number: E PRE

A hole in the bottom of the sea /

Author: Law, Jessica.
ISBN: 9781846868610
Year: 2013
Date added: 06/11/2013
Summary: This version of the classic song explains how the sun feeds the shark living in the dark at the bottom of the sea.
Subjects: Marine animals - Songs and music. - Marine plants - Ocean - Food chains (Ecology) - Songs.
Call number: E LAW

Borka : the adventures of a goose with no feathers /

Author: Burningham, John.
ISBN: 0224064940;9780224064941
Year: 2003
Date added: 06/11/2013
Summary: Borka, a goose with no feathers, has a hard life until a kindly dog and a sailor take her to Kew Gardens in London, where she finds a home and acceptance.
Subjects: Geese - Fiction.
Call number: E BUR