Central Kansas Library System

Overview: Slowly, slowly, slowly ... that's how the sloth lives. He hangs upside-down from the branch of a tree, night and day, in the sun and in the rain, while the other animals of the rain forest rush past him. "Why are you so slow? Why are you so quiet? Why are you so lazy?" the others ask the sloth. And, after a long, long, long time, the sloth finally tells them! Set in the lush world of the tropical rain forest, this original picture book is...

A brand-new batch of rubber ducks is loaded onto a ship and sent off to be delivered to children everywhere. But when a storm strikes, 10 little ducks are tossed into the sea and swept away in 10 different directions -- with some wonderfully unexpected adventures along the way. Come ride the waves as legendary children's book author and illustrator Eric Carle explores numbers, directions, opposites, geography, animals, and more in an extraordinary...

A bored chameleon wishes it could be more like all the other animals it sees, but soon decides it would rather just be itself. Cutouts along the edges of the pages display various animals and colors.

Brightly colored forms represent music played by the violin.

Fifteen children's book artists, including Lauren Castillo, Frann Preston-Gannon, and Melissa Sweet, share their favorite colors and explain why they love them. This personal collection will inspire readers to create favorite-color drawings and stories of their own.

"Do you want to be my friend?" asks a little mouse of a horse, a peacock, an alligator, and others, as it searches everywhere for a friend.

Half-page flaps enable the reader to mix and match shapes with objects of the same size.

From the very hungry caterpillar, this colorful book of thanks shows how much teachers are appreciated.

"Who is in the forest where it's bright and sunny? Busy, buzzing bees making tasty honey! Play hide-and-seek with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this fantastic finger trail lift-the-flap book! With a gentle rhyming narrative and an introduction to woodland friends, this book is perfect for little explorers."---

La gata de un niñito se le ha perdido, y por eso se lanza a una travesía fantástica a través del mundo en busca de su mascota. En el camino, conoce a mucha gente interesante y ve a varios miembros muy hermosos de la familia de los gatos, incluidos leones, tigres y panteras. Pero una y otra vez tiene que decir, "¡Esta no es mi gata!", hasta que al fin la encunetra -- ¡y descubre que le tiene una grata sorpresa! A young boy encounters all sorts...