Central Kansas Library System

When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends.

Combines rhymes and illustrations to convey the importance of being thankful for everyday blessings.

In the midst of the rain, rainbows can be hard to see. But with courage and the help of good friends, there is always a way out of the darkness.

A boy imagines the rare and wonderful fish he might catch in McElligot's pool.

In rhyming text, naughty dinosaurs learn the importance of having good manners, saying "please" and "thank you," and never, ever making a mess. --

"A young artist draws inspiration from the leaves she collects and every leaf sparks a new idea"--

A single starling is joined by hundreds more, and together they dance across the sky, finally settling into the trees.

"Children join their families, friends, and community to do things like clean up a park, cheer up a sick neighbor, and make music together"--

"In gentle rhyme, this spare and whimsical picture book from the one-of-a-kind imagination of Kenneth Kraegel introduces little readers to all sorts of wonderful mushrooms: ones that grow up high and ones that never stay dry, ones that grow in a park and ones that glow in the dark, and even one made just for them! Who can resist climbing up the soft mushroom stair, curling up in a plush mushroom chair, and preparing to dream sweet mushroom dreams?...

A father takes his infant daughter for a sleigh ride on a winter's morning.