Jen Corace
1) Growl
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Language
English
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Description
While making toast for a late night snack, a little girl runs out of bread after a host of animals show up looking to share.
2) Little Hoot
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Series
Language
English
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It's not fair! All Little Owl wants is to go to bed at a reasonable hour, like his friends do. But no . . . Mama and Papa say little owls have to stay up late and play. So Little Owl spends all night jumping on his bed, playing on the jungle gym, and doing tricks on his skateboard - but he's hooting mad about it! Children who have a hard time going to bed will love this fun twist on the universal dilemma.
3) Telephone
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English
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Description
In this picture book a string of birds on a telephone wire plays a game of telephone, with the usual mixed up results.
4) Little Oink
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Series
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English
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Description
Little Oink is a neat little pig, but his parents will not allow him to play until he is messy, as pigs should be.
5) Little Pea
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Series
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English
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Description
If Little Pea doesn't eat all of his sweets, there will be no vegetables for dessert! What's a young pea to do? Children who have trouble swallowing their veggies will love the way this pea-size picture book serves up a playful story they can relate to.
6) Mud!
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English
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Description
Rhyming text follows a brother and sister as they go outside on a rainy day to play in the mud.
7) Small world
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English
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Description
First, Nanda's entire world is the circle of her mother's arms but as she grows, she sees the wonder of whirligigs, fractals in the snow, and even the circle of the Earth, itself.
8) Night Wishes
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English
Description
How would a clock, nightlight, or teddy bear say good night? In this enchanting poetry collection, Lee Bennett Hopkins and thirteen other poets imagine the wishes whispering through a young girl's bedroom as she falls asleep. The bookshelf's stories curl through her head, the pillow transforms into a hot air balloon, the rocking horse waits expectantly for tomorrow's adventures. Stunning gouache illustrations by Jen Corace offer new details to discover...
9) Sweet Dreams
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Language
English
Description
In this sweet rhyming picture book, a mother prepares her daughter for bed by telling her about the different animals that live nearby and their nighttime activities. The mother's narrative comes full circle from night to dawn, and the little girl is lulled to sleep dreaming about her animal friends.
Lyrical writing and warm illustrations from the bestselling author-illustrator team of Rose A. Lewis and Jen Corace make this a perfect bedtime book....
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English
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The Baby Wren and the Great Gift, written by bestselling author Sally Lloyd-Jones and illustrated by Jen Corace, is a celebration of all the wonderful gifts God has given us. The tiny wren marvels at the incredible creatures around her, all the while wishing she had a special gift to share. As she takes in the beauty of the world around her, she discovers a unique talent that's been inside her all along.
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Series
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English
Description
A beautifully illustrated version of the classic fairy tale about a tin soldier's adventure and his love for a ballerina, retold with a twist.
With her signature warmth and lyricism, Newbery winner Cynthia Rylant has crafted a new version of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a tin soldier who falls in love with a ballerina. As in the original story, the tin soldier's love for the beautiful ballerina is thwarted by a goblin. The...
12) I hatched!
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LCC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A bird pecks its way out of its shell, then spends a day discovering new things about the world and itself.
13) Bear outside
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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A little girl wears a bear on the outside to keep her safe and to be her friend, just as some people have a fierce animal inside to protect them.
14) Mouse & Giraffe
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Mouse and Giraffe are neighbors, but because of their relative sizes, their experiences are very different, so they usually disagree; however, when Mouse catches cold, they find something they both agree on.
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Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
House has always loved the people inside. When they move out, House's halls grow quiet, his windows dark. He hopes with all his shingles that there will be other inhabitants and joys to discover. As generations pass, House experiences new people and traditions and learns that love can come in many forms.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Petronella's fashionable friends are arriving at her country estate near London to celebrate her sixteenth birthday and her coming out party. During the festivities, important guests are disappearing, kidnapping notes are appearing, many of the clues are insects, and Uncle Augustus (who has developed a bug eating compulsion) is surreptitiously devouring evidence.
19) Little Oink
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2009], c2009
Language
English
Description
Little Oink is a neat little pig, but his parents will not allow him to play until he is messy, as pigs should be.
20) Night wishes
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Featuring fourteen poems by multiple authors, this anthology imagines how clocks, teddy bears, and other bedtime companions say good night"--