Books like Baby Penguins Everywhere!
By Melissa Guion
For the parent who has ever locked themselves in the bathroom for thirty seconds of peace, this one lands close to home — and so does the hug at the end. Cozy, silly, and a little chaotic, with soft watercolor snowscapes and plenty of penguin antics.
A pleading, patient parent follows one wildly energetic baby through the ordinary chaos of a day — sandbox, high chair, crib, and everywhere in between — begging for just a little cooperation.
An elephant king and queen welcome triplets to their family, and the smallest, Alexander, has a habit of wandering into trouble — getting stuck in treetops, even chased by a crocodile.
A little girl heads to a crowded Tehran bazaar with her grandmother and worries about getting lost, imagining silly ways to hide under her grandmother's chador instead.
When hard times hit the farm, a hired boy is sent off to find his own way — but a runaway Journey Cake leads him on a wild chase that changes everything.
A gentle, repeating question moves through the animal world — from kangaroos to lions to dolphins — showing every baby, a joey, a cub, a calf, has a mother who loves it.
An overwhelmed elephant mother tries to escape her three energetic children for just five minutes' peace, sneaking off for a quiet bath — but they follow her anyway.
At the Central Park Zoo, two male penguins named Roy and Silo build a nest together, and a kindly zookeeper gives them an abandoned egg to hatch and raise as their own.
As night falls, a raccoon, a doe, a rabbit, a field mouse, and a little boy each get tucked in and wonder if they'll be safe — and every parent answers, "I am here."
A young hare tries to show his father just how much he loves him, stretching his arms wide and reaching as high as he can — but Big Nutbrown Hare always finds a way to love him back more.
A beloved family dog named Hally Tosis has breath so terrible her family wants to give her away, so the kids try every trick they can think of to fix her putrid panting before it's too late.
A baby llama, tucked into bed by his mama, starts to worry the moment she heads downstairs — his whimpers building into full-blown hollers until she returns just in time.
A big sister named Sissy has had it up to here with her two-year-old brother Chooch, who wrecks every family project while their parents just call it "helping" — until she finally yells "Hesdi!"
