Books like Big Dog... Little Dog: A Bedtime Story
By P.D. Eastman
For the kid who has a best friend who's nothing like them and loves them anyway, Fred and Ted make that friendship feel like the most natural thing in the world. Cozy, gentle, and quietly funny, with a wind-down rhythm perfect for the end of the day.
Five little puppies dig a hole under the fence to explore the wide world, but the pokiest, slowest puppy keeps falling behind — and keeps missing out on dessert.
A toy bear waits on a department store shelf night after night, hoping someone will love him despite his missing button — until a little girl named Lisa decides he's exactly the bear she wants.
A lonely chameleon changes his color and shape to match a swirly snail, a pink cockatoo, a green grasshopper, and other objects, hoping each one might become a friend.
Deep in a snowy forest, a bear who should be hibernating stays wide awake, so his worried animal friends gather to brew tea and sing lullabies to help him finally drift off.
A girl balances a basket of seven delicious fruits on her head, walking to surprise her friend Akeyo, while hungry animals secretly help themselves along the way.
A gentle dog in a circus family of daredevils and acrobats tries to be strong, graceful, and brave like the others — but none of it feels like her, and she wonders if she belongs at all.
A hands-on introduction inviting babies to pat a soft bunny, play peek-a-boo with cloth, smell powdery flowers, and feel Daddy's scratchy beard on every page.
When Hen surprises Pig with an unexpected gift, Pig is so touched that he passes kindness along to Rabbit — starting a chain that ripples from animal to animal.
A pampered tabby cat named Oliver is used to being the only pet in the house — until a baby rabbit named Marshmallow moves in and slowly, charmingly, wins him over.
A boy named Buzz searches for something to catch for the Amazing Pet Show, and a hungry fly follows a smell — and the two strike up a friendship no one expects.
A busy apple farmer named Annie spends her day picking apples, sorting the best ones, baking cider, sauce, muffins, and pies, then selling her harvest at the farmers' market.
