Books like Goldilocks and the Three Bears
By Jan Brett
For the kid who can't resist touching, tasting, and trying everything in a new place, this is the story that gives that impulse a name and a houseful of consequences. Cozy, curious, a little mischievous, with the satisfying rhythm of threes.
A big, friendly bear wanders through the woods noticing colors all around him — inviting little ones to spot matching colors of their own on every page.
A tiny caterpillar hatches from an egg on a leaf and eats his way through days of the week and an amazing variety of foods, growing bigger as he prepares to become a butterfly.
A rhyming picture book invites young readers to imagine life as a penguin, from waddling walks to devoted parenting, paired with detailed illustrations throughout.
A hungry squirrel searches for the nuts he buried, poking around a nest of fledglings, Mr. Owl, Frog, Vole, Mole, a cave of bats, and the woodchopper's house along the way.
A baby kangaroo named Joey ventures out of his mama's pouch for the first time, hopping a little farther each time as he meets new creatures and finds his courage.
A young squirrel named Squeakers scampers through the forest and comes upon a dangerous Crickle-Crack tree — and despite knowing better, curiosity pulls him closer.
A gallery of real animals shown at their true size — a two-foot tongue, an eye bigger than your head — turning astonishing facts into something you can see with your own eyes.
On a rainy afternoon, two brothers named Sam and Ben follow the sound of a mysterious harmonica through their apartment building, trying to find out who is playing it.
A independent dog named Crispin's Crispian, who belongs to himself and answers to no one, runs bang into a little boy who also belongs to himself — and the two decide to share a home.
Three kittens are scrubbed, buttoned, and dressed in their best clothes for company, then sent out to the garden to stay clean while their mother prepares for visitors.
A girl named Emily writes to her teacher, Mr. Blueberry, insisting a blue whale is living in her pond, and the two trade letters all summer as he tries to set her straight.
A parade of baby animals learns words for everyday things — a ball, a dog, a moon — but every single one insists on calling it all MAMA instead.
