Books like Pookie's Thanksgiving
By Sandra Boynton
For the little one who loves helping in the kitchen and getting excited about family coming over, this one turns holiday prep into its own small celebration. Cozy, warm, and gently silly, with Boynton's familiar bounce and affection.
A rhyming celebration of babies everywhere, counting ten little fingers and ten little toes on roly-poly little ones from all kinds of families and places.
A parade of cuddly puppies shares one long, rhyming love song to a little Snuggle Puppy, building from a soft 'OOO' all the way to a big smooch at the end.
A little bunny imagines running away — as a fish, a rock, a bird — and each time, his mother imagines exactly how she'll follow and find him.
A cumulative rhyme traces every ingredient and every helper — from juicy red apples to the wheat, the sun, and the rain — that go into the pie Papa bakes for someone very lucky.
A little boy named Jay Jay spends Sunday dinner at Grannie's house, surrounded by family, tasty dishes, and hugs that make the whole day full of love.
A little fur child spends a day exploring the wild woods near home, meeting other creatures and visiting his grandfather, before heading back for supper and a bedtime song.
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.
Old Mother Rabbit has twenty-six babies, one for every letter from Abel to Zed, and she tucks them into bed one by one through her rambling house and garden.
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.
A little bear finds a little box one morning and carries it around to friends like red fox and gray elephant, each guessing what might be inside.
