Books like Shark in the Park!
By Nick Sharratt
For the kid who can't resist peeking around corners or guessing what's hidden, this one turns every page-turn into its own small thrill. Playful, curious, and full of anticipation, with a running joke that rewards a second look.
An elephant named Horace turns eleven and throws a costume party for his exotically dressed animal friends, but when it's time for the feast, someone has already eaten it all.
Three pigs build their familiar houses of straw, sticks, and bricks, but when the wolf huffs one pig right out of the story's pages, all three escape into a wild landscape of other tales entirely.
An alphabet journey where each letter unfolds into a densely packed illustration, from Armored Armadillos Avoiding an Angry Alligator to Horrible Hairy Hogs Hurrying Homewards, hiding dozens of matching objects to hunt for.
A child imagines an entire day as a horse — galloping through familiar settings, wondering if they'd fit in their clothes, and whether a little sister would get a ride.
A worried mother dog searches her house for her puppy Spot, lifting flaps to check behind doors, inside the piano, and under the stairs — finding a surprising animal each time.
A cast of insects — damselflies, beetles, and a pill bug named Icky — watches a tiny shoot grow into a plant, builds a tree fort in its branches, and faces something horrible that swoops down from above.
A boy named George and his grandfather Mr. Jones set sail in search of a real dragon, hunting high and low through pages kids can touch and explore.
An author sits down to write a story about a mouse in a house, but her cat Chester keeps grabbing a red marker to rewrite the pages his way — turning the book into a battle over who's really in charge.
A near-sighted little armadillo spots a shiny red boot and mistakes it for another armadillo, leaving his mother and three brothers to follow it straight toward a Texas rodeo.
Bold die-cut shapes stack and overlap page after page, transforming circles, squares, and triangles into nine recognizable zoo animal faces right before your eyes.
Three playful cats named Tiny, Moonpie and Andre invite the reader to lift flaps and turn pages to play with yarn, boxes, and fish — until a sudden floodwave threatens to sweep them away.
A girl in a swimsuit and flippers copies a graceful flamingo's every move, and through twists, turns, and one big flop, the two find their way to a dance in perfect harmony.
