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Welcome To Our Current Book Collection

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Newborn

Bright Baby Chunky Books
This book has no reviews
Roger Priddy
Macmillan (978-0-312514-51-8)
These board books, featuring bright photographs of animals, trucks, and everyday objects, can go with a baby anywhere. The books' small size allows them to be thrown in a diaper bag for a trip out of…
Book!
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Kristine O'Connell
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (978-0-547154-09-1)
Books can be for silly times or quiet, for reading alone or sharing . . . but always to enjoy. A small child discovers their magic for the very first time in this exuberant ode to book appreciation. B…
Time for Bed
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Mem Fox
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (978-0-547408-56-9)
Day is done. Darkness is falling everywhere, and little ones are getting sleepy. This gentle book, with its rhythmic verse and peaceful, loving illustrations, will lull children whether it's bedtime, …

2 months

Look at That !
This book has 1 review
Guido Van Genechten
Independent Publishers Group (978-1-605370-10-1)
Even though your baby does not understand your words at this age, she loves the sound of your voice. Every time your baby hears your voice and hears new words, her brain is growing. So in addition t…
Hip, Hop
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Catherine Hnatov
Star Bright Books (978-1-595722-66-9)
Playful images of favorite friendly animals hop and splash, tweet and purr in captivating, contrasting black and white illustrations that will engage babies and invite them to look!

4 months

Quack Quack Maisy
This book has no reviews
Lucy Cousins
Candlewick Press (978-0-763661-64-9)
Maisy, the favorite mouse of so many babies, toddlers, and their caregivers, feeds the animals on her farm. The reader gets to experience all of the animals' wonderful noises and Lucy Cousins' bold i…
I Love Colors
This book has 1 review
Margaret Miller
Simon & Schuster (978-1-416978-88-6)
Photographs emphasize the faces of babies wearing or holding a rainbow of their favorite things, from purple sunglasses to a bright orange flower.

6 months

All About Me !
This book has 1 review
DK Publishing
Penguin USA (978756634384)
Rhyming words name different parts of a baby's body and allow readers to open flaps that reveal additional baby photos.
Baby Faces
This book has no reviews
Inc. Dorling Kindersley
Dorling Kindersley LTD (978-0-756671-75-4)
This board book invites readers to lift flaps with stuffed animals on them to find the baby hiding beneath and to guess which facial expression each baby is making.

9 months

Animals (My Little Carry Me Books)
This book has no reviews
Inc. Dorling Kindersley
This board book with rhyming text introduces various animals, including kangaroos, ducks, and dolphins.
Do You Have A Tail?
This book has no reviews
Simms Taback
Blue Apple Books (978-1-609052-58-4)
This delightful book asks animals about their nose, eyes, and ears and asks the readers if they too have these same body parts.

12 months

Hop a Little, Jump a Little
This book has no reviews
Annie Kubler
Childs Play Intl Ltd (978-1-846433-41-2)
Active toddlers run, jump, and hop a little in a bright playful romp of a board book.
Look at You!  A Baby Body Book
This book has 1 review
Kathy Henderson
Candlewick Press (978-0-763639-19-8)
Presents babies' early actions, sensations, and emotions as they express happiness at their newfound abilities and explore the world around them.

15 months

Who Hoo Are You?
This book has no reviews
Kate Endle
Sasquatch Books (978-1-570616-47-1)
From tipped-over turtle to hugely happy hippo, from busy buzzy bee to curious calico kitten, the colorful and original collage illustrations in this book are a treat. With just enough rhyme and allite…
Knees and Toes
This book has 1 review
Rookie Toddler
Scholastic Inc. (978-0-531245-46-0)
A group of teddy bears play the beloved toddler game Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes in a board book that allows readers to move with the rhythm of the song while identifying parts of the body.

18 months

Meeow and the Little Chairs
This book has 1 review
Sebastien Braun
Sterling Publishing (978-1-907152-89-4)
Meeow, a black cat, gets together with his friends, as they all bring over chairs in different colors and play imaginary games.
Who's in the Forest
This book has no reviews
Phillis Gershator
Barefoot Books (978-1-846864-76-6)
A rhyming story told through playful, energetic rhyming text and colorful illustrations introduces all sorts of creatures that make their home in the forest. Small children are invited to peek throug…

24 months

I Can Help
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David Hyde Costello
Macmillan (978-0-374335-26-7)
When a duck gets lost and a monkey helps him find his way, it starts a chain reaction in which all the young animals help each other solve their problems.
Pouch!
This book has 1 review
David Ezra Stein
Penguin USA (978-0-399250-51-4)
Joey the kangaroo leaves the pouch and begins to hop about the land, where he makes new discoveries and friends. It is one very eventful day, and he continues to return "home" to his Mama who waits n…

3 years

For Just One Day
This book has no reviews
Laura Leuck
Chronicle Books (978-0-811856-10-2)
After guessing the identity of each animal before turning the page, the reader pretends to be a porcupine, bear, crocodile, and bumblebee, but the sweet ending--and attached mirror--remind little ones…
The Seals on The Bus
This book has 1 review
Lenny Hort
Macmillan (2003; 978-0-805059-52-6)
Different animals—including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more—make their own sounds as they ride all around the town on a bus.

4 years

Homer the Library Cat
This book has no reviews
Reeve Lindbergh
Candlewick Press (978-0-763634-48-3)
Homer is a very quiet cat. He lives in a very quiet house with a very quiet lady. But one day, while the lady is away, Homer hears a very loud sound, and out the window he goes! Poor Homer just wants …
Kiss the Cow
This book has 1 review
Phyllis Root
Candlewick Press (978-0-763654-77-1)
Annalisa, the most curious and stubborn of Mama May's children, disobeys her mother and upsets the family cow by refusing to kiss her in return for the milk she gives.

5 years

Maine Stories for Maine Children: A Raising Readers Collection
This book has no reviews
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (978-0-547747-72-9)
This book is an anthology of five picture books, each created by an author or illustrator from Maine. It contains the wonderful picture books Baby Bear's Big Dreams, illustrated by Rockland artist Me…
Raising Readers: A Treasury of Tales from Maine
This book has 1 review
Candlewick Press (978-0-763652-20-3)
An anthology of five picture books by authors and illustrators who create books in Maine. 'Dance with Me' by Charles R. Smith Jr. and illustrated by Noah Z. Jones; 'One Frog Sang' by Shirley Parentea…
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