Early Readers

Houndsley and Catina: Plink and Plunk
James Howe; illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
E1 FIC HOW

Houndsley likes canoeing and his friend Catina likes bicycling, but each has to help the other learn to enjoy these activities in order to do them together.

subjects: canoes and canoeing, bicycles and bicycling, friendship, dogs, cats

Joe and Sparky Get New Wheels
Jamie Michalak; illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz
E1 FIC MIC

An adventurous giraffe drives off with his friend, a cautious turtle, to see the world.

subjects: giraffe, turtles, voyages and travels

Kat's Mystery Gift
Jon Scieszka; characters and environments developed by the Design Garage: David Shannon, Loren Long, David Gordon
E1 FIC SCI

The trucks speculate about what could be inside a beautifully wrapped gift box.

subjects: gifts, trucks

Max Spaniel: Dinosaur Hunt
David Catrow
E1 FIC CAT

Max Spaniel searches for dinosaurs in his back yard.

subjects: Spaniels, dogs, bones

Mr. Putter and Tabby Spill the Beans
Cynthia Rylant; illustrated by Arthur Howard
E1 FIC RYL

Although he would rather be sipping an ice cream soda, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby attend a cooking class with Mrs. Teaberry and her dog Zeke, where they learn 100 ways to cook beans.

subjects: neighbors, old age, cookery, cats

Watch Me Throw the Ball!
Mo Willems
E1 FIC WIL

Gerald the elephant tries to tell Piggie that ball-throwing is serious business, but Piggie just wants to have fun.

subjects: balls (sporting goods), play, elephants, pigs