"When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place – a pigeon! But you’ve never met one like this before. As he pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the book, children will love being able to answer back and decide his fate." --publisher's website

"Layla Dupree has given up on love. She’s waded through all the fish in the sea, each one more disappointing than the last. Apparently, owning the bakery at Inglewild’s most romantic destination does not help one’s love life—despite Layla’s best efforts. All she wants is a partner who gives her butterflies, not someone who ghosts her at dinner and leaves her with the check. Good thing Caleb Alvarez has the perfect solution. After saving...

"Bear loves being big! At the carnival, she wants to win the biggest teddy bear of all. But instead, she wins a fish. A very little fish. Bear and Fish can't possibly have anything in common, can they? Although fish might look small, she proves to be bigger than Bear ever thought she could be, and Bear learns that sometimes even a big bear can be small in the big, wide world." --book jacket

The narrator of this book "tries to tell the tale of a unicorn, a dinosaur, and a shark. While the narrator insists that the characters are in the best book ever, they are all less than impressed, and won’t cooperate with the storyteller’s cues. Can the narrator find a way to convince them to stick around, or will the creatures choose to skedaddle off the page?" --publishers's website

"It’s Tuesday, at the soccer game! April likes to play soccer, and Mae likes to win. When a slip in the mud causes Mae to miss the winning goal, she's frustrated. But best friend April helps Mae see that one loss doesn’t make her bad at soccer and reminds her that playing with friends is just as fun as winning." --publisher's website.

"Elmo and his parents have invited all their friends over for a special Thanksgiving meal. But the party was supposed to be outside, and it’s raining! Elmo is disappointed until he takes a walk around Sesame Street and learns from friends including Oscar, Abby Cadabby, Bert, and Ernie that there are so many things to be thankful for—including rain!" --publisher's website

"The 'almosts' are ruining Abby’s life! She’s almost tall enough. She’s almost a star student. She’s almost first in line—and on and on it goes. So why even bother entering the science fair? The almosts will ruin it anyway. But what if Abby is wrong? Maybe the almosts can actually be a good thing . . . Feeling disappointment is a part of life, and Janet Sumner Johnson tackles that feeling with force in this inspirational picture book. In...

"Cody is excited about Dino Day at school, but then it gets cancelled! Cody’s sad until his dad reminds him he can make his own happiness and the day can still be special. Cody plays with his dinosaur toys and invites his friends to join in on the fun to have a wonderful day." --publisher's website

"Bella loves the beach. She loves the flip and flop slap of her feet on the sand. She loves the crash, crash, crash of the ocean waves. And she loves the gentle shush, shush of the beach umbrella in the breeze. But a rainstorm hits and Bella’s perfect family beach day is ruined. This day is a rainy, awful mess! But maybe a little imagination, and a loving family, can show Bella that a beach day at home can be its own special kind of fun." --publisher's...

"Yī duì shēnghuó zài èrxiàn chéngshì de niánqīng fūqī, tāmen duìyú yīgè lǐxiǎng de shìjiè, gè yǒu xiǎngfǎ. Xià yuè cóngshì méitǐ hángyè, shēnshang cánliúzhe hángyè zuìhòu de jīqíng, huànxiǎngzhe gǎibiàn shìjiè. Fāng chén zhuīsuí shàngsi chuàngyè, yǔ chuántǒng tǐzhì yuè zǒu yuè jìn, zì yǐwéi jìnrùle yīgè liǎobùqǐ de lǐngyù, zhè zhǒng gǎnjué què suíjí biàn chéngle...