Children's Books

2 years & up. Bring storytime to life with the Pete the Cat® Doll and 4 Paperback Book Set, the perfect addition to any early childhood classroom or library. Featuring the calm, cool, cat kids love, this set includes four fun-filled stores and a soft, huggable 14.5" Pete the Cat plush. Ideal for promoting early literacy, social-emotional learning, and classroom engagement, these books encourage positive behavior, creativity, and confidence in young learners. Great for circle time, preschool… More »

2 years & up. Bring excitement to your interactive reading time with these Walking Adventure Interactive Reading Time Puppet Story Props. This wonderful set of props promotes imagination, creativity, fine motor skills, color recognition, literacy, and early vocabulary. Encourage children to describe the character and identify the friendly animal finger puppets. This fun and creative storytelling set includes six animal finger puppets and a lively red-headed main character. The props are surface washable.

Birth & up. Bear is having quite the adventure! These books are designed to be both durable and engaging for young readers. With their chew-proof, water-proof, and rip-proof features, they're built to withstand lots of love and use from little ones. And with 24 pages each, there's plenty of room for Bear's adventures, shapes, friends, and different weather elements to unfold in a fun and rhyming way!

3 months & up. Introduce young children to early literacy concepts with the Brown Bear Friends Board Books Set, a perfect blend of literacy, sensory play, and foundational skill-building. Each book in this charming set explores a key theme - numbers, colors, shapes, and more - through rhythmic read-aloud text. Inspired by Eric Carle's Brown Bear character, these books engage young readers with bold, colorful illustrations. Little hands will love the crinkly, textured covers that offer tactile… More »

12 months & up. Children thrive when they are seen and loved for who they are right now. This series of fun-to-read books offers a wonderful way for adults to recognize and affirm the growth of toddlers, both physically and emotionally. Each book focuses on a single toddler and explores their daily routine over a few hours, highlighting themes such as emotions, resilience, kindness, curiosity, physical development, and self-expression. Through engaging stories and relatable scenarios, these… More »

The Napping House Big Book - A wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion in this tale.

3 years & up. There's more to these books than interesting stories and engaging illustrations (though there are plenty of those!). These songs encourage exploration and imagination, fun, dance, and movement, farm life and more. Each of these books is meant to be sung, and each book has a QR code that adults can scan to access audio and video accompaniments. These sing-along books add another sensory layer to story time that will help the stories stick.

3 - 5 years. Nancy Carlson's reassuring picture book about getting ready for kindergarten is now available in a Spanish-English edition-and to a whole new audience of young children. The simple, comforting text and big, bright illustrations will ease first-day-of-school jitters and help make the early days of kindergarten exciting and fun. Bilingual hardcover. 32 pages.

With simple text, this book is a delightful way to introduce children to science.

2 years & up. This unique series, with vivid images of children's everyday lives, supports affirming messages that build healthy confidence and let children know that they are valued. The artwork depicts children and adults of all ages, abilities, and ethnic backgrounds, making this set a perfect addition to any classroom library.

8 months & up. Children are able to communicate by signing before they develop the skills necessary for speech. By teaching simple sign language to children from as young as eight months, we can help them to convey their emotions and their needs. When children begin to talk, having sign language to fall back on provides a comforting safety net. Add to the fun of signing by singing well-known nursery rhymes and songs. Even proficient speakers will long enjoy signing to a favorite song or rhyme.… More »

Birth & up. What began as a simple errand to the laundromat becomes a desperate journey as the entire family joins together to rescue Trixie's Knuffle Bunny. This charming Knuffle Bunny set features your very own Knuffle Bunny plush and Mo Willems classic book, "Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale." Hang tightly onto your Knuffle Bunny as you read. You don't want to lose him. Hardcover. 40 Pages. Plush size: 12.25"H.

2 years & up. Get ready for bedtime with Llama Llama! The Llama Llama Large Plush makes a great companion for little ones and ideal for comforting hugs and snuggles. In the book, Llama Llama is ready for bedtime in his red pajamas and gets tucked in by his mama. She goes downstairs and she doesn't come back right away so Baby Llama begins to worry and fret until she returns. This story of Llama Llama relates to children and the need for their mother's comfort. Hardcover book includes 40 pages.… More »

This whimsical book invites children to take a closer look at plants and gardening. 32 pages.

3 years & up. Introduce children to the ever changing weather with these exciting Weather Basics Early STEM Learning Books with Photos. This set of books discusses different facts about weather and displays high quality photos of the weather. Encourage children to discuss their favorite weather conditions. Use these books to talk about safety during different weather conditions. Paperback. Set of 6 books approximately 24 pages each.

Birth & up. In this delightful book series follow the adventurous babies as they explore cultures and destinations from around the world. Through lively storytelling and vibrant illustrations, young readers are introduced to different countries, traditions, and cuisines in a way that is both accessible and enjoyable. Each story encourages curiosity about global diversity and helps children begin to understand the similarities and differences that connect communities worldwide. The jet-setting… More »

With simple text, this book is a delightful way to introduce children to science.

3 years & up. Introduce children to the wonderful magic of seasons changing with these exciting I See Seasons Books. This set of books promotes literacy, early vocabulary, and STEM concepts. Have children discuss their favorite seasons with a partner. Encourage children to ask questions about vocabulary words they're unfamiliar with. Paperback. Set of 4 books.

2 years & up. Give children a crash course in the vehicles that keep the world moving. Using captivating illustrations and engaging text that rhymes, this set of board books teaches young children all about transportation. As adults read, children will see many examples of the vehicles and even see them race at the end of each book!

Birth & up. Make tummy time a captivating and enriching experience with the Look, Touch, Learn series. Featuring palettes, shapes, and patterns that were selected in collaboration with infant psychologists at the Sussex Baby Lab, this series will provide optimal visual stimulation for babies from 0-6 months. The books' images also have various surfaces and textures that will spark engaging tactile exploration.

3 years & up. Turn children into champions of diversity with this At Home with Diversity and Inclusion book set. From the playground to the barber shop to the plains of Africa, these books explore different parts of the world as well as different ways that children learn to interact with and accept people who are not like them. The examples in these stories will empower children to embrace diversity in their own environments.

Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color. 32 pages.

12 months & up. Deepen toddlers' understanding of the world around them with this set of Curious Cats Books. Using bold colors, curved lines, and simple yet engaging text, these board books walk toddlers through the fundamentals of colors, numbers, shapes, and weather. The books' sturdy construction also enables toddlers to hold the books in their hands and interact with them in other tactile ways.

3 years & up. Teach children about different types of weather with this fun illustrated series. Each book has questions at the end teachers can use to further the conversation about weather. Set of 4. Hardcover.