picture books

"Poor George isn't feeling well. The doctor tells him to drink plenty of fluids and get some rest. But when he is still sick the next day and has to postpone his playdate with his friend Sam, George comes up with the perfect plan to get well soon"--Dust jacket flap.

"Jada's working on her science project. She's finding out whether plants grow best in water, milk, juice, or soda. There's just one problem, she keeps getting interrupted. From her cousin texting and her friends stopping by to her little brother playing with the plants, Jada runs into one obstacle after another. Find out how Jada relies on grit to keep on going."--Publisher.

As Lola builds a sandcastle, she is joined by Frisbee Dude, Little Guy, and Minnesota Girl in a story reminiscent of "The House that Jack Built.".

"Sakura's dad gets a new job in America, so she and her parents make the move from their home in Japan. When she arrives in the States, most of all she misses her grandmother and the cherry blossom trees, under which she and her grandmother used to play and picnic. She wonders how she'll ever feel at home in this new place, with its unfamiliar language and landscape. One day, she meets her neighbor, a boy named Luke, and begins to feel a little more settled... Luke does his best to cheer her up--and tells her about a surprise he knows she'll love, but she'll have to wait till spring. In the meantime, Sakura and Luke's friendship blooms and finally, when spring comes, Luke takes her to see the cherry blossom trees flowering right there in her new neighborhood"--.

"Charlie loves when Grandpa comes to babysit because he always brings his magical imagination. Grandpa was a magician who knows the most amazing tricks; he can pull a rabbit from a hat and make a coin disappear. But what Charlie loves most are his wonderful adventure stories, and they all begin with something his grandfather has saved in his Magic Story Chest. An hourglass is a reminder of how he defended the treasure in King Tut's tomb from raiders. A long white scarf inspires the story about Grandpa's dogfight with the notorious Red Baron, the great First World War fighter pilot. A coconut shell heralds the story about his encounter with a nasty Tyrannosaurus Rex. Charlie's parents, though, aren't too sure they like Grandpa's stories and warn Charlie that they're just 'tall tales.' What is Charlie to believe? How can his grandpa convince him that all you need to do is believe and a dream can be turned into something real?"--OCLC.

"Knock, knock. Who's there? A bear! A furry, friendly persistent bear. And no matter how many times a solitary little boy informs him that he should go home, the bear keeps coming back--until, one day, he doesn't. Before long, the boy realizes how much he cares about the bear...and misses him. Is there any way he can get the bear to come back?"--Provided by publisher.

Little Bunny is sad when Mama leaves on a business trip, so Papa helps Little Bunny craft an imaginative staycation at home until Mama returns.

Introduces children to a variety of occupations.

Simple text and illustrations introduce the characteristics and habits of a variety of dinosaurs.

"Norma and her parents are going to her great-uncle Frank's funeral, and Norma is more excited than sad. She is looking forward to playing with her favorite cousin, Ray, but when she arrives at the church, she is confronted with rituals and ideas that have never occurred to her before. While not all questions can be answered, when the day is over Norma is certain of one thing--Uncle Frank would have enjoyed his funeral"--Amazon.