Ruby’s invited to have tea with the Queen, but is she ready? Tea for Ruby romps through those oh-so-important manners. What a fun way to practice! Your princesses will beg for their own tea party. Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, who knows something of tea and the Queen, authored this picture book.

In Madlenka, by Peter Sis, Madlenka shares some very important news with her friends. As she visits each friend on her New York City block, she travels the world—and is almost late for dinner. Sis’s illustrations not only transport you from continent to continent, but also keep your eye busy with his tweaks in perspective.…

A, B, C’s—scoot over, as 1, 2, 3 take their turn in Bill Martin, Jr.’s Chicka Chicka  1 2 3. The apple tree provides the setting for this adventure as the numbers climb its sturdy branches. Will Zero get a chance to join the number game? What will the numbers do when the bees claim the tree?…

Stuffy nose. Achy head. Know the feeling? In Karma Wilson’s Bear Feels Sick, Bear’s friends do their best to nurse him back to health. Unfortunately, those nasty germs attach themselves to Bear’s friends, too. What can a bear do when his buddies feel blue? Bear care to the rescue. If you’re down with the sniffles,…

Pinkalicious Pinkerton has lost her tooth—her sweet tooth. Now, everything tastes awful. She asks the tooth fairy to send her something sweet until the new tooth grows, only to find her fairy off on a special assignment. Join Cupid, the Easter Bunny, and Elf #351 as they teach Pinkalicious that true sweetness comes from within.…

Splat the Cat faces a catastrophe: the first day of school. Wrought with worry and needing the comfort of a good friend, Splat stows his pet mouse Seymour into his lunchbox. Will Splat survive his first day of school? Will Seymour survive Splat’s first day of school? Check out Rob Scotton’s Splat the Cat.

Summer in Texas holds as much heat as a heap of jalapenos. Ten-Gallon Bart understands. Dog City heats up in the summer too and Bart longs to escape. Paradise calls his name, so Bart heads north for snow, gold, fishing, and sledding. But the critters up north give Bart the cold shoulder and he finds…

No one could ask for a better friend than Rabbit, but trouble follows this particular bunny. Join Mouse and his friend as the faithful Rabbit strives to retrieve Mouse’s plane in Eric Rohmann’s My Friend Rabbit. Rohmann’s simple story and hilarious Caldecott-winning illustrations will keep you smiling. Who is your special friend?

Bo Armadillo is supposed to follow Ma as the family heads out to dig in the Texas hill country. Now, armadillos don’t see well. Add the fact that Bo is easily distracted and you get a sum of trouble. He leaves Ma behind when he discovers a lizard, but soon discards the lizard for a…

 A birthday party at the local pool causes Edward some concern. When he refuses to part with his water wings, sneaky Georgina and Ivy disable his floaties and Edward finds himself in deep water. What will he do? Dive in to Rosemary Wells’s Edward in Deep Water. Is the water a little scary for you…