Ol' Mama Squirrel

Ol' Mama Squirrel
Author: David Ezra Stein
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2013-03-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101627018

Caldecott Honor winner David Ezra Stein’s lively tale is a fantastic read-aloud, and feisty Mama Squirrel will have fierce mamas everywhere applauding! Ol’ Mama Squirrel has raised lots of babies, and she knows just how to protect them. Whenever trouble comes nosing around, she springs into action with a determined “Chook, chook, chook!” and scares trouble away. Her bravery is put to the test, however, when a really big threat wanders into town and onto her tree. But no matter what, Mama’s not about to back down!

Honey

Honey
Author: David Ezra Stein
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2020-02-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593108205

This sweet companion to David Ezra Stein's award-winning Leaves celebrates the joy of savoring something you love. Bear is ravenous when he wakes up from his winter sleep and has one thing on his mind: honey! Alas, it is too soon for honey, so Bear tries hard to be patient. The world around him is waking up, too, and he soon remembers all the other things he loves, like warm grass, berries, and rain. He's almost content, until, one day, he hears a welcome buzzing sound . . . and finally it is time for Bear to delight in the thing he relishes above all others--and it is as warm, golden, sweet, and good as he remembered.

Tad and Dad

Tad and Dad
Author: David Ezra Stein
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593111273

Caldecott Honor winner David Ezra Stein's funny--and tender--tale of a growing tadpole who loves his frog dad so much he never gives him a moment's peace. Tad the tadpole spends every day with his awesome dad, and shares a lily pad with him at night. It's always been that way . . . but little Tad is growing up, and quickly becoming as awesome--and large--as his dad. As his new parts sprout, he's learning to swim and hop and croak just like Dad. Dad is very proud, but when Tad's accomplishments carry over into nighttime--bringing lots of kicking and croaking in his sleep--the lily pad is no longer a bed for two. Even Tad finally realizes it's time for a lily pad of his own, and all is well--at least until Dad realizes how much he misses Tad.

Dee's Big Nuts

Dee's Big Nuts
Author: Mark Thunder
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2015-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781515326762

Sit back and enjoy this children's book parody about a squirrel named Dee and his friends love for his big nuts. Each page will have you laughing and going nuts! This may look like a typical children's book but once the book opens, you will enjoy references that only adults will understand. Dee's Big Nuts makes a great gift for birthdays, anniversaries, bridal shower, wedding gifts, housewarming gifts or just a great gift to make a friend or loved one giggle in laughter.

Because Amelia Smiled

Because Amelia Smiled
Author: David Ezra Stein
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536227943

Just try not to smile! A positively inspiring picture book from the creator of the Caldecott Honor–winning Interrupting Chicken. Because Amelia smiles as she skips down the street, her neighbor Mrs. Higgins smiles too, and decides to send a care package of cookies to her grandson Lionel in Mexico. The cookies give Lionel an idea, and his idea inspires a student, who in turn inspires a ballet troupe in England! And so the good feelings that started with Amelia’s smile make their way around the world, from a goodwill recital in Israel, to an impromptu rumba concert in Paris, to a long-awaited marriage proposal in Italy, to a knitted scarf for a beloved niece back in New York. Putting a unique spin on "what goes around comes around," David Ezra Stein’s charmingly illustrated story reminds us that adding even a small dose of kindness into the world is sure to spur more and more kindness, which could eventually make its way back to you!

Ice Boy

Ice Boy
Author: David Ezra Stein
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-04-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763682039

Tired of helping others cool their drinks, Ice Boy proceeds to sneak out of the freezer and heads to the beach, where his edges begin to blur.

Simms Taback's City Animals

Simms Taback's City Animals
Author: Simms Taback
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9781934706527

The reader is invited to guess which animal is hiding beneath fold-outs that reveal a succession of clues.

Squirreled Away

Squirreled Away
Author: Mike Nawrocki
Publisher: Tyndale Kids
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496434986

Ten-year-old Michael sneaks into a cave near the Dead Sea where his father has been working and finds a pair of 2,000-year-old squirrels, which he stows in his backpack and takes home to Tennessee.

Old MacDonald Had a Dragon

Old MacDonald Had a Dragon
Author: Ken Baker
Publisher: Two Lions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780761461753

The new dragon on Old MacDonald's farm puts all the other animals, and the farmer, in peril.

Old Yeller

Old Yeller
Author: Fred Gipson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2009-08-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0061962864

A timeless American classic and one of the most beloved children’s books ever written, Old Yeller is a Newbery Honor Book that explores the poignant and unforgettable bond between a boy and the stray dog who becomes his loyal friend. When his father sets out on a cattle drive toward Kansas for the summer, fourteen-year-old Travis Coates is left to take care of his family and their farm. Living in Texas Hill Country during the 1860s, Travis comes to face new, unanticipated, and often perilous responsibilities in the frontier wilderness. A particular nuisance is a stray yellow dog that shows up one day and steals food from the family. But the big canine who Travis calls “Old Yeller” proves his worth by defending the family from danger. And Travis ultimately finds help and comfort in the courage and unwavering love of the dog who comes to be his very best friend. Fred Gipson’s novel is an eloquently simple story that is both exciting and deeply moving. It stands alongside works like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Where The Red Fern Grows, and Shiloh as a beloved and enduring classic of literature. Originally published in 1956 to instant acclaim, Old Yeller later inspired a hit film from Walt Disney. Just as Old Yeller inevitably makes his way into the Coates family’s hearts, this book will find its own special place in readers’ hearts.