Early Concepts

A cast of adorable alphabet characters make this clever bedtime story a standout! Suppertime's over. Everyone's fed.Alpha Mom says, TIME FOR BED! It's a busy night for the Alphabet Family--after all, there are 26 kiddos to get ready for bed. A, B, and C...

Caldecott Honor winner Jillian Tamaki's book They Say Blue is a playful, poetic exploration of color and point of view. A Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Award Winner In captivating paintings full of movement and transformation, we follow a young...

The little pup chases the ball, introducing concepts and fun to young readers. A boy throws a ball for the puppy to fetch. It bounces past two brown cows, three green frogs, four pink pigs, and keeps right on going around the farm, taking the reader with...

"Completely relatable for all viewers, big or small."--The Horn Book (starred review)"Crews captures the joy of early childhood exploration in a book that adults and children can both enjoy."--ALA Booklist (starred review)"A nice addition to story hours...

"A monstrously effective lid-dropper....Being all smiles, and more likely to elicit snorts of amusement than screams of terror, the monstrous marchers crawling, oozing, slithering, or strolling into and out of view with each page turn have the intended...

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Dive into an ocean of fun with five magical mermaids! Swim along with five friendly mermaids as they guide kids on a whimsical singalong adventure through the world's oceans, counting down from 5 to 0. Along the way, they'll meet colorful sea creatures...

Caution! This book will bring tons of colorful fun and giggles to little faces! Worm is throwing a party, so he must go shopping in town! Shop with Worm to find everything he needs. Along the way, you'll discover many different vibrant colors. Get ready...

An instructive look-and-point book about shapes. For children ages 3 years and up.Worm is in shape. He comes across shapes everywhere: circles, squares, triangles . . . even a star! He can also imitate the shapes with his long body. Can you see them all?

A world of fun for budding cryptozoologists."--Kirkus ReviewsWelcome to the Monsterlovers Headquarters!As the newest recruit to our secret organization, you're invited to explore our classified files about some of our favorite Alphabeasts from A to Z!...

"Clever fun." --Booklist "[A] delightful geometric tale...that kids will surely love." --School Library Journal From award-winning author Anne Miranda comes a rollicking rhyming story about an unruly gang of sixteen geometric shapes who get tangled in...

A beautiful hardcover edition of the New York Times bestselling interactive picture book from the creator of Press Here! With the graphic intensity of Eric Carle, the interactive fun of Poke-a-Dot books, and the humor of The Day the Crayons Quit but...

A delightful way to introduce opposites to young readers from the author and creator who brought you Catside Up, Catside Down: A Book of Prepositions. Short dog, long dog, huge or tiny.Itchy on the head, orscratchy on the hiney.Curly hair, straight hair,...

Pandora the panda goes on a journey of imagination and curiosity when she discovers a magic box. What is this box? What should she do with it? Pick it UP? Put it DOWN? Young readers can join the adorable panda to explore the highs and lows, the ins...

Perfect for gift-giving, here isTHE alphabet book to top all others, an over-sized work of brilliance from the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit! If words make up the stories and letters make up the words, then...

In a feel-good concept book, the Geisel Award-winning illustrator of See the Cat gives young children a vocabulary for naming--and managing--their emotions. From delight to disgust, excitement to fear, worry to confidence, boredom to curiosity, feelings...

Geisel Honor-winning author/illustrator Salina Yoon's beloved character Penguin helps his brother in Penguin and Pumpkin--a charming picture book that's perfect for fall. Penguin's curiosity about fall sends him on a journey to a faraway farm. But his...

Explore a kaleidoscope of colors beyond the rainbow in this celebratory and empowering book by Drag Story Hour storyteller Lil Miss Hot Mess! Drag queens love to dance to their own beat, speak their minds, and let their best selves shine. They love all...

Follow an energetic toddler's day with Dad that's full of opposites - up and down, make and break, yum and yuck, and more. From his first demand to be picked up and then immediately put down, opposites pop up all day long for this energetic boy...

From the co-creator of the New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series comes a joyful counting book about inclusivity, play, and the thrill of making new friends--from one to ten and back again. A quiet day at the playground turns into a boisterous...

Help ZigZag the alligator get his vowels back in this playful picture book from beloved author-illustrator Julie Paschkis!There's nothing ZigZag enjoys more than tasting his words as he uses them, plays with them, and enjoys them, for ZigZag is a lover...

Perfect for the lover of all things that go, ALPHABET TRUCKS provides a fun and accessible way for the littlest of readers to learn their trucks and their ABCs. Each letter of the alphabet is accounted for in this introductory concept book for young...

A charming counting book filled with artful papercut illustrations for the whole family to read before bed. How many are on the bed? How many are below? Five on the Bed counts to five with young readers as they follow the clever yet simple story of a...

The team behind 7 Ate 9 and The Upper Case: Trouble in Capital City is back with another installment of their pun-filled detective noir Private I series. This time, Private I is in a race to find all the missing clocks in town! In the colorful and...

A hilarious, mostly-rhyming picture book about a banana and narrator who can't quite agree on what their book is about. Perfect for fans of Mo Willems' We Are in a Book and Adam Rex's Nothing Rhymes With Orange! "Mo Willems fans will give this book one,...

A gorgeous lift-the-flap counting book that pairs parent animals with their babies, from the bestselling author of Room on the Broom. From a bat and its pup, to a frog and its twelve tadpoles, young readers will delight in counting each creature's babies...

A creative and fun picture book about the world's most beloved animals!Meet four-legged, two-finned, and webbed-toe friends in this word-as-image introduction to the animal world, chock-full of interesting facts. In what looks like a simple image, there...

*An Instant Indie Bestseller*Maurice Sendak's legacy continues with this playful counting extravaganza for the youngest child. Here is a small reader's introduction to the magic of Mr. Sendak's books--a journey that will continue for many years to come...

A hilarious story about ten silly children who accidently end up with ten silly owies. This big-hearted, positive-minded picture book is an irreverent ode to the most universal of all childhood experiences--the "boo-boo"--and a perfect book to share with...

As leaves fall from their trees, animals huddle against the cold, and frost creeps across windows, everyone knows--winter is on its way! Join a brother and sister as they explore nature and take a stroll through their twinkling town, greeting all the...

★"[A] sheer delight and will be a welcome addition to shelves everywhere. Highly--and proudly--recommended." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ "This engaging introduction to Pride parades for the youngest readers successfully testifies to...

Jo wants to paint all the wonderful things she loves. With a palette of red, yellow, and blue, Jo knows she can mix any colors together to create new ones. Her imagination takes flight as she explores painting with primary and by mixing her own secondary...

With original and spot-on perceptions, Joyce Sidman's poetry brings the colors of the seasons to life in a fresh light, combining the senses of sight, sound, smell and taste. In this Caldecott Honor book, illustrator Pam Zagarenski's interpretations go...

Jennifer Adams, the author of the bestselling BabyLit series, teams up with Mary Lundquist, author and illustrator of Cat & Bunny, to create an irresistible picture book featuring little ones dressed as animals, from A to Z.Animal babies from Alligator...

Join robots on a whimsical adventure from A to Z in this picture book full of funny, alliterative phrases and lush, richly textured oil-painted illustrations that will spark early readers' imaginations! Do robots dream of strumming uplifting tunes on...

Die cut pages bring surprise after surprise in this magical new book from the "Queen of the concept book"--an intricate and satisfying homage to green, the color of all creation. How many kinds of green are there? There's the lush green of a forest on a...

Rabbit up. Uh-oh! Rabbit down . . . With some droll ascents and landings, Jo Ham's international sensation hops into the pages of a picture-book series for the first time. Seesaws, diving boards, ski jumps, slides--life comes with its share of ups and...

Meet Kitty! Kitty wants to play! Meet Cat. Cat just wants to nap. Bold, whimsical artwork and plenty of humor engage little ones in a sly and stylish introduction to opposites. This deceptively simple concept book introduces readers to grumpy, old,...

From the team that brought us Pick a Pine Tree and Pick a Pumpkin, a big-hearted story about the love between grandparent and grandchild takes us through the seasons. For one grandmother and grandchild, keeping dry in spring showers is easy when...

Mo Willems delivers a smorgasbord of hunger, hubris, regret, and redemption as a Busy Creature hilariously chomps and chews its way from A to P and then to Z.