Shoe Bop! by Mairlyn Singer Illustrated by Hiroe Nakata

When a little girl needs a new pair of shoes she takes a poetic trip to the shoe store and explores every type of shoe available in adorable rhyming format. The poems were short and humorous and interesting to read.

Dutton Children's Books, 2008.

Bedtime for Mommy by Amy Krouse Rosenthal Illustrated by LeUyen Pham

In this story it is an adorable reversal of roles when the little girl must round her mother up to get ready for bed.

Bloomsbury, 2010.

Sparkle and Spin: A Book about Words by Ann and Paul Rand

This book is all about words and how different words can be used for many different things. It is accompanied by lots of collage pictures and has a fun-to-read poetry format to it also.

Chronicle Books, 2006
First Edition Published 1957

AlphaOops! H is for Halloween by Althea Kontis Illustrated by Bob Kolar

The alphabet is at it again in this humorous telling of the alphabetical Halloween, starting with H.

Candlewick, 2010.

Firefly Night by Carole Gerber Illustrated by Marty Husted

A beautifully illustrated adaptation of Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha, a little Chippewa girl follows the beautiful fireflies throughout the night.

Whispering Coyote, 2000.

The Three Bears' Halloween by Kathy Duval Illustrated by Paul Meisel

 

The three bears are ready to celebrate Halloween and head out into the woods for some trick-or-treating. They come across a spooky house in the woods and when one thing leads to another, they find themselves in Goldilock's house! This is a cute derivation of the timeless tale of Goldilocks and the three bears except this time the tables are turned and it is Halloween. This book will be revisiting our house next year because it was requested and reread multiple times.

Holiday House, 2007.

Good Night, Tiptoe by Polly Dunbar

Tilly is putting all of her friends to bed but Tiptoe, the bunny, does not want to stay asleep (or go to bed for that matter). A great addition to the 'Tilly and Friends' series.

Candlewick, 2009.

How to be a Baby by Me the Big Sister by Sally Llyod Jones Illustrated by Sue Heap

This walkthrough on all things how to be a baby is a cute book comparing the skills allowed by older siblings to babies. It is written the way a school child would talk and is filled with humorous lists and reasons why it isn't always so great to be a baby. In the end, however, the big sister realizes all of the pros to being a baby and she realizes that her little baby sibling will not always have baby limitations.

Also by this author is 'How to be a Bride' which is on par with this book.

Schwartz & Wade, 2007.

The Best Pet Ever by Victoria Roberts Illustrated by Deborah Allwright

This little girl wants a pet so badly that she pesters her mother while trying out a medley assortment of random objects as a pet. In the end, her mother gets her a kitten, but in the meantime, it is a cute and amusing look at the lengths this little girl goes to in order to have someone to play with.

Tiger Tales, 2009.