Dan Yaccarino
3) Lawn to lawn
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When their human friend, a little girl named Pearl, moves away, four tacky lawn ornaments (a jockey, a deer, a pink flamingo, and a gnome) embark on a dangerous journey to find Pearl. They travel across the country evading gargoyles and garbage trucks to Pearl's new home in a gated community where the group is reunited.
6) Circle dogs
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Circle dogs live in a square house with a square yard and spend a busy day eating circle snacks, digging circle holes, and sleeping.
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"Bix lives with her family in a city where people rarely talk or play together, and no longer read books. Instead, they stare at small portable screens, monitored by giant eyeballs. The Eyes are here to help! With everything. But Bix would like to do things for herself. Running from an Eye, she discovers another world: the City Under the City. There, she befriends a rat who leads her to a library and its treasure trove of books and knowledge. As she...
9) Every Friday
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Every Friday a father and his child share a special ritual.
10) Trashy town
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Little by little, can by can, Mr. Gillie, the trash man, cleans up his town.
11) Boy + Bot
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A boy and a robot strike up a friendship despite their differences.
12) Oswald
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Oswald the Octopus and his dog, Weenie, make many new friends when they move to Big City.
13) Unlovable
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Alfred, a pug, is made to feel inferior by a cat, a parrot, and the other neighborhood dogs, until a new dog moves in next door and helps Alfred to realize he is fine just the way he is.
14) I am a story
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Author-illustrator Dan Yaccarino presents a powerful picture book that celebrates storytelling from the past to the present and beyond. From cave drawings to the invention of the printing press to our digital age, discover how a story has been told in many different ways from the past to today. It's always been around, making us happy, sad, excited, or scared and bringing people together. With simple text and delightful illustrations, Dan Yaccarino...
15) Morris Mole
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Food is running short so Morris's big brothers dig down deeper, but Morris tries digging up instead and discovers a beautiful new place, filled with delicious treats and new friends.
17) No nap! Yes nap!
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"Follow Mommy on her quest to settle Baby down for a nap as Baby dashes from family room to living room, both on the table and under it, through the kitchen and even hiding in the laundry basket"--
19) Giant Tess
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Being the only giant around, Tess wants more than anything to be like everyone else, but when she and Smokey, her dragon best friend, use their height to help save the big parade, Tess suddenly realizes that she is just the right size.
20) Go, go America
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A collection of odd facts, including festivals, contests, and laws,about the states of the United States.