Books for Preschoolers (3-4 years old)

"Alan is very scary. He says things like 'I'm big, scary Alan! Fear my razor-sharp teeth!' But all is not as it seems. Alan, you see, has a very BIG (not-so-scary) secret" -- Front jacket flap.

In preparation for Halloween night, a family visits Mr. Comstock's farm to pick apples and pumpkins.

George the puppy's mother is in for a big surprise when she takes him to the veterinarian to find out why he does not bark.

A big, ugly fish has trouble making the friends he longs for because of his appearance--until the day his scary appearance saves them all from a fisherman's net.

Brown Rabbit finds a box of balloons and creates various shapes from them.

Storytime in the library becomes increasingly chaotic as first one chicken then a whole flock joins in and the librarian must come up with a creative solution so that everyone can enjoy the story.

When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. Staggering onto a nearby island, they soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous ways. So well do the critters blend in that when the greedy circus owner returns to claim them, villagers of all species conspire to outsmart the bloated blowhard.

Owen pig and his daddy count the ways they love each other from one to ten and a million zillion more and all day long.

"Big or small, similar or different-looking, there are all kinds of families. Some have one parent, some have two, and many include extended family. This inclusive look at many varieties of families will help young readers see beyond their own immediate experiences" --Amazon.com.

Minerva Louise, a snow-loving chicken, mistakes a pair of mittens for two hats to keep both ends warm.