Secondhand Children's Picture Book Box SP3011

Secondhand Children's Picture Book Box SP3011

Seventeen picture books for young readers — Peter Sis, Aaron Blabey, Heidi McKinnon, Meg McKinlay, Marc Martin, Hazel Edwards, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more. Monsters, hippos, rhinos, rainbows, worry, and a treasure island.

1. Madlenka — Peter Sis — A little girl in New York announces she has a loose tooth and makes her way around the block, discovering the whole world in her neighbourhood. A Caldecott Honor book.
2. The Mice and the Weasels and other Aesop's Fables — Miles Kelly — Classic Aesop fables in bold, accessible illustrations: the timeless animal stories that have taught children wisdom for millennia.
3. I Just Ate My Friend — Heidi McKinnon — A small orange creature has eaten his friend and is very sad about it. A perfectly deadpan picture book about making mistakes and finding new ones.
4. Princess, Princess — Penny Dale — Two princesses who are best friends find an adventure together: a warm celebration of friendship between girls.
5. Treasure Island — Based on Robert Louis Stevenson — The classic swashbuckling adventure of pirates, buried gold, Long John Silver, and young Jim Hawkins, reimagined for picture book readers.
6. Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley — Aaron Blabey — Pearl and Charlie are completely different in every way — and best friends. A warm, funny celebration of friendship across difference.
7. Once Upon a Small Rhinoceros — Meg McKinlay, illustrated by Leila Rudge — A small rhinoceros sits by the sea and imagines what lies beyond the horizon. A lyrical picture book about curiosity and longing.
8. Reena's Rainbow — Dee White & Tracie Grimwood — Reena is afraid of storms, until she discovers that rainbows always follow the rain. A gentle, beautifully illustrated book about fear and hope.
9. Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born — Jamie Lee Curtis, illustrated by Laura Cornell — A little girl asks her parents to tell her again about the night they brought her home: the warm, funny, deeply loving story of adoption.
10. When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth — Jamie Lee Curtis, illustrated by Laura Cornell — A four-year-old looks back on how things have changed since she was little — a whole year ago. Funny, perceptive, and wonderfully self-important.
11. The Three Little Superpigs: The Origin — Claire Evans — How the Three Little Pigs became superheroes: their capes, their powers, and their nemesis.
12. Muoma Bear — Rory H. Mather & Melissa Magnuson — A bear and her cub share the warmth of the natural world in this tender Australian picture book.
13. The Very Hungry Worry Monsters — A reassuring book for small children who worry: the monsters who will eat all your worries away.
14. There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake — Hazel Edwards, illustrated by Deborah Niland — The Australian classic: the little girl whose imaginary hippopotamus lives on the roof. Leipzig International Exhibition Bronze Medal 1982.
15. What's Up Top? — Marc Martin — A frog, a ladder, and a beautifully simple question: a visually stunning, quietly philosophical picture book from the acclaimed Australian creator.
16. Gemma Gets the Jitters — Katrina Roe, illustrated by Leigh Hedstrom — Gemma the giraffe gets stage fright before a big performance. A relatable story for small children who feel nervous about new experiences.
17. The Trouble in Tune Town — Maura Pierlot, illustrated by Sophie Norsa — When the music disappears from Tune Town, one brave girl sets out to find it. A picture book that celebrates the joy and necessity of music.