The Perfect Pet

This week, we're sharing some of our favorite pet stories for younger children.  Here are a few of our favorite pet picture books . . . .

A Boy and His Bunny by Sean Bryan

One morning, a boy wakes up with a rabbit on his head and, although his mother is skeptical, he soon discovers that he can be fed, ride a bobsled, and even look cool with a rabbit on his head.

Dogs by Emily Gravett

Various types of dogs illustrate the concept of opposites, with such examples as dogs that are big and small, tough and soft, hairy and bald, and slow and fast.

Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown

When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train.

Bark, George by Jules Feiffer

A mother dog tries to teach her pup how to bark, and is surprised at why he wasn't learning.

More Pet Stories --

Bad Dog by Mike Boldt

Be Gentle with the Dog, Dear by Matthew J. Baek

The Blue House Dog by Deborah Blumenthal

Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

Dog in Charge by K.L. Going

The Dog Who Belonged to No One by Amy Hest

Flat Cat by Tara Lazar

Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio

Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet by Kelly DiPucchio

Goldfish on Vacation by Sam Lloyd-Jones

The Great Dog Wash by Shellie Braeuner

How Mr. Silver Stole the Show by Kate Klise

I Got a New Friend by Karl Newson Edwards

I Hate My Cats: A Love Story by Cali Davide

I Want a Dog by Jon Agee

I'm Not Missing by Kashelle Gourley

Mogie: The Heart of the House by Kathi Appelt

Move Over, Rover by Karen Beaumont

Mr. Putney's Quacking Dog by Jon Agee

No Dogs Allowed! by Sonia Manzano

Painter and Ugly by Robert J. Blake

The Perfect Pet for You by Estelle Laure

The Pet Potato by Josh Lacey

Pirate's Perfect Pet by Beth Ferry

Some Cat! by Mary Casanova

Take Your Pet to School Day by Linda Ashman

This Is Gus by Chris Chatterton

Trouper by Meg Kearney

Wiener Wolf by Jeff Crosby

Rhyme Time

Children love rhyming books.  They love the word play and guessing what word will come next. 
This week, I'm sharing some of my favorite rhyming picture books . . . . .

Aunt Lucy Went to Buy a Hat by Alice Low
Rhyming tale of a woman who sets out to replace her lost hat, but winds up with a cat and a succession of other items instead.

Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
As three dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, and Ted, are demonstrating how much they love to rhyme, a fourth, Bob, is trying to warn them of approaching danger.

Chicken in the Kitchen by Tony Johnston
When a crazy chicken wreaks havoc in the kitchen there is just one thing to do--prepare a nest so that she will settle down.

If You're Hoppy by April Pulley Sayre
In rhyming text reminiscent of the traditional song, "If you're happy and you know it," presents various animals that are hoppy, sloppy, growly, flappy, or slimy, scaly and mean.

A Boy and His Bunny by Sean Bryan
One morning, a boy wakes up with a rabbit on his head and, although his mother is skeptical, he soon discovers that he can be fed, ride a bobsled, and even look cool with a rabbit on his head.


More Rhyming Books --
All in a Day by Cynthia Rylant
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema
Clap Your Hands by Lorina Bryan Cauley
The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock by Jim Aylesworth
The Curious Cares of Bears by Douglas Florian
Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? by Susan A. Shea
A Dog Needs a Bone by Audrey Wood
Duddle Puck: The Puddle Duck by Karma Wilson
Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox
The Farmer's Away! Baa! Neigh! by Anne Vittur Kennedy
Flip Flop Bop by Matt Novak
Go, Go, Grapes! A Fruit Chant by April Pulley Sayre
Good Night Pillow Fight by Sally Cook
The Great Dog Wash by Shellie Braeuner
Happy Bees by Arthur Yorinks
Hop, Hop, Jump! by Lauren Thompson
Leaf Jumpers by Carole Gerber
Mice by Rose Fyleman
Nanette's Baguette by Mo Willems
One Big Pair of Underwear by Laura Gehl
One Two That's My Shoe! by Alison Murray
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore by David McPhail
A Plane Goes Ka-Zoom by Jonathan London
Roadwork by Sally Sutton
Snowbots by Aaron Reynolds
Some Bugs by Angela DeTerlizzi
Toys Galore by Peter Stein
Two at the Zoo by Danna Smith
Very Boring Alligator by Jean Gralley
What the Baby Hears by Laura Godwin
When Cows Come Home by David L. Harrison
Wiggle by Doreen Cronin
Wombat Walkabout by Carol Diggory Shields

Check these and more rhyming books out on display at the Arnold Branch through October 12, 2018.