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In this classic of children's literature, beloved by generations of readers and listeners, the quiet poetry of the words and the gentle, lulling illustrations combine to make a perfect book for the end of the day.

When kids climb into bed, it’s the perfect time to explore the sights of Boston from under the covers. The “Good Night Boston” board book will have readers young and old passing through both a day ("good morning," "good afternoon," "good evening," and "good night") and a year (spring, summer, fall, and winter) while learning about the many spots that we love around Boston, including the Boston Marathon, the Tea Party Ship, the swan boats, the Museum of Science, the Red Sox, and much more.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar book was published in 1969, and has been charming kids ever since. This classic story follows a quite ravenous caterpillar as he grows from a tiny egg to a cocoon to a beautiful butterfly.

Boston Red Sox 101 is required reading for every Red Sox fan. From Pesky's Pole and the Green Monster to ending the "Curse of the Bambino" in the 2004 World Series Championship, you'll share all the memories with the next generation. Enjoy all the traditions of your favorite team, learn the basics about playing baseball and share your passion for America's pastime.

This whimsical board book for babies and toddlers is a surefire hit, filled with inspired barnyard lunacy that hits small children right in the silly spot.

In the Where’s the Bone? Book from Manhattan Toy, a black and white puppy searches high and low for his lost bone.

"Good night, Gorilla," says the zookeeper. But mischievous Gorilla isn't quite ready to go to sleep. He'd rather follow the zookeeper on his rounds and let all of the other animals out of their cages. Little night owls can sneak along with Gorilla and see who gets the last laugh in this riotous goodnight romp. Practically wordless yet full of expressive art and hilarious, adorable detail, this book is sure to become a beloved part of children's own bedtime rituals. "In a book economical in ...

This classic tale of the famous Mallard ducks of Boston is available for the first time in a full-sized paperback edition. Awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1941, Make Way for Ducklings has been described as "one of the merriest picture books ever" (The New York Times). Ideal for reading aloud, this book deserves a place of honor on every child's bookshelf.

The original classic Pat the Bunny Touch and Feel Book has been entertaining babies for years. 

The Big Box of Boynton Board Books makes a perfect baby gift. Irresistible for a newborn, or for a one-, two-, even a three-year-old’s birthday. Ideal as a set that grandparents, aunts and uncles, in-laws, and close personal friends of the baby (babies have close personal friends?) will find particularly perfect to give. Housed in a bold, happy slipcase are three bestselling Boynton on Board books: Barnyard Dance!, Oh My Oh My Oh My Dinosaurs!, and Pajama Time

Pass on your love of Beatrix Potter's adorable animal tales with the Peter Rabbit Naturally Better Classic Gift Set from Penguin Group, which features eco-friendly volumes of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, The Tale of Tom Kitten, and The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck.

The ultimate alphabet book for every young Red Sox fan! Children can learn their ABCs with photos of baseball objects and their favorite team - A is All-Star Game, G is Green Monster, P is Pesky's Pole...Made of sturdy board book paper and cut in the shape of a baseball jersey - it's a grand slam for every baseball fan!

Revisit the modern classic You Are My I Love You in sturdy board book format!

Does your toddler love trucks? Make his imagination rush with this simple read-aloud tale of a heroic Red Truck who saves a school bus from a mud puddle.

With colorful illustrations and facts about each location, the latest addition to the Larry Gets Lost series is sure to delight and educate young readers. Larry makes friends and finds adventures wherever he goes, but where will he find Pete?

Written by Massachusetts residents Adam Gamble and Mark Jasper, Good Night Massachusetts is a beautifully illustrated bedtime story that kids will ask for again and again.

This clever picture book by author Drew Daywalt and illustrator Oliver Jeffers provides both laughs and inspiration for kids, who will demand to have this book read to them again and again.

Share the joy of puppies with your baby with the If I Were A Puppy Book from Jellycat, the UK’s premium maker of stuffed animals and other baby toys.

The Jellycat If I Were An Elephant Board Book invites kids to touch the elephant’s fuzzy tail, wrinkly skin, soft eyelashes, and more.

Frozen: The Essential Guide takes kids and adults inside the movie, with every bit of info you can imagine about Anna and Elsa, their homes and their journeys, their friends and their enemies, and their icy world.

Visit Boston with two of the most charming tourists ever: a duck and her duckling!

A gorgeous book for keen little readers, The Magic Bunny is a wonderful tale of a very special rabbit pal.

With irresistible artwork by best-selling illustrator Tom Lichtenheld and sweet, rhyming text, this book will have truck lovers of all ages begging for more.

Add a "touch" of fun to storytime with the Jellycat If I Were a Rabbit Book. 

Discover the amazing animals and plants that live in gardens, forests, jungles, oceans and wild places in the colorful Usborne First Sticker Book - Nature. There are over 180 stickers of animals, plants and bugs to add to the scenes, from caribou in the Arctic to clownfish in a coral reef. Ideal for learning about the natural world and for developing manual dexterity.

This board book based on the popular Larry Gets Lost in Boston features vibrant retro illustrations of this great American city and the perpetually lost pup, Larry.

The DC Comics Super Heroes Ultimate Sticker Book contains over 1,000 stickers to satisfy any DC Comics fan. 

Take a visit to the friendly farm and learn about the sounds inside! You and baby will have a blast as you flip through each crinkling page of the Earlyears Farm Friends Crinkle Book and immitate farm animal sounds. "Moooo" says the cow, "Oink oink!" says the pig, and "Neiiiigh" says the horse! Machine washable Ages 3mo and up

That's Not My Train... is a delightful touchy-feely book with simple, repetitive text. Bright, colorful illustrations with textures to touch and feel on every page. Helps very young children develop language and sensory skills.

Usborne First Sticker Book - Zoo is a fun and lively sticker book with busy zoo scenes to fill. Favorite zoo scenes include the lions and tigers, the aquarium, the elephants and the reptile house. Contains over 100 colorful stickers.

The Usborne My Very First Space Book is a beautifully illustrated, non-fiction picture book about space for very young children. Little astronauts can find out about planets, stars, asteroids, space travel, the International Space Station and lots more. With lots to spot and talk about, vivid illustrations and simple language, this is a fun and entertaining way to introduce little children to a fascinating subject.

They hunt! They eat! They fight! The Usborne My Very First Dinosaurs Book is charmingly illustrated and a perfect way for little children to find out about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, from the horned Triceratops and huge Brachiosaurus to the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex.

Durable baby book that's perfect for winter bedtime stories.

Malala's courage and conviction will inspire young readers in this beautifully illustrated biography by Raphaële Freire + Aurélia Fronty.

Chelsea Clinton introduces tiny feminists, mini activists and little kids who are ready to take on the world to thirteen inspirational women who never took no for an answer, and who always, inevitably and without fail, persisted.

Published by Useborne, Illustrated Fables from Around the World brings some of the most popular myths to life. They're all retold specifically for younger readers, and each tale is beautifully illustrated.

Last Stop On Market Street is an energetic ride through a bustling city that highlights the wonderful perspective only grandparent and grandchild can share, and comes to life through Matt de la Pena’s vibrant text and Christian Robinson’s radiant illustrations.

 

The companion to Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger’s #1 New York Times bestseller, She Persisted. Perfect for tiny activists, mini feminists and little kids who are ready to take on the world.

New York Times bestselling duo Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin’s Caldecott Honor–winning book is now available as a Level 2 Ready-to-Read!

In the tradition of Uni the Unicorn and Gaston, this heartwarming and adorable debut picture book tells the story of a young unicorn who was born under the sea to a family of narwhals.

The Caldecott Honor Book and New York Times #1 bestseller Olivia is available in a small, sturdy format, perfect for pig-loving toddlers! 

Books babies can really sink their gums into! INDESTRUCTIBLES are built for the way babies "read": with their hands and mouths. INDESTRUCTIBLES won't rip or tear and are 100% washable.

The creators of the New York Times bestselling picture books Rosie Revere, Engineer and Iggy Peck, Architect are back with a story about the power of curiosity in the hands of a child who is on a mission to use science to understand her world. Ada Twist, Scientist, from powerhouse team Andrea Beaty and David Roberts, is a celebration of STEM, perseverance, and passion.

A hilarious, irreverent book about doing your own thing. Meet Iggy Peck—creative, independent, and not afraid to express himself! In the spirit of David Shannon’s No, David and Rosemary Wells’s Noisy Nora, Iggy Peck will delight readers looking for irreverent, inspired fun.

A beautifully-illustrated tale of a girl and her dream to become a great engineer.

Maurice Sendak's Caldecott Medal-winning picture book has become one of the most highly acclaimed and best-loved children's books of all time. A must for every child's bookshelf.

From acclaimed, bestselling creators Drew Daywalt, author of The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home, and Adam Rex, author-illustrator of Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, comes a laugh-out-loud hilarious picture book about the epic tale of the classic game Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Don't miss the first and bestselling book in the beloved Pete the Cat series!

An award-winning and bestselling Pete the Cat hardcover picture book!

From Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling creator of beloved books including The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug, comes From Head to Toe, a colorful and energetic board book that will have young readers clapping their hands, stomping their feet, and wiggling their toes!

A for Activist by Innosanto Nagara carries huge messages as it inspires hope for the future, and calls children and parents to action.

Each truck and big machine in these enticing rhyming poems is different — and little readers of Digger, Dozer, Dumper are invited to find a vehicle that’s like them.

Every preschooler who is mad for machines will revel in this bright, boisterous picture book about the exciting process of building a road.

Is there anything more splendid than a baby’s skin? For families of all stripes comes a sweet celebration of what makes us unique—and what holds us together.

 

Make some noise! Shout “Oh”! Whisper “oh”! Sing “Oooooooh”! Hervé Tullet’s book magically responds with dots, bubbles and bursts of color, shapes, and motion.

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: Volume 2 is an entirely new collection of 100 more bedtime stories about extraordinary women from all over the world.

Princesses come in all kinds. Exuberant text from Jane Yolen and her daughter Heidi Yolen Stemple paired with charming illustrations prove that girls can jump in mud puddles and climb trees, play sports and make messes—all while wearing their tiaras!

Usborne's That's not My Dinosaur Book features bright illustrations and exciting textures to touch on every page.

Usborne That's Not My Unicorn is the fabulous 50th title in the much-loved That's not my... series. This sparkly, touchy-feely book features a magical unicorn to talk about, and a little white mouse to spot on every page.

Usborne Pull-Back Busy Car Book is a delightful and interactive board book for toddlers. Little children will love to pull back the little red car and watch it whiz around the four different tracks.

Usborne Wind-Up Train Book is a toy and a book in one! This large, chunky board book comes with a wind-up toy steam train and four slot-together tracks.

In their first collaboration since the Newbery Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning Last Stop on Market Street, Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson deliver a poignant and timely new picture book that’s sure to be an instant classic.

Boys can be anything they want to be! This timely book joins and expands the gender-role conversation and gives middle-grade boys a welcome alternative message: that masculinity can mean many things.

Empowering and timeless, What Can a Citizen Do? is the latest collaboration from the acclaimed duo behind the bestselling Her Right Foot: Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris. This is a book for today's youth about what it means to be a citizen.

A bulldog and a poodle learn that family is about love, not appearances in this adorable doggy tale from New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and illustrator Christian Robinson.

That's Not My Polar Bear... is a delightful touchy-feely book with simple, repetitive text. Bright, colourful illustrations with carefully chosen textures to touch and feel on every page.

A classic collection of chillingly scary tales, collected and retold by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by renowned artist Brett Helquist (illustrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events and more!).

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs is a new take on the fairy-tale classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears, so funny and so original—it could only come from the brilliant mind of Mo Willems, the author/illustrator of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and the Elephant and Piggie series.

If you loved the beloved bestselling STEM picture books, then you'll enjoy following the Questioneers' further adventures in the chapter book Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts. Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters is a delightful story about the power of teamwork and the meaning of home. 

This irresistible board book gives little ones (ages 0–3) an alphabetical introduction to Judaism—the delicious foods, meaningful rituals, lively holidays, expressive language, and more.

Fall in love again with Mercy, the pig who can't get enough of buttered toast! A Piglet Named Mercy invites you to discover just how the beloved character wound up at Deckawoo Drive. Kate DiCamillo's picture book delights all ages and makes for a fun read aloud. 

Press the yellow dot on the cover of this book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey! Each page of this surprising book instructs the reader to press the dots, shake the pages, tilt the book, and who knows what will happen next!

Whether you have tentacles or arms, you'll want to curl up reading with your little one to read If I Were an Octopus from Jellycat. 

Dive into a shark tank, marvel at a coral reef and visit the penguin pool in this underwater- themed sticker book. There are over 240 reusable stickers of fish, turtles, seahorses and other sea creatures in the Usborne Little First Stickers - Aquarium, and a fold-out back cover to store stickers when not in use.

The Usborne First Sticker Book - Jobs brings scenes including a fire station, hospital, school and zoo to life with sticker people and see the amazing array of jobs people do every day.

Celebrate the power of friendship with all four of the beloved Frog and Toad I Can Read stories by Arnold Lobel in one volume—now with a sticker sheet!

Beloved author Amy Krouse Rosenthal's daughter and husband have teamed up to write Dear Boy, a moving picture book that reminds boys that they're cool, compassionate, and one of a kind. 

Learn all about scientists who changed history in this engaging and colorful board book perfect for inventors-in-training!

A sweet, quiet tribute to a family's early days at home with a newborn, debut author Hayley Barrett's Babymoon is a must-have. This picture book makes the perfect gift for new and expectant parents alike. 

Whether in the bathtub, at the table, or on the go, young sea explorers will love the Swim with Little Fish Bath Book! Each book is completely waterproof and wipes clean. 

Whimsical and witty, Tomorrow Most Likely by Dave Eggers explores all of the wonderful things tomorrow may bring. Illustrated by award-winner Lane Smith, this sweet picture book is sure to become a storytime favorite. 

Built for the way babies read, the Indestructibles Baby Book - My Neighborhood is a must-have for any parent. 

Designed with babies in mind, Indestructibles Baby Book - Busy City boasts bright colors, lightweight materials, and--best of all--is completely rip, bend, chew, and drool proof. 

With Paint by Stickers Kids - Unicorns and Magic, you can paint a magical world using stickers. Includes glitter stickers, too! 

I Am a Rebel Girl - A Journal to Start Revolutions is a guided journal that will inspire girls to release their rebel spirt and creativity. 

Featuring bright, whimsical illustrations, Eeboo First Words for Little Ones by Monika Forsberg is a great read for little ones. 

The Usborne Mermaid Sticker Book contains over 250 stickers of sea creatures, plants, and--of course--mermaids. The 80 special sparkly stickers add even more glitter and glam to your decorations and play! 

Little ones can learn about the famous pilot and about pursuing their own dreams with the board book I Am Unstoppable: A Little Book About Amelia Earhart. 

Hardly anyone noticed Sally McCabe--but she noticed everything. The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade is an endearing picture book collaboration between Grammy-nominated children's musician Justin Roberts and award-winning illustrator Christian Robinson that explores just what happens when one little girl takes a big stand. 

You Are New is sure to become an instant classic for baby shower gifts. Warm and funny, this picture book by Lucy Knisley explores the world of being new, from napping and crying to cuddling and playing. Award-winning author and artist Lucy Knisley celebrates the joy and having and being a baby. 

 

 

After one glimpse of costumed mermaids on a subway ride with his abuela, Julián is absolutely spellbound. Julián dreams up his own costume at home, using a curtain for a tail and a potted fern for a headdress. But what will his abuela think of the mess he makes--and what will she think of how Julián sees himself? Julián is a Mermaid is a delightful, Stonewall Book award-winning picture book by debut author/illustrator Jessica Love. Your entire family will fall in love with Julián, not to mention Love's gorgeous illustrations. Julián is a Mermaid is sure to inspire young and old to be themselves, follow their dreams, and look fabulous!