Enjoy picture books that promote movement, dance, games and fun for children and adults to share.
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The Three Bears by Byron Barton While three bears are away from home, Goldilocks ventures inside their house, tastes their porridge, tries their chairs and finally falls asleep in Baby Bear’s bed. Catalog Link |
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From Head to Toe by Eric Carle Encourages the reader to exercise by following the movements of various animals. Catalog Link |
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Get Up and Go! by Nancy Carlson Text and illustrations encourage readers, regardless of shape or size, to turn off the television and play games, walk, dance, and engage in sports and other forms of exercise. Catalog Link |
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Dancing Feet! by Lindsey Craig Easy-to-read, rhyming text depicts different animals dancing. Catalog Link |
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Wiggle by Doreen Cronin Rhyming text describes the many ways to wiggle. Catalog Link |
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Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley Die-cut pages through which bits of a monster are revealed are designed to help a child control nighttime fears of monsters. Catalog Link |
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Bark, George by Jules Feiffer A mother dog tries to teach her pup how to bark, and is surprised at why he isn’t learning. Catalog Link |
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Let's Count Goats! by Mem Fox The reader is invited to count goats of many shapes, sizes, hobbies, and professions. Catalog Link |
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Where's Spot? by Eric Hill A mother dog finds eight other animals hiding around the house before finding her lost puppy. Catalog Link |
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Not a Box by Antoinette Portis To an imaginative bunny, a box is not always just a box. Catalog Link |
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We're Going On A Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen Brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat. Catalog Link |
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If You're Hoppy by April Pulley Sayre In rhyming text reminiscent of the traditional song, “If you’re happy and you know it,” this book presents various animals that are hoppy, sloppy, growly, flappy, or slimy, scaly and mean. Catalog Link |
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Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas A ladybug invites the reader to play a game of “let’s pretend.” Catalog Link |
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Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh Ten mice outsmart a hungry snake. Catalog Link |
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Lines That Wiggle by Candace Whitman A variety of monsters and other creatures demonstrate some of the different things that lines can do, from curve and curl to zig-zag. Catalog Link |
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One Pup's Up by Marsha Wilson Chall Rhyming text counts off ten puppies as they awaken one by one, chase around the house, eat kibble and get washed, then fall back asleep. Catalog Link |
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Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music. Catalog Link |
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Kitchen Dance by Maurie J. Manning Two sleepy children sneak out of their beds to watch as their parents, who love each other very much, break into a dance while washing the dishes. Catalog Link |
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Hootenanny!: A Festive Counting Book by Kimberly Ainsworth In this counting book, a set of owls work their way to the top of the Old Oak Tree for a party on Saturday night. Catalog Link |
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Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum by Lisa Wheeler After a variety of animals get stuck in melted bubblegum, they must survive encounters with a big blue truck and a burly black bear. Catalog Link |
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Shout! Shout It Out! by Denise Fleming Mouse invites the reader to shout out numbers, letters, and easy words. Catalog Link |
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Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow This is the classic counting book where monkeys fall off the bed and mama calls the doctor. Catalog Link |