Antoinette Portis
1) Hey, water!
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Language
English
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Description
"As the girl discovers water in nature, in weather, in her home, and even inside her own body, water comes to life, and kids will find excitement and joy in water and its many forms"--
Join a young girl as she explores her surroundings and sees that water is everywhere. But water doesn't always look the same, it doesn't always feel the same, and it shows up in lots of different shapes.
2) A seed grows
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"An educational picture book about the life cycle of a sunflower"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Explore nature through evocative riddles and bold imagery that take the reader from day to night and back again in this perfect read aloud. Who scribbles on the sidewalk with glistening ink? Snail! Who's a comma in a long, long sentence of a stream? Tadpole! Active readers will delight in the clever language and striking illustrations by esteemed author/illustrator Antoinette Portis. On each spread, children will solve riddles about the familiar...
4) Not a box
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperFestival
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
To an imaginative bunny, a box is not always just a box.
Author
Publisher
TumbleBooks.com
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Edna the penguin only knows the three colors that surround her: white ice, black night, and blue sea. She is convinced there is something more out there. So she sets out on a quest--a quest for color. When she finally finds what she's been looking for, it's everything she hoped for and more. But that doesn't mean she will ever stop looking.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Yelfred and Omek are back and this time they're going to skrool in Best Frints at Skrool, the hilarious sequel to Best Frints in the Whole Universe by award-winning writer/artist Antoinette Portis.
7) Now
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Follow a little girl as she takes you on a tour through all of her favorite things, from the holes she digs to the hugs she gives"--
8) Froodle
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In a normal neighborhood, on a typical day, the birds chirp, the dogs bark and the cats meow. When Little Brown Bird decides she doesn't want to sing the same old song, out comes a new tune that shakes up the neighborhood and changes things forever in this funny, innovative book that kids will love to read out loud. --
9) Wait
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A ... picture book about the joys of waiting and taking in what is around you"--
10) A penguin story
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Edna the penguin tries to find something in her surroundings that is not black, white, or blue.
13) Not-a-box city
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Follows Bunny who wants to build a new city alone until Bunny realizes that friends make all the difference"--
"Bunny wants to build a cardboard city. Bunny stacks one cardboard box on top of another and another. Bunny doesn't want any help. Bunny doesn't need any help, either. But what's a cardboard city without friends?" --
15) I'm still up!
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
The sun is down. But the moon is UP, and so are busy babies everywhere! Just right for toddlers who are not ready to say good night--and for their parents who are--this funny and sweet bedtime book is the perfect "one more" read.
16) The red hat
Author
Publisher
Disney * Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time, high atop the world, there lived a boy named Billy Hightower and the wind. When a new neighbor appears--a girl in a red hat--Billy Hightower can hardly wait to meet her and introduce himself. But the wind has other ideas"--