Lit Lorie Loves – Great Picture Books for 2-5 Year Olds

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Angela’s Glacier by Jordan Scott 

Award-winning author Jordan Scott's luminously illustrated love story of a girl growing up in the shadow of a glacier that is always there to listen. 

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Big by Vashti Harrison 

Winner of the Caldecott Medal! A Coretta Scott King Award Author and Illustrator Honor book, a National Book Award finalist, and a New York Times bestseller! This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of joyful acceptance. 

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr 

An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates to what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree. 

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Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett 

The reader is invited to count the animals that have frightened the monkeys off the pages.

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Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow 

A counting book in which one by one the little monkeys jump on the bed only to fall off and bump their heads.  

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I Went Walking by Sue Williams 

A child discovers a parade of animals in this picture book filled with playful humor and rhyme. 

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If You Give a Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff 

Relating to the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young boy's day. Includes "The Great Cookie Chase" board game on back lining papers.

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Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall 

Working up the courage to take a big, important leap is hard, but Jabari is almost ready to make a giant splash.

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llama llama red pajama by Anna Dewdney 

At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs.

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Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle 

A small blue truck finds its way out of a jam, with a little help from his friends.

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Maybe... by Chris Haughton 

Three little monkeys, and their big monkey, are sitting high up on their branches in the forest canopy. Ok, monkeys! "I'm off," said the big monkey. Now remember. Whatever you do, do NOT go down to the mango tree. There are tigers down there. Mmm ... mangoes! think the little monkeys. They LOVE mangoes. Hmm ... maybe ... they could just look at the mangoes? That would be ok, right?

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Mitten by Jan Brett 

Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes. 

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Mixed A Colorful Story by Arree Chung 

Each believing that their hue is the best, the three primary colors live in separate parts of the city until Yellow and Blue meet, fall in love, and decide to mix. 

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No, David by David Shannon 

A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally, he gets a hug.  

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Octopus Alone by Divya Srinivasan 

Octopus leaves her cave in a lively reef because she is shy and the seahorses there find her fascinating, but when she finds a quieter, more peaceful spot she misses her home and friends. 

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Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin and Kate Messner 

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern folktale about the joy of reading. 

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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Jane Cabrera 

Go from 1 to 20 and look for chicks aplenty in this cheerful read-along. 

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Press Here by Herve Tullet 

The longest-running picture book on the New York Times bestseller list! 

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The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen 

The first book in the New York Times bestselling Pout-Pout Fish series from Deborah Diesen and illustrator Dan Hanna! 

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Shake the Tree by Chiara Vignocchi 

There is a whole lot of shaking going on -- and a funny final twist -- as a series of hungry animals seek shelter in an obliging tree. 

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Stuck by Oliver Jeffers 

When Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree, he tries to knock it down with increasingly larger and more outrageous things.

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Swimmy by Leo Lionni 

The gorgeous, Caldecott Honor-winning tale of a very clever fish by beloved picture book creator Leo Lionni.

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Tom and Pippo’s Day by Helen Oxenbury 

A young boy spends the day indoors with his toy monkey. 

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Train by Elisha Cooper 

Board a commuter train in New York, then follow the journey west and see the stations, the scenery, the several types of trains, and all the people who travel and work on the railroad system.  

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Twenty Yawns by Jane Smiley 

From Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley and Caldecott Honor artist Lauren Castillo. 

As her mom reads a bedtime story, Lucy drifts off. But later, she awakens in a dark, still room, and everything looks mysterious. How will she ever get back to sleep? 

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 

Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep and wakes up a butterfly.  

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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.