For the Star Wars fans, this book describes the silly shenanigans of Darth Vader's kids Luke and Leia who refuse to go to sleep. This silly tale about a shy hippopotamus who doesn't want to participate in fun activities, ends with the hippopotamus making a big splash!

Small town suburban America: “Elmwood Springs”… Missouri …it’s an all-around friendly middle-class town. An important and timely celebration of diversity and the beautiful skin tone differences that characterize the world around us. Join 7-year old Lena as she explores the colors that paint ourselves, our cultures, and our neighborhoods. A great first read about race, belonging, and the power of differences. This book tells the tale of Gossie, an adorable yellow gossling who wears her signature red boots. In this tale, Gossie goes on a mission to find her lost boots.Our all-time favorite bedtime book, this book will lull your little one to sleep with clever rhymes and a lot of silly fun. Pull on the bottoms, put on the top, and get yourself set to pajama-bee-bop! Fannie Flagg certainly does create entertainingly real characters and paints a charming portrait of life in small-town USA (in this case Elmwood Springs, Missouri) ...as well as in other parts of the world (San Francisco, Vienna, New York, etc.). But in the context of light-hearted prose, Ms. Flagg also makes important and powerful social commentary about subjects such as racism, media and fame as a whole. This book is a classic tale about a stuffed animal and his missing button, and the little girl who loves him, will make you feel good inside!

This fun lift-the-flap baby book is a colorful first lesson about our bodies, revealing parts of the body hiding under hats, shirts, and bubble baths! A fun game of peek-a-boo for baby and parents alike! I don't have much experience with Flagg, but I know she is a rather celebrated writer who captures Southern flavor with a charm that is most effective. I've read a short story or two and know her style to be quietly ironic and wonderfully colorful. In this full length work, however, I kept wishing she would keep her day job. This classic interactive baby book is a lot of fun, with multi-sensory interactions, including smelling flowers, feeling daddy's face, plating peek-a-boo, and touching the soft soft bunny. Beautiful artwork combined with an inspiring story about Susanne and her exploration of the natural world around her, this book guides children through a multi-sensory exploration of the natural world all around them.

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And who couldn't fall in love with Dena's new mentor, Kingsly? His relationship with Dena reminds of the relationship between Arthur Abbott and Iris something in the movie, The Holiday. Well, we in our Library Book Discussion group were constant fans, and any time she had a book out, the group was insistent we read it. This interactive book is tons of fun, inviting your baby to press the dot and see what happens! Teaches cause and effect, with the dots moving, multiplying, and scattering with the touch of your baby's finger! This is a classic baby book with adorable rhyming, and beautiful and simple illustrations. It's perfect for bedtime, and saying goodnight to the inside and outside world.

it’s actually quite surprising how enjoyable it is to be in Elmwood Springs….to be a fly on the wall observing the way Dena and old friend Sookie debate what’s valuable in life — or not — Baby Solomon decides to get himself dressed, but puts his clothes on in very silly ways. This book about the spirit and independence of toddlers will certainly resonate with parents! The author uses nature (leaves, twigs, flower petals) to make beautiful critters like lions, pigs, flamingos, and one of the most beautiful butterflies we've ever seen! Simple, creative, and inspiring interactions with nature.This bedtime story about a mother tiger settling down with her restless cub for a long and dreamy night of sleep, is one of our favorite baby books of all time! No doubt, each time we could always count on quirky characters, lots of laughs, a good energy, a strong sense of community… A story about the wonder and fun of a snowy day, with snow angels, snowmen, snowballs, and a ton of fun after a snowstorm blankets the neighborhood.