Picture Books for Kids Ages 4-8

A humorous caper featuring eight crazy crustaceans making a dash for the sea told through fun, rhyming verses and colorful illustrations! A routine trip to the grocery store turns into an amazing adventure as a...

This humorous and action-packed adventure story is a fun way for kids to learn basic bicycling safety rules. Ride along with Devin Van Dyke and find out what happens as he tries to follow his...

Preschoolers and early readers will enjoy the rhyming story and colorful pictures in this introduction to Chadwick the Chesapeake Bay blue crab and his many friends: Bernie the Sea Gull, Toulouse the Canada Goose, Matilda...

A small hedgehog decides to investigate why some days when he arrives home and hugs his parents, he pricks himself. Family members help him discover what “learning to look” means, and teach him how to...

A perfect blend of story, facts, and humor, wrapped up in a message that encourages children to be socially active in their communities and to fight for their beliefs! Beatrix discovers a wild bumblebee nest...

Designed to be read with a buddy, this dialogue between an aardvark and a mouse contains only kindergarten or first-grade words, making it a unique first reading book. Sentences are short, with lots of repetition...

Jittery Jellyfish becomes best friend with Little Shell after moving to the bottom of the sea with her family. After Little Shell gets injured while playing with Jittery Jellyfish, she seeks the advice of a...

A young red fox living in Monet's garden in Giverny, France, admires the collage of colors in the landscape that surrounds him. More than anything, he wants to make the colors last as the seasons...

Max has had an especially bad day. A visit to his great-grandfather prompts some much-needed advice and a look inwards. With just a touch of magic, his great-grandfather gives Max the opportunity to start his...

This colorful, high-fashion book teaches kids the colors of the rainbow in both English and French.  Smart, witty, and stylish, Colors De La Runway teaches kids the colors of the rainbow in both English and French. Each...

It's mutiny on the high seas in this light-hearted lesson in playing well with others. When Salty Jack pretends his bedroom is a pirate ship, his friends help him tie ropes to serve as rigging...

Imagine what might happen if book characters could talk back to their authors. Can characters from other picture books help Puffin escape from the story line? Everyone’s favorite puffin is back, and guess what—he’s still...