Mouse Cleaning by Rose-Marie Provencher, illustrated by Bernadette Pons

PreK-2. Grandma Twilley ends up getting her spring cleaning done when she finds a mouse in her house and invents clever ways to chase it out. This would be a great storytime read as the mouse is hiding in the illustrations on each page and it would be a fun kid challenge to find the mouse in each picture.

Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea

PreK-2. There's no match for Dinosaur! He'll ROAR any opponent down and that's just what he does until he meets his biggest match yet: bedtime! With limited text, childlike illustrations, and lots of roaring this book makes for an excellent bedtime and storytime read!

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! by Mo Willems

PreK-2. Pigeon learns to share when a curious duckling interupts him with questions while he is trying to eat a delicious hot dog. A funny story told in simple illustrations and a great storytime read! Willems seems to understand kids' humor as only few authors do and The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! is another gem in a long line of modern classics!

Ms. Hannah is Bananas! by Dan Gutman, illustrated by Jim Paillot

Gr. 1-3. Ms. Hannah, the art teacher, is completely bananas, at least in A.J.'s opinion, that is! She wears a dress made of recycled pot holders and she doesn't believe in garbage. She thinks every last piece of trash can be recycled to become beautiful art and she proves this when she adds A.J.'s tissue to her ball of paint-speckled newspaper! Throughout the story, A.J. struggles with his negative feelings toward art and a few of his fellow classmates, but in the end he finds a unique way of combining kinetic and performance art with friendship to create an unforgetable sculpture! A humorous, short chapter book with illustrations, kids are sure to become fast fans of the My Weird School series and all its crazy teachers!

Jack's Garden by Henry Cole

PreK-2. Cumulative text and illustrations depict what happens in Jack's garden after he plants his seeds. Written in the style of "This is the House that Jack Built" this would be a great storytime read! The highlight of this book is the margins where the author features detailed drawings of gardening tools, bugs, and seeds.

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

PreK-2. Simple text and big, bright, colorful illustrations show the evolution of a garden from seed to sprout to flowers. This title would work very well for a spring, garden, or flower-themed storytime! The highlight of this book is the detailed depictions of a variety of flowers paired with their proper names. The illustrations work so well that it could double as a source to identify different garden flowers.

The Vegetables Go to Bed by Christopher King, illustrated by Mary GrandPre

PreK-2. Simple, rhyming text tells the story of how each vegetable in the garden gets ready to go to bed. Beautiful illustrations depict the unique qualities of each vegetable and give each plant a face. This book would work well in a garden, spring, or vegetable-themed storytime and additionally, this title reads great for bedtime!