Eugene Yelchin

"Eugene Yelchin recounts growing up in Cold War Russia."--

"An adorable baby hare springs into an adventure, following his human friend up, up, and away in this flight of fancy. He follows his friend ever higher, flying through fluffy white clouds, chasing a red airplane through a flock of geese, and soaring into space on a rocket ship, before catching a ride on a shooting star back down to earth and into his friend's waiting arms. With bright, kid-friendly collage, this is a beautiful and accessible celebration...

"Across the barnyard, Pip the chick spots a new friend to play with--Pup! But Pup isn't sure he likes how Pip plays--too rough. These two friends will weather the storm though. A bright, fun celebration of spring and friendship!" --

A cat arrives at a shelter, arranges to go home with a good family, and settles in with them, all the while letting them know who is boss and, finally, sharing his real name.

On a short winter day, Samuel and his father enter into a series of trades with neighbors and strangers until they come home with a brown-eyed milk cow for Mama.

When Baby cries, her family and neighbors try unsuccessfully to stop her tears and get her back to sleep, but Roy, the old retriever, knows that Baby needs her toy sheep for a good night.

Kanga and her friends try to discover who ate all of her cookie dough.

Dogs of all sizes, shapes, and personalities come together with their humans to don costumes and participate in a parade.

"Won Ton and his boy are enjoying a fine life until 'Doom'--a dog that's smelly and steals his dinner--arrives, but soon the disgruntled cat learns that his new family member might have some good points, too." --

In this variation of a Yiddish folktale, a spoiled prince has a fit and assumes the speech and mannerisms of a rooster until he is locked in a room for seven days with a frail grizzled old man.