Printable Picture Books
In Breaking the Birthday Rules, Sam has a serious problem. His friend Jaylin is having a birthday party, but Sam isn’t invited. Bad thoughts start gnawing at his brain: Why wasn’t I invited? Doesn’t Jaylin like me? Can he figure it out before his brain becomes snack food? This story includes a questions and activities page.
What happens when you wish on all the stars? In The Girl Who Stole the Stars, by Patt Ligman, Celeste is running out of patience. Every night she wishes on her favorite star for the thing she wants most: a puppy. But wishing doesn’t work. Maybe one star isn’t enough! Celeste decides to wish for all the stars…and gets more than she bargained for! By the author of The Boy Who Captured the Moon, this story includes a questions and activities page.
Grandpa Dragon and My Peach Tree Moms, by Rene Ohana, is the story of Bao, a girl who lives in a cave with kind Grandpa Dragon. Bao's getting too big to ride on Grandpa Dragon's scaly back. And she sometimes forgets she's not a dragon. Grandpa Dragon helps Bao find her place in the world--with a human family. Will they find the right parents for Bao?
Pigeons Don't Float, by Jennifer C. Manion, is the story of Lilly, who loves family Sundays at the park. One Sunday while feeding the ducks, Lilly sees something quite unusual. Except . . . will anyone believe her? Now Lilly has to figure out how to believe it herself.
Ta-Cumba turned six and, on his way to the restaurant bathroom, stepped through a door marked with a K . . . and into an adventure!
Raymond wanted to capture the moon. He tried a net. He tried a lasso. And then he tried something else altogether.
Izzy and Tiffany do everything together. What will happen to their friendship when one friend can do something the other cannot?
Baby Maria, by Mike Huber, tells the story of Steven, who has trouble waiting for Mama Susan to come back from a trip to Guatemala. Mama Susan is on a special trip--to pick up Steven's new baby sister. Steven's routine is all messed up with Mama Susan gone, and even when she returns, things don't exactly go back to normal . . .
