Laura Gehl

"Backyard birds-move over! Odd Birds introduces babies and toddlers to unusual bird species, including the magnificent frigatebird with a bright red throat pouch, and the California condor-the largest flying birds in North America! Gentle rhyming verses provide the comforting repetition that little ones crave, even as their minds are opened to new and fascinating creatures from around the world. At the end of the book, readers will find photographs...

Progressively larger groups of animals try to share a limited number of scooters, cookbooks, nap mats, and underwear.

Illustrations and simple text relate how Dog and Frog and Cat play hide and seek.

"Pig makes art. Cat does not like the art. Will Cat have a change of heart?"-- Pig is painting, but Cat is not impressed; while Cat naps, Pig paints spots on him, which could mean the end of their friendship.

"Peep can't wait for Egg to hatch. They will have so much fun together! But Egg isn't quite ready...yet"--

"Egg doesn't want to take a bath, until Peep convinces her to"--

Donut is a unicorn with a problem: she cannot fly--so she works with all the other creatures in the field and finally accomplishes her goal.

"Egg is scared to use the potty, until Peep convinces her to do so"--

Cat and Dog devise plans to steal a toy from one another, but Mouse comes up with a better plan.

"The bond between two trees, Apple and Magnolia, takes center stage in this picture book that explores the power of unlikely friendships and that includes an author's note that further explores how trees communicate"--