ManaReads :: Picture Books
Big stories, big pictures. From rollicking to sweet to sublime, for sharing or solo, our extensive, hand-picked Picture Book section has the best of it all!
Every-Day Dress-Up
After her mother reads her stories of famous women, the little girl in this story finds inspiration for her dress-up play. She dons googles and creates a plane out of a box to become Amelia Earhart, marches around with a sash and a flag pretending to be suffragette Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and cooks up a giant paper fish as chef Julia Child. Appealing to even the fanciest little lady, this story is a fun way to introduce a young girl to great women in history.… read more »
Extra Yarn
Extra Yarn is about a girl named Annabelle who lives in a very dull, colorless town. She finds a box of brightly-colored yarn, so she knits herself a sweater. She has more yarn, so she knits for everyone and everything including the trees and a truck, until her whole city is covered in bright knitted goodness. A villainous archduke offers to buy the box, but Annabelle refuses. He steals it, but finds it contains no yarn at all, and with the help of just a bit more magic, it finds its w… read more »
Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator
When your best friend is a stuffed alligator, life can be full of surprises. In this charming new book, we get six (& a half) stories of silliness, warmth, surprises (there are a lot of surprises), friendship- and a surprising new friendship! The words are well-chosen, the illustrations are simple, and both have the depth we’ve grown to appreciate from Mo Willems. Perfect for fans of the picture book/chapter book format of George and Martha, and of those other two great friends, Elepha… read more »
Otis and the Tornado
Otis, the friendly tractor, is leading a rousing game of "follow the leader" with his farmyard friends. All of the animals play together, except for the bull, who scares everyone away with his snorting and stomping. Suddenly, the sky turns dark and the winds pick up, and a tornado forms. Otis bravely leads the animals to safety, but a cry is heard from far in the distance- from the bull! Otis doesn't think twice about helping the large, scared animal, and heads to the pen as fast as his wheels c… read more »
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes
Pete the Cat is back and heading to school! In his new book, author Mr. Eric has us join Pete on his journey through the school day as he discovers new things and fun places to learn. In the story, with illustrations by James Dean, Pete reads, eats, plays and of course ROCKS in his school shoes! Along with the book you will receive a free song linked to the book so you can sing along with Pete in your own school shoes! For any fan of Pete the Cat, Rocking in My School Shoes will be a favorite...… read more »
Stuck
Oliver Jeffers' newest picture book tells the tale of Floyd, and the hopeless day he finds himself retrieving his stuck kite from a tree. In his fateful position (that which we have all found ourselves in at one point or another) Floyd has the brilliant idea to fish it out by tossing up his favorite shoe. And that's when the trouble really began. Floyd's persistence and inventiveness unravel into hilarity as everything from a blue whale to a milkman and even the kitchen sink gets flung up (and e… read more »
