Fiction Preschool Printer-friendly version A Mouse told his mother by Bethany Roberts A little mouse´s imagination makes his bedtime an exciting adventure, as he takes a fantasy trip to catch crocodiles, ride bucking broncos, and sail where the wind blows. E Bread is for eating by David Gershator Mamita explains how bread is created in a song sung in both English and Spanish. E Busy Toes by CW Bowie A playful list of some of the many things that toes can do, from waving and tickling to splashing and squishing. E Chugga Chugga Choo Choo by Kevin Lewis A rhyming story about a toy freight train´s day, from loading freight in the morning to retiring to the roundhouse after the day´s work is done. E Do Your Ears Hang Low? by Caroline Church Two long-eared dogs celebrate their love to the words of a familiar children´s song, with an exciting foldout surprise on the final page E Five little piggies by David Martin The lines of a familiar nursery rhyme are expanded into stories about the activities of a family of pigs. E Frans Flower by Lisa Bruce Fran is determined to get her flower bud to grow. But what do you feed a fussy flower? E Gossie. by Oliver Dunrea Gossie is a gosling who likes to wear bright red boots every day, no matter what she is doing, and so she is heartbroken the day the boots are missing and she can´t find them anywhere. E Gracias Rosa by Michelle Markel At first, a young girl does not like her new babysitter, Rosa, but after getting to know her and learning some Spanish language and customs, she is sad when Rosa returns to her family in Guatemala. E How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen Describes what a young dinosaur should do in order to quickly get over being sick. E How I Became Champion of the Universe by Kenneth Harrison A little wrestling fan is surprised to become the new champion of the universe after he uses his secret weapon. E I Stink by Kate McMullan A big city garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything from apple cores and banana peels to leftover ziti with zucchini. E I took a walk by Henry Cole A visit to woods, pasture, and pond brings encounters with various birds, insects, and other creatures of nature. E John Willy and Freddy McGee by Holly Meade Two guinea pigs escape from their safe but boring cage and have an adventure in the tunnels of the family´s pool table. E Now we can have a wedding by Judy Cox Because the guests invited to Sallie´s wedding believe that a proper celebration requires their specific ethnic food, they prepare delicacies from around the world. E Papa tells Chita a story by Elizabeth Howard A young girl shares a special time with her father as he tells her about when he was a soldier in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. E Sailor Boy Jig by Margaret Wise Brown A little sailor stomps and dances. E So many circles, so many squares by Tana Hoban The geometric concepts of circles and squares are shown in photographs of wheels, signs, pots, and other familiar objects. E The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale by Jan Brett Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki´s lost mitten until the bear sneezes. E The Morning Chair by Barbara Josse Bram and his family leave their small brick house in Holland and travel to a new life in New York City. E The Windy Day by Brian Karas One day the wind blows into a tidy little town, giving a tidy little boy named Bernard a hint of how wonderful and exciting the world is. E We were tired of living in a house by Liesel Skorpen Four children, a cat, and a dog move to a tree, a raft, a cave, and finally the seashore, enjoying each new dwelling until they discover its drawbacks. E What´s the most beautiful thing you know about horses by Richard Van Camp On January´s coldest day of the year in a small community in the Northwest Territories, a stranger to horses searches among family and friends for answers to an important question. E You are here by Nina Crews When the rain keeps Mariah and Joy confined to the indoors, they create a magic map and go on a fantastic imaginary voyage. E