A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka

In this wordless picture book we follow Daisy the dog as she plays with her red ball. One day while out at the playground with her owner, Daisy loses her ball to another dog who pops the ball. Daisy is very sad, she tries to make her ball come back, but it won't. Her owner takes her back to the playground where the other dog has a surprise for Daisy.

The illustrations in this book are amazing. A Ball for Daisy won the Caldecott Medal for best illustrations in a children's book. Click here for the complete list of medal winners.

I Want my Hat Back by Jon Klassen

Bear lost his hat. He politely goes up to other animals and asks if they have seen his hat. When they tell him no, he says "thank you anyway" and he goes on to the next animal.

When he gets to the rabbit he asks:

Have you seen my hat?

No. Why are you asking me?

I haven't seen it.

I haven't seen any hats anywhere.

I would not steal a hat.

Don't ask me any more questions.

OK. Thank you anyway.

The reader finds it curious that the rabbit seems so nervous, and as the bear continues his search he realizes he actually has seen his hat. What an enjoyable story with a surprise ending.

Press Here by Herve Tullet

The front cover beckons you to "Press Here" and by doing just that you embark on a magical adventure inside of a book!

Readers are prompted to press different colored dots, shake the book, tilt the pages, and all sorts of other fun stuff. Be amazed as the dots multiply, change shape, and move around the pages.

This interactive book is fun for all ages!