Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree by Jan Peck, $15.98
A story of a little girl who before going to bed, bravely climbs different branches of a tall green tree. She encounters an ocelot, a kinajou, a sloth, a snake, a parrot, a gecko a bat and a tree frog. After saying good night to all of them, she climbs down the tree to find her daddy waiting to tuck her in. At the very end you realize that she had really just climbed to the top of her bunk bed and all of the animals were her stuffed toys that she has wrapped around her bed. Beautiful, huge illustrations and a nice introduction to rare animals for young children.

You're Different and That's Super by Carson Kressley, $12.95
This us about a little horse who is born on a farm with lots of other little horses and though he has no parents, he is well loved and very popular among the other animals. After a year though, he starts to grow a horn on his head and the other animals start to not allow him to play with them because he has become different. In the end, he ends up being discovered by the farmer who announces how rare and special it is to have a unicorn and he gets whisked away from the farm to celebrated all over the world. He is sorely missed on the farm though and the other animals wish he would come home. A sweet story for any child who sometimes feels left out or different from his peers, it allows him to realize that it is okay to not be exactly like everyone else.

Monster Pet by Angela McAllister and Charlotte Middleton, $15.95
This is a great book for any child who has ever hounded his parents for a pet. It's about a little boy named Jackson who wants a BIG, WILD, and EXCITING pet (like a dinosaur) but instead his dad brings home a hamster. Needless to say, Jackson is disappointed but agrees to take good care of the hamster. Unfortunately, he starts to get careless and when he spills the hamster's food all over the shed he doesn't clean it up. The hamster ends up eating all the food, grows bigger than Jackson and ends up taking on Jackson as HIS pet! Just as the hamster starts to neglect taking care of Jackson, Jackson wakes up from his nightmare and vows to never be careless with his pet again.

Cha Cha Chimps by Julia Durango, $15.98
Great book for children over the age of two. Rhyming story of ten little chimps who sneak out to go dancing and get caught by their mom. When she discovers them at the Mambo Jamba dance club, they are teaching a hippo, a cobra, a lion, a cheetah and various other jungle animals how to cha-cha. She brings them home, tucks them in, calls a babysitter and goes back to the Mambo Jamba dance club to cha-cha herself! Very cute, colorful and fun.

 

Where Did Daddy's Hair Go?  
Written by Joe O'Connor, Ages 5-8, $14,95
For any father that's losing or has lost some hair they will enjoy this book. In this story Jeremiah's daddy is missing a lot of hair and he can't think about anything else! Jeremiah searches everywhere for the missing hair, thankfully he realizes that if his father isn't too upset, perhaps he shouldn't be either! 

My Father the Dog 
Written by Elizabeth Bluemle, $15.99
This is a very cute that kids will enjoy and parents will giggle at as they read it.  This book shows the similarities between Dad and the family pet.  It shows about the "fuzzy in the morning", fetching the paper, lying around for hours, and even the occasional pit stop behind a tree. The illustrations are cute, the sentiment is sweet and it makes a nice Father's Day gift.