By Patricia MacLachlan & Emily MacLachlan
Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino

Nigel is a cat. He loves to chase mice and scratch rugs. Julia is a dog. She loves treats and bones and sleeping. They don't need anything else...

...but now they've got Bittle. (She's a new baby.)

By Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha
Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino

Dump it in, smash it down, drive around, the Trashy Town!

Meet Mr. Gilly. He has a job to do. His job is to pick up trash all over Trashy Town. There's trash at the pizza parlor, trash at the school, trash at the dentist's office and at every house. It's a big job and Mr. Gilly does it with a big truck, a big smile, and loads of style.

By Kevin Henkes
Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino

"In the big, square house live the two circle dogs."

And so begins a book that the youngest readers will know is theirs and theirs forever. After the circle dogs wake up and dispense their good-morning kisses to the family, Papa lets them out to run. The days is a long and happy one for the dogs, Mama, Papa, Big Sister, and Baby. But then, in this most perfect of good-night books, it is time for bed. Shh. The dogs are sleeping...