A child and his dog climb under the covers with Mommy and Daddy when the thunder begins to boom outside.

A child and a dog wheedle their way under the covers with Mommy and Daddy when the thunder loudly booms outside.

A hilarious and action-packed story, full of surprises, with cut-away pages to turn and noisy words to say together.

Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.

SSHHH Crackle ... Rumble, Rumble, BOOM! What is that loud noise wonders Nibble Bunny? It's Music in the Sky, explains Papa Bunny. "Drums, trumpets, cymbals --all kinds of instruments are playing music just for you." This story is for the preschooler who is discovering the loud noises that come with a thunder storm. Nibble Bunny spends time with Papa and Mama Bunny identifying the many sounds that children enjoy that are loud. Sounds like garbage trucks when they are picking up the trash or choo choo trains pulling into the station! This book explores some of these sounds and will hopefully comfort your young one during what may seem like a never-ending thunderstorm.