Art by Patrick Mcdonnell. Little Brown. ISBN: 031611491X. $14.99 Art serves as a boy's name and favorite pastime in this cheerful sequence, which echoes Crockett Johnson's Harold and the Purple Crayon.

Below by Nina Crews. Henry Holt & Company. ISBN: 0805077286. $16.95. Jack and Guy, his action figure, do everything together. But one day Guy falls through a hole in the stairs. Can Jack rescue him before something dreadful happens?

Benny & Beautiful Baby Delilah by Jean Van Leeuwen. Dial. ISBN: 0803728913. $16.99. Benny is not pleased when his new baby sister, Delilah, arrives at his house.

Bess and Bella by Irene Haas. Margaret K. McElderry. ISBN: 1416900136. 14.95. Bess is feeling lonely. Then a tiny bird named Bella tumbles out of the sky with her tiny suitcases packed with wonderful things. Charming, soft-focused artwork lends warmth to this touching fantasy about friendship.

Boy on the Brink by David McPhail. Henry Holt. ISBN: 0805076182. $15.95. After a fun-filled day of fishing, playing on the beach, and riding ponies at a carnival, a young boy goes to sleep and dreams of adventures inspired by the day’s events.

Can You See What I See? Once Upon a Time by Walter Wick. Cartwheel. ISBN: 0439617774. $13.99. Here is a rhyming, search-and-find picture book. Twelve compositions depict favorite fairy tales, folk tales, and classic stories with picture clues and hidden objects to search for in toy filled land!

Dooby Dooby Moo by Doreen Cronin with pictures by Betsy Lewin. Atheneum. ISBN: 0689845073. $16.95. Over at Farmer Brown's, Duck and his friends are pooling their considerable resources to win a local talent show. The first prize is a trampoline and they want it.

Duck & Goose by Tad Hills. Schwartz & Wade. ISBN: 037583611X. $14.95. Duck and Goose learn to work together to take care of a ball, which they think is an egg.

Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems. Hyperion. ISBN: 0786837489. $16.99. Everyone in town knows Edwina, the dinosaur, who plays with kids, bakes cookies and helps old ladies cross the street. When Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie sets out to prove that dinosaurs are extinct, Edwina is in danger.

Follow the Line by Laura Ljungkvist. Viking. ISBN: 0670060496. $16.99. Follow the line, indeed, as it loops, curves, and winds across cityscapes, landscapes, buildings, animals, trees, sky, and water from early-morning traffic to night.

I’m Dirty by Kate McMullan with pictures by Jim McMullan. Joanna Cotler. ISBN: 0060092939. $16.99. With a style familiar to fans of I’m Mighty! (2003) and I Stink! (2002, both HarperCollins), McMullan introduces a sassy backhoe loader who relishes his dirty job.

Miss Mingo and the First Day of School by Jamie Harper. Candlewick Press. ISBN: 0763624101. $15.99. Miss Mingo, the flamingo, asks all the animals in her class to share something special about themselves.

My Little Yellow Taxi by Stephen Johnson. Red Wagon Books. ISBN: 0152164650. $19.95 With 16 interactive features at their fingertips, eager young drivers will learn just what it takes to get their taxi ready to roll.

Mommy? by Arthur Yorinks with pictures by Maurice Sendak. Scholastic. ISBN: 0439880505. $24.95. In one hilarious pop-up extravaganza after another, a plucky little boy wanders to everybody's favorite monsters in search of his Mommy.

Mouse Cookies & More: A Treasury with CD by Laura Numeroff with pictures by Felicia Bond. HarperCollins. ISBN: 0061137634. $24.95. All three characters from the If You Give . . . series have brought their books, recipes, songs, and activities to this family treasury, chock-a-block full of fun things to do.

Nosy Rosie by Holly Keller. Greenwillow. ISBN: 0060787589. $16.99. Rose is the best finder. Lose a baseball? Just call Rose. Lost your cookie? Rose will find it. But one day a not-so-nice nickname sticks. What can Rosie do?

Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young edited by Jack Prelutsky with pictures by Marc Brown. Knopf. ISBN: 0394872185. $19.95. Poems about picnics, pretending, and puppies make this book the book to introduce little ones to poetry about the world around them.

Richard Scarry’s Animal Nursery Tales by Richard Scarry. Golden Books. ISBN: 0375837914. $14.95. Here’s a book that you may remember from your childhood. Classic nursery tales are retold with Richard Scarry's beloved animal artwork. Other collections to consider are Tomie dePaola’s Favorite Nursery Tales and The Tall Book of Nursery Tales.

You Can’t Catch Me by John and Ann Hassett. Houghton. ISBN: 0618704906. $16.00. Here’s a new twist on an old tale. This time, it’s an ice cube that escapes with dreams of becoming an iceberg and sinking big ships. A slightly more traditional treatment of this folktale is The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires.