Deschutes Public Library

Alex wants to be a "night worker" like his father who goes to work at a construction site after Alex goes to bed.

A stray dog in New York City is adopted by a taxi driver, with whom he thereafter rides and shares adventures each day.

Each member of a first grade class, as well as their teacher, principal, and a bus driver, expresses excitement, worry, or hope as the first day of school begins.

In this take on the well-known cumulative rhyme, a teacher inadvertently swallows a flea, then follows it with an assortment of classroom pets while her students look on in surprise.

After placing the red kitten with Dave the firefighter and the blue kitten with Francine the police officer, Mrs. Tuttle finds homes for fourteen other colorful kittens.

In brief text with illustrations, a boy describes his father's work as a truck driver.

Maisy the mouse and her animal friends accompany nervous Charley on his first visit to the dentist.

Rhyming text and illustrations present a variety of vehicles and their functions, including moving van, police car, and crawler crane.

An elephant and a bear take over a diner and find out about responsibility and food language.

While making a delivery for a friend, an elephant and a bear become familiar with the experiences and language of truck drivers. Includes a brief glossary of CB slang.

Miss Lotta Scales is a dragon who believes her job is to protect the school's library books from the children, but when she finally realizes that books are meant to be read, the dragon turns into Miss Lotty, librarian and storyteller.

When their regular bus driver gets sick, Warren, Louise, and the other bus riders must endure a string of substitute drivers.

Even though their dinner is ready to eat, when the fire alarm bell sounds, the firefighters must go out to rescue a family and their cat.

When the moon comes down in pieces, different helpers work to set things right again, including the Fire Chief, rescue workers, and helper dogs.

While giving a tour of his new town, a young boy introduces the reader to his teacher, dentist, barber, and police officer, as well as to his newly adopted baby sister.

Illustrations and brief rhyming text depict police officers responding to a variety of situations, from a broken traffic light to a robbery.

It's Fire Safety Week in Miss Mingo's room. That means it's time to learn what to do in case of a fire. Of course, this isn't your typical classroom, and Miss Mingo isn't your average teacher!

Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate firefighters and what they do.

Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate police officers and what they do.

Illustrations and rhyming text depict a teacher helping students to learn and have fun during a week at school.

Sally the dog goes flying over a tree stump while playing chase in the yard and has to be rushed to the vet's office.

Newspaper reporter Monty Molenski needs to find a good story to please the editor and to do this he decides to follow his coworkers around after they finish work to see what they are up to.

A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend.

Although he sometimes mistakes lighted candles on a birthday cake for a house fire, the residents of Whoops-a-Daisy World can always count on their strong and brave Fire Chief Rhino whenever a blaze threatens.

Tom Cat hurt his leg and has to go to Kiss-it-Better Hospital.

Froggy isn't looking forward to his check-up because he might get a shot but when it's over and he's pronounced a very healthy frog, Dr. Mugwort is the one who dreads Froggy's next visit.

Froggy isn't looking forward to his check-up because he might get a shot but when it's over and he's pronounced a very healthy frog, Dr. Mugwort is the one who dreads Froggy's next visit.

A small dog suffers from a broken heart when her dog companion dies until a veterinarian advises the family that there is only one thing to do.

Rhinoceroses fight fires, save people from drowning, and assist on the scene of a multi-car accident. Includes a glossary of firefighting terms.

Rescue vehicles race to help during a variety of emergencies.

Melvin discovers that the public library is the place where he can find just about anything--including three librarians who help in his quest for knowledge.

Andy asks his mother to tell the story about breaking her arm while they wait for the veterinarian to determine what is wrong with their cat.

Ida's imaginary friend, Dotty, is tied to her with a blue string and when Ida's classmates tease her about Dotty, Ida is surprised to discover that her teacher carries a red string with her wherever she goes.

A paperboy and his dog enjoy the quiet of the early morning as they go about their rounds.

While her classmates bring in apples, make drawings, pick dandelions, and clean the blackboard, Maybella Jean Wishywashy cannot decide how to show their teacher how much she is appreciated.

Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be "Junkyard Wonders."

The schools in Burskyville never close for snow because Axle Annie is always able to make it up the steepest hill in town, until Shifty Rhodes and Hale Snow set out to stop her.

The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches.

On Vera's first visit to the dentist, she has an unexpected reaction when he tries to polish her teeth.

Animal mothers and fathers with various professions take the train to work and return at the end of the day to spend time with their children.

Throughout the seasons in northern Vermont, Darrell helps his neighbors with snowplowing, supplying wood, and excavation work, never finding time to fix his own barn roof, but when a windstorm passes through town, he finds his kindness to his neighbors returned.

A librarian named Mavis McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake.

Madlenka, whose New York City neighbors include the French baker, the Indian news vendor, the Italian ice-cream man, the South American grocer, and the Chinese shopkeeper, goes around the block to show her friends her loose tooth and finds that it is like taking a trip around the world.

Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for kindergarten.

While in bed at night, an imaginative child hears sirens from the nearby fire station and creates fantastic stories about what the firefighters are going to do.

A boy is unhappy about having to wear glasses, until his doctor provides an imaginative list of well-adjusted eyeglass wearers.

When Carlo the giraffe and Crackers the cat visit the new library, they meet Mrs. Chinca, a very friendly and helpful librarian.

A rhyming look at a number of deliveries that take place in a day, from a morning newspaper delivery to people being transported by airplanes.

Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in great pain.

Edward and his cousin Judy come for a visit to the firehouse and learn how everything works, with some unexpected results.

A young girl imagines that she is a fire fighter and describes the type of work she would do.

While a young girl waits for the delivery of a hot pizza, she provides the appropriate animal sounds for a variety of pretend animal pizza deliverers.

Annie the apple farmer saves her most beautiful apples to sell fresh at the farmers' market.

The driver of a tractor-trailer picks up a load of fresh fruits and vegetables, then drives through the countryside, past small towns, and into the big city, passing farms, construction sites, and many other vehicles, then delivers the produce and relaxes with other drivers.