Amazon has marked some fun, beautiful picture books for kids down to $3 each as part of its 30 Kindle Books For $3 Each promotion.
The Hiccupotamus (4/5 stars, grade level pre-K and up, features Kindle Text Pop-Up feature) – From Amazon:
There was a hippopotamus
who hiccupped quite-a-lotamus.
And every time he got’emus . . .
he’d fall upon his bottomus!
Calamity ensues when an elephant, a centipede, and a rhinoceros try finding a cure for hippo’s colossal case of hiccups. Zenz’s creativity shines through with his use of colored pencil in this off-the-wall read-aloud. HIC! HIC! HIC!
Cool Dog, School Dog (5/5 stars, grade level pre-K and up, features Kindle Text Pop-Up feature) – From Amazon:
Tinka is a cool dog, a school dog, a breaking all the rules dog.A hall dog, a ball dog, a crash-into-the-wall dog.
Join Tinka, a dandy, sandy Golden Retriever, as she unexpectedly visits her owner at school and helps his class learn to read. Bright illustrations rendered in acrylic paint add to the excitement in this playful back-to-school story about a boy and his “loves-to-hear-a-book” dog.
Shoes For Me! (4.5/5 stars, grade level pre-K and up, features Kindle Text Pop-Up feature) – From Amazon:
Feet got bigger, heel to toe. Time for new shoes. Off we go! Hippo needs new shoes. Maybe she’ll choose shoes with glitter and jewels or shoes that roll on wheels or shoes with bows. There are so many choices! Will Hippo find the perfect pair? Endearing graphite-and-ink illustrations by Mike Laughead show that choosing a new pair of shoes has never been more fun!
Also consider these additional picture book titles, which are also priced at $3 (or less) but are not part of this specific promotion:
Tangle Tower (4.5/5 stars, grade level pre-K and up, currently priced at $2.99) – From Amazon:
When a very busy girl has very little time to brush her messy hair, she ends up with a very big problem. Each day of the week, her tangle tower grows more and more out of control and interferes with her daily routine. Discover why she decides it’s a good idea to brush her hair every day.
Pie-Rits (4.5/5 stars, grade level pre-K and up, features Kindle Text Pop-Up feature, currently priced at $2.99) – From Amazon:
Set sail for a daring pirate adventure like no other. Can a cherry cupcake, a French bread and a flaky croissant battle a crew of assorted pie-rits? Children will delight in the humor, word play, and action of this rhyming pirate adventure that will keep readers laughing from beginning to end. Pirates have never been so deliciously nasty.
There’s No Such Thing As Monsters (5/5 stars, grade level pre-K and up, currently priced at $1.99) – From Amazon:
Our little sleepy head sees monsters everywhere in his house. He sees them under his bed, in the closet, and under the house. His mother tries to reassure him that there is no such thing as monsters and it’s all in his imagination, but then…OH! What rotten luck!!! Well, you’ll just have to read the book to find out what happens.
The gorgeous illustrations will captivate your child’s imagination and bring them back to read it over again and again.
Dragon’s Soup (5/5 stars, grade level pre-K and up, currently priced at 99 cents) – From Amazon:
Dragon’s tired of being ferocious. He wants a simpler, kinder life. Follow along as Dragon uses his “soup” to teach a community of forest animals how to share and help each other.
A fun children’s picture book story with a perfect moral note.