Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor

 Snail spies a field brimming with luscious cabbage across the road.  Many situations and obstacles interfere with his goal. His new friends prove to be thoughtful and -simply the best!

Funny and sweet. I like Mr. Tabor's Mel Fell better.

-Borrowed from the library.

Ants Don't Wear Pants! by Kevin McCloskey

A Toon Book Level 1-Giggle and Learn
A perfect book for reluctant readers
Full of interesting information about ants
The art and text support each other very well. 
-Borrowed from the library

Look Inside an Ant Nest by Megan Cooley Peterson with Gail Saunders-Smith, PhD, Consulting Editor*

Pebble Plus
Beautiful photographs allow the reader to appreciate the amazing creation of the ant.
Text features: table of contents, headings, glossary, read more, index, cross sections/cutaway, photographs, labels
*Highly recommend.
Guided Reading Level: H

It's An Orange Aardvark! by Michael Hall*

An ant in a tree stump peers outside a teeny hole, thinking he sees an orange aardvark.  As he continues to drill and see more colors, his story becomes more elaborate.  The other ants are not as concerned.
Funny and cute.  Actual holes with the color shown through them are on each page.
Perfect book for:
counting
reinforcing color recognition
predicting

Ants National Geographic Kids by Melissa Stewart*

Level 1-for kids who are beginning to read on their own
Perfect nonfiction text for beginning/transitional readers.
Text structures: table of contents, photographs, labels, diagrams, picture captions, vocab. boxes, cutaway/cross section, up close photos, picture captions, picture glossary, jokes/riddles
*Highly recommend.

The Ant and the Elephant by Bill Peet*

One day the ant needs to be carried across the river.  Turtle will not help him.  Then turtle needs help but the hornbill will not help.  Soon the hornbill needs help but the giraffe will not help her.  So the pattern continues until the elephant comes along and breaks the selfish trend.
Great book about kindness.
Great for character traits and connections.
Read The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney after reading this book.
**Highly recommend.