| Brown |
Another important book |
| 1999 |
Illustrations and simple rhyming text describe how a child
grows from ages one through six.
|
| Barerett |
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs |
| 1978 |
Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it
rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms
of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.
|
| Freeman |
Beady Bear: story and pictures |
| 1977 |
A toy bear goes off to a cave to live as a real bear should,
only to find he needs something more to be truly happy.
|
| Rey |
Curious George takes a job |
| 1975 |
Curious George takes a job as a dishwasher and a window
washer.
|
| Sis |
Fire Truck |
| 1998 |
Matt, who loves fire trucks, wakes up one morning to find
that he has become a fire truck, with one driver, two ladders,
three hoses, and ten boots.
|
| Martin |
Five little piggies |
| 1998 |
The lines of a familiar nursery rhyme are expanded into
stories about the activities of a family of pigs.
|
| Galdone |
The gingerbread boy |
| 1975 |
The Gingerbread Boy eludes the hungry grasp of everyone
he meets until he happens upon a fox more clever than he.
|
| Hest |
Off to school, Baby Duck! |
| 1999 |
Baby Duck experiences the fear of the first day of school,
but with a little help from Grampa, everything turns out
okay in the end.
|
| Wells |
McDuff comes home |
| 1997 |
McDuff the little white dog gets lost while chasing a bunny
and needs help finding his way home.
|
| McCloskey |
Make way for ducklings |
| 1969 |
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the
Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.
|
| Stoeke |
Minerva Louise at school |
| 1996 |
Out for an early morning walk, a chicken wanders into a
school that she mistakes for a fancy barn.
|
| Henkes |
Kitten's first full moon |
| 2004 |
When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk,
she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.
|
| Falconer |
Olivia -- and the missing toy |
| 2003 |
When her best toy mysteriously disappears, Olivia the feisty
pig is determined to find out who is responsible.
|
| Lively |
One, two, three jump! |
| 1999 |
A bored young frog living in a garden decides to leave
on an adventure. The adventure is filled with danger. He
gets help from a dragonfly who tells him to jump whenever
danger appears. His adventure ends when he lands in a pond.
|
| Van Allsburg |
The sweetest fig |
| 1993 |
After being given two magical figs that make his dreams
come true, Monsieur Bibot sees his plans for future wealth
upset by his long-suffering dog.
|
| Lewis |
Chugga-chugga choo-choo |
| 1999 |
A rhyming story about a toy freight train's day, from loading
freight in the morning to
retiring to the roundhouse after the day's work is done.
|
| Ehlert |
Waiting for Wings |
| 2001 |
Every spring, butterflies emerge and dazzle the world with
their vibrant beauty. But where do butterflies come from?
How are they born? What do they eat? With rhyming text and
colorful collage, we follow the life cycle of four common
butterflies, from their beginnings as tiny eggs and hungry
caterpillars to their transformation into full-grown butterflies.
|
| McMullan |
I stink! |
| 2002 |
A big city garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything
from apple cores and
banana peels to leftover ziti with zucchini.
|
| Numeroff |
What mommies do best/What daddies do best |
| 1998 |
Animal mothers share a variety of activities with their
children, from making a snowman
and baking a birthday cake to reading a bedtime story and
giving a good-night kiss/Illustrations and brief text describe
all the things that daddies do for their children, most importantly
giving them lots of love.
|
| Root |
What Baby wants |
| 1998 |
Various family members try to stop Baby from crying, but
only his brother figures out
what he wants.
|
| Buckley |
Where did Josie go? |
| 1999 |
The reader looks for Josie, a little girl who is hiding
somewhere in her house or yard. This
delightful game of hide and seek played by the family and
a toddler ends in a reunion when Josie’s last hiding
place is found. Children will find Josie’s feet hiding
in each picture.
|
| Alborough |
Duck in the truck |
| 2000 |
Duck's truck is stuck. Will he ever get it out of the muck?
He just might--if his friends lend
a hand.
|
| Hughes |
Giving |
| 1993 |
A little girl and her baby brother experience the various
aspects of giving, finding that it is
nice whether you are giving a present, a smile, or a kiss.
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