1st Grade Reading List
The 500 hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
Geisel, Theodor Seuss, 1904-1991.
New York : Vanguard Press, c1938.
JP SEU
At first, Bartholomew Cubbins had just one hat, but when the King ordered him to take it off, he found that he could not--each time there was another on his head.
A. Lincoln and me
Borden, Louise.
New York : Scholastic, c1999.
JP BOR
With the help of his teacher, a young boy realizes that he not only shares his birthday and similar physical appearance with Abraham Lincoln, but that he is like him in other ways as well.
Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
Viorst, Judith.
New York, Atheneum, c1972.
JP VIO
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Amelia Bedelia
Parish, Peggy.
New York : Harper & Row, 1963.
JETR PAR CC ESLC
A literal-minded housekeeper causes a ruckus in the household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.
Appelemando's dreams
Polacco, Patricia.
New York : Philomel Books, c1991.
JP POL RR
Because he spends his time dreaming, the villagers are convinced that Appelemando will never amount to much but in time his dreams change the village and all the people in it.
Apples to Oregon : being the (slightly) true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, peaches, pears, plums, grapes, and cherries (and children) across the Plains
Hopkinson, Deborah.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2004.
JP HOP
A pioneer father transports his beloved fruit trees and his family to Oregon in the mid-nineteenth century. Based loosely on the life of Henderson Luelling.
Are you my mother?
Eastman, P. D. (Philip D.).
[New York] : Beginner Books ; distributed by Random House, c1960.
JETR EAS [CC] [ESLC]
Never having seen his mother, a baby bird makes humorous mistakes trying to find her
Arthur, it's only rock 'n' roll
Brown, Marc Tolon.
Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown and Company, c2002.
JP BRO
Francine starts a rock band, hoping it will focus on music rather than money and fame.
Arthur's family vacation
Brown, Marc Tolon.
Boston MA : Little, Brown, c1993.
JP BRO
Arthur is unhappy about going on vacation with his family, but he shows them how to make the best of a bad situation when they end up stuck in a motel because of rain.
A bad case of stripes
Shannon, David, 1959-
New York : Blue Sky Press, c1998.
JP SHA
In order to ensure her popularity, Camilla Cream always does what is expected, until the day arrives when she no longer recognizes herself.
Bad dog, Marley!
Grogan, John, 1957-
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2007.
JP GRO
Marley, a rambunctious puppy, makes himself at home while causing lots of trouble but then proves in a very dramatic way that he is a valuable member of the household.
Bad dog school
Joosse, Barbara M.
New York : Clarion Books, c2004.
JP JOO
Harris's family decides that his dog Zippy should go to dog obedience school, but after he is trained, they miss the old Zippy.
Bear feels sick
Wilson, Karma.
New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2007.
JP WIL
When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company.
Beautiful warrior : the legend of the Nun's kung fu
McCully, Emily Arnold.
[New York : Arthur A. Levine Books], c1998.
J MCC (PBOR)
Tells the story of two unlikely kung fu masters and how their skill in martial arts saves them both.
Ben's dream : story and pictures
Van Allsburg, Chris.
Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1982.
HF J Picture Books for Older Readers
On a terrifically rainy day, Ben has a dream in which he and his house float by the monuments of the world, half submerged in flood water.
The best pet of all
LaRochelle, David.
New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2004.
JP LAR
A child enlists the help of a dragon in trying to persuade his mother to let him have a dog.
Big bushy mustache
Soto, Gary.
New York, N.Y. : Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. : Distributed by Random House, c1998.
JP SOT
In order to look more like his father, Ricky borrows a mustache from a school costume, but when he loses it on the way home his father comes up with a replacement.
The biggest test in the universe
Poydar, Nancy.
New York : Holiday House, c2005.
JP POY
Sam and his classmates dread Friday, the day they are to take the infamous Big Test.
Biscuit
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin, 1957-
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1996.
JPA ICA (bl)
A little yellow dog wants ever one more thing before he'll go to sleep.
Biscuit goes to school
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin, 1957-
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2002.
JETR CAP
A dog follows the bus to school, where he meets the teacher and takes part in the activities of the class.
Biscuit wants to play
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin, 1957-
[New York] : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2001.
JETR CAP
The puppy Biscuit makes friends with two kittens.
The blue ribbon day
Couric, Katie, 1957-
New York : Doubleday, c2004.
JP COU
When Carrie is disappointed not to make the school soccer team, she turns her attention to creating a science fair project.
Book! book! book!
Bruss, Deborah.
New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, c2001.
JP BRU
When the children go back to school, the animals on the farm are bored, so they go into the library in town trying to find something to do.
The boy who was raised by librarians
Morris, Carla D.
Atlanta, GA : Peachtree, c2007.
HF J Picture Books for Older Readers
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.
Brown paper teddy bear
Allison, Catherine.
New York : Scholastic, c2004.
JP ALL
An ancient teddy bear comes to life one night and takes Jess on a magical adventure.
Bud
O'Malley, Kevin, 1961-
New York : Walker & Company, c2000.
JP OMA
The orderly Sweet-Williams are dismayed at their son's fondness for the messy pastime of gardening.
The Bully Blockers Club
Bateman, Teresa.
Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman & Company, c2004.
JP BAT
When Lotty is bothered by a bully at school, she helps start a club where everyone is welcome.
A camping spree with Mr. Magee
Van Dusen, Chris.
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2003.
JP VAN
Mr. Magee and his dog Dee go camping and have an adventure with a hungry bear.
A castle on Viola Street
DiSalvo, DyAnne.
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2001.
JP DIS
A hardworking family gets their own house at last by joining a community program that restores old houses.
The cat in the hat
Seuss, Dr.
New York : Random House, c1985.
JETR SEU
Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat who shows them some tricks and games.
Chicka chicka boom boom
Martin, Bill, 1916-2004.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1989.
JP MAR
An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.
Chocolatina
Kraft, Erik.
New York, N.Y. : Scholastic Inc., 2004, c1998.
JP KRA
Tina eats so much chocolate that she wakes up one morning and finds that she has turned to chocolate.
Clay boy
Ginsburg, Mirra.
New York : Greenwillow Books, c1997.
J398.2 GIN [CC]
Wanting a son, an old man and woman make a clay boy who comes to life and begins eating everything in sight until he meets a clever goat.
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs
Barrett, Judi.
New York : Atheneum, 1978.
JP BAR RR
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.
Commander Toad and the voyage home
Yolen, Jane.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c1998.
JETR YOL
Commander Toad leads the lean green space machine "Star Warts" to find new worlds but runs into trouble when he sets course for home.
Corduroy
Freeman, Don, 1908-1978.
New York : Puffin Books, 1976, c1968.
JP FRE
A teddy bear in a department store searches for a button missing from his overalls, but finds instead the thing he misses most - a home.
Cork and Fuzz : short and tall
Chaconas, Dori, 1938-
New York : Viking, c2006.
JETR CHA
The friendship between Cork, a muskrat, and Fuzz, a possum, is in trouble when Cork decides that since he is older, he has to be taller than Fuzz.
Curious George
Rey, H. A. (Hans Augusto), 1898-1977.
Boston MA : Houghton Mifflin, c1941.
JP REY
The curiosity of a newly-captured monkey gets him into continual trouble.
Daisy comes home
Brett, Jan, 1949-
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2002.
JP BRE
Daisy, an unhappy hen in China, floats down the river in a basket and has an adventure.
Danny and the dinosaur
Hoff, Syd, 1912-2004.
[New York, NY] : Harper Trophy, 1993, c1958.
JETR HOF
A little boy is surprised and pleased when one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with him.
Diary of a spider
Cronin, Doreen.
New York : Joanna Cotler Books, c2005.
JP CRO
A young spider discovers, day by day, that there is a lot to learn about being a spider, including how to spin webs and avoid vacuum cleaners.
Duck, Duck, Goose
Hills, Tad.
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2007.
JP HIL
Duck and Goose face a challenge to their friendship when an enthusiastic young duck moves into their neighborhood who wants to play--and win --all sorts of games.
Duck for President
Cronin, Doreen.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2004.
JP CRO
When Duck gets tired of working for Farmer Brown, his political ambition eventually leads to his being elected President.
Duke Ellington : the piano prince and his orchestra
Pinkney, Andrea Davis.
New York, N.Y. : Hyperion Books for Children, c1998.
JB ELLINGTON
A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
Eddie : Harold's little brother
Koch, Ed, 1924-
New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2004.
JP KOC
Eddie wants to be like his big brother, a very good athlete, but is not good at sports, so Harold helps him discover how to use his own special talent--talking.
Elsie times eight
Babbitt, Natalie.
[New York] : Hyperion Books for Children, c2001.
JP BAB
Fairy godmothers are supposed to set things right, but Elsie's fairy godmother sometimes sets things wrong. When she changes one Elsie into eight, the results make a mess for everyone, from Elsie's cat right on up to the Mayor.
Emily's art
Catalanotto, Peter.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2001.
JP CAT
Emily paints four pictures and enters one in the first-grade art contest, but the judge interprets Emily's entry as a rabbit instead of a dog.
Fancy Nancy and the posh puppy
O'Connor, Jane.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2007.
JP OCO
Nancy wants to adopt a special puppy so that she is no longer the only fancy member of her family, but after a day of puppysitting a papillon, she realizes that being fancy is not always the most important thing.
Fancy Nancy at the museum
O'Connor, Jane.
New York : HarperCollins, c2008.
JETR OCO
Although excited at the prospect of a fancy class trip to the art museum, the bumpy bus ride to get there leaves Nancy feeling anything but fancy.
A fine, fine school
Creech, Sharon.
New York : Joanna Cotler Books, c2001.
JP CRE
When a principal loves his school so much that he wants the children to attend classes every day of the year, it's up to his students to show him free time is a good thing, too.
Fox on stage
Marshall, James, 1942-1992.
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1993.
JETR MAR
Fox makes a film for Grannie, takes part in a magic show, and puts on a play.
The friend
Stewart, Sarah, 1939-
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, c2004.
JP STE
With Mom too busy and Dad away much of the time, Belle finds companionship with a household employee who after each day's work takes Belle "hand in hand" to the beach.
Frog and toad all year
Lobel, Arnold.
New York, N.Y. : HarperCollinsPublishers, c1976.
JETR LOB
Two friends share experiences in each season of the year.
Froggy goes to school
London, Jonathan, 1947-
New York : Viking, c1996.
JP LON
Froggy is nervous about his first day of school, but, even though it's hard to sit still, he has a wonderful time.
Froggy's day with Dad
London, Jonathan, 1947-
New York : Viking, c2004.
JP LON
Froggy and his dad celebrate Father's Day with a game of miniature golf, among other things.
The gardener
Stewart, Sarah, 1939-
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, c1997.
JP STE [CC]
A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her.
The girl who spun gold
Hamilton, Virginia, 1936-2002.
New York : The Blue Sky Press, c2000.
J398.2 HAM
In this African American retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin," Lit'mahn spins thread into gold cloth for the king's new bride.
Go back to bed!
Guy, Ginger Foglesong.
Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, c2006.
JP GUY
Every time Edwin is sent to bed, he creeps back downstairs and discovers wondrous events going on there.
Goose and Duck
George, Jean Craighead, 1919-
New York : Laura Geringer Books, c2008.
JETR GEO
A young boy becomes the "mother" to a goose, who becomes "mother" to a duck, as they learn about the rhythms of nature together.
Grandfather Tang's story
Tompert, Ann.
New York : Crown Publishers, c1990.
JP TOM
Grandfather tells a story about shape-changing fox fairies who try to best each other until a hunter brings danger to both of them.
Granite baby
Bertrand, Lynne.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2005.
JP BER
Five talented New Hampshire sisters try to care for a baby that one of them has carved out of granite.
The great fuzz frenzy
Stevens, Janet.
Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2005.
JP STE
When a tennis ball lands in a prairie dog town, the residents find that their newfound frenzy for fuzz creates a fiasco.
The great Gracie chase : stop that dog!
Rylant, Cynthia.
New York : Blue Sky Press, c2001.
JP RYL
A cumulative tale about a small dog named Gracie whose quiet life is disrupted by some noisy painters.
The great white man-eating shark : a cautionary tale
Mahy, Margaret.
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 1990.
JP MAH
Greedy to have the cove where he swims all to himself, Norvin, who looks a bit like a shark, pretends to be one, scaring off the other swimmers and leaving him in happy aquatic solitude--until he is discovered by an amorous female shark.
Harry and the terrible whatzit
Gackenbach, Dick.
New York, N.Y. : Houghton Mifflin/Clarion Books, c1977.
JP GAC
When his mother goes to the cellar and doesn't return right away, Harry goes down to search for her and confronts the terrible two-headed Whatzit.
The hat
Brett, Jan, 1949-
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c1997.
JP BRE
When Lisa hangs her woolen clothes in the sun to air them out for winter, the hedgehog, to the amusement of the other animals, ends up wearing a stocking on his head.
Heckedy Peg
Wood, Audrey.
San Diego, CA : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1987.
J398.2 WOO
A mother saves her seven children from Heckedy Peg, a witch who has changed them into different kinds of food.
Hedgehog's secret
Anderson, Lena.
Stockholm : R. & S. Books, c2001.
JP AND
Hedgehog is terribly busy and she doesn't have time for her friends. At the end of the day the mystery is solved when she introduces all her firends to her newborn treasure.
Henry and Mudge and the great grandpas : the twenty-sixth book of their adventures
Rylant, Cynthia.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2005.
JETR RYL
When Henry and his dog Mudge go with Henry's parents to visit Great- Grandpa Bill in the home with lots of other grandpas, they lead them all on a wonderful adventure.
Henry and Mudge : the first book of their adventures
Rylant, Cynthia.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1987.
JETR RYL CC ESLC
Henry, feeling lonely on a street without any other children, finds companionship and love in a big dog named Mudge.
Henry hikes to Fitchburg
Johnson, D. B. (Donald B.), 1944-
Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, c2000.
JP JOH
While his friend works hard to earn the train fare to Fitchburg, young Henry Thoreau walks the thirty miles through woods and fields, enjoying nature and the time to think great thoughts. Includes biographical information about Thoreau.
Here comes the strikeout
Kessler, Leonard P., 1920-
[New York, N.Y.] : HarperCollins, c1965, 1992.
JETR KES CC ESLC
Bobby changes from an "easy out" to a game-winning hitter with the help of a friend and a lot of hard work.
Hey, Al
Yorinks, Arthur.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998, c1986.
JP YOR
A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well.
Hooway for Wodney Wat
Lester, Helen.
Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin, c1999.
JP LES
All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he can't pronounce his name, but it is Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully.
Hot day on Abbott Avenue
English, Karen.
New York : Clarion Books, c2004.
HF J Picture Books for Older Readers
After having a fight, two friends spend the day ignoring each other, until the lure of a game of jump rope helps them to forget about being mad.
How do dinosaurs say good night?
Yolen, Jane.
New York : Blue Sky Press, c2000.
JP YOL
Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.
Hurry!
McCully, Emily Arnold.
San Diego, CA : Harcourt Brace, c2000.
JP MCC
In 1916, a young boy named Tom Elson living in Iowa meets a stranger who has an unusual animal called a Farivox, maybe the last of its kind, and Tom becomes determined to buy it.
I could do that : Esther Morris gets women the vote
White, Linda Arms.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2005.
JB MORRIS
In 1869, a woman whose "can-do" attitude had shaped her life was instrumental in making Wyoming the first state to allow women to vote, then became the first woman to hold public office in the United States.
I wanna iguana
Orloff, Karen Kaufman.
New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2004.
JP ORL
Alex and his mother write notes back and forth in which Alex tries to persuade her to let him have a baby iguana for a pet.
If I were a lion
Weeks, Sarah.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2004.
JP WEE
A young girl imagines how wild she could be if she were an animal.
If you give a mouse a cookie
Numeroff, Laura Joffe.
New York : HarperCollins Publishers c1985.
JP NUM
Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young boy's day.
Imogene's antlers
Small, David, 1945-
New York : Crown Publishers, 1986, c1985.
JP SMA RR
One Thursday Imogene wakes up with a pair of antlers growing out of her head and causes a sensation wherever she goes.
The incredible book eating boy
Jeffers, Oliver.
New York : Philomel Books, 2007, c2006.
JP JEF
Henry loves to eat books, until he begins to feel quite ill and decides that maybe he could do something else with the books he has been devouring.
Into the forest
Browne, Anthony, 1946-
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, c2004.
JP BRO
After his father seems to disappear, a boy takes a cake to his ill grandmother, traveling through the forest in a journey reminiscent of the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
Jack and the whoopee wind
Calhoun, Mary.
Morrow [c1987].
JP CAL
Mad at the wind for blowing everything away, Jack tries a succession of ways to stop it.
Joseph had a little overcoat
Taback, Simms.
New York : Scholastic, 2000, c1999.
JP TAB
A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.
Jumanji
Van Allsburg, Chris.
Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Co., c1981.
HF J Picture Books for Older Readers
Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.
June 29, 1999
Wiesner, David.
New York : Clarion Books, c1992.
JP WIE RR
While her third-grade classmates are sprouting seeds in paper cups, Becky has a more ambitious, innovative science project in mind.
Just a dream
Van Allsburg, Chris.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1990.
HF J Picture Books for Older Readers
When he has a dream about a future Earth devastated by pollution, Walter begins to understand the importance of taking care of the environment.
The king, the mice and the cheese
Gurney, Nancy.
New York : Beginner Books, c1965.
JETR GUR
A king runs into trouble when he tries to protect his cheese from the palace mice.
A kiss goodbye
Penn, Audrey, 1947-
Terre Haute, IN : Tanglewood Press, c2007.
JP PEN
Chester Raccoon is very unhappy about leaving his home, a tree that has been marked by tree cutters, but his mother tries to convince him that their new home might be even better.
Kitten's first full moon
Henkes, Kevin.
New York : Greenwillow Books, c2004.
JP HEN
When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.
The library
Stewart, Sarah, 1939-
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, c1995.
JP STE
Elizabeth Brown loves to read more than anything else, but when her collection of books grows and grows, she must make a change in her life.
Lilly's purple plastic purse
Henkes, Kevin.
New York : Greenwillow Books, c1996.
JP HEN [CC]
Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.
Little Bear
Minarik, Else Holmelund.
New York : HarperTrophy, c1985.
JETR MIN CC ESLC
Meet Little Bear, a friend to millions of children. And meet Mother Bear, who is there whenever Little Bear needs her. When it is cold and snowy outside, she finds just the right outfit for Little Bear to play in. When he goes to the moon, she has a hot lunch waiting for him on his return. At night she helps him get to sleep. And, of course, she never forgets his birthday.
Look-alikes around the world
Steiner, Joan (Joan Catherine).
New York : Little, Brown and Company, c2007.
JP STE
This postcard album will challenge and captivate puzzlers of all ages with its three-dimensional scenes of more than 40 famous landmarks and familiar vacation locales--from the shores of Cape Cod and chateaus across Europe to the Egyptian pyramids and the magestic Taj Mahal. Complete with photographs of the actual sites, fascinating facts, and more than 500 look- alikes to search for.
The lost and found
Teague, Mark.
New York : Scholastic Press, c1998.
JP TEA
When their math teacher sends them to see the principal, two boys risk further punishment by following a new girl who has disappeared into the lost and found bin looking for her lucky hat.
Mabel makes the grade
Mazer, Anne.
New York : Scholastic Inc., c2007.
JPA SIS (bl)
As Violet is about to enter kindergarten, Mabel, her older sister, worries that the students and teachers will find out that Violet is magical.
Madlenka
Sis, Peter, 1949-
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, c2000.
JP SIS
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.
Max & Mo's first day at school
Lakin, Patricia, 1944-
New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, c2007.
JETR LAK
When Max and Mo, two class hamsters, return to school and are placed in the Art Room, they use supplies found there to spell out their names for the students. Includes directions for making a nametag using household items.
Meet the Barkers : Morgan and Moffat go to school
De Paola, Tomie.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2001.
JP DEP
Bossy Moffie and her quiet twin brother Morgie both enjoy starting school, especially getting gold stars and making new friends.
Misery Moo
Willis, Jeanne.
New York : Henry Holt, c2005, c2003.
JP WIL
A pessimistic cow is so resistant to a lamb's attempts to cheer her up that the previously happy-go-lucky lamb starts to feel just like the miserable cow.
Miss Bindergarten gets ready for kindergarten
Slate, Joseph.
New York : Dutton Children's Books, c1996.
JP SLA
Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for kindergarten.
The missing mitten mystery
Kellogg, Steven.
New York : Dial Books, c2000.
JP KEL
Annie searches the neighborhood for her red mitten, the fifth she's lost this winter.
Mouse in the house
Hassett, John.
Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, c2004.
JP HAS
When Nana Quimby is upset by the mouse in the house, Father gets an owl, which also upsets Nana, so Mother gets a dog ... until the family ends up with an elephant in the house.
Mr. Putter & Tabby catch the cold
Rylant, Cynthia.
San Diego, CA : Harcourt, c2002.
JETR RYL
When Mr. Putter catches a cold, his friend Mrs. Teaberry sends over some special treats to help him feel better.
Mr. Putter & Tabby see the stars
Rylant, Cynthia.
Orlando, FL : Harcourt, c2007.
JETR RYL
When Mr. Putter cannot sleep after eating too many of Mrs. Teaberry's pineapple jelly rolls, he and Tabby take a moonlit stroll that ends with the perfect neighborly gathering.
Ms. McCaw learns to draw
Zemach, Kaethe.
New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, c2008.
JP ZEM
Dudley Ellington struggles to learn anything at school, but when his very patient teacher, Mrs. McGraw, is unable to draw a face on the board, he helps her figure out how to do it.
My day, your day
Ballard, Robin.
[New York] : Greenwillow Books, c2001.
JP BAL
Children have a busy day at day care while their parents have a busy day at work.
My grandmother is a singing Yaya
D'Arc, Karen Scourby.
New York : Orchard Books, c2001.
JP DAR
Lulu loves to hear her Greek grandmother sing when they are alone, but she is embarrassed by her grandmother's exuberance in public--until a special picnic at school.
My Mei Mei
Young, Ed.
New York : Philomel Books, c2006.
JP YOU
Antonia gets her wish when her parents return to China to bring home a Mei Mei, or younger sister, for her.
Nate the great
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman.
New York : Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, G.P. Putnam's Sons, c1972.
JETR SHA RR
Nate the Great solves the mystery of the missing picture.
No, David!
Shannon, David, 1959-
New York : Blue Sky Press, c1998.
JP SHA
A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.
The old woman and her pig : an Appalachian folktale
MacDonald, Margaret Read, 1940-
New York : HarperCollins, c2007.
J398.2 MAC
Worried that Little Boy will be frightened if she fails to return home before dark, an old woman enlists the aid of some passing animals to coax her new pig across the bridge.
Olivia forms a band
Falconer, Ian, 1959-
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006.
JP FAL
Olivia decides there has to be a marching band at the fireworks display, even if she has to do it herself.
Out of the ballpark
Rodriguez, Alex, 1975-
New York : HarperCollins, c2007.
JP ROD
Although Alex is nervous about his role in the approaching baseball playoffs and championship game, he soon figures out how to fix his mistakes and become a better player.
Penguin Pete
Pfister, Marcus.
New York, NY : North-South Books, c1987.
JP PFI
Pete the penguin has a good time playing on land with his fellow birds and learning how to swim in the sea.
Pete's a pizza
Steig, William, 1907-2003.
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1998.
JP STE
What do you do when Pete's in a bad mood? When it is raining and he cannot go out and play? Turn him into a pizza, of course!
Picky Mrs. Pickle
Schneider, Christine M.
New York : Walker and Co., c1999.
JP SCH
After years of wearing only green clothes and eating only pickle foods, picky Mrs. Pickle learns that trying something new can be fun.
Pig Pig grows up
McPhail, David, 1940-
New York : Dutton c1980.
JP MCP
Only when faced with a dire emergency does Pig Pig finally react like a grown-up and admit he is not a baby any more.
Piggie pie
Palatini, Margie.
New York : Clarion Books, c1995.
JP PAL
Gritch the witch flies to Old MacDonald's farm for some pigs to make a piggie pie, but when she arrives she can't find a single porker.
Pinduli
Cannon, Janell, 1957-
New York : Harcourt, c2004.
JP CAN
Pinduli, a young striped hyena, is hurt by the unkind words of Dog, Lion, and Zebra, but her clever trick in return promotes her clan's survival and spreads harmony throughout the savannah. Includes backmatter notes about hyenas and other animals of the African savannah.
Pinkalicious
Kann, Victoria.
New York : HarperCollins, c2006.
JP KAN
A little girl who is obsessed with the color pink eats so many pink cupcakes that she herself turns pink.
Rainbow fish and the sea monsters' cave
Pfister, Marcus.
New York : North-South Books, c2001.
JP PFI
In order to find healing algae for the ailing bumpy-backed fish, Rainbow Fish volunteers to brave the dreaded Sea Monsters' Cave.
Rainbow Fish finds his way
Pfister, Marcus.
New York : North-South Books, c2006.
JP PFI
When Rainbow Fish gets lost and separated from his family and friends during an undersea storm, he makes new friends that help him find his way home.
Rapunzel
Zelinsky, Paul O.
New York : Dutton Children's Books, c1997.
J398.2 ZEL [CC]
A retelling of the German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.
The red racer
Wood, Audrey.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1996.
JP WOO
Nona tries desperately to get rid of her junky old bike so that she can get the Deluxe Rocket Racer which she sees in the store window.
Rumpelstiltskin
Zelinsky, Paul O.
New York : E.P. Dutton, c1986.
J398.2 ZEL [ESLC]
A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.
Rumpelstiltskin's daughter
Stanley, Diane.
New York : Morrow Junior Books, c1997.
J398.2 STA [CC]
Rumpelstiltskin's daughter may not be able to spin straw into gold, but she is more than a match for a monarch whose greed has blighted an entire kingdom.
Sector 7
Wiesner, David.
New York : Clarion Books, c1999.
JP WIE
While on a school trip to the Empire State Building, a boy is taken by a friendly cloud to visit Sector 7, where he discovers how clouds are shaped and channeled throughout the country.
The shelf elf
Hopkins, Jackie.
Fort Atkinson, Wis. : Upstart Books, c2004.
JP HOP
Skoob the Shelf Elf learns all about the proper way to handle books and behave in the library.
Shrinking Violet
Best, Cari.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2001.
JP BES
Violet, who is very shy and hates for anyone to look at her in school, finally comes out of her shell when she is cast as Lady Space in a play about the solar system and saves the production from disaster.
Sidewalk circus
Fleischman, Paul.
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, c2004.
JP FLE
A young girl watches as the activities across the street from her bus stop become a circus.
Snow dude
Kirk, Daniel.
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2004.
JP KIR
When Nick and Kara Candlewick build the snowman of their dreams, their wish for a real live playmate comes true.
Some dog!
Casanova, Mary.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2007.
JP CAS
A stray dog moves into George's formerly peaceful home, dazzling the man and woman of the house with lively tricks and antics that just leave George exhausted.
A spree in Paree
Stock, Catherine.
New York : Holiday House, c2004.
JP STO
Monsieur Monmouton takes his farm animals to Paris, France, for a holiday.
Stand tall, Molly Lou Melon
Lovell, Patty, 1964-
New York : Putnam's, c2001.
JP LOV
Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself.
Stanley
Hoff, Syd, 1912-2004.
[New York] : HarperCollinsPublishers, c1992.
JETR HOF ESLC
Chased away by the other cavemen because he is different, Stanley finds a new and better way of living.
Stella Louella's runaway book
Ernst, Lisa Campbell.
New York, N.Y. : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1998.
JP ERN
As she tries to find the book that she must return to the library that day, Stella gathers a growing group of people who have all enjoyed reading the book.
Stellaluna
Cannon, Janell, 1957-
San Diego, CA : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1993.
JP CAN
After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
The stranger
Van Allsburg, Chris.
Boston,Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, c1986.
HF J Picture Books for Older Readers
The enigmatic origins of the stranger Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the changing season.
Tadpole's promise
Willis, Jeanne.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005, c2003.
JP WIL
When a caterpillar meets her perfect love, a tadpole, she begs him never to change, but their relationship is doomed.
Tar Beach
Ringgold, Faith.
New York : Crown Publishers, c1991.
JP RIN RR
A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt painting of the same name.
The tear thief
Duffy, Carol Ann.
Cambridge, MA : Barefoot Books, c2007.
JP DUF
In the evening, between supper and bedtime, an invisible fairy slips into homes to steal tears of shame, fear, pain, and sadness, then climbs to the moon where she transforms the sackful of droplets into something wonderful.
Testing Miss Malarkey
Finchler, Judy.
New York : Walker & Co., c2000.
JP FIN
Although the teachers, the principal, and parents say The Test is not important, their actions tell another story.
There are monsters everywhere
Mayer, Mercer, 1943-
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c2005.
JP MAY
A boy who is certain that his house is filled with monsters takes a karate class in order to vanquish them.
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
Taback, Simms.
New York : Viking, c1997.
JP TAB
In a traditional nonsense poem, an old woman swallows a fly, a spider, a bird, a cat, a dog, and a horse.
There's a nightmare in my closet
Mayer, Mercer, 1943-
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1968.
JP MAY RR
At bedtime a boy confronts the nightmare in his closet and finds him not so terrifying after all.
There's an alligator under my bed
Mayer, Mercer, 1943-
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1987.
JP MAY
The alligator under his bed makes a boy's bedtime a hazardous operation, until he lures it out of the house and into the garage.
There's something in my attic
Mayer, Mercer, 1943-
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1988.
JP MAY
Convinced there is something making noise in the attic at night, a brave little girl sneaks up the stairs, lasso in hand, to capture whatever it is.
The three pigs
Wiesner, David.
New York : Clarion Books, c2001.
J398.2 WIE
The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Mosel, Arlene.
New York : Henry Holt, c1968.
J398.2 MOS
When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Today I will fly!
Willems, Mo.
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2007.
JETR WIL
While Piggie is determined to fly, Elephant is skeptical, but when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen.
Tops and bottoms
Stevens, Janet.
San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1995.
J398.2 STE
Summary: Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.
Treasure trouble
James, Brian, 1976-
New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2008.
JPA PIR (bl)
When, after finding buried treasure guarded by giant sand crabs, the crew of the Sea Rat comes down with a mysterious illness, the pirate students suspect that the treasure is cursed.
The true story of the 3 little pigs
Scieszka, Jon.
New York : Viking Kestrel, c1989.
JP SCI
The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.
Voices in the park
Browne, Anthony., 1946-
New York : DK Pub., c1998.
JP BRO
Lives briefly intertwine when two youngsters meet in the park.
The water hole
Base, Graeme.
New York : Harry N. Abrams, c2001.
JP BAS
As ever growing numbers of animals visit a watering hole, introducing the numbers from one to ten, the water dwindles.
Wemberly worried
Henkes, Kevin.
New York : Greenwillow Books, c.2000.
JP HEN
A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school.
Weslandia
Fleischman, Paul.
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, c1999.
JP FLE
Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life.
What does my teddy bear do all day?
H{232}achler, Bruno.
New York : Minedition/Penguin, c2004.
JP HAC
A little girl spies all day to catch sight of her teddy bear's secret life.
What's under my bed?
Stevenson, James, 1929-
New York, N.Y. : Greenwillow Books, c1983.
JP STE
Grandpa tells his two young houseguests a story about his own childhood when he was scared at bedtime.
Where the wild things are
Sendak, Maurice.
[New York, N.Y.] : Harper Collins Publishers, 1991, c1984.
JP SEN
Max sails to the land of the wild things, where he becomes their king.
Wild about books
Sierra, Judy.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2004.
JP SIE
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.
With love, Little Red Hen
Ada, Alma Flor.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2001.
JP ADA
A series of letters describe the actions of Goldilocks, Peter Rabbit, the Three Pigs, Little Red Hen, and other storybook characters when Little Red Hen and her chicks become the target of the unsavory Wolf and his cousin, Fer O'Cious.
Woolbur
Helakoski, Leslie.
New York : HarperCollins Childrens Books, c2008.
JP HEL
Woolbur, a sheep with a mind of his own, never seems to follow the flock, despite his parents' reminders about how he should behave.
Yoshi's feast
Kajikawa, Kimiko.
New York : DK Publishing, c2000.
J398.2 KAJ
When Yoshi's neighbor, Sabu, the eel broiler, attempts to charge him for the delicious smelling aromas he has been enjoying, Yoshi hatches a plan to enrich them both.
You can't take a balloon into the Metropolitan Museum
Weitzman, Jacqueline Preiss.
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1998.
JP WEI
In this wordless story, a young girl and her grandmother view works inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while the balloon she has been forced to leave outside floats around New York City causing a series of mishaps that mirror scenes in the museum's artworks.
Young Cam Jansen and the lions' lunch mystery
Adler, David A.
New York : Viking, c2007.
JETR ADL
On a field trip to the zoo, Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to help solve what happened to Danny's lunch.