Kindergarten/Pre-K Reading List
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.
The little house
Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968.
Boston, MA. : Houghton Mifflin Co., c1969.
JP BUR
A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.
The snowy day
Keats, Ezra Jack.
New York : Viking Press, c1962.
JP KEA RR
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
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.
Where the wild things are
Sendak, Maurice.
[New York, N.Y.] : Harper Collins Publishers, 1991, c1984.
JP SEN RR [CC ESLC]
Max sails to the land of the wild things, where he becomes their king.
Caps for sale : a tale of a peddler, some monkeys and their monkey business
Slobodkina, Esphyr, 1908-2002.
Reading, MA : Addison-Wesley ; Hicksville, NY : Educational Products, c1968.
JP SLO
A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree.
Ira sleeps over
Waber, Bernard.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000, c1972.
JP WAB RR
A little boy is excited at the prospect of spending the night at his friend's house but worries how he'll get along without his teddy bear.
The very hungry caterpillar
Carle, Eric.
New York : Collins Publishers, c1979.
JP CAR
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.
The runaway bunny
Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952.
[New York] : HarperCollins, 1991, c1942.
JP BRO
A little rabbit who wants to run away tells his mother how he will escape, but she is always right behind him.
Beady Bear: story and pictures
Freeman, Don, 1908-1978.
New York, Viking Press, 1954.
JP FRE
Thayer's beloved toy bear leaves him in order to try living in a cave like real bears do.
Katy and the big snow
Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968.
Boston : Houghton-Mifflin, c1943.
JP BUR
Katy, the big, strong crawler tractor, wished it would snow really hard so she would get a chance to plow the snow.
Trucks
Gibbons, Gail.
New York : Crowell, c1981.
JP GIB
Pictures a variety of trucks that work around us every day.
Fire! Fire!
Gibbons, Gail.
New York : Crowell, c1984.
JP GIB CC ESLC
Views fire fighters fighting fires in the city, in the country, in the forest, and on the waterfront.
Moongame
Asch, Frank.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall, c1984.
JP ASC CC ESLC
During a game of hide-and-seek, Moon hides behind a cloud, leaving his friend Bear very worried.
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.
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.
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.
Elbert's bad word
Wood, Audrey.
New York Harcourt Brace Jovanovich [c1988].
JP WOO
After shocking the elegant garden party by using a bad word, Elbert learns some acceptable substitutes from a helpful wizard.
Tom and Pippo go for a walk
Oxenbury, Helen.
New York : Aladdin Books, 1988.
JP OXE
Summary: Tom and his toy monkey, Pippo, go out for a walk and fall into a mud puddle.
Tom and Pippo and the dog
Oxenbury, Helen.
New York : Aladdin Books, 1989.
JP OXE
While out for a walk with Mommy, Tom and Pippo have an adventure with a dog.
The bee tree
Polacco, Patricia.
New York : Philomel Books, c1993.
JP POL
To teach his daughter the value of books, a father leads a growing crowd in search of the tree where the bees keep all their honey.
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.
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.
Amazing Grace
Hoffman, Mary, 1945-
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1991.
JP HOF RR
Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.
Martha speaks
Meddaugh, Susan.
Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin, c1992.
JP MED RR
When Helen Finney feeds alphabet soup to Martha, her dog, Martha begins to speak, jabbering throughout Helen's favorite television programs and asking embarrassing questions.
Monster mama
Rosenberg, Liz.
New York : Philomel Books, c1993.
JP ROS
Patrick Edward's fierce monster mother helps him deal with some obnoxious bullies.
Moondance
Asch, Frank.
New York : Scholastic, Inc., 1993.
JP ASC
Bear fulfills his dream of dancing with the moon.
Grandfather's journey
Say, Allen.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1993.
JP SAY RR
A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.
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.
The king, the mice, and the cheese
Gurney, Nancy.
[New York] : Beginner Books, [1989], c1965.
JETR GUR
A king runs into the trouble when he tries to protect his cheese from the palace mice.
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.
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.
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.
Arthur's TV trouble
Brown, Marc Tolon.
Boston : Little, Brown, c1995.
JP BRO
When Arthur sees advertisements for the amazing doggy Treat Timer, he decides to earn enough money to buy it for his dog Pal.
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.
Moosetache
Palatini, Margie.
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c1997.
JP PAL
A moose's moostache is too big to control until he meets Ms. Moose, who has her own hair problem. They conquer each other's heart and their hair problems.
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.
26 letters and 99 cents
Hoban, Tana.
New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, c1987.
JP HOB
Color photographs of letters, numbers, coins, and common objects introduce the alphabet, coinage, and the counting system.
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.
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.
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.
I lost my bear
Feiffer, Jules.
New York, N.Y. : Morrow Junior Books, c1998.
JP FEI
When she cannot find her favorite stuffed toy, a young girl asks her mother, father, and older sister for help.
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.
Things that are most in the world
Barrett, Judi.
New York, N.Y. : Atheneum, c1998.
JP BAR
The reader who wants to know what are the quietest, silliest, smelliest, wiggliest things in the world finds imaginative answers to these and other questions about superlatives.
The very busy spider
Carle, Eric.
New York : Philomel Books, c1984.
JP CAR
The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness. The pictures may be felt as well as seen.
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.
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.
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.
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.
When Sophie gets angry-- really, really angry..
Bang, Molly.
New York : Blue Sky Press, c1999.
JP BAN
A young girl is upset and doesn't know how to manage her anger but takes the time to cool off and regain her composure.
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.
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.
Eyes, nose, fingers and toes : a first book all about you
Hindley, Judy.
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, c1999.
JP HIN
A group of toddlers demonstrate all the fun things that they can do with their eyes, ears, mouths, hands, legs, feet--and everything in between.
Tea with milk
Say, Allen.
Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, c1999.
JP SAY
After growing up near San Francisco, a young Japanese woman returns with her parents to their native Japan, but she feels foreign and out of place.
Where's Spot?
Hill, Eric, 1927-
New York : Putnam, c1980.
JP HIL
A mother dog finds eight other animals hiding around the house before finding her lost puppy. Flaps conceal the animals.
Spot goes to the circus
Hill, Eric, 1927-
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c1986.
JP HIL
Spot goes behind the scenes at a circus to find his ball and learns a clever trick. Movable flaps conceal portions of the illustrations.
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.
Gingerbread baby
Brett, Jan, 1949-
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1999.
JP BRE
A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale about a not-so-clever gingerbread man.
There's a nightmare in my closet
Mayer, Mercer, 1943-
New York : Puffin Books, 1976, c1968.
JP MAY
At bedtime a boy confronts the nightmare in his closet and finds him not so terrifying after all.
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.
Doctor De Soto
Steig, William, 1907-2003.
New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1998,c1982.
JP STE
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.
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.
One lighthouse, one moon
Lobel, Anita.
[New York] : Greenwillow Books, c2000.
JP LOB
Presents the days of the week, the months of the year, and numbers from one to ten through the activities of a cat and people in and around a lighthouse.
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.
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.
Mouse magic
Walsh, Ellen Stoll.
San Diego, CA : Harcourt Brace, c2000.
JP WAL
Kit and the Wizard experiment with colors, finding that some colors vibrate when placed next to each other.
Goldilocks returns
Ernst, Lisa Campbell.
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2000.
JP ERN
Thirty years after Goldilocks first met the three bears, she returns to fix up their cottage and soothe her guilty conscience.
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.
The seals on the bus
Hort, Lenny.
New York : Henry Holt and Company, c2000.
JP HOR
Different animals--including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more--make their own sounds as they ride all around the town on a bus.
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.
Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear?
Martin, Bill, 1916-2004.
New York : Henry Holt and Company, c1991.
JP MAR
Zoo animals from polar bear to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Horton hears a Who!
Seuss, Dr.
New York : Random House, 1954 c1982.
JP SEU
A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Madeline
Bemelmans, Ludwig, 1898-1962.
New York : Viking Press, c1939.
JP BEM
Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis.
Guess how much I love you
McBratney, Sam.
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c1994.
JP MCB
During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows him that the love is returned even more.
Goodnight moon
Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952.
New York : HarperCollins, c1975, c1947.
JP BRO
Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Martha calling
Meddaugh, Susan.
New York Houghton Mifflin c1994.
JP MED
When she wins a call-in radio contest, Martha the talking dog and her family go for a vacation and manage to change the "no dogs allowed" policy.
What does my teddy bear do all day?
Hachler, Bruno.
New York : Minedition/Penguin, c2004.
JP HAC
A little girl spies all day to catch sight of her teddy bear's secret life.
Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?
Martin, Bill, 1916-2004.
New York : Henry Holt, c1995, c1967.
JP MAR
Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them.
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Rathmann, Peggy.
New York : Putnam's, c1995.
JP RAT
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.
Oops!
Shannon, David, 1959-
New York : Blue Sky Press, c2005.
JP BB SHA
David speaks new words as he goes through his day.
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.
Mother, Mother, I want another
Robbins, Maria Polushkin.
New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2005,c1978.
JP ROB
In this newly illustrated edition, Mrs. Mouse is anxious to get her son to sleep and goes off to find what she thinks he wants.
Zen shorts
Muth, Jon J.
New York : Scholastic Press, c2005.
JP MUT
When Stillwater the bear moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways.
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.
A splendid friend, indeed
Bloom, Suzanne, 1950-
Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press, 2005.
JP BLO
When a studious polar bear meets an inquisitive goose, they learn to be friends.
Eat your peas, Ivy Louise!
Landry, Leo.
Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin, c2005.
JP LAN
Ivy Louise's parents encourage her to eat, unaware that the tiny green peas are performing a circus on her tray.
I ain't gonna paint no more!
Beaumont, Karen.
Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2005.
JP BEA
In the rhythm of a familiar folk song, a child cannot resist adding one more dab of paint in surprising places.
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 pea blossom
Poole, Amy Lowry.
New York : Holiday House, c2005.
J398.2 POO
In a garden near Beijing, five peas in a shell grow and wait to discover what fate has in store for them.
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.
Carmine : a little more red
Sweet, Melissa.
Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin, c2005.
JP SWE
While a little girl who loves red--and loves to dilly-dally--stops to paint a picture on the way to visit her grandmother, her dog Rufus meets a wolf and leads him directly to Granny's house.
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.
Hedgie's surprise
Brett, Jan, 1949-
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2000.
JP BRE
Hedgie, the hedgehog, helps Henny, the speckled hen, trick the Tomten who has been eating all of Henny's eggs for breakfast.
Clara and Asha
Rohmann, Eric.
New Milford, CT : Roaring Brook Press, c2005.
JP ROH
Young Clara would rather play with her imaginary giant fish, Asha, than settle down to sleep.
He's got the whole world in his hands
Nelson, Kadir.
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c2005.
JP NEL
Warm images of a boy and his family interpret this well-known song.
Amelia Bedelia, rocket scientist?
Parish, Herman.
New York : Greenwillow Books, c2005.
JETR PAR
Housekeeper Amelia Bedelia wreaks havoc when she volunteers to help out at the school science fair.
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.
Terrific
Agee, Jon.
[New York] : Hyperion Books For Children, c2005.
JP AGE
"Terrific," says Eugene when he wins an all-expenses-paid cruise to Bermuda. "I'll probably get a really nasty sunburn." But Eugene's luck is much worse than that. His ship sinks, and he ends up stranded on a tiny island.
So, what's it like to be a cat?
Kuskin, Karla.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2005.
JP KUS
A cat answers a young child's questions about such things as how much and where it sleeps, and whether or not it likes living with people.
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.
Mabel O'Leary put peas in her ear-y
Delaney, Mary.
New York : Little, Brown, c2006.
JP DEL
Hoping to avoid eating her peas, Mabel puts them in her ears and discovers that her impaired hearing leads to other problems.
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.
Shelly
Palatini, Margie.
New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2006.
JP PAL
Shelly's older sisters wait impatiently for him to be ready, like they are, but he is determined to do things on his own schedule.
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.
Fancy Nancy
O'Connor, Jane.
New York : HarperCollins, c2006.
JP OCO
A young girl who loves fancy things helps her family to be fancy for one special night.
Duck & Goose
Hills, Tad.
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2006.
JP HIL
Duck and Goose learn to work together to take care of a ball, which they think is an egg.
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.
The squeaky door
MacDonald, Margaret Read, 1940-
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2006.
JP MAC
When Little Boy is frightened by a squeaky bedroom door, his grandmother brings in various animals to help him feel secure enough to sleep. Includes notes on the story's origins.
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.
Good boy, Fergus!
Shannon, David, 1959-
New York : Blue Sky Press, c2006.
JP SHA
Except for his bath, Fergus experiences the perfect doggy day, from chasing cats and motorcycles to being scratched on his favorite tickle spot.
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.
Mama : a true story in which a baby hippo loses his mama during the tsunami but finds a new home and a new mama
Winter, Jeanette.
Orlando, FL : Harcourt, c2006.
J599.63 WIN
Offers the true story of a baby hippo who, after being torn away from his mother during the 2004 tsunami and left alone for several days, was rescued, brought to an animal refuge, and found a new mother-figure in a giant male tortoise who was more than happy to oblige.
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.
Sleepyhead bear
Peters, Lisa Westberg.
New York : Greenwillow Books, c2006.
JP PET
Bear tries to catch a few winks in his lair, but all sorts of bugs are bugging him.
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.
I will never not ever eat a tomato
Child, Lauren.
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, c2000.
JP CHI
A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter.
An egg is quiet
Aston, Dianna Hutts.
San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books, c2006.
J591.468 AST
Introduces readers to more than 60 types of eggs and an array of egg facts.
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.
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.
If I had a dragon
Ellery, Tom.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2006.
JP ELL
Tired of playing with his little brother, a boy imagines having a dragon for a playmate instead.
Adele & Simon
McClintock, Barbara,
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2006.
J MCC
When Adele walks her little brother Simon home from school he loses one more thing at every stop: his drawing of a cat at the grocer's shop, his books at the park, his crayons at the art museum, and more.
The most perfect spot
Goode, Diane.
New York : HarperCollins, c2006.
JP GOO
Jack tries to have a perfect picnic with his mother, but things do not turn out as they expected.
The true story of Stellina
Pericoli, Matteo, 1968-
New York : Knopf, c2006.
HF J Picture Books for Older Readers
Stellina, a New York City finch, falls out of her nest, and somehow Holly, Pericoli's wife, hears her cheep. Holly hopes the bird's mother will find her, but when that doesn't happen, she takes the bird home. This story shows how simple acts of human caring give meaning to daily life.
Probuditi!
Van Allsburg, Chris.
Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Company, c2006.
HF J Picture Books for Older Readers
On his birthday, Calvin and his friend Rodney see a magician perform, then copy him by hypnotizing Calvin's little sister, but the joke is on them when they are unable to snap her out of it.
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.
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.
Move over, Rover
Beaumont, Karen.
Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2006.
JP BEA
When a storm comes, Rover expects to have his doghouse all to himself but finds that various other animals, including a skunk, come to join him.
Farley found it!
Van Patter, Bruce.
Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press, c2006.
JP VAN
When Farley the sheep decides that a cozy doghouse is a better place to sleep than a scary meadow at night, Edna the dog must move her house day after day, hoping that Farley will not find it again.
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.
Look-alikes
Steiner, Joan (Joan Catherine).
New York : Little, Brown, [2003], c1998.
JP STE
Simple verses challenge readers to identify the everyday objects used to construct twelve three-dimensional scenes in Lookalike Land.
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.
Cowlick
Ditchfield, Christin.
New York : Golden Book, c2007.
JP DIT
This hilarious picture book explains the true cause of "bedhead" as a cow, who can't resist giving sleeping youngsters a special cow kiss, wreaks "hair-raising" havoc during the night!
Jungle bullies
Kroll, Steven.
New York : Marshall Cavendish Children, c2006.
JP KRO
To get what they want, the larger jungle animals bully the smaller ones until Mama Monkey shows them all the benefits of sharing.
What are you doing SAM?
Gay, Marie-Louise.
Toronto ; Berkeley, Calif. : Groundwood Books, c2006.
JP GAY
Stella's little brother Sam decides to teach his dog Fred new tricks, but Fred has other ideas which include doing as he pleases and making the maximum amount of mess.
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.
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.
Bob and Otto
Bruel, Robert O.
New Milford, CT : Roaring Brook Press, c2007.
JP BRU
Otto the worm is shocked to discover that his best friend Bob is actually a caterpillar who emerges one day as a butterfly.
Thank you Bear
Foley, Greg E., 1969-
New York : Viking, c2007.
JP FOL
Despite the criticism of others, a bear finds the perfect gift for his mouse friend.
Every Friday
Yaccarino, Dan.
New York : Henry Holt and Company, c2007.
JP YAC
Every Friday a father and his child share a special ritual.
Pirates don't change diapers
Long, Melinda.
Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, Inc., c2007.
JP LON
Braid Beard and his pirate crew return to retrieve the treasure they buried in Jeremy Jacob's backyard, but first they must help calm his baby sister, Bonney Anne, whom they awoke from her nap.
Mars needs moms! : across the gulf of space, critters messy and unmothered regarded this planet with envious eyes ... and slowly and surely drew their plans for a visit ..
Breathed, Berke.
New York : Philomel Books, c2007.
JP BRE
When a disgruntled boy sees his mother being kidnapped by Martians, he realizes he loves her and will go to any lengths to protect her.
The perfect nest
Friend, Catherine.
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, c2007.
JP FRI
Jack the cat gets much more than he bargained for when he decides to build the perfect nest to attract the perfect chicken.
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.
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.
Little Toot
Gramatky, Hardie, 1907-1979.
New York : Putnam, c1967.
JP GRA
Little Toot the tugboat conquers his fear of rough seas when he single-handedly rescues an ocean liner during a storm.
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.
Biscuit
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin, 1957-
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1996.
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A little yellow dog wants ever one more thing before he'll go to sleep.
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.
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.
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.
Treasure
Bloom, Suzanne, 1950-
Honesdale, PA : Boyds Mills Press, c2007.
JP BLO
When Bear follows Goose on what he thinks is a treasure hunt, they make a wonderful discovery.
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.
The Kissing hand
Penn, Audrey, 1947-
Terre Haute, Ind. : Tanglewood Press, 2006, c1993.
JP PEN
When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.
You think it's easy being the tooth fairy?
Bell-Rehwoldt, Sheri.
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2007.
JP BEL
The tooth fairy explains how she does her job.
Leaves
Stein, David Ezra.
New York : Putnam, c2007.
JP STE
A curious bear observes how leaves change throughout the seasons.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Maybe a bear ate it!
Harris, Robie H.
New York : Orchard Books, c2008.
JP HAR
At bedtime, a young boy who cannot find his favorite book imagines the various creatures that might have taken it from him.
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.
Our tree named Steve
Zweibel, Alan.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2005.
JP ZWE
In a letter to his children, a father recounts memories of the role Steve, the tree in their front yard, has played in their lives.
Horton hears a Who!
Seuss, Dr.
New York : Random House, c[2008] c1982.
JP SEU
A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist.
The monster who ate my peas
Schnitzlein, Danny.
Atlanta, Ga. : Peachtree Publishers, c2001.
JP SCH
A young boy agrees to give a disgusting monster first his soccer ball, then his bike in return for eating the boy's peas, but when the monster asks for his puppy, the boy makes a surprising discovery.