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I know that the NLS avoids childrens books that are too visual, but I still wanted to see which Caldecott winners and honors have made it in to the collection. Please feel free to add to or edit the list.
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Illustrator/Author: Dan Santat
Annotation: An imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally he does the unimaginable–he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world. For grades K-3. 2014.
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Author: Jen Bryant
Illustrator Melissa Sweet
Annotation: Biography of Peter Mark Roget (1779-1869), the creator of the thesaurus. Describes how books were young Peter's companions, and how from within their pages came the inspiration for his treasure house of words–starting with many, many lists. Sibert Award. For grades 2-4. 2014.
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Illustrator/Author: Lauren Castillo
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Author: Barb Rosenstock
Illustrator Mary GrandPré
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Author: Mac Barnett
Illustrator Jon Klassen
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Author: Mariko Tamaki
Illustrator Jillian Tamaki
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Illustrator/Author: Yuyi Morales
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Illustrator/Author: Brian Floca
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Illustrates what it was like to ride from Omaha to Sacramento on the new cross-country railroad in the mid-1800s. Describes the sounds of the engine, the work of the crew, and the changing scenery. Caldecott Medal. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2013.
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Illustrator/Author: Molly Idle
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Illustrator/Author: Aaron Becker
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Illustrator/Author: David Wiesner
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Illustrator/Author: Jon Klassen
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A little fish steals a big fish's hat and hopes he will get away with it. For grades K-3.
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Illustrator: Peter Brown
Author: Aaron Reynolds
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The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around, and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist snacking on some each time he passes by. But then Jasper begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes!
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Illustrator: Pamela Zagarenski
Author: Mary Logue
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A not-so-sleepy little girl asks her parents if all creatures sleep. They tell her about the dog happily snoozing on the couch, grizzly bears that slumber in cozy dens, and more. For preschool-grade 2.
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Illustrator/Author: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
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Illustrator: David Small
Author: Toni Buzzeo
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Illustrator/Author: Chris Raschka
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Illustrator/Author: John Rocco
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Illustrator/Author: Lane Smith
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Illustrator/Author: Patrick McDonnell
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Illustrator: Erin E. Stead
Author: Philip C. Stead
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Zookeeper Amos McGee always takes time to visit his good friends the elephant, tortoise, penguin, rhinoceros, and owl. But one day, Amos stays home because he is sick–and receives an unexpected visit. For preschool-grade 2.
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Illustrator: Bryan Collier
Author: Laban Carrick Hill
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Discusses the creative work of South Carolina slave Dave (1834-1864), who made large clay pots and jars - some of which he inscribed with poems.
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Illustrator/Author: David Ezra Stein
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Illustrator/Author: Jerry Pinkney
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Illustrator: Marla Frazee
Author: Liz Garton Scanlon
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Poetic celebration of a family's day from enjoying a sunny morning at the beach and a trip to a garden to taking refuge from a thunderstorm. The day ends with sharing music at home. Explores themes of connectivity and comfort.
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Illustrator: Pamela Zagarenski
Author: Joyce Sidman
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Illustrator: Beth Krommes
Author: Susan Marie Swanson
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A soothing story about a child who reads a book before being tucked in for the night in a house full of moonlight.
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Illustrator/Author: Marla Frazee
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Nature Day Camp is the official reason that James and Eamon stay with Eamon's grandparents. But the real fun is hanging out together–blowing up the air mattress, eating banana waffles, playing video games, and making penguins.
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Illustrator: Melissa Sweet
Author: Jen Bryant
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Illustrator/Author: Uri Shulevitz
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A boy and his family are poor and hungry wartime refugees in a strange country. After the boy's father goes to the bazaar to buy bread but returns instead with a map, the boy spends hours studying it and appreciating his father's gift.
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Illustrator/Author: Brian Selznick
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Paris, 1931. Orphaned Hugo survives inside a train station's walls, keeping the clocks running and stealing food and toys. His secrets–including a notebook of drawings and a mechanical man–are jeopardized when he becomes ensnared with a toy seller and his goddaughter Isabelle.
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Illustrator/Author: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
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Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Author: Ellen Levine
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1849. Henry Brown, a slave in Virginia, is so upset when his wife and children are sold away without even a good-bye that he plans a desperate escape. He has friends put him in a wooden box and send him to Philadelphia - and freedom.
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Illustrator/Author: Mo Willems
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Her daddy in tow, Trixie hurries to school to show off her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny. But an awful surprise awaits her: someone else has the exact same bunny!
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Illustrator/Author: Peter Sís
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Illustrator/Author: David Wiesner
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Illustrator/Author: David McLimans
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Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
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Portrays the bravery and faith of Harriet Tubman, who fled slavery before the Civil War. Describes how she risked her new safety to return to the South many times and led slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad.
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Illustrator: Chris Raschka
Author: Norton Juster
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Illustrator/Author: Marjorie Priceman
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Illustrator: Bryan Collier
Author: Nikki Giovanni
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Illustrator: Beckie Prange
Author: Joyce Sidman
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Illustrator/Author: Jon J. Muth
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Three siblings, Addy, Michael, and Karl, separately visit Stillwater, the giant panda who has moved into their neighborhood. He tells a relevant Zen Buddhist story to each one, inspiring a new outlook on the world and one another.
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Illustrator/Author: Kevin Henkes
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When Kitten sees her first full moon, she thinks it is a bowl of milk in the sky. She ends up tired, wet, and hungry from trying to reach it and finally goes home, where a pleasant surprise awaits her.
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Illustrator: E. B. Lewis
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
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Ada Ruth is lonely and misses her mother, who has gone to Chicago to look for work. It's wartime and there isn't much food, but even Ada Ruth's grandmother can't say no to the little surprise they find one snowy day.
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Illustrator/Author: Mo Willems
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A trip to the laundromat becomes a momentous occasion when Trixie, too young to speak words, realizes that her favorite stuffed animal is missing and struggles to explain the problem to her father.
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Illustrator/Author: Barbara Lehman
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Illustrator/Author: Mordicai Gerstein
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Tells of Frenchman Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the unfinished World Trade Center Towers in New York City. Discusses the sentence he received for this illegal act.
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Illustrator/Author: Mo Willems
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Illustrator/Author: Margaret Chodos-Irvine
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Illustrator/Author: Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
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Explains how a lot of animals use their noses, ears, tails, eyes, mouths, and feet in very different ways. A glossary provides more information about these animals.
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Illustrator/Author: Eric Rohmann
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Illustrator/Author: Peter McCarty
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Illustrator/Author: Jerry Pinkney
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Noah follows God's command to build an ark to hold his family and two of every animal, in preparation for the great flood. A retelling of the biblical story.
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Illustrator: Tony DiTerlizzi
Author: Mary Howitt
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Illustrator/Author: David Wiesner
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Illustrator: Bryan Collier
Author: Doreen Rappaport
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An introductory biography of the American civil rights leader using his own words to portray his ideals and message to United States citizens and people all over the world.
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Illustrator: Brian Selznick
Author: Barbara Kerley
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The true story of the British artist who built the first life-size models of dinosaurs for exhibit in England in 1854. During his lifetime, Hawkins dedicated his skills to educating people on both sides of the Atlantic about these awe-inspiring creatures.
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Illustrator/Author: Marc Simont
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Illustrator: David Small
Author: Judith St. George
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Revised edition offers unusual and interesting facts about the forty-three men who served as presidents of the United States. Points out the variety of personalities, backgrounds, and interests of these individuals, as well as their similarities.
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Illustrator: Christopher Bing
Author: Ernest Thayer
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In this classic verse, every eye is on the mighty Casey as he comes to bat for the Mudville Nine in the last inning of a losing game.
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Illustrator: Betsy Lewin
Author: Doreen Cronin
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When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn, they write the farmer notes making silly demands. When he refuses to give them what they want, they go on strike. Then the hens strike too.
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Illustrator/Author: Ian Falconer
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Olivia, a preschooler pig, lives with her mother, father, and younger brother Ian (who is always copying her).
Olivia is good at lots of things–dressing up, singing songs, building sand castles, dancing, and painting on walls. And she is very good at wearing people out.
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Illustrator/Author: Simms Taback
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Joseph starts with an overcoat. When it is old and worn, he makes it into a jacket. The original material
becomes smaller and smaller until he arrives at the moral of the tale. Adapted from a Yiddish folk song.
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Illustrator: Trina Schart Hyman
Author: John Updike
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A poem for each month of the year, beginning with January. Describes special features–activities, holidays, weather–of the month as experienced someplace like New England.
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Illustrator/Author: David Wiesner
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Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
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A mother duck is disappointed when the extra-large egg she has been sitting on opens, and a big, awkward chick tumbles out. The poor bird gets teased by everyone because he looks so different. But the next spring, he gets a surprise when he sees himself in the water.
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Illustrator/Author: Molly Bang
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When Sophie loses her temper and becomes angry with the whole world, she runs outside to climb her favorite tree. Then she calms down and returns home relaxed.
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Illustrator: Mary Azarian
Author: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
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The biography of Wilson Bentley, who loved the beauty of nature and wanted to share that loveliness with others. Especially intrigued by snowflakes, he taught himself how to photograph them, and that became his lifelong project.
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Illustrator: Brian Pinkney
Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Recounts the life of Edward Kennedy Ellington, who became known as “Duke” while growing up in Washington, D.C. The author tells how Ellington's parents encouraged him to play the piano although he didn't think the “umpy-dump” noise was headed anywhere. But years later, she says, he turned the sound into his own ragtime rhythm.
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Illustrator/Author: David Shannon
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Illustrator/Author: Uri Shulevitz
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Illustrator/Author: Peter Sís
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Illustrator/Author: Paul O. Zelinsky
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Rapunzel is twelve, with beautiful, long red-gold hair, when a sorceress places her in a high tower in a lonely forest. A handsome prince secretly visits Rapunzel until the sorceress finds out and punishes them, keeping them apart. But their love for each other promises to restore their happiness.
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Illustrator: David Small
Author: Sarah Stewart
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Illustrator: Christopher Myers
Author: Walter Dean Myers
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Illustrator/Author: Simms Taback
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Recounts the tale of an old lady who swallows a fly and then goes on to swallow numerous other animals until she swallows a horse - and dies, of course.
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Illustrator/Author: David Wisniewski
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A retelling of how a chief rabbi of Prague creates a giant golem of clay in 1580. The golem's task is to seek out those spreading false rumors about Jews and to turn them over to the authorities unharmed. When his job is done, the golem is to return to clay.
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Illustrator/Author: David Pelletier
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Illustrator: Holly Meade
Author: Minfong Ho
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Illustrator/Author: Dav Pilkey
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Early in the mornings, before the sun is up, a young paperboy leaves his warm bed, gets dressed, takes his dog, and goes out to deliver newspapers. When he has finished, he comes back home just as everyone else is getting up.
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Illustrator/Author: Peter Sís
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Account of Galileo, born in 1564, who studied the stars in the sky through a telescope and began to believe that the sun, not the earth, is the center of the universe.
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Illustrator/Author: Peggy Rathmann
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Officer Buckle knows lots of safety tips, and he loves to share them with the students at Napville School. But nobody seems to listen to him. Then one day, the Napville police department gets a police dog–Gloria. Office Buckle takes her along the next time he goes to Napville School, and this time the children listen. But why?
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Illustrator/Author: Stephen T. Johnson
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Illustrator: Brian Pinkney
Author: Robert D. San Souci
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Retelling of a tale from the French West Indies, in which a native boy falls in love and sets off with his best friend, a boy of French descent, to bring home his intended bride. But along the way, they encounter several weird obstacles set in place by the girl's uncle, who does not approve of the marriage.
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Illustrator/Author: Janet Stevens
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Mr. Bear, who is quite lazy, and Mr. Hare, who is quite clever, are neighbors. But Mr. Hare and his family have a problem–they have no food, and they have sold their land to Mr. Bear to pay a debt, so they have no land on which to grow food. Then Mr. and Mrs. Hare have a wonderful idea. They will plant a crop on Mr. Bear's land and share it with Mr. Bear. All he has to do is decide if he wants the tops or the bottoms.
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Illustrator: Marjorie Priceman
Author: Lloyd Moss
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Musical instruments take their place, one by one, on the stage until there is a chamber group of ten.
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Illustrator: David Diaz
Author: Eve Bunting
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Daniel holds his cat, Jasmine, and watches with his mother at their window as riots take place in the street below. Soon Daniel and his mother are forced to leave their home and take refuge at a shelter. But where is Jasmine?
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Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Author: Julius Lester
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John Henry was a beautiful, strong African American boy. As a man, John Henry met mean Ferret-Faced Freddy and beat him in a race. Then he tackled a huge boulder that was blocking a road, and a rainbow smiled on his work. Next he tried to beat a drill that was cutting into a mountain to let the train pass through. This was his last contest, but you might still hear him singing, “I got a rainbow.”
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Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky
Author: Anne Issacs
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When Angelica Longrider was born on August 1, 1815, she was “scarcely taller than her mother.” By the age of two, she had built her own log cabin, and when she was twelve, she rescued a whole wagon train from Dejection Swamp and got the name Swamp Angel. But Angelica was best known for her fight with Thundering Tarnation, the biggest and meanest bear anyone had ever known.
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Illustrator/Author: Eric Rohmann
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Illustrator: Allen Say
Author: Walter Lorraine
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A Japanese American tells of his grandfather's journey to America. Grandfather loves California, but he also loves Japan and later returns there to live. In Japan, however, he is homesick for America. The narrator, born in Japan, moves to California as a young man. Yet he often returns to visit his birthplace. When in one country, he feels homesick for the other–just like his grandfather.
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Illustrator/Author: Denise Fleming
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Illustrator/Author: Kevin Henkes
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Owen has a blanket, Fuzzy, that he's had since he was a baby and loves with all his heart. Owen takes Fuzzy everywhere with him. Mrs. Tweezers, the neighbor, thinks Owen is getting too old to carry around a blanket. She tells his parents about the Blanket Fairy, and the vinegar trick, and saying “no,” but nothing can pry Owen from Fuzzy. But when Owen starts school, his mother knows just what to do.
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Illustrator: Ted Lewin
Author: Elisa Bartone
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Peppe, though just a boy, has to go to work to help support his eight sisters. So he takes a job lighting the streetlamps in Little Italy in New York City. Peppe's father is ashamed of Peppe's job until one night when Peppe does not light the lamps and his sister Assunta cannot find her way home.
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Illustrator/Author: Gerald McDermott
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Along the Pacific Northwest coast, Raven is the central character in the myths and legends of Native Americans. In this tale, Raven, feeling sad for the men and women living in the dark and cold, devises a clever plan to steal the sun from the Sky Chief to bring light and warmth to the people.
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Illustrator: Chris Raschka
Author: Richard Jackson
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Illustrator/Author: Emily Arnold McCully
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The Great Bellini, who crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope and stopped in the middle to cook an omelet; who crossed the Alps with baskets on his feet; and walked a flaming wire in Naples, is the gentle stranger staying at the widow Gateau's boardinghouse. Mirette, the widow's daughter, has befriended Bellini, and he has taught her to walk the wire. Now, she must teach him to overcome his fear.
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Illustrator/Author: Ed Young
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In this version of the familiar Indian folktale, seven blind mice approach Something, ask what it is, and proceed to investigate. On Monday, Red Mouse feels the leg and proclaims it a pillar. On Tuesday, Green Mouse jumps on the trunk and declares it a snake. Each succeeding day brings a different conclusion from a different mouse–until the seventh mouse scampers all over the creature and puts the clues together!
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Illustrator: Lane Smith
Author: Jon Scieszka
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The author calls these tales “not quite” fairy tales, or, fairly stupid tales. Included are “The Princess and the Bowling Ball,” “The Other Frog Prince,” “Cinderumpelstiltskin,” and “The Stinky Cheese Man.”
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Illustrator: Carole Byard
Author: Sherley Anne Williams
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Illustrator/Author: David Wiesner
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Illustrator/Author: Faith Ringgold
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The author draws upon her childhood in Harlem in this tale of a young black girl who dreams of flying above New York City. “Tar Beach” is the rooftop of her apartment building, and neighbors often gather there on hot summer nights to talk, eat, and play. “Tar Beach” was first presented as a story quilt, and is part of the Guggenheim Museum collection in New York City.
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Illustrator/Author: David Macaulay
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Illustrator/Author: Vera B. Williams
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Three delightful vignettes show a trio of toddlers - Little Guy, Little Pumpkin, and Little Bird - being cuddled, and held, and loved by their grownups.
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Illustrator: Fred Marcellino
Author: Charles Perrault (translated by Malcolm Arthur)
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A poor miller's son gains a fortune and marries a beautiful princess with the help of his cat, the clever Puss.
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Illustrator/Author: Ed Young
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Once there was a good mother who lived in the countryside with her three children, Shang, Tao, and Paotze. One day she had to leave to visit their grandmother. She cautioned, “Remember to close the door tight…and latch it well.” Soon, a wolf disguised as an old woman knocked on the door saying, …this is your grandmother, your Po Po.“
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Illustrator/Author: Bill Peet
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Bill Peet has always loved to draw. Every day he secretly drew in his school books during classes. When he grew up he became the top writer-illustrator for such Walt Disney films as “Dumbo,” “The Sword in the Stone,” and “One Hundred and One Dalmations.” And he has written more than thirty books for children. In this book he relates the story of his life and work.
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Illustrator/Author: Lois Ehlert
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Illustrator: Trina Schart Hyman
Author: Eric Kimmel
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It is the first night of Hanukkah and although Hershel is tired and hungry he steps lightly. Soon he will reach the village where bright candles, merry songs, and platters of tasty potato latkes await him. But when he reaches the village, he does not see a single candle. The villagers explain that wicked goblins who hate Hanukkah haunt the synagogue. Hershel decides that he must help the villagers.
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Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Author: Robert D. San Souci
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Creole folktale about a poor widow and her two daughters, Rose and Blanche. Rose is cross and mean, while Blanche is sweet and kind. When Blanche treats an old witch kindly, she is rewarded. When Rose tries, she is not so lucky.
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Illustrator: Stephen Gammell
Author: Karen Ackerman
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Grandpa used to be a song and dance man on the vaudeville stage. When his grandchildren come to visit, he tells them about the good old days before TV. They go to the attic, pull out Grandpa's old tap shoes, hat, and cane, and enjoy a show better than any on TV. For grades K-3 to share with older readers.
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Illustrator: Allen Say
Author: Diane Snyder
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Taro, the son of a poor widow, is the laziest person in the village. All Taro does is eat and sleep, and sleep and eat. When a rich merchant builds a mansion next door, Taro hatches a plan to marry the merchant's daughter. But Taro's mother has plans of her own, and Taro gets more than he bargained for.
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Illustrator/Author: David Wiesner
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Illustrator/Author: James Marshall
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An irreverent retelling of an old, familiar tale. When Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear return from a bicycle ride, to their charming home deep in the forest, the place is a mess, and the culprit is asleep in Baby Bear's bed!
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Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Author: Patricia C. McKissack
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First introduced in America by African slaves, the cake walk is a dance rooted in black American culture. Couples strut and prance around a large square, accompanied by fiddle or banjo music. Judged by a panel of elders, the winning couple takes home a cake. Young Mirandy is determined to catch Brother Wind so that she can win the junior cake walk.
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Illustrator: John Schoenherr
Author: Jane Yolen
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On a cold winter's night, under a bright full moon, a young girl and her father trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
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Illustrator/Author: John Steptoe
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Mufaro, an African villager, has two beautiful daughters, ill-tempered Manyara and kind Nyasha. Behind Mufaro's back Manyara often teases Nyasha, who retreats to her garden and sings. When the king sends out a call to find a wife, Mufaro prepares to present both his daughters.
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Illustrator: Richard Egielski
Author: Arthur Yorinks
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Al, a janitor, and his dog, Eddie, grow tired of living in one room on the East Side, always working and struggling. One morning, a beautiful, gigantic bird appears at the window and offers to take them to paradise. They leave the next day for a magnificent island in the sky. They soon learn, however, that there is no place like home.
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Illustrator/Author: Suse MacDonald
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An imaginative alphabet book in which each letter changes step-by-step into a bold illustration representing that letter. The letter “Q” becomes a quail, “M” becomes a mustache, and “T” becomes a tree.
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Illustrator/Author: Paul O. Zelinsky
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A lively retelling of how the miller's daughter and her faithful servant outwit Rumpelstiltskin.
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Illustrator/Author: Ann Grifalconi
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In a real village in Cameroon, Central Africa, the men live in square houses and the women in round houses. A grandmother of the village shares with us the drama of how this came to be.
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Illustrator/Author: Chris Van Allsburg
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On a dark Christmas Eve, a boy who believes in Santa Claus boards a mysterious train, the Polar Express. He and the other children, still in their nightclothes, drink hot chocolate and sing carols as the train races through snowy landscapes carrying them to a huge city at the North Pole to visit Santa Claus.
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Illustrator: Don Wood
Author: Audrey Wood
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Fun-loving King Bidgood is having a wonderful time in his bathtub. Despite the pleas of his queen and all his court, he refuses to leave his bath for a battle, the Masquerade Ball, or even for lunch!
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Illustrator: Stephen Gammell
Author: Cynthia Rylant
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A happy visit by relatives from Virginia who come in an old station wagon. They bring with them lots of hugs, laughs, and quiet talk.
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Illustrator: Trina Schart Hyman
Author: Margaret Hodges
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A dramatic retelling of the classic tale recounts the battle between brave Saint George, the Red Cross Knight, and the deadly dragon that has terrorized the countryside for years.
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Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky
Author: Rika Lesser
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A poor woodcutter's children, lost in the forest, come upon a witch's house made of bread, pancakes, and candy. They soon discover the wicked witch likes to have children for dinner.
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Illustrator/Author: Nancy Tafuri
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Illustrator/Author: John Steptoe
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A young mouse sets off to follow his dream - to find the “far-off land” on the other side of the desert. He gives away his eyesight and sense of smell to two helpless creatures, but is well-rewarded at his journey's end.
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Illustrator/Author: Alice and Martin Provensen
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Illustrator/Author: Trina Schart Hyman
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When Little Red Riding Hood is walking through the forest to take a basket of food to her sick grandmother, she meets a hungry wolf.
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Illustrator/Author: Molly Bang
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Illustrator: Marcia Brown
Author: Blaise Cendrars
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Illustrator/Author: Vera B. Williams
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Rosa, who lives with her loving mother and grandmother, describes how they save all their coins to buy a “wonderful, beautiful, fat, soft armchair” to replace the one that burned up in the fire in their old apartment.
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Illustrator: Diane Goode
Author: Cynthia Rylant
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Illustrator/Author: Chris Van Allsburg
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Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and thrilling jungle adventure board game.
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Illustrator: Alice and Martin Provensen
Author: Nancy Willard
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A collection of magical poems about life at an imaginary inn staffed by two dragons, two angels, and a rabbit who shows to their rooms many curious visitors, including a man in a marmalade hat and the king of cats.
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Illustrator: Anita Lobel
Author: Arnold Lobel
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Illustrator/Author: Maurice Sendak
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Illustrator: Stephen Gammell
Author: Olaf Baker
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The legend of a brave little Indian boy who ventures out alone one night to find a mightly buffalo herd. His adventure ends with a wild and unforgettable ride through the dark to save his people.
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Illustrator/Author: Arnold Lobel
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Twenty original fables featuring an array of animal characters from kangaroos to crocodiles.
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Illustrator: Ilse Plume
Author: Brothers Grimm
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Six folktales about furry and feathered creatures. The title piece tells of older, unwanted animals who travel toward the city, planning to be musicians. On the way they trick a house full of robbers. Includes a biographical note on the Brothers Grimm.
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Illustrator/Author: Molly Bang
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Illustrator/Author: Joseph Low
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Illustrator/Author: Donald Crews
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Illustrator: Barbara Cooney
Author: Donald Hall
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A lyrical journey through the days and weeks, the months, and the changing seasons in the life of one nineteenth-century New Englander and his family.
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Illustrator/Author: Rachel Isadora
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Ben enjoys listening to the music from his neighborhood jazz club and plays along on his imaginary trumpet. One day the club's trumpeter notices Ben and sees his dream.
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Illustrator/Author: Chris Van Allsburg
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Miss Hester, off to visit her cousin Eunice, has left Alan Mitz in charge of her bad-mannered dog Fritz. Alan fears for the worst when he takes Fritz on his afternoon walk and the dog snaps out of his collar and leash and bolts for the garden of Abdul Gasazi, a retired magician who hates dogs.
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Illustrator/Author: Uri Shulevitz
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Illustrator/Author: Paul Goble
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A tale of a young Native American girl who loved horses in a very special way. The people in her village noticed how she understood the wild horses, and how she could speak softly and the horses would follow her. Although fond of her parents and her tribe, the girl would at last become one of the Horse People.
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Illustrator/Author: Donald Crews
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Illustrator: Peter Parnall
Author: Byrd Baylor
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Illustrator/Author: Peter Spier
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Illustrator/Author: David Macaulay
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Illustrator/Author: Margot Zemach
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When a poor man living with his mother, wife, and six children in a tiny one-room hut complains about his crowded quaters, a wise rabbi shows him that “it could always be worse.”
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Illustrator: Leo and Diane Dillon
Author: Margaret Musgrove
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Illustrator/Author: William Steig
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While dawdling on her way home from school one wonderful afternoon in spring, Pearl Pig finds a small bone that has fallen out of a witch's basket.
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Illustrator/Author: Nonny Hogrogian
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Illustrator/Author: M. B. Goffstein
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Illustrator/Author: Beverly Brodsky McDermott
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Illustrator: Peter Parnall
Author: Byrd Baylor
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Illustrator: Leo and Diane Dillon
Author: Verna Aardema
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An amusing, repetitive tale explains why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears.
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Illustrator: Peter Parnall
Author: Byrd Baylor
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Illustrator/Author: Tomie dePaola
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In the town of Calabria, a long time ago, there lived an old lady known as Strega Nona, who owned a magic pot. One day, when Strega Nona went visiting, her helper, Big Anthony, almost destroyed the village by disobeying Strega Nona's warning not to touch the pot.
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Illustrator/Author: Gerald McDermott
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Illustrator: Tom Feelings
Author: Muriel Feelings
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Illustrator: Margot Zemach
Author: Harve Zemach
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The devil does all of Duffy's spinning and knitting with the condition that he will take her away at the end of three years unless she can guess his name.
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Illustrator/Author: David Macaulay
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Details how generations of dedicated churchmen and craftsmen, working for nearly a century, build a great cathedral in an imaginary town in thirteenth-century France.
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Illustrator/Author: Susan Jeffers
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Illustrator: Blair Lent
Author: Arlene Mosel
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A lively retelling of a Japanese folk tale. A funny little woman who giggles all the time attempts to outsmart a horde of fearsome monsters who capture her and make her cook for them. In a surprise turn, the monsters have the last laugh and provide a humorous end to the story.
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Illustrator/Author: Gerald McDermott
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Anansi, a spider in Ghana, is saved from big trouble by each of his six sons in different ways. Anansi can't decide which son to reward for his rescue with a ball of light, so it is carried into the sky - and becomes the moon.
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Illustrator: Leonard Baskin
Authors: Hosea, Tobias & Lisa Baskin
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Illustrator: Nancy Ekholm Burkert
Author: Brothers Grimm (translated by Randall Jarrell)
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When Snow White runs away from the jealous queen of the kingdom, she is protected by seven dwarfs until the disguised queen gives her a poisonous apple. A young prince, however, brings Snow White out of her deep sleep with a kiss.
A robust translation of the beloved fairy tale that is faithful to the original story set down by the Grimm Brothers.
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Illustrator: Tom Bahti
Author: Byrd Baylor
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Illustrator/Author: Nonny Hogrogian
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After a greedy fox laps up an old woman's pail of milk, the woman cuts off his tail and refuses to sew it back until the fox refills her pail with milk.
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Illustrator: Arnold Lobel
Author: Cheli Durán Ryan
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An old woman who hates owls, stars, shadows, and everything else about the night tries as hard as she can to chase it away.
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Illustrator/Author: Janina Domanska
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Illustrator: Tom Feelings
Author: Muriel Feelings
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Illustrator/Author: Gail E. Haley
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Once upon a time, the world had no stories. This is the tale of how Ananse the spider obtained the Sky God's chest of stories - and how he outwitted and captured three fantasy creatures in order to do so.
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Illustrator: Blair Lent
Author: William Sleator
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Illustrator/Author: Arnold Lobel
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Five stories about the adventures of two friends, a solemn green frog and a funny brown toad. When Frog is sick in bed looking green, Toad brings him some tea and tells him a story. And when Toad loses his button, Frog helps him find it.
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Illustrator/Author: Maurice Sendak
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Mickey's dream tumbles him into the night kitchen, where three singing bakers mistake him for milk. Mickey sets them straight and flies to the Milky Way in an airplane made from dough to find milk for the bakers.
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Illustrator/Author: William Steig
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Frightened by an approaching lion, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock. But, then, Sylvester is unable to grasp the pebble and wish himself back to normal.
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Illustrator/Author: Leo Lionni
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Illustrator/Author: Ezra Jack Keats
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Peter and his friend Archie are delighted when Peter finds an old pair of motorcycle goggles. They enjoy the new-found treasure only a little while before the neighborhood bullies try to take it from them.
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Illustrator: Margot Zemach
Author: Harve Zemach
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When five frightened defendants attempt to warn a judge about a horrible creature creeping closer and closer every day, he dismisses the witnesses as liars and nincompoops. Only after jailing them does the judge learn the truth about the monster.
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Illustrator: Robert Andrew Parker
Author: Edna Mitchell Preston
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Illustrator/Author: Brinton Turkle
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Obadiah, a charming little Quaker boy of long-ago Nantucket, is plagued by a sea gull who follows him everywhere, even to Meeting. The boy is embarrassed by the gull's persistence until he fears that the bird is in distress.
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Illustrator: Uri Shulevitz
Author: Arthur Ransome
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When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of
the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way.
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Illustrator: Blair Lent
Author: Elphinstone Dayrell
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Illustrator: Ed Emberley
Author: Barbara Emberley
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A folk rhyme tells how soldiers work together to fire their cannon.
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Illustrator: Ed Young
Author: Jane Yolen
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When the emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, it is his smallest daughter, whom he had always ignored, who uses her kite to save him.
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Illustrator/Author: Leo Lionni
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When Frederick, the field mouse, is criticized by his friends for whiling away his time while they gather
winter supplies, he explains that he is collecting words and colons for the long gray winter when they will run out of things to say.
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Illustrator/Author: Taro Yashima
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Illustrator/Author: Evaline Ness
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Motherless Samantha spends her time daydreaming and making up stories which her father calls “moonshine”.
When her stories lead her cat and her friend to danger, she learns the difference between them and the truth.
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Illustrator: Ed Emberley
Author: Barbara Emberley
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Illustrator: Illustrator: Nonny Hogrogian
Author: Sorche Nic Leodhas
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A lilting story based on an old Scottish folk song about generous Lachie MacLachlan, who invites every traveler who passes on a dark, stormy night into his wee house in the heather.
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Illustrator: Roger Duvoisin
Author: Alvin Tresselt
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Illustrator/Author: Marie Hall Ets
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A little boy enjoys imitating the walk of one animal after another, but runs only as he can to meet his father for a boat ride at the end of the venture.
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Illustrator/Author: Evaline Ness
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Illustrator: Beni Montresor
Author: Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
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Illustrator: Evaline Ness
Author: Rebecca Caudill
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When Jay goes to drive the cows home, he notices many intriguing things and brings back an assortment of treasures. Chief among them is a live cricket, which accompanies him on his first day at school.
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Illustrator: Marvin Bileck
Author: Julian Scheer
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Illustrator: Blair Lent
Author: Margaret Hodges
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Illustrator/Author: Maurice Sendak
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After being sent to bed without supper for misbehaving, Max puts on his wolf suit and sails away 'through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year' to where the wild things are.
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Illustrator: Evaline Ness
Author: Sorche Nic Leodhas
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Illustrator/Author: Philip Reed
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Illustrator/Author: Leo Lionni
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Swimmy is the only black fish in a school of little red fish who live in a corner of the sea. One day a big fish comes along and eats all the little red fish, but Swimmy, who can swim very fast, escapes. He is very sad, until he starts meeting all the other wonderful creatures in the sea.
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Illustrator/Author: Ezra Jack Keats
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Young Peter is thrilled to wake up to snow piled high. He spends the day crunching, sliding, building a snowman, making snow angels, and having a great time.
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Illustrator: Maurice Sendak
Author: Charlotte Zolotow
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An unusual rabbit helps a little girl come up with the perfect present for her mother's birthday.
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Illustrator: Bernarda Bryson
Author: Natalia M. Belting
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Illustrator: Marcia Brown
Author: Hitopadesa
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A fable from India. A compassionate hermit changes a frightened mouse into successively larger animals to save him from his enemies until the mouse's arrogance brings about his downfall.
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Illustrator: Adrienne Adams
Author: Alice E. Goudey
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A brother and sister rise before dawn to see the sun come up for the first time in their lives. They follow the sun all day long, and after supper their mother explains what makes day and night.
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Illustrator/Author: Peter Spier
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Illustrator: Maurice Sendak
Author: Else H. Minarik
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While visiting his grandparents, Little Bear hears stories about his mother when she was a girl.
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Illustrator: Nicolas Sidjakov
Author: Ruth Robbins
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A reverent retelling of the Christmas legend about an old woman who is too busy with her housework to accompany the three kings in their search for the Christ Child.
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Illustrator/Author: Leo Lionni
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A youngster takes his rake and hoe and, inch by inch and row by row, plans to make a garden grow.
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Illustrator/Author: Marie Hall Ets
Co-Author: Aurora Labastida
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Ceci, a little Mexican girl, is excited because she is finally old enough to buy a pinata for the village Christmas party.
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Illustrator: Adrienne Adams
Author: Alice E. Goudey
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Illustrator: Maurice Sendak
Author: Janice May Udry
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Illustrator: Barbara Cooney
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
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Illustrator/Author: Antonio Frasconi
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Illustrator/Author: Taro Yashima
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Illustrator: Maurice Sendak
Author: Sesyle Joslin
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A guide to good manners for all occasions for young ladies and gentlemen. Offers advice on how to cope correctly with a variety of common and uncommon social situations.
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Illustrator/Author: Robert McCloskey
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The author describes the enchanting beauty of a Maine island in rain, fog, sunshine, and hurricane.
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Illustrator: Paul Galdone
Author: Eve Titus
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Illustrator/Author: Don Freeman
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Illustrator: Marc Simont
Author: Janice Udry
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A simple text explains in childlike terms why trees are nice to have around and to be around.
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Illustrator: Paul Galdone
Author: Eve Titus
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Illustrator: James Daugherty
Author: Benjamin Elkin
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Illustrator/Author: William Pène du Bois
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Illustrator/Author: Marie Hall Ets
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Illustrator/Author: Tasha Tudor
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Illustrator: Feodor Rojankovsky
Author: John Langstaff
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Illustrator/Author: Taro Yashima
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Moving story about a shy little Japanese boy whose classmates ignore or make fun of him until a new teacher discovers that he has wonderful and unusual talents.
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Illustrator/Author: Marie Hall Ets
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Little girl looking for playmate tries unsuccessfully to entice creatures in the meadow. When she sits down quietly, each one comes back to get acquainted.
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Illustrator/Author: Marcia Brown
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Saved from the cruelty of her wicked stepmother, a poor girl goes to the king's ball with the help of her fairy godmother.
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Illustrator/Author: Marguerite de Angeli
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This collection of nursery rhymes has been popular with children for almost 20 years. De Angeli offers more than 400 Mother Goose rhymes, including the old favorites and many less familiar ones.
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Illustrator: Helen Sewell
Author: Alice Dalgliesh
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This story follows the Hopkins family from the time they leave England through their difficult voyage on the Mayflower to the first Thanksgiving feast at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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Illustrator: Tibor Gergely
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
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A Hungarian farmer ties a big wheel to his chimney. He hopes that two storks will nest there and bring good luck to his family. And they do.
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Illustrator/Author: Ludwig Bemelmans
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Another story about little Madeline in Paris, this time being rescued from the Seine by a dog named Genevieve. Madeline and her schoolmates fight over who gets to sleep with the beloved dog. Companion to Madeline (DB 44292). For grades K-3.
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Illustrator/Author: A. Birnbaum
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Illustrator: Robert McCloskey
Author: Ruth Sawyer
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Illustrator: Marcia Brown
Author: Hans Christian Andersen (Translated by M. R. James)
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Illustrator: Maurice Sendak
Author: Ruth Krauss
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A nonsensical story in verse about an imaginary house shared by a young boy and a turtle, a rabbit, a giant, and a lion who eats the stuffings from the chairs.
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Illustrator: Jean Charlot
Author: Miriam Schlein
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Illustrator/Author: Lynd Ward
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Illustrator/Author: Fritz Eichenberg
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Illustrator/Author: Juliet Kepes
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Illustrator/Author: Robert McCloskey
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One morning in Maine, Sal jumps out of bed and hurries to get dressed. Today she and her baby sister Jane are going with their father to Buck's Harbor. As Sal is brushing her teeth, she discovers a loose tooth. Before the morning is over her tooth has fallen out, but she can't find it. Now she won't be able to put it under her pillow and make a wish. She wonders if her wish will come true anyway.
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Illustrator: Marcia Brown
Author: Charles Perrault
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A poor miller's son gains a fortune and marries a beautiful princess with the help of his cat, the clever Puss.
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Illustrator: Margaret Bloy Graham
Author: Charlotte Zolotow
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Illustrator: Nicholas Mordvinoff
Author: Will Lipkind
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Illustrator: Margaret Bloy Graham
Author: Gene Zion
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Illustrator/Author: William Pène du Bois
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Illustrator/Author: Elizabeth Olds
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Illustrator/Author: Marie Hall Ets
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Illustrator/Author: Marcia Brown
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Illustrator/Author: Katherine Milhous
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A houseful of Pennsylvania Dutch cousins enjoy an exciting Easter egg hunt. Katy's discovery of pretty eggs decorated by her grandmother long ago leads to a new family tradition.
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Illustrator/Author: Marcia Brown
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A simple retelling of the English legend about poor Dick Whittington, who achieved fame and fortune by selling his beloved cat to an eastern king plagued by rats.
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Illustrator/Author: Dr. Seuss
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In rollicking rhymes young Gerald McGrew describes the fabulous, imaginary animals that he would scour the world for and put in his New Zoo, the McGrew Zoo.
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Illustrator: Helen Stone
Author: Phyllis McGinley
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Illustrator/Author: Clare Turlay Newberry
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Illustrator: Nicholas Mordvinoff
Author: William Lipkind
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Illustrator/Author: Leo Politi
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California. Old gardener Julian and young schoolboy Juan watch the swallows that nest in the mission gardens fly away for the winter. When the swallows return in the spring, Juan and Julian ring the mission bells to welcome the birds back to Capistrano.
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Illustrator: Lynd Ward
Author: Stewart Hall Holbrook
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Illustrator/Author: Dr. Seuss
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Angry about the same four things always falling from the sky - rain, sunshine, snow, and fog - the king of the kingdom of Didd orders his royal magicians to create something new to fall from the sky.
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Illustrator: Marc Simont
Author: Ruth Krauss
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An easy-to-read story about the delightful surprise that the animals find in the snow.
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Illustrator/Author: Marcia Brown
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Illustrator: Hildegard Woodward
Author: Lavinia R. Davis
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Illustrator/Author: Berta and Elmer Hader
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A little old man and woman who live in the only house on the hillside keep all the birds and animals fed during the long, cold winter.
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Illustrator: Helen Stone
Author: Phyllis McGinley
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Illustrator/Author: Robert McCloskey
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One day in Maine, Little Sal goes blueberry picking with her mother. Little Bear also comes with his mother to eat blueberries on the other side of the hill. There is quite a mix up when the little ones stray from their mothers.
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Illustrator/Author: Kurt Wiese
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Illustrator/Author: Leo Politi
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Juanita, a little Mexican girl who lives on Olvera Street in Los Angeles, celebrates both her fifth birthday and the blessing of the animals on the day before Easter.
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Illustrator: Roger Duvoisin
Author: Alvin Tresselt
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Illustrator/Author: Georges Schreiber
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Illustrator/Author: Dr. Seuss
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Young Marco has spent three hours with his fishing pole at tiny McElligot's Pool without one single bite. He's not discouraged because he imagines all the wonderful fish that might still be caught.
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Illustrator: Hildegard Woodward
Author: Lavinia R. Davis
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Illustrator: Virginia Lee Burton
Author: Anne Malcolmson
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Illustrator/Author: Marcia Brown
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When three hungry soldiers in a strange land ask some villagers for food, they are told there is none. So the soldiers decide to show the townspeople how to make soup from water and three round stones.
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Illustrator: Leonard Weisgard
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
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The story of a small island, its weather, and the creatures who visit it, including a kitten.
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Illustrator: Jay Hyde Barnum
Author: Marjorie Flack
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Illustrator/Author: Leo Politi
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Illustrator: Leonard Weisgard
Author: Alvin Tresselt
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Illustrator: Marjorie Torrey
Author: Opal Wheeler
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Illustrator: Tony Palazzo
Author: Al Graham
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Irresistible nonsense verse about what happens when Timothy Turtle decides to become an adventurer.
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Illustrator/Author: Maud and Miska Petersham
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A classic collection of nursery rhymes, finger games, counting songs, skipping-rope rhymes, and other jingles loved by generations of American children.
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Illustrator/Author: Leonard Weisgard
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Illustrator: Ruth Gannett
Author: Becky Reyher
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Illustrator: Marjorie Torrey
Author: Opal Wheeler
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Illustrator/Author: Kurt Wiese
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Illustrator: Elizabeth Orton Jones
Author: Rachel Field
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Gentle verses and illustrations express a child's gratitude for her parents' love, her toys, the firelight, and all the other people and things she loves.
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Illustrator: Kate Seredy
Author: Ruth Sawyer
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Illustrator/Author: Marie Hall Ets
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Illustrator: Tasha Tudor
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Illustrator: Marguerite de Angeli
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Illustrator: Louis Slobodkin
Author: James Thurber
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Princess Lenore, who is 10 going on 11, falls ill from eating too many raspberry tarts. When her father, the King, promises her anything that will make her well, Princess Lenore asks for the moon.
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Illustrator: Jean Charlot
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
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Illustrator: Plato Chan
Author: Chih-Yi Chan
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Illustrator/Author: Berta and Elmer Hader
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Illustrator: Arnold E. Bare
Author: Lee Kingman
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Illustrator: Elizabeth Orton Jones
Author: Jessie Orton Jones
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Illustrator/Author: Virginia Lee Burton
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The story of a pretty little house built for a family by a man who never wanted it to be sold. The seasons and the years pass, and gradually a city surrounds the little house until it is rescued in a wonderful way.
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Illustrator/Author: Mary and Conrad Buff
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Illustrator/Author: Clare Turlay Newberry
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Oliver, a cat who wants peace and quiet, is upset when his owner Miss Tilly brings a frolicsome little bunny, Marshmallow, into the apartment. After some adjusting, Oliver adopts Marshmallow as his own kitten.
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Illustrator/Author: Robert McCloskey
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Five helpful Boston policemen stop busy city traffic so that Mrs. Mallard can move her family of eight ducklings from their island in the Charles River to their new home in the Public Garden.
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Illustrator/Author: Maud and Miska Petersham
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Illustrator: Velino Herrera
Author: Ann Nolan Clark
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Illustrator/Author: Wanda Gág
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Illustrator/Author: Robert Lawson
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Illustrator/Author: Clare Turlay Newberry
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Illustrator/Author: Holling C. Holling
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A First Nations boy sets a foot-long canoe afloat on Ontario's Lake Nipigon. As the little dugout drifts through the Great Lakes to the ocean, strangers honor the message carved in the wood: “Please put me back in water. I am Paddle-to-the-Sea.”
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Illustrator/Author: Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
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The story of Abraham Lincoln from his birth in the Kentucky wilderness to his term as the president who led his country through the Civil War.
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Illustrator/Author: Lauren Ford
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Illustrator/Author: Berta and Elmer Hader
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Illustrator/Author: Ludwig Bemelmans
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A story in rhyme about a little girl in a Paris boarding school who manages to have a lively time in spite of appendicitis.
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Illustrator/Author: Thomas Handforth
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Mei Li, a little Chinese girl, spends an exciting day at the New Year's fair and races home on camelback through darkness to greet the Kitchen God at midnight.
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Illustrator/Author: James Daugherty
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Andy meets a lion on the way to school and wins his friendship for life by removing a thorn from his paw. A retelling of “Androcles and the Lion.”
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Illustrator/Author: Clare Turlay Newberry
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Illustrator/Author: Laura Adams Armer
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Illustrator/Author: Wanda Gág
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Illustrator: Robert Lawson
Author: Munro Leaf
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Illustrator: Dorothy P. Lathrop
Author: Helen Dean Fish
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Illustrator: Robert Lawson
Author: Helen Dean Fish
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Illustrator/Author: Boris Artzybasheff
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A folk tale in which seven brothers, each with a special talent, aid their king.
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