Picture Books (both Fiction and Nonfiction)
Arnold, Tedd. No Jumping on the Bed ( j )
Walter lives near the top floor of a tall apartment building, where one night his habit of jumping on his bed leads to a tumultous fall through floor after floor, collecting occupants all the way down.

Aylesworth, Jim. Old Black Fly (j Alphabet)
Rhyming text and illustrations follow a mischievous old black fly through the alphabet as he has a very busy bad day landing where he should not be.

Barner, Bob. Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere! (j598.441)
Color illustrations and rhyming text describe the life of penguins.

Bruss, Deborah. Book! Book! Book! ( j )
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.

Casanova, Mary. One-Dog Canoe ( j )
A girl and her dog set out in their canoe one morning, only to be insistently joined by a series of animals, large and small.

Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type ( j )
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.

Curtis, Jamie Lee. Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods that Make My Day ( j )
A child's emotions range from silliness to anger to excitement, coloring and changing each day.

Fox, Mem. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge (j Reading Rainbow)
A small boy tries to discover the meaning of "memory" so he can restore that of an elderly friend.

Glaser, Linda. It's Fall (or It's Winter, It's Spring, It's Summer) (j508.2)
A child experiences the colors and textures of fall. Includes nature activities to do during that season.

Henkes, Kevin. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse ( j )
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.

Kasza, Keiko. The Wolf's Chicken Stew  ( j )
A hungry wolf's attempts to fatten a chicken for his stewpot have unexpected results.

Lester, Helen. Tacky the Penguin ( j )
Tacky, the nonconformist penguin, does not fit in with his sleek and graceful companions, but his odd behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps and traps.

Martin, Bill. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom ( j )
An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.

McCloskey, Robert. Blueberries for Sal ( j )
Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.

Numeroff, Laura Joffe. If You Give a Moose a Muffin ( j )
Chaos can ensue if you give a moose a muffin and start him on a cycle of urgent requests!

Polacco, Patricia. Emma Kate ( j )
Emma Kate and her best friend, a toy elephant, share many activities, such as homework and soccer practice, and even have their tonsils out at the same time!

Rathmann, Peggy. Officer Buckle and Gloria ( j )
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.

Schertle, Alice. All You Need for a Snowman ( j )
Everything that one needs to build the perfect snowman, from the very first snowflake that falls.

Slobodkina, Esphyr. Caps for Sale (j Reading Rainbow)
A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree.

Small, David. Imogene's Antlers (j Reading Rainbow)
Imogene awakens one morning to find she has grown antlers.

Stewart, Sarah. The Library ( j )
Elizabeth Brown doesn't like to play with dolls and she doesn't like to skate. What she does like to do is read books. Lots of books. The only problem is that her library has gotten so big she can't even use her front door anymore. What should Elizabeth Brown do? Start her own public library, of course!

Waber, Bernanrd. Lyle, Lyle Crocodile ( j )
Lyle is perfectly happy living with the Primms on East 88th St. until irritable Mr. Grumps next door changes all that.

Weidt, Maryann. Daddy Played Music for the Cows ( j )
A young girl grows up on a farm to the sound of music from the radio her father plays in the barn.

Willems, Mo. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! ( j )
A funny pigeon tries everything to get you to let him drive the bus while the bus driver is away.

Williams, Linda. The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything ( j )
A little old lady who is not afraid of anything must deal with a pumpkin head, a tall black hat, and other spooky objects that follow her through the dark woods trying to scare her.

Wilson, Karma. Bear Snores On ( j )
On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun.

Wood, Audrey. King Bidgood's in the Bathtub ( j )
Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.

Poetry
Hopkins, Lee Bennett. Good Rhymes, Good Times. (j811.54)
A collection of original poems ranging in topic from sounds in the city to the seasons to bedtime.

My Very First Mother Goose (j398.8 My)
A collection of more than sixty nursery rhymes including "Hey Diddle, Diddle," "Pat-a-Cake," "Little Jack Horner," and "Pussycat, Pussycat."

Prelutsky, Jack. Beneath a Blue Umbrella: Rhymes. (j811.54)
A collection of short humorous poems in which a hungry hippo raids a melon stand, a butterfly tickles a girl's nose, and children frolic in a Mardi Gras parade.

Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young. (j811.008 Read)
A widely acclaimed, child-friendly poetry anthology with more than 200 little poems to feed little people with little attention spans to help both grow.

Fairy Tales and Folk Tales
Galdone, Paul. The Gingerbread Boy. ( j )
The Gingerbread Boy eludes the hungry grasp of everyone he meets until he happens upon a fox more clever than he.

Young, Ed. Seven Blind Mice. ( j )
The Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance. The illustrations depict the blind arguers as mice.

Zemach, Margot. The Little Red Hen: an Old Story. ( j )
A retelling of the traditional tale about the little red hen whose lazy friends are unwilling to help her plant, harvest, or grind the wheat into flour, but all are willing to help her eat the bread that she makes from it.

Picture Books (both Fiction and Nonfiction) and Easy Readers
Barracca, Debra. The Adventures of Taxi Dog. (j Reading Rainbow)
A stray dog in New York City is adopted by a taxi driver, with whom he thereafter rides and shares adventures each day.

Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. ( j )
Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis.

Browne, Anthony. Willy the Wizard. ( j )
Willy the chimpanzee loves to play soccer, but he is never picked for a team until a stranger gives him some shoes that he is certain are magic.

Bunting, Eve. The Man Who Could Call Down Owls. ( j )
When a stranger takes away the powers of an old man who has befriended owls, the vengeance wreaked on him is swift and fitting.

Bunting, Eve. The Wednesday Surprise. ( j )
On Wednesday nights when Grandma stays with Anna everyone thinks she is teaching Anna to read.

Cannon, Janell. Stellaluna. (j Reading Rainbow)
After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.

Chandra, Deborah. George Washington's Teeth. (j921 W2773c)
A rollicking rhyme portrays George Washington's lifelong struggle with bad teeth.

Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius. ( j )
Great-aunt Alice Rumphius was once a little girl who loved the sea, longed to visit faraway places, and wished to do something to make the world more beautiful.

Coy, John. Night Driving. ( j )
As father and son drive into the night, they watch the sunset, talk about baseball, sing cowboy songs, and even change a flat tire before pitching camp at daybreak.

Curtis, Jamie Lee. I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting off a Little Self-Esteem. (j Reading Rainbow)
A young girl learns to like herself every single day, no matter what.

Dorros, Arthur. Abuela. ( j )
While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City.

Floca, Brian. Lightship. (j387.2)
A tribute to the anchored lightships, used in places where lighthouses could not be built, that once warned ships away from hazards on the North American coast.

Gag, Wanda. Millions of Cats. ( j )
How can an old man and his wife select one cat from a choice of millions and trillions? An old man's search for a cat becomes a lesson in greed and vanity.

Glaser, Linda. Our Big Home: an Earth Poem. (j Reading Rainbow)
A tribute to the water, air, soil, sky, sun, and more shared by all living creatures on Earth.

Glaser, Linda. Magnificent Monarchs. (j595.789)
The physical characteristics, habits, and life cycle of the monarch butterfly.

Goble, Paul. Dream Wolf. ( j )
When two Plains Indian children become lost, they are cared for and guided safely home by a friendly wolf.

Hatkoff, Isabella. Owen & Mzee: the True Story of a Remarkable Friendship. (j599.734)
When a baby hippo named Owen was stranded after the Dec 2004 tsunami, villagers in Kenya worked tirelessly to rescue him. Then, to everyone's amazement, the orphan hippo and a 130-yr-old giant tortoise named Mzee adopted each other.

Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace. (j Reading Rainbow)
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.

Johnson, D.B. Henry Hikes to Fitchburg. ( j )
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.

Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie. The Bear that Heard Crying. ( j )
A fictionalized retelling of the true story of three-year-old Sarah Whitcher, who, in 1783, became lost in the woods of New Hampshire and was protected by a bear until her rescue four days later.

Knudsen, Michelle. Library Lion. ( j )
A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend.

Long, Melinda. How I Became a Pirate. ( j )
Jeremy Jacob joins Braid Beard and his pirate crew and finds out about pirate language, pirate manners, and other aspects of their life.

MacLachlan, Patricia. Once I Ate a Pie. ( j )
Gus herds his people like sheep. Abby loves borrowing slippers. And once, Mr. Beefy ate a pie. It's a dog's life. Filled with squeaky toys, mischief, and plenty of naps. Every dog has a tail to wag and a tale to tell.

Martin, Bill. Knots on a Counting Rope. ( j )
A grandfather and his blind grandson, Boy-Strength-of-Blue-Horses, reminisce about the young boy's birth, his first horse, and an exciting horse race.

McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings. (j Reading Rainbow)
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.

McCully, Emily Arnold. Mirette on the High Wire. (j Reading Rainbow)
Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.

Miller, Sara Swan. Three Stories You Can Read to Your Cat. (E)
A cat hears three stories about a dull rainy day, a yummy bug, and a good day of destruction in the house.

Mosel, Arlene. Tikki Tikki Tembo. ( j )
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.

Moss, Marissa. Mighty Jackie, the Strike-Out Queen. (j796.357)
In 1931, seventeen-year-old Jackie Mitchell pitches against Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game, becoming the first professional female pitcher in baseball history.

Munsch, Robert N. The Paper Bag Princess. ( j )
When Ronald, the prince she was to marry, was stolen from her by a fierce dragon, Elizabeth donned a paper bag to cover her singed body, and set off to rescue him.

Osofsky, Audrey. Dreamcatcher. ( j )
In the land of the Ojibway a baby sleeps, protected from bad dreams, as the life of the tribe goes on around him.

Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia. (E)
A literal-minded housekeeper causes chaos in the Rogers household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.

Peet, Bill. The Wump World. ( j )
The Wump World is an unspoiled place until huge monsters bring hordes of tiny creatures from the planet Pollutus.

Polacco, Patricia. My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother. ( j )
After losing running, climbing, throwing, and burping competitions to her obnoxious older brother, a young girl makes a wish on a falling star.

Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons. (j179.9)
Definitions for everyday words, such as "fair" and "cooperation," are presented to demonstrate important life lessons with regard to managing day-to-day choices, problems, and situations in a young person's world.

Ryland, Cynthia. Mr. Putter and Tabby Feed the Fish. (E)
After Mr. Putter buys three goldfish and takes them home, he discovers that his cat Tabby has a serious problem with them.

Sayre, April Pulley. Stars Beneath Your Bed: the Surprising Story of Dust. (j551.5113)
The origins of dust, what dust is, and how dust shows up in the world.

Scieszka, John. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. ( j )
The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.

Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. (j Reading Rainbow)
A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.

Seuss, Dr. Horton Hatches the Egg. ( j )
When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vaction, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg--which he does through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would.

Suess, Dr. I Can Read with My Eyes Shut. (E)
The Cat in the Hat takes Young Cat in tow to show him the fun he can get out of reading.

Sierra, Judy. Wild about Books. ( j )
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.

Steig, William. Brave Irene. ( j )
Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball.

Stevens, Janet. The Great Fuzz Frenzy. ( j )
When a tennis ball lands in a prairie dog town, the residents find that their newfound frenzy for fuzz creates a fiasco.

Van Allsburg, Chris. Jumanji. (j Reading Rainbow)
Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.

Wiesner, David. June 29, 1999. (j Reading Rainbow)
While her third-grade classmates are sprouting seeds in paper cups, Becky has a more ambitious, innovative science project in mind.

Williams, Suzanne. Library Lil. ( j )
A formidable librarian makes readers not only out of the once resistant residents of her small town, but out of a tough-talking, television-watching motorcycle gang as well.

Wood, Audrey. Rude Giants. ( j )
Beatrix the butter maid saves Gerda the cow and transforms two rude giants into good neighbors.

Poetry
Aylesworth, Jim. The Burger and the Hot Dog. (j811.54)
What happens when a bunch of sugar cookies give a bagel a hard time, or an ice-cream bar gets stranded on a beach, or a couple of pickles go out dancing?

Esbensen, Barbara Juster. Swing Around the Sun. (j811.54)
A collection of poems that celebrates the seasons, with illustrations for each season.

George, Kristine O'Connell. Fold Me a Poem. (j811.54)
Poems about origami animals.

Prelutsky, Jack. Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems. (j811.54)
An illustrated collection of humorous poems.

Prelutsky, Jack. Something Big Has Been Here. (j811.54)
A wealth of funny new verse from a favorite poet.

Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child's Book of Poems. (j808.81 Sing)
A collection of 115 poems by a variety of well-known authors with illustrations by nine Caldecott medalists.

Fairy Tales and Folk Tales
Aardema, Verna. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears. (j398.2)
A West African legend of why the mosquito has a guilty conscience for all the trouble she caused by telling a lie.

Brett, Jan. The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale. (j398.2)
Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.

Haley, Gail E. A Story, a Story: An African Tale. (j Reading Rainbow)
How most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories."

Louie, Ai-Ling. Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China. (j398.2)
A young Chinese girl overcomes the wickedness of her stepsister and stepmother to become the bride of a prince.

MacDonald, Margaret Read. Fat Cat: A Danish Folktale. (j398.2)
A greedy cat grows enormous as he eats everything in sight, including his friends and neighbors who call him fat.

Mahy, Margaret. The Seven Chinese Brothers. (j398.2)
Seven Chinese brothers elude execution by virtue of their extraordinary individual qualities.

McDermott, Gerald. Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti. (j398.2452)
In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.

Uchida, Yoshiko. Two Foolish Cats: A Japanese Folktale. (j398.2)
Two foolish cats go to the old monkey of the mountain to settle their quarrel.

Young, Ed. Lon Po Po: a Red-Riding Hood Story from China. (j398.2)
Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

Picture Books (both Fiction and Nonfiction)
Alexander, Lloyd. The Fortune-Tellers. ( j )
A carpenter goes to a fortune teller and finds the predictions about his future coming true in an unusual way.

Brown, Don. Far Beyond the Garden Gate: Alexandra David-Neel's Journey to Lhasa. (j915.15)
The life and travels of Alexandra David-Neel, who became a scholar of Buddhism and Tibet in the early twentieth century and trekked thousands of miles to reach Llasa, the Tibetan capital.

Brown, Don. Mack Made Movies. (j921 Se58b)
A simple biography of the director whose silent films immortalized such slapstick clowns as the Keystone Kops, Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, and Ben Turpin.

Bruchac, Joseph. A Boy Called Slow: the True Story of Sitting Bull. (j970.2 Si88br)
Anxious to be given a name as strong and brave as that of his father, a proud Lakota Sioux grows into manhood, acting with careful deliberation, determination, and bravery, which eventually earned him his proud new name--Sitting Bull.

Bunting, Eve. Dandelions. ( j )
Zoe and her family find strength in each other as they make a new home in the Nebraska territory.

Carlson, Laurie. Boss of the Plains: the Hat that Won the West. (j921 St46c)
The story of John Stetson and how he came to create the most popular hat west of the Mississippi.

Child, Lauren. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book. ( j )
A boy who loves books but has not always treated them well falls asleep and finds himself in his book of fairy tales, where his interaction with everyone from Goldilocks to Cinderella wreaks havoc.

Davol. Marguerite W. The Paper Dragon. ( j )
A humble artist agrees to confront the terrifying dragon that threatens to destroy his village.

De Paola, Tomie. Strega Nona. ( j )
When Stega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.

Fleischman, Paul. Weslandia. (j Reading Rainbow)
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.

Golenbock, Peter. Teammates. (j796.357)
Golenbock describes the racial prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first black player in Major League baseball and depicts the acceptance and support he received from his white teammate Pee Wee Reese.

Jenkins, Steve. What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You? (j591.57)
How various animals, including an octopus, a bombadier beetle, a puff adder, and a gliding frog, escape danger.

Kerley, Barbara. The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: an Illuminating History of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and Lecturer. (j560.9)
The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what they were like

Martin, Jacqueline. Snowflake Bentley. (j921 B446m)
A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.

McCully, Emily Arnold. The Pirate Queen. (j921 Om1m)
Recounts the life of the renowned sixteenth-century Irish woman pirate.

Miller, Richard. Richard Wright and the Library Card. (j921 W934m)
Based on a scene from Wright's autobiography, Black Boy, in which the seventeen-year-old African-American borrows a white man's library card and devours every book as a ticket to freedom.

Mills, Lauren A. The Rag Coat. ( j )
Minna proudly wears her new coat made of clothing scraps to school, where the other children laugh at her until she tells them the stories behind the scraps.

Mochizuki, Ken. Baseball Saved Us. ( j )
A Japanese American boy learns to play baseball when he and his family are forced to live in an internment camp during World War II, and his ability to play helps him after the war is over.

Noble, Trina Hakes. Meanwhile Back at the Ranch. (j Reading Rainbow)
Looking for some diversion, a bored rancher drives to the town of Sleepy Gulch, little knowing that some amazing things are happening to his wife and ranch during his absence.

Pilkey, Dav. Dogzilla. ( j )
A monstrous mutt terrorizes the residents of Mousopolis.

Polacco, Patricia. Mrs. Katz and Tush. (j Reading Rainbow)
A long-lasting friendship develops between Larnel, a young Africa-American, and Mrs. Katz, a lonely, Jewish widow, when Larnel presents Mrs. Katz with a scrawny kitten without a tail.

Polacco, Patricia. Thank You, Mr. Falker. ( j )
At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.

Scieszka, Jon. Math Curse. (j Reading Rainbow)
When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.

Shannon, David. A Bad Case of Stripes. ( j )
In order to ensure her popularity, Camilla Cream always does what is expected, until the day arrives when she no longer recognizes herself.

Silverstein, Shel. The Giving Tree. ( j )
A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.

Stewart, Sarah. The Journey. ( j )
A young Amish girl tells her "silent friend," her diary, about all the wonderous experiences she has on her first trip to a city, Chicago.

Van Allsburg, Chris. Just a Dream. (j Reading Rainbow)
When he has a dream about a future Earth devastated by pollution, Walter begins to understand the importance of taking care of the environment.

Wells, Rosemary. The House in the Mail. ( j )
In 1927, Emily describes the ordering, arrival, and assembly of a mail-order house for her growing family.

Williams, Jay. Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like. (Juv Fic)
Because of the road sweeper's belief in him, a dragon saves the city of Wu from the Wild Horsemen of the north.

Poetry
Peters, Lisa Westberg. Earthshake: Poems from the Ground Up. (j811.54)
22 poems about geology, with information about the earth's surface and interior, types of rocks, and how volcanoes, glaciers, and erosion modify the landscape.

Prelutsky, Jack. A Pizza the Size of the Sun. (j811.54)
A collection of humorous poetry on a variety of topics.

Prelutsky, Jack. Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast. (j811.54)
A collection of humorous poems about dinosaurs.

Sidman, Joyce. Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems. (j811.54)
A collection of poems that provide a look at some of the animals, insects, and plants that are found in ponds, with accompanying information about each.

Silverstein, Shel. Runny Babbit, a Billy Sook. (j811)
Runny Babbit's topsy-turvy world is brought to life through wordplay and drawings.

Silverstein, Shel. A Light in the Attic. (j811)
A collection of humorous poems and drawings.

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales and Mythology
Casanova, Mary. The Hunter: A Chinese Folktale. (j398.2)
After learning to understand the language of animals, Hai Li Bu the hunter sacrifices himself to save his village.

Demi. One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale. (j398.2)
A reward of one grain of rice doubles day by day into millions of grains of rice when a selfish raja is outwitted by a clever village girl.

From Sea to Shining Sea: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folk Songs. (j810.8 From)
A compilation of more than 140 folk songs, tales, poems, and stories telling the history of America and reflecting its multicultural society. Illustrated by award-winning artists.

Goble, Paul. The Lost Children: The Boys Who Were Neglected. (j398.2)
A Blackfoot Indian legend in which six neglected orphaned brothers decide to go to the Above World where they become the constellation of the "Lost Children," or Pleiades.

Hooks, William H. Moss Gown. ( j )
After failing to flatter her father as much as her two evil sisters do, Candace is banished from his plantation and only after much time and meeting her Prince Charming, is her father able to appreciate her love.

Lester, Julius. John Henry. ( j )
The life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

Lunge-Larsen, Lise. The Adventures of Thor the Thunder God. (j293.13)
Stories of the Norse Thunder God Thor.

Lunge-Larsen, Lise. The Troll With No Heart in His Body. (j398.2)
A collection of Norwegian folktales all featuring trolls: The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Boy Who Became a Lion, a Falcon, and an Ant, Butterball, The Boy and the North Wind, The White Cat in the Dovre Mountain, The Sailors and the Troll, The Eating Competition, and The Troll with No Heart in His Body.

Martin, Rafe. The Rough-Face Girl. (j398.2)
In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, the Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being.

Shannon, George. Stories to Solve: Folktales From Around the World. (j398.2)
Brief folktales in which there is a mystery or problem that the reader is invited to solve before the resolution is presented.

Steptoe, John. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters. (j398.2)
Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife.

Young, Ed. Monkey King. ( j )
In his journey to a more enlightened state, a monkey must end his trickery and understand that there is strength in admitting weakness.

Just for Fun
Artell, Mike. Laugh Your Head Off: Great Jokes and Giggles. (j808.7)
Jokes and things to make you giggle

Fox, Mem. Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever. (j649.58 Parent-Teacher)
A bestselling author and literacy expert reveals the incredible emotional and intellectual impact reading aloud to children has on their ability to learn to read. All parents want and expect their children to learn to read, but few realize they can get their kids on the road to reading long before they start school simply by reading aloud to them every day. Filled with practical advice, activities, and inspiring true read-aloud miracles, this book is a must for every parent-and for anyone interested in how children learn to read.

Horning, Kathleen T. From Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reading Children's Books. (j028.162 Parent-Teacher)
A fresh, up-to-date look at some of the best examples of children's literature today, and practical advice on how to write clearly articulated, reasoned opinions so that others can learn about books they have not yet read. In addition to a brief introduction that clearly explains how children's books evolve from manuscripts into bound books, and a simple explanation of the importance of the many different parts of a book (jaket flaps, title page, copyright, Cataloging-in-Publication information, etc.), the author demonstrates how to think about and critically evaluate several different genres of children's books. Included are sections about books of information (and the author's responsibility to document sources); traditional literature (myths, legends, tales, folktales); poetry, verse,rhymes, and songs; picture books; easy readers and transitional books; and fiction.

Kaye, Peggy. Games for Reading : Playful Ways to Help Your Child Read. (j649.58 Parent-Teacher)
More than 70 games to help your child learn to read, and love it, by doing just what kids like best: playing games. There is a "bingo" game that helps children learn vocabulary, a rhyming game that helps them hear letter sounds more accurately, mazes and puzzles that train the eye to see patterns of letters, games that train the ear so a child can sound out words, games that awaken a child's imagination and creativity, and games that provide the right spark to fire a child's enthusiasm for reading. Easy to follow and easy to play, these games are ideal for busy, working parents.

Keane, Nancy J. The Big Book of Children's Reading Lists: 100 Great, Ready-to-Use Book Lists for Educators, Librarians, Parents, and Children. (j011.62 Parent-Teacher)
100 annotated book lists for educators and librarians who work with young readers. Both fiction and nonfiction books, with an emphasis on titles published in the last ten years. Organized into three main sections: school subjects; character and values; genres and themes. Books are grouped by age level within each sub-category.

Odean, Kathleen. Great Books about Things Kids Love. (j028.162 Parent-Teacher)
Most children want to read a book because it's about something they love or are curious about--dinosaurs, magic tricks, ballerinas, sports, secret codes, and a host of other topics. Inside you'll discover more than 750 books divided into 55 categories, from Airplanes to Zoos, along with professional appraisals that are balanced, intelligent, and fun to read, stimulating book-related activities and helpful tips for parents.

Pearl, Nancy. Book Crush for Kids and Teens: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest. (j028.55 Parent-Teacher)
Lists of recommended book titles for children and teenagers divided into three age groups and then further subdivided into more than 118 categories, including animals, folktales, girl power, autobiographies, comic books, and many others.

Trelease, Jim. The Read-Aloud Handbook. (j372.6 Parent-Teacher)
For more than two decades, millions of parents and educators have turned to Trelease's beloved classic to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Now this new edition imparts the benefits, rewards, and importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation.

10/30/07
Duluth Public Library, 520 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802