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| Ten Black Dots | A counting book which shows what can be done with 10 black dots- one can make a sun, two a fox's eyes or eight the wheels of a train. |
| Ten Apples Up on Top | A lion, a dog, and a tiger balance apples on their heads. |
| M and M Brand Chocolate Candies Counting Book | Teaches numbers 1 through 12, six colors and 3 primary shapes: circle, square and triangle. |
| Alison's Zinnia | Alison acquired an amaryllis for Beryl who bought a begonia for Crystal - and so on through the alphabet, as full page illustrations are presented of each flower. |
| On Market Street | A child buys presents from A to Z in the shops along Market Street. |
| Chicka Chicka Boom Boom | An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree. |
| The Snowman | When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside. |
| Pancakes for Breakfast | A little old lady's attempts to have pancakes for breakfast are hindered by a scarcity of supplies and the participation of her pets. |
| Frog Goes to Dinner | When a boy goes with his parents to a fancy restaurant, Frog cannot resist the temptation to stow away in an empty pocket. |
| Mary Had a Little Lamb | Familiar nursery rhyme about a young girl whose lamb follows her to school. |
| The House That Jack Built | A cumulative nursery rhyme about the chain of events that started when Jack built a house. |
| Tomie De Paola's Mother Goose | An illustrated collection of 204 Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including well known ones such as "Little Boy Blue" and less familiar ones such as "Charlie Warlie and His Cow". |
| The Random House Book of Mother Goose | An illustrated collection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including well known ones such as "Bah, Bah, Black Sheep" and "Little Boy Blue" and less familiar ones such as "Doctor Foster Went to Gloucester" and "When Clouds Appear Like Rocks and Towers". |
| Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever | Bright and humorous collection of 50 Mother Goose rhymes. |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Lost in the woods, a tired and hungry girl finds the house of the three bears where she helps herself to food and goes to sleep. |
| Little Red Riding Hood | A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her sick grandmother. |
| The Three Billy Goats Gruff | 3 clever billy goats outwit a big ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain. |
| A Color of His Own | A sad chameleon wants his own distinctive color. |
| Freight Train | Helps children to identify colors. |
| Ten-Nine-Eight | Numbers from ten to one are part of this lullaby which observes the room of a little girl going to bed. |
| Big Red Barn | Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many different animals that live in the red barn. |
| School Bus | Takes readers through the morning hours, when the buses roll, to collect children from their parents and deposit them at different schools. |
| One Fish, Two Fish | Dr. Seuss introduces children to color words and number words using playful rhymes. |
| Hop on Pop | Dr. Seuss takes us on a sing-song adventure with rhyming words. |
| Goodnight Moon | The coming of night is shown in pictures which change from bright to dark as a small rabbit says good night to the familiar things in his nest. |
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| Anno's Alphabet | Each letter of the alphabet accompanies a full page picture puzzle of an object whose names begin with that letter. |
| * The Napping House | In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite. |
| Just Like Daddy | A very young bear describes all the activities he does during the day that are just like his daddy's. |
| Mooncake | Bear builds a rocket to take him to the moon so he can taste it. |
| Bears on Wheels | Basic sight words are used to tell a fun story of a bear on wheels. |
| New Shoes for Sylvia | Somewhere in Central America a little girl receives new red shoes from her tia (aunt) in the United States. The shoes are too big, but she finds other uses for them until she grows into them. |
| * Fire! Fire! | This factual book explains how fire fighters fight fires in the city, in the country, in the forest, and on the waterfront. It realistically details fire fighting processes, labels fire fighting equipment, and represents fire fighting personnel of all sorts. |
| * Goodnight Moon | Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air. |
| * Are You My Mother? | A little bird tries to find his mother. |
| Spiders | This factual book teaches about spiders with easy to understand text and colorful illustrations. |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears | This is a retold story which has beautiful illustrations which add to the story. |
| Each Peach, Pear, Plum | Characters from Mother Goose and well known folk tales appear in an "I spy" text pattern. |
| Ask Mr. Bear | Danny's mother is having a birthday and he doesn't know what to get her. |
| The Three Billy Goats Gruff | Three brother goats find a way to trick a mean troll. |
| The Three Little Pigs | Classic tale of 3 pigs learning a valuable lesson. |
| Little Red Riding Hood | A little girl learns a lesson about following her mother's rules. |
| A Chair for Peter | When Peter discovers his blue furniture is being painted pink for a new baby sister he rescues the last unpainted item, a chair, and runs away. |
| There's an Alligator Under My Bed | The alligator under his bed makes a boy's bedtime a hazardous operation, until he lures it out of the house and into the garage. |
| * Blueberries for Sal | Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother. |
| * The Little Engine That Could | This story is about a persistent little engine that overcomes adversity. |
| Green Eggs and Ham | In verse Sam-I-Am tells of the virtues of green eggs and ham. |
| * Caps for Sale | A peddler gets his caps stolen by monkeys. |
| Timothy Goes to School | Timothy learns about being accepted and making friends during the first week of his first year at school. |
| I Went Walking | During the course of a walk, a young boy identifies animals of different colors. |
| A Chair for My Mother | A family of three women save money in a jar to buy a chair for Mama. |
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| Henry and Mudge(any title) | A seven year old and his big dog have a variety of adventures. |
| Nate the Great (any title) | Boy detective unravels mysteries. |
| Frog and Toad (any title) | Best friends and their homey style of adventures. |
| A Letter to Amy | Peter sends a birthday party invitation to his special friend. |
| Mummies Made in Egypt | This book provides background information for younger children on mummies and the belief about the afterlife. |
| * Danny and the Dinosaur | A little boy is surprised and pleased when one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with him. |
| * Corduroy | A little girl wants to take a teddy bear home with her. |
| Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon! | Harvey Moon's room is a mess and his mother won't let him watch cartoons until it's spotless. |
| * Curious George | The curiosity of a newly captured monkey gets him into trouble. |
| Arthur's Eyes | Arthur deals with the necessity of wearing glasses. |
| * Miss Nelson Is Missing | A teacher decides to use an unusual substitute to teach her unruly class to behave. |
| * Amelia Bedelia | A maid comes to work for a family and livens up their lives with a very literal interpretation of words. |
| * Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | The weather in the town of Chewandswallow changes three times a day, supplying all the residents with food from the sky. Then things go haywire and life changes for the town's people. |
| * The Little House | The story of a little house which happily enjoys the country and the seasons. Life changes for the little house with the onset of urbanization, but it is rescued by the great-great-granddaughter of the original owner. |
| Miss Rumphius | This is the story of a lady who loved the sea and wanted to travel to faraway lands and do something to make the world more beautiful. |
| Ant Cities | Children will learn all about ants and the way they live. The book provides facts through text, illustrations, and labels. The children are provided with directions for constructing their own ant farms. |
| Eating Fractions | A math concept book uses food to explain fractions from whole to halves, thirds, and fourths. |
| * Tikki Tikki Tembo | This Chinese tale explains why parents give their children short names. It involves what's in a name, safety, trickery, and problem solving. |
| Tutankhamen's Gift | His tutor foresees that little T's gift for the gods will some day be revealed. That day comes sooner than expected. The young boy becomes Pharaoh after his brother's death, and he rebuilds the beautiful temples created by his father and destroyed by hisbrother. |
| * Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Alexander has the kind of day that is one mishap after another. He thinks about moving to Australia just to get away from his bad luck. |
| * The Story of the White House | Photographs fill this information book about the history of Washington, D.C. and the White House. |
| * Rumpelstiltskin | Zelinsky's classic fairy tale won a Caldecott Honor medal for its rich jewel toned, colorful, detailed illustrations. |
| The Art Lesson | A story about a boy who loves to draw. |
| Lyle, Lyle Crocodile | This is a story of the adventures and misadventures of a crocodile living with a family in the city. |
| If You Give a Mouse a Cookie | This is a hilarious story about the consequences of giving a mouse a cookie. |
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| * Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears | An African folk tale of animals is told in sequence and is an excellent multicultural selection. |
| How Many Days to America? | When soldiers come, Father informs his family that they must leave their home and travel to America. The journey in the disabled boat in the open sea is fraught with dangers. |
| * Muggie Maggie | In eight short chapters, Maggie resists mastering cursive writing in the third grade until she discovers its advantages. |
| A Story, a Story | This African story explains how Kwaku Ananse, the spider man, outwits the powerful Sky God by bringing stories to his people. |
| Reasons for a Flower | Illustrations colorfully support the factual text providing visual cues about seeds, flowers, plants, and the animals who eat them. |
| * Amazing Grace | Grace wants to play Peter Pan in her class play. Her classmates naively say she cannot be Peter. When she shares her feelings at home, Grace's grandmother encourages her to believe in herself and to reach for her dreams. |
| Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock | This African folk tale presents a lazy spider who uses tricks to fool other animals but finally gets caught and learns a lesson. |
| Celebrations | This poetry collection celebrates sixteen landmark days of the year. The poems begin with New Year's Eve and travel through the calendar to Christmas Eve. |
| Arrow to the Sun | This Pueblo legend explains how the spirit of the Lord of the sun was brought to the world. |
| Something Big Has Been Here | This book is a collection of humorously illustrated, funny poems on a variety of topics. |
| Too Many Tamales | Maria is helping her family make tamales for the traditional Christmas family gathering. She decides to try on her mother's diamond ring while making tamales. The rest of the story deals with Maria trying to find the ring. |
| Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch | Mr. Hatch is a tall, thin man who never smiles
or talks to anyone. One day something extraordinary happens:
he receives a box of candy as big as a table. Mr. Hatch's gift encourages him to make the effort to be a part of his community. When he discovers the post office made a mistake, his new friends help him keep his new attitude. |
| Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, an African Tale | In this African Cinderella story, the king uses more than just beauty to choose his queen. |
| Eating Fractions | This math concept book uses food to explain fractions from whole to halves and fourths. |
| * Weather Forecasting | This book gives the reader a behind-the-scenes look at a modern weather station. |
| Mummies Made in Egypt | Provides background information on mummies for younger children. |
| * The Egyptian Cinderella | This Cinderella story is set in Egypt in the sixth century B.C. |
| The Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer | Adam Joshua copes with changes such as moving to a new town, a new tooth, a baby-sitter, and Great Aunt Emily. |
| Ant Cities | Children will learn all about ants and the way they live. |
| Someday a Tree | Alice loves the majestic oak tree that she fears will be lost because of toxic waste. |
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| Quillworker: A Cheyenne Legend | This is a Cheyenne legend explaining the origin of stars. |
| Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Messagefrom Chief Seattle | The pictures and words in this book provide a vision of what is lost to our world and offer a plea to care for and preserve our environment. |
| * The Rough-face Girl | In this Algonquin Indian version of Cinderella, the Cinderella character is scarred from tending the fire, and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being. |
| Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, an African Tale | In this African Cinderella story, the king uses more than just beauty to choose his queen. |
| Boxcar Children | Four orphaned children take refuge in an old boxcar to avoid being sent to live with a grandfather whom they think does not want them. |
| * Beezus and Ramona | Beezus wants to love her little sister but Ramona is just impossible! When Mom and her beloved sister, Aunt Beatrice, share some childhood memories, Beezus feels that maybe there is hope. |
| Dear Mr. Henshaw | This story is told in letters written by sixth grader, Leigh Botts, to the author of his favorite books, and is a portrayal of a child in a single parent home. |
| If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand | This collection of school poems captures the excitement, challenge, heartbreak, and wonder of elementary school life. |
| The People Could Fly: American Black Folk Tales | Twenty-four tales are divided into four groups: animal tales, fantasy tales, tales of the supernatural, and tales of freedom. |
| * Bunnicula | Chester the cat believes that he has discovered a vampire rabbit. |
| Fables | This Caldecott winner is a collection of one page fables. |
| * Wayside School is Falling Down | More humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded Mushroom Surprise, and study a hobo during Show and Tell. |
| Abel's Island | In this fantasy survival story, a Victorian mouse battles physical elements and overcomes loneliness and despair. |
| * The Green Book | Vivid writing tells the story of a family from the future who must leave Earth to colonize a new planet. |
| * There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom | An unmanageable but lovable eleven-year-old misfit learns to believe in himself when he gets to know the new school counselor, who is a sort of misfit too. |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | Three farmers, each one meaner than the other, try all-out warfare to get rid of the fox and his family. |
| Brave Irene | Irene is determined to deliver a dress her mother has made to the dutchess, even though the weather would prevent an adult. |
| Looking for Pa | Jacob and his sister Jesssie go in search of their father. They travel through the countryside of Northern Virginia, and wind up in the first major battle of the Civil War, at Bull Run, near Manassas. |
| Sylvester and the Magic Pebble | Sylvester finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. |
| Charley Skedaddle | After twelve year old Charley Quinn's brother is killed at Gettysburg, the New York Bowery boy enlists as a drummer boy in the Union Army and is sent to Virginia. Charley is determined to be brave at the Battle of the Wilderness, but he runs away. The battle scenes are excellent in detail and emotion, and in the end Charley has a chance to prove his bravery. |
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| Tuck Everlasting | The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover a ten year old girl and a stranger who know their secret about a spring whose waters prevent one from growing old. |
| Charley Skedaddle | After twelve year old Charley Quinn's brother is killed at Gettysburg, the New York Bowery boy enlists as a drummer boy in the Union Army and is sent to Virginia. Charley is determined to be brave at the Battle of the Wilderness, but he runs away. The battle scenes are excellent in detail and emotion, and in the end Charley has a chance to prove his bravery. |
| My Side of the Mountain | In this stirring story about a fifth grade boy's survival in the Catskills, the author uses authentic details to present nature. |
| From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | A bored twelve year old girl talks her nine year old brother into running away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The two survivalists sleep, dine, bathe, and play among the centuries old art. |
| Island of the Blue Dolphins | This Newbery winner, whose setting is an island off the coast of California in the early 1800's, tells of a young Indian girl's courage and survival. |
| Rosa Parks, My Story | Written in her own straightforward and moving language, this compelling biography addresses the deliberate choices that earn Rosa Parks the title "Mother to a Movement". |
| Pink and Say | Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a Black soldier, during the Civil War and their capture by Southern troops. This tale of Civil War valor had been passed through several generations of the author's family. |
| The True Story of the Three Little Pigs! | Children may think they know the story of The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf, but they don't. This is the real version told only as the victim, the wolf, can tell it. |
| Call It Courage | A survival story in which Mafatu defies a taboo, steals a much needed spear from an idol, fights dangerous animals, and escapes from cannibals. Having proven himself, Mafatu returns to his former life. |
| Journey to Topaz | In this story, 110,000 Japanese-Americans are forced to leave their homes and live in internment camps in the United States. |
| Follow the Drinking Gourd | Winter's book tells the story of the Underground Railway, the road to freedom during pre-Civil War days. |
| Dear Mr. Henshaw | Cleary's book is an honest portrayal of a child in a single-parent family. |
| * Stone Fox | This touching story is based on a Rocky Mountain legend of a ten-year-old boy and his attempt to pay back taxes on his grandfather's farm. |
| * Bunnicula | Could a pet rabbit really be a vampire? Chester the Cat sets out to prove to the human family that he is right. |
| Beetles, Lightly Toasted | Andy's entering the 5th grade essay contest stirs his imagination to creative heights as he competes with his know-it-all cousin by making recipes with some unusual food sources and testing them on unaware friends and family. |
| The Egypt Game | The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she's not sure they'll have anything in common. But she soon discovers that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt. |
| Julie of the Wolves | While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a 13 year old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack. |
| Farmer Boy | From shearing sheep to milking cows training young calves, Almanzo Wilder worked very hard on his family's farm in New York. But when chores were all done, Almanzo could go to his favorite place in the world- the Horse Barn. |
| Cuckoo Child | With the unknowing help of his pet geese, eight year old Jack Daw decides to raise an ostrich on his father's farm. |