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| Ten-Nine-Eight | Counting Book |
| Six Little Ducks | Counting Book |
| Ten Black Dots | Counting Book |
| Two is for Dancing | Counting Book |
| The Wolf's Chicken Stew | Counting Book |
| Old Black Fly | Alphabet Book |
| A Is for Africa | Alphabet Book |
| Alfred's alphabet Walk | Alphabet Book |
| On Market Street | Alphabet Book |
| Chicka Chicka Boom Boom | Alphabet Book |
| Changes, Changes | Wordless Book |
| Look Again | Wordless Book |
| Frog Goes to Dinner | Wordless Book |
| Jungle Book | Wordless Book |
| Deep in the Forest | Wordless Book |
| Humpty Dumpty | Nursery Rhymes |
| Mary Had a Little Lamb | Nursery Rhymes |
| Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star | Nursery Rhymes |
| Tomie De Paola's Mother Goose | Nursery Rhymes |
| The Random House Book of Mother Goose | Nursery Rhymes |
| The Three Little Pigs | Folk Tale |
| Little Red Riding Hood | Folk Tale |
| Anansi the Spider Tale | Folk Tale |
| Cleversticks | Wishing he had something clever like his classmates, Ling Sung unexpectedly and happily discovers that others admire his ability to use chopsticks with ease. |
| The Little Engine That Could | This story is about a persistent little engine who overcomes adversity. |
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| Six Little Ducks | Counting Book |
| Ten Apples Up on Top | Counting Book |
| The Wolf's Chicken Stew | Counting Book |
| Ten Bears in My Bed | Counting Book |
| Pancakes for Breakfast | Wordless Book |
| From 1 to 100 | Wordless Book |
| There Was an Old Woman | Nursery Rhyme |
| Mary Had a Little Lamb | Nursery Rhyme |
| Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star | Nursery Rhyme |
| James Marshall's Mother Goose | Collections of Nursery Rhymes |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Folk Tale |
| The Three Little Pigs | Folk Tale |
| Little Red Riding Hood | Folk Tale |
| Three Three Billy Goats Gruff | Folk Tale |
| Cleversticks | Wishing he had something clever like his classmates, Ling Sung unexpectedly and happily discovers that others admire his ability to use chopsticks with ease. |
| Ask Mr. Bear | Danny's mother is having a birthday and he doesn't know what to get her. Danny goes looking for a gift, meets many animals offering gifts, ends up in the woods, and receives good advice from Mr. Bear. |
| Corduroy | Lisa sees Corduroy, a little teddy bear, and wants to take him home. Her mother says no because he is missing a button. Using her own money, Lisa buys Corduroy and sews on a new button. |
| Dr. Seuss, We Love You | This twenty-one page biography of the famous author/illustrator includes advice on setting and reaching lifetime goals. |
| Bread, Bread, Bread | This photographic book allows readers to see people from all over the world enjoying different breads. |
| The Little Engine that Could | This story is about a persistent little engine who overcomes adversity. |
| Caps for Sale | This humorous tale describes a peddler, his caps, and the monkeys who steal his caps while he's napping. The peddler gets his caps back by applying the old adage "Monkey see, monkey do." |
| Betsy Ross | An introduction to the life of the Philadelphia seamstress credited with sewing the first American flag. |
| I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly | This cumulative tale is about an old lady who swallowed many different animals trying to catch the fly she swallowed. |
| A Chair for My Mother | The story is the first in a trilogy about a family of three women: Grandma, Mama, and Rosa. In this story, the family struggles to save loose change (in a jar) to buy a chair for Mama who works long hours as a waitress. |
| Sheep in a Jeep | A humorous rhyming book narrates the adventures of sheep in an old red jeep |
| Goodnight Moon | A child says goodnight to various objects in a rhyming format |
| Chicken Soup with Rice | A rhyming book of months of the year |
| Over in the Meadow | A rhyming counting book |
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| Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears | An African folktale of animals |
| The One in the Middle is a Green Kangaroo | Freddy Dissel is tired of being nothing more than the middle child. Then the school play gives him the chance to be recognized for himself. |
| Freckle Juice | Andrew wants freckles more than anything else and uses various recipes with hilarious results. |
| Clifford the Small Red Dog | Clifford's owner tells the amazingly funny story of how Clifford got to be so BIG. |
| 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. |
| Stellaluna | During an owl attack, Stellaluna, a baby fruit bat, loses her grip, falls from her mother, and lands in a bird's nest. She is adopted and raised by a mother bird until reunited with her mother. |
| Charlie Needs a Cloak | A shepherd shears his sheep, cards and spins the wool, weaves and dyes the cloth and sews a beautiful new read cloak. |
| Everybody Cooks Rice | Carrie must find her brother Anthony before she can eat dinner. She goes from house to house and samples rice from Vietnam, Puerto Rico, India, China, Haiti, and Italy |
| Corduroy | A little girl wants a stuffed bear, but her mother refuses to buy it for her. |
| Today Was a Terrible Day | One of five books following the misadventures of Ronald Morgan, this book is about the problems Ronald is having learning to read, his classmate's reactions, and the wisdom of his teacher. |
| Danny and the Dinosaur | Danny spends an unforgettable day in the city with his friend, the museum dinosaur. |
| 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. |
| Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later) | Sarah and Susan visit their great-great aunt Flossie every Sunday afternoon. They are enchanted by her stories sparked by hats that the girls take out to play and wear. |
| Perfect the Pig | The humorous adventures of a winged piglet named Perfect |
| 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 |
| Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse | A live mouse envies a mechanical mouse in a "grass is always greener" fable |
| Frog and Toad Are Friends | Frog and Toad are friends and they share many interesting times together. |
| Little Bear | All about little Bear's trip to the moon, his birthday party, his wishes and adventures. |
| Amelia Bedelia | Wacky misadventures as Amelia Bedelia interprets her instructions very literally. |
| Curious George | Curiosity gets George the monkey into trouble until he learns to put it to good use. |
| Henry and Mudge, The First Book | This short chapter book tells of the adventures of Henry and his dog Mudge. |
| The Whales' Song | A little girl is fascinated by her grandmother's story of seeing and hearing the whales long ago. Lilly hopes to see and hear them herself. |
| Caps for Sale | This charming folktale tells of a peddler of caps who runs into trouble when monkeys steal his caps. |
| The Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer | Adam Joshua copes with changes such as moving to a new town, a new baby sister, a new tooth, a baby-sitter, and Great Aunt Emily. |
| Tops and Bottoms | In this African folktale, hare reverses his bad luck by striking a clever bargain with the rick, lazy bear down the street. |
| Rumpelstiltskin | Zelinsky's classic fairy tale won a Caldecott Honor medal for its rich jewel-toned colorful, detailed illustrations. |
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| Someday a Tree | Alice loves the majestic old oak tree near the road on her family's farm but one spring day the leaves on this old friend begin to brown. The community comes together to save the tree, but Alice realizes her tree can't be saved because of toxic waste. |
| 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. |
| Julian, Secret Agent | Twelve short chapters present the escapades of Julian, his brother Huey, and their friend Gloria when they become "crime busters." |
| Muggie Maggie | In eight short chapters, Maggie resists mastering cursive writing in the third grade until she discovers its advantages. |
| Josephine's Quilt Story | While traveling west with her family in 1850, a young girl makes a patchwork quilt that tells of the experiences of her journey. |
| Home Place | While out hiking, a family discovers an old deserted house and clues about the people who once lived there. |
| Be Good to Eddie Lee | Jim, Bud, and Christy go into the woods to hunt for frog eggs. Eddie Lee, a Downs Syndrome child, follows. Eddie Lee and Christy develop a friendship through their discovery of nature. |
| A Country Far Away | This story of two boys, one urban and Western, one Sub-Saharan African, shows their day from morning to night. |
| Nathaniel Talking | Nathaniel B. Free is s nine-year-old poet who raps, chants, questions, and rhymes on the subjects of education and family life. |
| Princess Furball | A princess in a coat of a thousand furs hides her identity from a king who falls in love with her. |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Kellogg's colorful retelling is faithful in spirit to Joseph Jacob's original tale. The language is contemporary with some older phrases preserved to maintain the flavor of the characters. |
| Sarah, Plain and Tall | After the death of his wife, a father invites a mail-order bride to live with his family in their prairie home. The children are captivated by her and hope that she will stay. |
| The Rag Coat | Minna is going to school and needs a winter coat. This Appalachian tale shows how the ladies of her community come together to quilt a coat of fabric Minna has selected. |
| Tikki Tikki Tembo | This Chinese tale explains why parents give their children short names. It involves what's in a name, safety, trickery, problem solving, and a possible introduction to pourquoi stories. |
| Something Big Has Been Here | This collection of humorously illustrated, funny poems on a variety of topics will provide inspiration for poetry writing. |
| Dumpling Soup | Marisa is an Asian American girl who lives in Hawaii. Every New Year's the family goes to grandma's house to make mandoo (dumplings); Marisa's aren't perfect, but they are delicious. |
| The Whales' Song | A little girl is fascinated by her grandmother's story of seeing and hearing the whales long ago. Lily hopes to see and hear them herself. |
| 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. |
| The Widow's Broom | Incredible illustrations married to a text create a mystery to make the reader think. The book teachers a lesson as well. |
| Owl Moon | This gentle, poetic narrative shows the relationship between a girl and her father. Their silent walk through the winter night gives a glimpse at the relationships between man and nature. |
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| Julian, Secret Agent | The escapades of Julian, his brother Huey, and their friend Gloria when they become "crime busters." |
| Dear Mr. Henshaw | An honest portrayal of a child in a single parent family. Told completely in letters written by sixth grader Leigh Botts to her favorite author. |
| If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand | A collection of school poems capturing the excitement, challenge, heartbreak and wonder of elementary school life. |
| Whipping Boy | A humorous tale, similar to "the Prince and the Pauper" adventure. |
| Stone Fox | Story based on a Rocky Mountain legend of a ten-year old hoping to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the prize from a dog sled race. |
| Nathaniel Talking | Nathaniel is a nine-year old who raps, chants, questions and rhymes on the subject of life. |
| The People Could Fly:American Black Folktales | Twenty-four tales divided into four groups: animal tales, fantasy tales, tales of the supernatural, and tales of freedom. |
| Babe the Gallant Pig | A pig with the remarkable ability to speak kindly to sheep wins a victory in a dog trial meet. |
| Jaha and Jamil Went Down the Hill: An African Mother Goose | New African rhymes with all the fun of the original Mother Goose while interweaving aspects of African life, both modern and traditional. |
| Fables | Caldecott winner of one-page fables. |
| Holes | Both serious and funny. Stanley Yelnats is sent to a correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself. |
| Sarah, Plain and Tall | After the death of his wife, a father invites a mail-order bride to live with his family in their prairie home. The children are captivated by her and hope that she will stay. |
| Homer Price | The humorous adventures of an irresponsible boy who comes up with ingenious solutions. |
| Grandma's House | Kim spends the summers at her grandmother's. First in a series. |
| Shiloh | An eleven-year old boy from West Virginia finds a mistreated beagle and tries to hide it from it's real owner, a heartless man. Story shows it's not always easy to separate right from wrong. Newberry winner. |
| And the Green Grass Grew All Around: Folk Poetry From Everyone | Many different types of poetry, rhymes, parodies and riddles. |
| Follow the Dream | The story of Christopher Columbus. |
| The Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer and Other Stories About Adam Joshua | Adam Joshua copes with changes such as moving, a new baby sister, a new tooth, a baby sitter and Great Aunt Emily. |
| The Boy and the Ghost | Folktale about a boy in the deep south who spends the night in a haunted house. |
| Weather Forecasting | This book describes how weather forecasters are able to tell us what the weather will be doing at any time of the day or night. The book gives the reader a behind-the-scenes look at modern weather stations and answers the basic questions children ask most about weather forecasting. |
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| Freckle Juice | Andrew wants freckles more than anything else, so Sharon offers to sell him her secret freckle recipe. |
| Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great | Sheila Tubman sometimes wonders who she really is: the outgoing, witty, and capable Sheila the Great, of the "secret" Sheila who's afraid of the dark, spiders, swimming, and dogs. |
| Stone Fox | This touching story is based on a Rocky Mountain legend of a ten-year-old boy who hopes to pay the back taxes on his Grandfather's farm with the prize from a dog sled race. |
| The Wish Giver | Three young people are each granted their fondest wish. Then they discover they've been tricked, and they attempt to reverse the magic. |
| Summer of the Swans | Sara's adolescent pains and problems fade when her mentally retarded brother, Charlie, disappears one night. |
| Bunnicula | What if a pet rabbit really is a vampire? Chester the Cat believes he has discovered one and sets out to prove to the human family that he is right. Told by the laconic family dog Harold with the doglike observations and concerns for food, this first story in the series is humorous and fast moving. |
| Beezus and Ramona | Was there ever a little sister as exasperating as Ramona Quimby? Big sister Beezus learns to appreciate her younger sibling. |
| Socks | Kittens for sale--only twenty-five cents! Who will take the tabby kitten with white paws and give him a good home? |
| Homer Price | McCloskey tells the humorous adventures of an irresponsible boy who comes up with ingenious solutions to strange dilemmas. |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | The gates of Mr. Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory are opening at last, and only five children will be allowed inside. Who will be chosen? |
| Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade | A group of fifth-graders must deal with an overweight classmate who steals everyone's lunch money to buy candy for herself. Will she ever be forgiven and accepted? |
| My Side of the Mountain | In this stirring story about a fifth grade boy's survival in the Catskill Mountains, the author uses authentic details to present nature. |
| King of the Wind | This is the classic story of a small colt and the stable boy who rides him to fame. |
| Snow Treasure | This is a daring adventure based on a true story about a group of Norwegian children who smuggled nine million dollars in gold past Nazi soldiers during World War II. |
| How to Eat Fried Worms | Because of a bet, Billy is in the uncomfortable position of having to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days. This is a hilarious story! |
| Sideways Stories from Wayside School | What happens at a school built thirty classrooms high instead of wide? This is an entertaining novel about the children and teachers of Wayside School. Contains magic. |
| The Cricket in Times Square | A Connecticut cricket is transplanted to New York's Times Square where he finds fame, fortune, and friends. |
| A Taste of Blackberries | This is the story of a young boy's experience with the sudden death of his closest friend. |
| The Castle in the Attic | A gift of a toy castle, complete with silver knight, introduces William to an adventure involving magic and a personal guest. |
| Call it Courage | This is a survival story in which a young Polynesian boy defies a taboo, steals a much needed spear from an idol, fights dangerous animals, and escapes from cannibals. |
| Little House in the Big Woods | A pioneer couple with three young children live in a snug log cabin at the edge of the deep Wisconsin woods. Pa hunts, traps, and farms. Ma makes her own cheese and maple sugar. This is a wonderful picture of family life in the 1860's. |