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A baby chicken accepts a young boy as her mother and later becomes a surrogate mother for some ducklings that she has hatched.
A band of thieves plot to steal the children's toys before they are received on Christmas.
A beautiful bird brings life to a lonely, barren mountain.
A bedtime story involving the counting of sheep deteriorates into chaos when the rambunctious sheep refuse to settle down for the night.
A big snowstorm threatens to spoil a birthday party but also creates some unforeseen opportunities for special fun.
A bird named Polka and a dog named Dot, an unlikely pair of best friends, go to great lengths to be together.
A book depicting the life of a famous scientist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, physicist, Galileo Galilei.
A bored little rich boy is ship-wrecked on a faraway island where he is happier than he has ever been before.
A bovine superhero crusades against the evil spreaders of filth and pollution.
A boy and his dog present amusing counting, size comparison, and mathematical facts.
A boy and his family endure a difficult nine-week journey across the ocean and survive the first winter at Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts.
A boy describes his "backyard giant" to a friend who imagines something mean and scary until he discovers its true identity.
A boy dreams that he lives in a sand castle on the edge of the sea.
A boy has a dream. He meets a tiny little elf in the forest, who tells him a story that helps make that dream come true.
A boy invents a time machine for the science fair, and he tries it out.
A boy is unhappy about having to wear glasses, until his doctor provides an imaginative list of well-adjusted eyeglass wearers.
A boy no bigger than a tea cup eludes his rat captors and then returns to their pirate ship to free the kidnapped water rat princess.
A boy tells his baby sister all the things he will show her as she grows, from snow and bouncing high to making faces and blowing out candles.
A boy who loves dinosaurs is taken on a journey to their land one night.
A boy with a face so sad that nobody wants to look at him runs away with a caravan of giants to the city of dragons, where his sorrowful face is finally appreciated.
A brief biography in verse about Harriet Tubman and her dedicated efforts to lead her fellow slaves to freedom.
A brightly colored snake challenges readers to a game of hide and seek as he hides among familiar objects.
A brother and sister have different wishes during an early morning fishing trip.
A burst pipe causes chaos over the upstairs landing while Alfie's parents are out, but Alfie, his baby-sitter, and her parents finally find a solution.
A carpenter goes to a fortune-teller and finds the predictions about his future come true in an unusual way.
A cat, best friend of an old car, stays with it through its adventures.
A chameleon bedeviled by a leopard and a crocodile uses his wits to get them to leave him alone.
A child and a dog wheedle their way under the covers with Mommy and Daddy when the thunder loudly booms outside.
A child celebrates a birthday with a party, long-distance telephone call, special card, cake, and gifts
A child describes all the wonderful things there are to enjoy in the gravel pit across the road.
A child describes having two different houses in which to live, "my mother's house" and "my father's house," and what it is like to travel back and forth between them.
A child describes the pleasures offered by a tree house and the real and imaginary adventures to be enjoyed in one.
A child enumerates the many exotic pets there are from which to choose, from big black gorilla to an imaginary thing with six legs sticking out of its head.
A child explores the senses by reflecting on experiences associated with the season.
A child growing up in a coal-mining community finds both excitement and hard work, in a life deeply affected by the local industry.
A child is delighted to walk in the rain, feeling and tasting the raindrops, despite the mother's initial objections.
A child, on the verge of being left behind by parents who are going out for the evening, comes up with a variety of pleas and excuses.
A child paints with an artist friend who sees and paints only whales.
A child presents the pros and cons of being an only child.
A child stands outside her lamplit home and imagines the lives of many night creatures as they move silently in the unseen, half-sensed world of the darkness.
A child uses a basket of sticks, some daisy pudding, and sun-dried socks to grow a picket fence.
A child uses Mother's ordinary suggestions for a garden as a springboard for imagining all sorts of unique and creative garden ideas.
A child wanders through a strange desertscape inhabited by Shamlanders, polka-dot beasts, and argyle sheep, among other fantastic beings, until he is transported via a bouquet of glowing balloons to his own bed.
A child's sadness at the death of a beloved dog is tempered by the remembrance of saying every night, "I'll always love you."
A clever young shepherd boy uses his wits to gain a fortune for himself and his sister from a haughty rich man.
A clown plays with letters and shapes to create a variety of words and pictures.
A clumsy Easter Bunny keeps losing the eggs and candy he is carrying in his basket. A letter of the alphabet appears on each page accompanied by an appropriate word from the text.
A collection of more than twenty poems about young Annie Rose and the daily activities of a child.
A collection of Navajo legends featuring the trickster character.
A collection of nursery rhymes with diagrams for accompanying finger plays.
A collection of poems about childhood discoveries concerning everyday objects and things.
A collection of poems and paintings celebrating the ups and downs of life.
A collection of poems celebrating such Halloween phenomena as monsters, witches, haunted houses, and jack-o'-lanterns.
A collection of poems introducing the monstrous dwellers of the horribly horrid Monster Motel.
A collection of twelve poems describing the activities in a child's life and the changes in the weather as the year moves from January to December.
A collection of verses selected from earlier books by Charlotte Zolotow.
A contemporary story based on the Chumash Indian legend about the origin of dolphins.
A crooked fir tree keeps several animals safe from harm.
A cumulative alphabet starting with an apple and ending with a Yowie who eats everything and bursts, leaving zero.
A cumulative tale in which a frog tries to catch a fly without getting caught itself.
A curious child slips away from a tour group at an old castle and stumbles upon a sleeping dragon in a dungeon.
A delightful picture book of the day a herd of cows leaves the pasture and boards the train for Paris. The cows dress up in clothes and royally tour the city before returning home.
A distant marching band grows larger and louder as it nears, and then softer and smaller as it goes away.
A dog and cat are restless and troubled in the autumn moonlight as primordial fears stir in them, but their young owner is there to comfort them.
A family celebrates each day of Kwanzaa.
A family of accident-prone alligators try to help a neighbor with her household chores.
A farm girl is courted by a prince who presents her with the gifts of the twelve days of Christmas, finally winning her and moving to the farm.
A father and daughter share a special time when they go out on a clear night to watch the stars.
A father and his young daughter share a special morning as they feed all the animals on their farm.
A father and son share special times, walking together along a road.
A father describes the coming of winter to his little girl.
A father sends his magnificent kites soaring through the sky to express his feelings toward his restless son.
A fictionalized account of the life of Minna, kidnapped as a girl in Africa, as she endures the harsh life of a slave on a Southern plantation in the 1800s and tries to help her family survive.
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.
A fisherman's two daughters, one vain and lazy, the other generous and brave, set out to help a prince who has been imprisoned in a seashell.
A forgetful mailrabbit tries to deliver a birthday greeting to several wrong animals before he finds the right one, but he seems to make his customers happy wherever he goes.
A fossil hunter looking for signs of an ancient sea in the rocks of a western Texas mountain describes how the area must have looked millions of years ago.
A freewheeling toad takes his friend Cat and other animal friends on a spirited driving adventure, always observing safe practices.
A fun-loving toad likes nothing better than to ride the train to unknown destinations.
A gaggle of geese waking, a troop of monkeys baking, and a host of other animals engaged in various activities appear in a child's dream.
A girl asks if the wind that blows through her curtains at night is the same wind to be found playing with tumbleweeds, building a tornado, or teasing a sail on a tropical river.
A girl enjoys being with her unmarried Aunt Jess, who lives in Brooklyn.
A girl preparing to visit her seriously ill uncle in the hospital imagines being a skywriter and flying over his bed with a message of love.
A girl provides a lighthearted account of the spring floods at her rural home.
A gray mouse's journey through what appears to be the grass, rocks, and tree branches of a forest proves his mother's adage that "Things are not always what they seem."
A grumpy fisherman vows to eat his socks if he can't catch Oscar, the craftiest bait-stealing catfish in the river.
A hardworking farmer and his son succumb to the enchantment of some very special musical instruments that have been abandoned on their farm.
A hedgehog with a love of coconut cream pie overcomes his fears and goes to the Grand Cafe to order a piece.
A homeless and independent dog and a lonely man find companionship at a beach resort.
A household of unusual creatures help beginning readers recognize common "household" words.
A humorous variation on the fairy tale classic has vain King Bob duped by two con artists into wearing expensive invisible robes and includes a selection of recipes fit for a king.
A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.
A Japanese boy learns of Christmas when his mother decorates a pine tree with paper cranes.
A kind but poor farmer gains a fortune and his rich brother's envy when he grows an enormous turnip.
A kitten creates havoc in the house knocking over things, climbing onto the roof, and hiding in the chimney and then spreading soot everywhere before charming the family with its kitten.
A lazy, dim-witted boy who can never do anything right makes a sad princess laugh, thereby winning her hand.
A light and tumble journey across town to the zoo can bring encounters with the honest monkeys, kindly elephants, and skeptical orangutans.
A little boy finds more to enjoy in the bath than just washing himself.
A little boy floats away on his balloon across mountains, plains, cities, and the sea, till he lands on a desert island.
A little boy, hearing noises at his window at bedtime, calls for his mother. His worst fears are realized, but he learns that monsters have mothers too.
A little boy plans the treats he would give his friends if he owned a candy factory.
A little fox leaving home to seek his fortune receives some valuable advice from his father.
A little frog is washed away from his pond during a storm.
A little girl and her baby brother experience the various aspects of giving, finding that it is nice whether you are giving a present, a smile, or a kiss.
A little girl and her father take a quiet walk and identify the sounds around them.
A little girl and her father tour a dark, mysterious house, eventually revealed to be a "Halloween House."
A little girl and her grandfather share two different kinds of music, that of his mouth organ and that of the birds and insects around his cabin.
A little girl and her grandfather walk along the quieter paths which take them past a chopping hoe, the shirr of grasshoppers, and the shushing of a water sprinkler.
A little girl becomes Santa's pen pal throughout the course of one year and learns some interesting facts about polar animals.
A little girl fills her sound box with many words that begin with the letter "d".
A little girl imagines different, exciting, and dangerous situations and is comforted by her parents' loving reassurance.
A little girl in a big farm family teaches herself to read using the Bible and shares this knowledge with her brothers, parents, and grandmother during a long, cold Vermont winter.
A little girl learns that every creature has its own place when she gets a strange gray fish for her birthday.
A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother.
A little girl quietly explores her sleeping house before she wakes everyone up.
A little girl tries to cheer up her despondent grandmother by reminding her of some very important things.
A little girl uses sorting and classifying skills to tackle the huge mess in her room. Includes related activities and games.
A little girl visits the ocean and discovers many things about the seashore and the creatures who live there.
A little girl's wish to sail for a day on a boat named for her "with someone nice for company" comes true.
A little mouse who habitually teases a cat must use his wits to avoid being eaten.
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.
A lonely dormouse who cannot find a friend and a giant who is an outcast from forest society find solace in each other's company. Each character begins his story from his own half of the book and they meet in the middle.
A lonely little bird named Choco goes in search of a mother.
A lonely mouse living in a church with only a friendly, sleepy cat for company devises a plan to get all the mice in town to move in with him.
A lonely old farmer realizes the value of human friendship when a young man comes to help him and his scarecrow with their farm.
A lonely rat is befriended by a chipmunk and squirrel at an amusement park and when his fortunes change he must decide how important that friendship is.
A lonely, thin man searches for just the right companion to share the narrowest house in the city.
A look at different geographical areas from the perspectives of an eagle, rabbit, crow, horse, and gull.
A lop-eared rabbit named Buddy finds himself in trouble with the Scruffy Varmint because he never listens.
A lover of sneezes describes the havoc wrought by such nasal explosions, which have the power to blow the whiskers off the cat and make freckles jump noses.
A lyrical tale of an island, and the romance of a man, a woman, and the sea, based on the song of the same title by Carly Simon.
A magic wishing fork grants Boober's wish to be as big as Junio Gorg.
A man amiably accustoms himself to the inconveniences presented by his wife's ever growing blanket until he finds that he will have to accustom himself to losing his wife.
A man in a lonely tunnel is befriended by a cat.
A mild-mannered secretary changes her image and makes her dreams come true when she takes her talented birds on "Amateur Hour."
A monstrous mutt terrorizes the residents of Mousopolis.
A mother describes her love for a toy elephant she was given as a child, a gift she has now passed on to her daughter.
A mother dinosaur reads her sleepy dinosaur son a bedtime story about a dinosaur chase that occurs when a precious necklace is stolen.
A mother dinosaur speaks to her absent mate, describing how she and her newly hatched babies are staying alive while he hunts for a safer place for them all to live.
A mother gorilla is captured for a zoo, and the reader, by choosing correct rhyming words, helps her to dress in women's clothes and escape.
A mother saves her seven children from Heckedy Peg, a witch who has changed them into different kinds of food.
A mother visiting Paris brings back to her daughter all her best memories, of the beautiful fountains, the sparkling Seine, parks like paintings, and paintings like parks.
A mouse escapes the clutches of a cat by riding on a windblown leaf.
A nearsighted armadillo meets an ostracized snake in the desert, and, not realizing what kind of animal she is, helps her open a bakery.
A New York City boy's preconceived ideas of life in the West make him very apprehensive about the family's move there.
A paperboy and his dog enjoy the quiet of the early morning as they go about their rounds.
A picnic in the country develops a mystery which turns out to be a birthday surprise.
A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and comforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.
A poetic "good night" to the President, the Chicago Cubs, and NASA astronauts.
A poor Japanese woman maneuvers events to change the lazy habits of her son.
A poor old Chinese farmer finds a magic brass pot that doubles or duplicates whatever is placed inside it, but his efforts to make himself wealthy lead to unexpected complications.
A porcupine name Fluffy is happier with his name after he meets a similarly misnamed rhinoceros.
A pugnacious cat named Tigger learns to share his house with another cat, who is gentle and friendly, and this spirit of cooperativeness becomes useful to Tigger later in his life.
A puppy hears many sounds as he searches through the barnyard for his mother.
A pushy cat takes over the home of Chicago the rabbit, but then the two become friends.
A quiet rural community is dramatically changed when a meteor crashes down in the front yard of the Gaw family.
A rabbit and a cat go on a camping trip that includes hiking, river rafting, and some surprises.
A random wish enables a New York cabbie to shrink the entire city and take it home with them.
A rather eccentric Gran and Granddad retell their dangerous life stories and speculate about what may become of them after they drop down dead.
A retelling in verse of the Old Testament story about the survival of Noah, his family, and animals during forty days and nights of rain.
A retelling of a traditional Eritrean tale in which a young goatherd disobeys his father by trading away the board game that was supposed to keep him out of trouble.
A retelling of a traditional West African tale about a king who refuses to believe that yams, fish, and cloth can talk until his throne agrees with him.
A retelling of how the Manx cat lost its tail in the door of Noah's ark.
A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague. Caldecott winner.
A Scottish grandmother explains the legend behind an old superstition to her grandson. Always crumble your eggshells, else the sea witches will get them and turn them into boats, from which they will cause storms and shipwrecks on the ocean.
A seafaring cat named Whiffle Squeek has a narrow escape from a hungry monster of the briny deep.
A series of misunderstandings causes the whole town to gather at Goose's house with help she doesn't need.
A shepherd boy braves the evil magic of a wizard's maze to save his pet lamb.
A simple introduction to good manners to use with family, friends, at school, during meals, with pets, on the phone, during games, at parties, and in public places.
A simple introduction to the meaning of numbers and sets as a rooster, on his way to see the world, is joined by fourteen animals along the way.
A simple introduction to the plant and animal life that flourishes in a marsh.
A simple retelling of one of the "Tales of Uncle Remus" in which Brer Wolf hides in Brer Rabbit's house in order to capture him when he comes home.
A sixty-six-year-old grandfather, barred from entering the 1000-mile Tour of Sweden because of his age, unofficially joins the bicycle race and, to the delight of his countrymen, emerges victorious.
A sly fox attempts to trick two ladies.
A small boy tries to discover the meaning of "memory" so he can restore that of an elderly friend.
A small Eskimo boy discovers that Mother's lap is a very special place with room for everyone.
A small girl wants to fly and succeeds after several attempts.
A small town post office is closed.
A South African boy makes a long journey through the desert to join his parents in a mining village, reaching them on Christmas Day and seeing his new baby sister.
A spoof of the story of King Kong, with cat and mice characters.
A spunky old woman's request and a rather unusual dream convince Crabby Clarence the sign painter to make the most glorious and magnificent sign of his career and then give it away.
A stubborn young girl describes how she likes to keep her room very messy.
A suquamish Indian chief describes his people's respect and love for the earth, and concern for its destruction.
A surprising event occurs after the townsfolk build a statue to honor a homeless dog they believe died in a struggle to save two children from a bear.
A swanherd loses his flock but gains a princess in this French fairy tale.
A Swedish family faces many hardships when they immigrate to America in search of a better life.
A tale about a girl whose true love breaks a spell and turns her husband from a snow-whitebear back into a handsome young man.
A ten-year-old Lebanese boy goes to school, helps his mother with chores, plays with his friends, and lives with his family in a basement shelter when bombings occur and fighting begins on his street.
A Thanksgiving counting book depicting the numbers one through ten through scenes of the holiday.
A thief steals a farmer's gold but is outwitted by a mischievous wood spirit--the Hey Hey Man.
A tiny pig is granted his wish, which leads to an almost perfect life.
A troupe of actors roams the land giving performances and meeting an odd assortment of characters including an endearing fairy godmother.
A very hungry mouse eats a large lunch comprised of colorful foods.
A visit to an art museum inspires a young mouse to become a painter.
A visit to her cousin Amy-Claire helps five-year-old Rachel discover the joys of being a big sister.
A visit to town includes stops at the school, the office, the supermarket, and the library.
A whale sails new seas and, after several unsuccessful attempts, makes a friend.
A woodcutter's coat is stolen, then passed from one person to another until it comes back full circle to the woodcutter himself.
A wordless tale in which a bird flying around the dinosaur exhibit in a natural history museum has an unsettling experience when the dinosaur seems to come to life and view the bird as a potential meal.
A year after the death of the father, two children and their mother try to come to terms with their loss.
A young apprentice toymaker's search for a fantastical creature leads him on an unusual journey of adventure and self-discovery.
A young boy and his dog observe and try on a variety of hats.
A young boy and his father become closer friends during a camping trip in the mountains.
A young boy and his grandmother get up very early and watch the morning activity in their neighborhood.
A young boy comes to accept his parents' unusual behavior, which includes packing surprises in his lunch box and greeting strangers they meet on the street.
A young boy dreams of daring adventures in the company of imaginary creatures inspired by the things surrounding his bed.
A young boy learns about colors in a day at the farm.
A young boy learns how important it is to know just how long a minute is. Includes a section with related activities.
A young boy learns the value of formal education when he quits school to find a job.
A young boy recalls all the Halloween costume agonies he's been through, until, at last, he gets to do things his own way!
A young boy spends an exciting day on his first sailboat journey with his aunt.
A young boy uses a witch hazel branch to make a scarecrow and has a mysterious encounter on the night of the harvest moon.
A young boy who lives in an apartment house is convinced that his mysterious new neighbor is a witch
A young boy who loves dragons goes with his parents to the Indonesian island of Komodo in hopes of seeing a real dragon. Includes factual information about the Komodo dragon.
A young boy who throws caution and the Motor Vehicle Code to the wind during a reckless motorcycle ride is brought to his senses by a Highway Patrol Officer.
A young boy, with a little advice from Santa Claus, performs a miracle on Christmas Day, restoring joy to his sister's heart.
A young child gives her own imaginary explanation of how Willie, a homeless man, came to be the way he is.
A young dragon who prefers making daisy chains and dressing up to fighting and eating princesses finds a way to be who she is.
A young girl and an old woman form a friendship that lasts even after the woman enters a nursing home.
A young girl decides to teach her playmate a lesson after he lets her know she can't do certain things because she's a girl.
A young girl describes some of her experiences growing up in Chicago in 1940.
A young girl dreams of flying about her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt painting of the same name.
A young girl growing up in a steel mill town in the 1950s describes her childhood and how it was affected by the local industry.
A young girl helps her grandmother with her daily chores and takes care of her house and garden while she is in town helping Aunt Katy.
A young girl journeys to a faraway place and finds the inner strength to confront the bullies of other worlds and her own.
A young girl relates, in verse, all the things she loves and would love to do, from "squishing-squashing in the mud" to "swimming in a chocolate sea."
A young Hawaiian girl tries to make dumplings for her family's New Year's celebration.
A young Jewish girl living on Manhattan's Lower Eats Side attends her first "package party" where she learns about the traditions of generosity, courage, and community among Jewish immigrants in the early 1900s.
A young llama asks his friends if their mamas are llamas and finds out, in rhyme, that their mothers are other types of animals.
A young man's kindness to an old beggar woman earns him his weight in gold and half a kingdom.
A young pig imagines fantastic adventures in the sky and sea, always being able to return home at day's end.
A young pig uses her ability to read to outwit a wolf that intends to eat her.
A young robot finds his vocation in a bakery and earns a baker's hat as the result of his devoted work.
A young Vietnamese girls saves a lotus seed and carries it with her everywhere to remember a brave emperor and the homeland that she has to flee.
A young witch tries in vain to teach her little sister how to spook a Halloween circus.
A youngster compares some of the good and bad aspects of many different activities and types of behavior.
A zookeeper hears a strange noise at night and searches in vain for its origin.
Aboard a whale-watching boat, a youngster observes the activities of a humpback whale. Includes factual information on the characteristics of whales spotted off the New England coast.
Addie discovers that the new boy next door, Max, and his dog are not so terrible when she helps Max bury his newly lost tooth.
Adopted by woodchucks at birth, a baby goose never feels she truly belongs--until the day she discovers she can fly.
After a courtship voyage of a year and a day, Owl and Pussy finally buy a ring from Piggy and are blissfully married.
After a few false starts, Teeka discovers the best way to get Santa's reindeer ready for Christmas Eve.
After a particularly difficult Christmas Eve, Santa decides to retire, but when he sees his replacement, he changes his mind.
After being abandoned by her husband, a young nineteenth-century French lady cat becomes a writer.
After discovering that his cat is not a male cat, Grampa eagerly awaits the birth of her kittens.
After dying, a Tibetan woodcutter is given the choice of going to heaven or living another life anywhere in the universe.
After getting in trouble because of her little brother Michael, Jessica Ellen imagines a visit from a wonderful giant tiger who can take her flying through the night or eat Michael.
After having his lunch repeatedly stolen by a bully twice his size, Loudmouth George and his friend Harriet teach him a lesson he'll never forget.
After healing the Fireling prince's sick child, Grena receives a magic pomegranate bush.
After her grandmother dies, a little Tuscan girl cannot stand the sound of bells until the good-hearted schoolmaster introduces her to some belled lambs.
After her great-grandmother's death, a young girl learns about heaven by asking her mother all kinds of questions.
After learning about the Peace Crane, created by Sadako, a survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima, a young African American girl wishes it would carry her away from the violence of her own world.
After looking for the baby in various spots, the reader finds her in a very safe place.
After night falls and their owner is asleep, three toy animals decide to go to the park and play.
After refusing to eat his peas, Lewis dreams that they get out of their bowl and go for a wild ride on his electric train.
After renting their clubhouse to summer tourists, the children on an island find that being landlords is harder than they thought.
After saving to buy a baseball glove, a young farm boy takes a memorable trip to town with his father.
After shocking the elegant garden party by using a bad word, Elbert learns some acceptable substitutes from a helpful wizard.
After spending his allowance at Harvey's Toy Shop, Arnie steals a set of markers and suffers the consequences of his action.
After studying the short cuts in town, Gina and Grandpa hope to win the bicycle balloon chase, but just as they sense victory, they start chasing a parrot instead of a balloon.
After the death of her parents, a young girl is left at the mercy of a sorceress who thinks the girl can help her get a treasure
After the Maker-of-all-things uses words to create the world, she allows others to use her magic words until Coyote tries her patience with his mischief.
Alexander the monkey finds an ordinary-looking box with a spot of color inside, through which he journeys to many bright landscapes of different colors. Each page has a hole revealing the next color he will find.
Alfie accidentally locks his mother and baby sister Annie Rose outside and can't reach the latch to let them in. Soon the whole neighborhood is involved in getting the door open.
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.
Alistair's life is never quite the same again after the day an elephant follows him home from the zoo.
All day and night the traffic signal blinks its messages of stop and go.
All the world knows the fervent generosity with which "my true Love" dispatched a succession of elaborate gifts on the Twelve Days of Christmas. yet it has been left to an eleven-year-old authoress to ponder the recipient's reactions. Here now in twelve brief Letters of Thanks Manghanita Kempadoo provides us with a vivid and witty insight into the lady's hitherto unconsidered predicament.
Allie finds a frog for show-and-tell, but he disappears before she can take him to school.
Alliterative text and pictures present adventures of animals from A to Z.
Alone on an island at the top of the world, Branta uses a magic golden stone to save a family of geese from freezing to death.
Along with other amazing feats, Angelica Longrider, also known as Swamp Angel, wrestles a huge bear, known as Thundering Tarnation, to save the winter supplies of the settlers in Tennessee.
Alphabetical entries from A to Z all have an "ant" somewhere in the word: There's E for Enchanter, P for Pantaloons, S for Santa Claus, and Y for Your Ant Yetta.
Although a young child puts off cleaning the bedroom because all the family's pets are asleep there, the sudden arrival of a zooming fly mysteriously gets the job done.
Although an old house appears abandoned, an owl, squirrels, mice, rabbits, and many other wild creatures have made it their home.
Although Cousin Henry makes a pest of himself and gets all the attention when they are asked to take roles in an adult theater production, Angelina demonstrates her fondness for him when a crisis occurs on stage.
Although he is big and looks fierce, Fang the dog is afraid of so many things that he is even afraid of himself.
Although he seems much slower than the other chicks, Jenny Hen's youngest chick finally earns his name--Quick Chick.
Although Henry the cat learns tightrope walking only to impress the humans in his family, who have stopped paying attention to him because of their new puppy, his skill comes in handy when the puppy gets stranded on a high ledge.
Although her grandmother has died, a young girl still sees her in all the things living and growing around her.
Although Molly in the United States is far away from the Inuit woman of Baffin Bay and the lonely sailor off the coast of Chile, they all eat breakfast at the same time because they are in the same time zone.
Although she does not get to see her father very often, a girl enjoys the time she and her brothers spend with him one summer while they are visiting their grandparents' farm.
Although she has been saving for a ring, Stella decides to give her bundle of nickels to a carpenter who is trying to rescue his little girl from a war-torn country.
Although she may be able to keep her house and her own children clean, Mother is no match for the dusty dervish that shows up one Saturday night.
Although while he is awake Maynard the cat enjoys such typical feline activities as chasing birds and squirrels, when he is dreaming he finds himself in predicaments less pleasant for him.
Amid the tulipomania craze in seventeenth-century Holland, gardener Ed Vard Grooter's love of tulips and sea captain Drooter Van Zooter's love of onions almost bring them to blows.
Amy and her mother drive through the rain to pick up Daddy.
An "old buckaroo" tells how he became a cowboy, what the work was like in the past, and how this life has changed."
An abandoned doll, who seems to be a perfect child, can't compare with a toad's own beloved, but imperfect daughter.
An absent-minded school teacher is unrecognized by his students when he appears before them as the Magnificent Scarlotti, a world-reknowned magician.
An adopted Korean girl discovers that her classmates have different types of families.
An adult remembers her childhood relationship with a black woman and wishes she could thank her and apologize for any wrongs committed due to race
An adventurous African-American woman and her nephew make their way through alphabet accomplishments from Amazing audience to Zipping zebras.
An alphabetical introduction to the diverse peoples, lands, and cultures of the world's largest continent.
An alphabetical introduction to the history, geography, and culture of the Americas.
An American sailor courts a Japanese girl and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating.
An anonymous valentine changes the life of the unsociable Mr. Hatch, turning him into a laughing friend who helps and appreciates all his neighbors.
An arrogant and greedy princess's chances with a handsome prince are ruined when her parrot repeats to him all the rude comments the princess has made.
An artist's drawing of a star begins the creation of an entire universe around him as each successive pictured object requests that he draw more.
An elaboration of the ancient French folk song "Lundi matin, l'emp'reur, sa femme..."
An elephant's dancing skills and good manners surprise everyone at the royal ball, including the queen.
An elephant's eleventh birthday party is marked by eleven games preceding the banquet to be eaten at the eleventh hour, but when the time to eat arrives, the birthday feast has disappeared. The reader is invited to guess the thief.
An enterprising Bostonian mouse assists his cousin, a Scotland Yard inspector, in apprehending a gang of jewel thieves.
An eventful trip to Grandma and Granpa's house a few days before Christmas proves exciting and magical.
An illustrated collection of twenty-six poems featuring objects, animals, and activities for each letter of the alphabet. Hidden letters within the illustrations increase letter recognition.
An illustrated version of the well-known counting song. Includes instructions for play action while singing.
An introduction to birds one might see in the woods.
An Italian visitor to Queens bemoans the unavailability of pizza until some thoughtful girls enable her to make some.
An octopus who has known only the quiet world of the laboratory tells of his unceremonious introduction to the perils and pleasures of ocean life.
An old Japanese man brags so much about his fine heifer, the master clog maker and his apprentice decide to teach him a lesson.
An old man in a yellow coat must tote a goat, a coyote, and a bag of oats across the moat in his boat.
An old man insists on playing his fiddle without stopping, as his house collapses around him and his neighbors complain.
An orphan with only a tin cup full of beans learns to survive with the help and advice of kindly people he meets.
An unhappy rich man, disturbed by the happy songs of a poor cobbler, resolves to make the poor man as unhappy as he is.
An unsociable, wood-carving elf changes his grumpy ways after rescuing an injured snail.
Andy tells his dog Sam to stay behind when he takes his teddy bear around the barnyard to introduce him to all the animals.
Angelina the dancing mouse discovers what a special day a birthday can be.
Animal and human friends provide lyrical answers to a young boy's musical query.
Animals, trees, flowers--all react to a thunderstorm and its aftermath.
Animals, trees, flowers--all react to a thunderstorm and its aftermath.
Annie is bored until a walk around the block to visit her neighbors brings several pleasant diversions.
Antonio, a street performer who admires a rich merchant's daughter, must use his talents in juggling, tightrope walking, and guitar playing when he rescues her from bandits and tries to get her home again.
Ape meets "a" words on her adventure in Alphabet Town. Includes activities.
Archer Armadillo refuses to leave his secret room when the rest of his family moves to a new burrow.
Archie's complaints about his piano lessons cutting into his playtime subside when his schoolteacher presents the opportunity for Archie to become a star.
Ariel almost causes her famous mother to lose a balloon race and then helps her win it.
Arnie is sure that he won't survive summer sleepaway camp; but when he arrives he is surprised to find that camp is not at all what he expected.
Arthur finds his role as director of the Thanksgiving play a difficult one, especially since no one will agree to play the turkey.
Arthur the chimpanzee, after worrying that his Halloween costume won't be scary enough, wins a prize for the most original costume in the school.
As a baby girl grows up and becomes an adult, the "giants" in her family seem to grow smaller.
As a mother and son explore their neighborhood, they try various ways of walking--from giant steps and reggae steps to crisscross steps and backward steps.
As a young boy and his family endure hard times on their Indiana farm, they look forward to the letters and promises of help from their uncle out west.
As darkness falls parents get their children ready for sleep.
As Mr. Fox watches and draws closer to nine ducks, one by one they drop out of sight.
As one animal sits on another in an accumulating progression, the reader learns the sounds each animal makes.
As she is preparing a special angel food cake for her mother's birthday, a girl is surprised by three angels who have dropped in for a taste.
As springtime comes to Pleasant Valley, everyone who is anyone, which means of course everyone plays ball.
As the elevator moves up from the first floor to the twelfth, various people dressed in different colors get on, all bound for a birthday surprise.
Ashkii, who lives on an Indian reservation with his grandparents, finds that his way of painting is in conflict with what his grandfather calls the "Navajo Way".
At Christmastime, William has to leave behind his cherished train set when his family goes to visit William's frightening great-grandmother.
At first Nicky's and his mother's efforts to turn an old New England house into a tearoom are hampered by an old witch who haunts the place; then, they find out she can cook.
At home with the wind and the sea, Justin sails his dory across the harbor and suddenly finds himself in the company of the legendary Captain Slocum aboard the Spray.
Aunt Chip saves the town of Triple Creek, where everyone has forgotten how to read because of the invasion of television.
Baboons are stealing young Yusuf's palm sap, which he sells at the market. Yusuf devises a plan to stop the baboons.
Baby owls get worried until their mother returns.
Bailey is too young to go camping with the Bunny Scouts, but his parents take him on a special camping trip--in the house.
Based on a Lakota myth in which a mysterious woman returns the buffalo and the other animals to the Indian people.
Baxter the Basset Hound comes to the aid of some kittens when their mother disappears one afternoon.
Bear builds a rocket to take him to the moon so he can taste it.
Bear catches Duck and tries to pluck out all his feathers, but duck outsmarts him.
Bear really wants to be friends with Pig, but is so bashful he can't figure out how to do it.
Bears demonstrate simple subtraction and a variety of dances and musical rhythms while playing musical chairs.
Beatrix the butter maid saves Gerda the cow and transforms two rude giants into good neighbors.
Beaver, Bear, Deer, and other animals speak about their lives in the wild and their relationship with humans.
Because his mother wants a clean and trouble-free pet, a boy gets a mechanical one--one that loses a screw and goes out of control.
Because Mommy teaches Emma that God is present in everyone in the world, Emma learns not to be afraid and even asks God to help Peter.
Because Mother Crocodile tells stories of the past, the little crocodiles choose to believe she is crazy until they learn otherwise.
Because they are best buddies, Buddy the bear is anxious to draw a special picture for Grandpa for his birthday.
Before falling asleep, a child imagines being a variety of animals.
Before she leaves for America, Aunt Rachel gives David a box full of English words to learn, and then one day an old rocking horse appears at his door.
Before they ever meet her, the first-graders imagine what their new teacher will be like.
Believing that he owns the stars, a greedy king hires several animals to count them each night.
Ben attempts to solve three riddles about spring in order to break the spell imprisoning Mother Earth in unending sleep.
Benjamin shares his house with a multitude of animals, each of which resembles him and is playful in its own way.
Benny, a kindly tow truck, helps out other cars and trucks.
Bernard sets out to see the world and ends up seeing the whole thing--from the moon.
Bernard, who has been jumping since before he was born, opens a school where the coaches Jerome for the world championship jumping match.
Bertie Rabbit badly wants to help Father Rabbit, but things always seem to go wrong. Then he inadvertently helps his father create a chocolate rabbit.
Big-footed Magellona loves the little cavalier, who is so tiny that he goes for rides on her dog, but their love is doomed until they discover magic in the waters of two nearby lakes.
Bizzy does not look forward to his stay with big, loud Moosemouse when Uncle Ezra goes away but the visit does not turn out as expected.
Blindfolded Jeremy, on his way to pin the tail on the donkey, takes a circuitous route that carries him far afield, over the ocean and into space, before he finally reaches his goal.
Blue bug discovers by trial and error how colors mix to make different colors.
Bored with his life on the merry-go-round, a little wooden horse decides to run away.
Boris bores all of his friends with endless chatter but his nearly fatal encounter with a wolf teaches him the importance of being a good listener.
Boy loves dinosaurs and thinks he sees them everywhere, until one day he sees a shark.
Brief rhyming text and photographs follow a kitten as it explores its surroundings.
Brief text and illustrations recreate a ride on a merry-go-ride.
Brum, a small antique car, has an adventure with schoolchildren on a field trip to the big Museum and then shows them the motor museum where he is usually on display.
Buddha comes to the city of Benares in the form of a golden deer and persuades the king to stop killing all the deer in the area.
By admiring her finer points and showing that she can take care of herself and have fun even when there's no one else around, a charming pig proves the best friend you can have is yourself.
By celebrating all the changes that autumn brings to the land, a bear passes on his knowledge about the cycles of life to a young boy as they each prepare for their own separate winter.
By revealing activities of island residents through the four seasons, contemporary everyday life in a New England fishing village is presented.
By the time Saint Nicholas gets to Cecile's house on Saint Nicholas Eve he is out of presents, but she remembers the wonderful chocolate boat in the nearby candy shop.
By visualizing an iceberg and remembering how strong it can be, Elizabeth finds the inner strength to say, "Get away from me!" to a strange woman who is bothering her.
Cantankerous Ezra keeps rebuffing his nosy neighbor Old Betty when she tries to give him advice on how to survive the cold winter nights, until she finally discovers that his five dogs are his private source for warmth.
Captioned illustrations depict noted sights in London as seen from the outside and inside. Includes the British Museum, Houses of Parliament, Tower of London, Waterloo Station, St. Paul's Cathedral, and others. Includes a section of text in the back of the book providing information on each sight.
Captures the sights and sounds of the season's first snowfall.
Carlos is jealous of his friend Billy's new bicycle and desperately wants a new one of his own for his upcoming birthday.
Cassandra's mother, who wishes she could go to second grade again, visits her daughter's class disguised as a plant.
Chester and Wilson share the same exact way of doing things, until Lilly moves into the neighborhood and shows them that new ways can be just as good.
Chester's attempts to find a herding job after his human family moves into town prove disastrous until he meets a group of lost children.
Chicago the rabbit and her friend the cat host a reunion of Rabbit's very large family.
Chief inspector Albert the Duck and his three detective assistants follow a series of clues to find the batch of pumpkins stolen from the town pumpkin patch.
Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a mother looking at them.
Children's author Helen Lester describes her life from age three to adulthood and discusses how she writes.
Chris Kevin-Keith fixes up and reopens an abandoned lunch wagon, unaware that it originally closed because it was haunted by a scary phantom.
Christmas brings aunts, uncles, friends, and strangers to the house on Exeter Street, where the holiday gradually becomes a crowded by festive occasion.
Chuck Cluck, an alien chick living on Earth, earns the name Super Cluck when he uses his super strength to save baby chicks from a rat.
Cinderella and Cinder Edna, who live with cruel stepmothers and stepsisters, have different approaches to life; and, although each ends up with the prince of her dreams, one is a great deal happier than the other.
Clawdio the theater cat describes how he keeps everything running smoothly backstage during a production of Peter Pan.
Color photographs introduce signs seen on streets.
Color photographs without text introduce objects of many different textures, such as pretzels, foil, hay, mud, kitten, and bubbles
Comet the cat uses up eight of his nine lives trying to find the right place to live on Nantucket Island.
Competing for attention with the family's new computer, Timmy finds a creative solution to his problem.
Complaining to Grandpa that their new baby brother is no fun, Mary Ann and Louie are surprised to hear that Grandpa's baby brother was the same way.
Confined to her room for punishment, a child muses about staying there forever
Convinced his work in the fields is harder than his wife's work at home, a farmer trades places with her for the day.
Convinced that her parents are having a part after she goes to bed, a little girl devises several plans to find out what she's missing.
Convinced that the other pandas will not play with him because he is plaid, Pingo takes steps to make himself look more like them.
Coyote receives his comeuppance when he tries to take something that does not belong to him.
Cumulative verses describe the creation, distribution, and destructive effects of crack cocaine.
Dad's behavior changes when he becomes a dinosaur for a day.
Dad's decision to solve the Pattersonn family's overcrowding problem by building an extension on their house brings both excitement and an unexpected problem.
Darcy and Gran are not happy about the idea of a new baby coming, but they change their minds after the birth.
Dark clouds gather as Yessa walks to her brother's place, telling a story as she goes about the early days of the earth; and the animals follow her two by two to listen.
Defines the earth's land ecosystems through the characteristic plants and animals found in each.
Depicts a young Ethiopian Jewish boy and his family, including their typical daily routine followed by preparation for and celebration of the Sabbath.
Depicts the pleasures of city life, people alone and in crowds, smiling and hurrying, on the sidewalk, bus, and subway.
Depressed about her best friend's upcoming move to a new apartment, Jessica tries to cheer herself up by throwing a going-away party.
Describes a baby falling asleep while sailing out in a silver moon boat.
Describes a house in different weather and light conditions.
Describes a little boy named Kurt who has an affinity for dirt.
Describes a variety of hugs, including people hugs, blanket hugs, and birthday hugs, and presents.
Describes a variety of ways of walking, such as strolling like a sardine, twirling like a tornado, and pouncing like a pogo stick.
Describes how a variety of creatures, including a butterfly, a sea turtle, a caribou herd, and an Arctic tern, find their ways home.
Describes how God created elephants to be strong and powerful but also gentle and caring, especially in their relationships.
Describes in pictures and words a variety of wigs and the people who wear them. Based on a song by the B-52s.
Describes, in rhymed text and illustrations, all the many things that a pickle isn't.
Describes the life of a mouse raising her family in the back of a dark closet.
Describes the life of Jesus Christ and presents twenty-four paintings showing scenes from the life of Christ by the fourteenth-century Italian artist Giotto.
Describes the life of Liam Leathem, a young Catholic boy, and his family as he prepares for a boxing match that he sees as the first step out of violence-plagued Belfast.
Describes the many activities bunnies like to spend time on after "a long day at work."
Describes the squishy sensations associated with playing in the mud.
Describes the strange and splendid things that can happen on a bimulous night when the sky is like lace.
Describes the trip taken by a train as it travels over hills, through valleys, past horses and orange trees until it arrives at the final station.
Despite her mother's reminder that "navy blue is what you always get," Gabby begs her tailor grandfather to make her a beautiful purple fall coat.
Despite his family's opinion that his love of drawing is impractical, Gerald insists that his art is important because it makes him feel good.
Despite many misunderstandings, Boris the Bear and two children give a birthday party for Morris the Moose.
Despite the doctor's warning that she is too frail, Samantha's grandmother zestfully joins her in a midnight raid on the kitchen, where they make fabulous ice-cream sundaes and look at old photographs.
Despite the laughter of his friend Spike, Little Dinosaur finds that his summer preparations for school pay off when the time comes to go to school.
Despite what the people of Jasper, Texas, think, Theodora feels Old Man Crampton, his pet pig, and his junkyard are just dandy.
Dinosaur demonstrates proper etiquette, health practices, and general conduct.
Dinosaur siblings Rex and Lilly play at various activities.
Dinosaurs are substituted for the main characters in this illustrated collection of traditional nursery rhymes.
Dirty Larry is never clean except when he is in the shower.
Dissatisfied with its shape, a triangle keeps asking the local shape-shifter to add more lines and angles until it doesn't know which side is up.
Distrusted by grownups, loved by kids, Schnorky the surfer becomes a hero during an island storm.
Dog tired from working as president of a corporation, Buckledown vacations at a farm, where he learns the joys of living like an ordinary dog.
Donnie and Gramma, who is in a wheelchair, take an imagined walk to the seashore and smell the salty breeze, walk barefoot on the warm sand, observe animals, and build a sand castle.
Drawings portray grandpa touring the city, encountering on each page objects, animals, and people whose names begin with a particular letter of the alphabet.
Draws parallels between the customs and characteristics of holidays and the qualities of particular dinosaurs.
During a scarlet-fever epidemic one winter in Michigan, a Jewish family helps make Christmas special for their sick neighbors by making their own Hanukkah miracle.
During the night while everyone is asleep, a young boy takes a ride on his toy train.
During the summer Albie learns to swim the whole length of the pool without stopping.
Each letter of the alphabet introduces a different, spooky aspect of Halloween.
Each of Katy Bear's animal friends wears a different color of clothing to her birthday party.
Eddie and his mom go into the woods for a picnic and meet a very large, very hungry bear.
Eight-year-old Ernestine returns to visit relatives on the North Carolina farm where she was born.
Eight-year-old Matthew tells what happens when fire destroys the barn on his family's farm and all the Amish neighbors come to rebuild it to one day.
Ellen and Robert leave Fuzzy Rabbit under the tree on Christmas Eve and he is thus on hand to save the holiday when Santa falls asleep in their sitting room.
Elmo Freem cannot seem to do his book report and as a result starts turning into a frog.
Elmo gets a terrible haircut and makes a trip to outer space to get it fixed by Moog-Moog, the great barber of the universe.
Emily accompanies Mommy downtown to see where she works.
Emily and her father play a game to set things right when she returns home after running away.
Emily pretends to be various creatures and Mother guesses what they are.
Emma Bean, a homemade toy rabbit, joins Molly at birth and shares her trials and triumphs as she grows from infant to little girl.
Emphasizes the differences among the four billion people on earth.
Enumerates some of the features of the planet Earth, including its climate zones, oceans, and deserts, going from one up to ten and then back down to one again.
Ernest P. doesn't want to move to Minnesota, but he hopes that taking his grasshopper along will help on the long trip.
Even though Great-grandma speaks very little English and Baruska does not speak Czech, they enjoy a very special afternoon together while baking and looking at old photographs.
Even though her parents do not believe she is a witch, a young girl mixes a magic potion for her nasty aunt Ruby.
Even though its kind sacrifices for the animals of the forest have marred the perfection of its shape, Small Pine is selected to be the Christmas tree in the Queen's castle, demonstrating that living for the sake of others makes us most beautiful in the eyes of God.
Even though the other animals exclude him from the Christmas play because of his quills, Little Porcupine still ends up in a starring role.
Everett Anderson has a difficult time coming to terms with his grief after his father dies.
Every day Joe seems to be someone different as he behaves from dawn to dusk like a pig, lion, mouse, monkey, monster, and king--
Everything is always the same at Grandpa's house, even the things he says--until one unusual morning.
Examines the diverse behind-the-scenes activities of a typical working day at a small daily newspaper, from morning preparations for meeting the deadline to the moment the afternoon papers leave the press.
Examines the family life and career of the first American president, also discussing myths and legends, monuments to Washington, and Mount Vernon.
Explains, in rhymed text and illustrations, what tails are and aren't, what they can and can't do, and where they do and don't grow.
Explains that changes, both good and bad, are a constant part of life.
Exploring an underwater cave in his homemade submarine, Alistair helps the frog people get rid of the dreaded monster Gooze.
Farmer Rabbit explains his ambitious plans for the flying carrots he is planting.
Fearing that his grandmother has stopped dreaming, Benito helps her to fill her "dream bottle" once more.
Feeling left out following the birth of her new sibling, Opal plays an annoying game with her family.
Feeling restless at the library, Walter combines his imagination with his magic wand to bring several exotic books to life and complicate the librarian's tidy existence.
Felix has been practicing a magic trick instead of the piano and is worried about disappointing his musician father, but then he gets to be a hero in the castle where his father is performing.
Five stories and rhymes told in rebuses introduce numbers, colors, parts of the body, and other things familiar to a child.
Five vignettes reveal how a mother, father, and their three children negotiate common family problems.
Flip, upset about not being able to play baseball very well, acquires self-confidence and sports skills from Buster, a former minor league ballplayer.
Focuses on eight rare breeds of endangered farm animals, imported from all parts of the world and raised on small family farms.
Following his mother's advice, Cat determines to become king but a series of disasters changes his mind.
Follows a typical day in the life of a family of Hypsilophodons, a smaller, lesser-known dinosaur whose great speed aided its survival.
Follows the adventure of Little Mouse as he goes to purchase a valentine.
Follows the progress of school buses as they take children to school and bring them home again.
Follows the short life of Arlene, from brisling to canned sardine.
For Henry and his big dog Mudge, summer means going on a picnic in the park, taking a bath under the garden hose, and going to the top of the big green hill.
Forgetful Silly Tilly Mole nearly succeeds in running her Thanksgiving dinner, but her animal friends come to the rescue with tasty treats.
Found floating on the river inside a peach by an old couple, Momotaro grows up and fights the terrible demons who have terrorized the village for years.
Four years after the death of her mother, seven-year-old Allie goes with her grandfather to a performance of "The Nutcracker" on Christmas Eve, hears about the special day he had with her mother going to her first "Nutcracker," and shares his loving memory.
Four young elephants help their parents get ready to go to a dinner-dance.
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