In a Blue Room

Author	Nancy Tafuri
ISBN	1416928340

When Farmer Gray takes a trip, Blue Goose, Red Hen, Yellow Chick and White Duck decide to paint their black-and-white farm. Red Hen paints the barn red and White Duck paints the fence white. Then Blue Goose and Yellow Chick pour their paint together to make green for the grass and trees. By the time Farmer...

Author	Barbara McClintock
ISBN	0374316783

Looks can be deceiving!

When Charlotte gets a delicate doll from her aunt Edme, she is not too happy. She tells the doll that she and Bruno, her bear, "like digging in dirt and climbing trees. No tea parties, no being pushed around in frilly prams. You'll just have to get used to the way we do things."...

Author

Robie H. Harris

It's Gone! It's nowhere! I can't find it anywhere! Where-is-my book? I need my book! A catlike creature finds his book missing from his comfy bed. His active imagination takes over: "Maybe a bear ate it!" "A stegosaurus stomped on it", "A rhino ran away with it", "A bat flew up high in the sky with it", "A...

Author	Il Sung Na
ISBN	0375961062

One day, he found the thingamabob.

He had no idea what it was or where it came from. . . .

So begins the story of a curious elephant and a mysterious red object. But what is it?! When none of his friends can tell him, the little elephant decides to experiment. He thinks: Maybe I can fly with...

Author	Franny Billingsley
ISBN	1416906010

At home,
in the Mouse House,
Baby Boo-Boo gets no respect.

Just look at her name:
Baby Boo-Boo.

She's no baby!

The word drives her wild in a big, bad way.

And here's Mama Mouse calling, always calling after her,

"Baby! Where are you, Baby?"

...

Author	David Elliott
ISBN	0763633224

A NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author and a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator evoke life on a farm in a simple, lyrical text and boldly expressive images.

From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bunny, the farmyard bustles with life. The rooster crows, the rams clash, the bees buzz, and over...

Author	Eric Rohmann
ISBN	0517709163

This is a story about four kittens who have never seen snow. Readers follow the kittens through the changing seasons, watching as one kitten eagerly awaits in anticipation, while the others grow leery of the unknown, snow. The colorful yet simple illustrations were made using Japanese woodcuts, which...

Author	Greg E. Foley
ISBN	0670062456

The star of Thank You Bear returns to make a new friend, as well as a wonderful discovery. When Caterpillar tells Bear that he is making a cocoon, Bear is worried. Will Caterpillar be safe? Will he be warm? Will he stay dry? Throughout the long winter, Caterpillar reassures him that all is fine. But the day...

Author	Kathi Appelt
ISBN	0152052429

When Baby Bird says good-bye to his mama at school each morning, he feels sad. Mama Bird feels sad, too. Sometimes it's hard to be apart. But as Mama Bird says, the love they share is with them always, keeping them close until the best part of the day--when they are together again. •From the illustrator...

Author	Jon Agee
ISBN	1423103149

The Retired Kid is a great book! However, I feel that I would choose it for an older audience. Maybe 3rd or 4th grade, where students can really understand what Brian goes through at his age. I love this book because it picks at the little issues of being a kid, like going to school or other lessons. Most kids...

Author	Cathryn Falwell
ISBN	0061288829

There are turtles sitting still as stones. There is much movement around them through the trees, ponds, forests, rocks. Animals such as butterflies, spiders, squirrels, chipmunks, etc, are minding their own business and being active. Each animal has a different action verb with them. For example,...

Author	Mini Grey
ISBN	0375955836

THAT SQUARE-JAWED CAN-DO action toy, Traction Man, is back in another hilarious adventure. The little boy, Traction Man, and his brave pet, Scrubbing Brush, are inseparable—until the boy’s father throws the “unhygenic” Scrubbing Brush in the trash and replaces it with a “real” toy,...

Author	Kristyn Crow
ISBN	0060839511

Splish splash

rumba-rumba

bim bam boom!

It's bedtime at the swamp—except somebody's not ready. Somebody's still splashing in the water and the mud.

Is there a monster on the loose?

Kristyn Crow has taken every child's worst nightmare and transformed...

Author	Amy Krouse Rosenthal
ISBN	1599903415

When it's Mommy's bedtime, she begs her little girl --
Five more minutes?
Ok, but then brush your teeth!
But then Mommy wants another glass of water…another story…luckily this little girl is very patient!

A hilarious reversal of the classic bedtime routine in...

Author	Audrey Wood
ISBN	0439753821

Bestselling author Audrey Wood and artist son Bruce create a cumulative concept book about colors, with more of the vivid imagery that has made their alphabet books so successful!

Readers will love learning their colors with this brightly illustrated, cumulative picture book by bestselling...

Author	Lane Smith
ISBN	1423108469

A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were Madam President. There would be executive orders to give, babies to kiss, tuna casseroles to veto (or VETO!)…and so much more! Not to mention that recess would definitely require more security.

With deadpan wit and hilarious illustrations,...

Author	Geoffrey Kloske
ISBN	0689866194

What parent hasn't skipped over words or lines or paragraphs when reading aloud at bedtime? If that's you, you're sure to get a kick out of this book. Parts of it required a certain cultural literacy (that is, familiarity with the original stories) to fully appreciate the humor, and my boys might not all...

Author	Julia Durango
ISBN	0689864566

This was fun to read out loud. The sound, the rhythm, seeing the animals move; it made me want to wiggle a little jig too.

Ages: 2 - 5

Cleanliness: mentions cider though doesn't say it's alcoholic and no one gets drunk.

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Author	Margaret Read MacDonald
ISBN	0060283734

THE SQUEAKY DOOR

It's time for bed! Granny tucks Little Boy in tight. She kisses him good night. She turns out the light. And he's not scared! No, not him! But when Granny shuts that door... SQUEEEEAK!

How can a granny keep that spooky, squeaky door from scaring her little boy awake at...

Author	Marla Frazee
ISBN	0152060200

When James and Eamon go to a week of Nature Camp and stay at Eamon's grandparents' house, it turns out that their free time spent staying inside, eating waffles, and playing video games is way more interesting than nature. But sometimes things work out best when they don't go...

Author	Peter Brown
ISBN	0316110388

This is a perfect book for kids who are at the ages when poop is funny and/or fascinating. There are a lot of poop jokes in here.

I suspect that certain children are liable to go into fits of the giggles over this book.

It’s also effective as a story that talks about taking risks, solving...

Author	Meghan Mccarthy
ISBN	0375844597

DO YOU HAVE what it takes to be an astronaut? Meghan McCarthy blasts readers off to astronaut school in her new, young, nonfiction picture book. Take a ride on the "Vomit Comet" and learn how it feels to be weightless. Have your measurements taken—100 to be exact—for your very own space suit. Meghan...