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BOARD BOOKS
(+) denotes multicultural book
| Title | Author | Year | Publisher |
| All Fall Down + | Helen Oxenbury | 1987 | Macmillan |
| Baby's ABC | Anita & Steve Sherett | 1986 | Random House |
| Black On White | Tana Hoban | 1993 | William Morrow |
| Carl's Afternoon in the Park | Alexandra Day | 1991 | Farrar Straus Giroux |
| The Carrot Seed | Ruth Krauss Ill. by Crockett Johnson |
1945 | Harper Collins |
| Chicka Chicka ABC | Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault Illustrated by Lois Ehlert |
1993 | Simon & Schuster |
| Clap Hands+ | Helen Oxenbury | 1987 | Macmillan |
| Corduroy on the Go | Lisa McCue | 1987 | Viking |
| Corduroy's Toys | Lisa McCue | 1985 | Viking |
| Farm Animal | Photos by Phoebe Dunn | 1984 | Random House |
| The Going to Bed Book | Sandra Boynton | 1982 | Simon & Schuster |
| Goodnight Moon | Margaret Wise Brown Illustrated by Clement Hurd |
1947 | Harper Collins |
| I See | Rachel Isadora | 1985 | William Morrow |
| I Touch | Rachel Isadora | 1985 | William Morrow |
| The Little Noisy Book | Katharine Ross Illus. by Jean Hirashima |
1989 | Random House |
| The Little Quiet Book | Katharine Ross Illus. by Jean Hirashima |
1989 | Random House |
| Max's First Word | Rosemary Wells | 1979 | Dial |
| It Looked Like Spilt Milk | Charles G. Shaw | 1947 | Harper Collins |
| One, Two, Three! | Sandra Boynton | 1993 | Workman |
| One Yellow Lion | Matthew Fleet | 1992 | Dial |
| Red, Blue, Yellow Shoe | Tana Hoban | 1986 | William Morrow |
| Say Good-Night+ | Helen Oxenbury | 1987 | Macmillan |
| Spot At Home | Eric Hill | 1991 | Putnam |
| Spot's First Words | Eric Hill | 1986 | Putnam |
| This Is Me | Lenord Blegvad Illus. by Eric Blegvad |
1986 | Random House |
| Tickle, Tickle + | Helen Oxenbury | 1987 | Macmillan |
| What Do Babies Do? + | Photos selected by Debby Slier | 1985 | Random House |
| What Do Toddlers Do? + | Photos selected by Debby Slier | 1985 | Random House |
| What Is It? | Tana Hoban | 1985 | William Morrow |
| White on Black | Tana Hoban | 1993 | William Morrow |
| Words | Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault Illustrated by Lois Ehlert |
1993 | Simon & Schuster |
| 1,2,3 | Tana Hoban | 1985 | William Morrow |
PICTURE STORY BOOKS
[(+) denotes multicultural book]
|
Title
|
Author
|
Year
|
Publisher
|
|
Abiyoyo +
|
Pete Seeger
Illus. by Michael Hays |
1986 (text1963)
|
Macmillan
|
|
Abuela +
|
Arthur Dorros
Illus. by Elisa Kleven |
1991
|
Dutton
|
|
Africa Dream +
|
Eloise Greenfield
Illus. by Carole Byard |
1989
|
Harper
|
| Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Judith Viorst Illus. by Ray Cruz |
1972 | Macmillan |
|
Alfie Gets in First
|
By Shirley Hughes
|
1981
|
Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard
|
|
Amazing Grace +
|
By Mary Hoffman
Illus. by Caroline Binch |
1991
|
Dial
|
|
And Still the Turtle Watched +
|
Sheila MacGill-Callahan
Illus. by Barry Maser |
1992
|
Pfeifer-Hamilton
|
|
Andy and the Lion
|
James Daugherty
|
1938
|
Viking
|
| Angelina Ballerina |
Katharine Holabird
Illus. by Helen Craig |
1983
|
Clarkson N. Potter
|
|
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
|
Judi Barrett
|
1988
|
Macmillan |
|
Annie and the Wild Animals
|
Jan Brett
|
1985
|
Houghton Mifflin
|
|
Art Lesson
|
Tomi DePaola
|
1989
|
Putnam
|
|
Ask Mr. Bear
|
Marjoire Flack
|
1971 |
Macmillan
|
|
Babushka's Doll +
|
Patricia Polacco
|
l990
|
Simon & Schuster,
|
|
Big Red Barn
|
Margaret Wise Brown
Illus. by Felicia Bond |
text 1956 ill. 1989 |
Harper Collins
|
|
Blueberries for Sal
|
Robert McCloskey
|
1948
|
Penguin USA
|
|
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky +
|
Chief Seattle
Illus. by Susan Jeffers |
1991
|
Dial
|
|
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
|
Bill Martin, Jr.
Illus. by Eric Carle |
1967 |
Henry Holt & Co
|
|
Can I Be Good?
|
Livingston Taylor
Illus. by Ted Rand |
1993
|
Harcourt Brace
|
|
Caps for Sale
|
Esphyr Slobodkina
|
1940
|
Harper Collins
|
|
The Carrot Seed
|
Ruth Krauss
Illus. by Crockett Johnson |
1945
|
Harper & Row
|
|
Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom
|
Bill Martin, Jr. & John Aarchambault
Illus. by Lois Ehlert |
1989
|
Simon & Schuster
|
|
Chicken Sunday +
|
Patricia Palacco
|
1992
|
Putnam
|
|
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
|
Judi Barrett
Illus. by Ron Barrett |
1978
|
Macmillan
|
|
Corduroy +
|
Don Freeman
|
1968
|
Penguin USA
|
|
Crictor
|
Tomi Ungerer
|
1958
|
Harper Collins
|
|
Curious George
|
H.A. Rey |
1941
|
Houghton Mifflin
|
|
Dandelion
|
Don Freeman
|
1964
|
Viking Press
|
|
Dear Zoo
|
Rod Campbell
|
1982
|
Penguin USA
|
|
The Doorbell Rang
|
Pat Hutchins
|
1986
|
Morrow
|
|
Emma's Lamb
|
Kim Lewis
|
1991
|
Macmillan
|
|
First Dog
|
Jan Brett
|
1988
|
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
|
|
First Snow
|
Kim Lewis
|
1993
|
Candlewick Press
|
|
First Strawberries
|
Retold by Joesph Bruchac
Illus. by Anna Vojtech |
1993
|
Dial Books
|
|
Fish Is Fish
|
Leo Lionni | 1970 |
Knopf
|
|
Fix-It
|
David McPhail
|
1984
|
Dutton
|
|
Floss
|
Kim Lewis
|
1992
|
Candlewick Press
|
|
Foolish Rabbit's Big Mistake
|
Rafe Martin
Illustrated by Ed Young |
1985
|
Putnam
|
|
Frog and Toad Are Friends
|
Arnold Lobel
|
1970
|
Harper & Row
|
|
Galimoto +
|
Karen Williams
Illus. by Catherine Stock |
1990
|
Lothrop
|
|
George & Martha
|
James Marshall
|
1972
|
Houghton Mifflin,
|
|
The Girl Who Wore Snakes +
|
Angela Johnson
Illus. by James E. Ransome |
1993
|
Orchard Books
|
|
The Gingerbread Boy
|
Retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone
|
1983
|
Houghton Mifflin
|
|
Giving
|
Shirley Hughs
|
1993
|
Candlewick Press
|
|
Go Away, Big Green Monster
|
Ed Emberly
|
1992
|
Little Brown
|
|
Going to Sleep on the Farm
|
Wendy Cheyette Lewison
Illus. by Juan Wijngaard |
1992
|
Dial Books
|
|
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
|
Retold and illus. by Jan Brett
|
1990
|
Putnam
|
|
The Good-Night Kiss
|
Jim Aylesworth
Illus. by Walter Lyon Krudop |
1993
|
Macmillan
|
|
Good-Night Owl
|
Pat Hutchins
|
1972
|
Macmillan
|
|
Grandfather Twilight
|
Barbara Berger
|
1984
|
Putnam
|
|
Gregory, the Terrible Eater
|
Mitchell Sharmat
Illus. by Jose Aruego & Ariane Dewey |
1984
|
Macmillan
|
|
Happy Birthday Moon
|
Frank Asch
|
1982
|
Prentice Hall
|
|
Harold and the Purple Crayon
|
Crockett Johnson
|
1955
|
Harper Collins
|
|
Harry the Dirty Dog
|
Gene Zion
Illus. by Margaret Bloy Graham |
1956
|
Harper
|
|
Henny Penny
|
Retold and illus. by Paul Galdone
|
1984
|
Houghton Mifflin
|
|
Honkers
|
Jane Yolen
Illus. by Leslie Baker |
1993
|
Little Brown
|
|
Hot Air Henry
|
Mary Calhoun
Illus. by Erick Ingraham |
1981
|
William Morrow
|
|
A House is a House for Me +
|
Mary Ann Hoberman
Illus. by Betty Fraser |
1978
|
Penguin
|
|
I Want to Be +
|
Thylias Moss
Illus. by Jerry Pinkney |
1993
|
Dial
|
|
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
|
Laura Joffe Numeroff
Illus. by Felicia Bond |
1985
|
Harper Collins
|
|
Imogene's Antlers
|
David Small
|
1988
|
Crown
|
|
It Looked Like Spilt Milk
|
Charles G. Shaw
|
1947
|
Harper Collins
|
|
Jamberry
|
Bruce Degan
|
1983
|
Harper Collins
|
|
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?
|
Nancy White Carlstorm
Illus. by Bruce Degan |
1986
|
Macmillan
|
|
Just Plain Fancy +
|
Paticia Polacco
|
1990
|
Bantam Doubleday Dell
|
|
Katy and the Big Snow
|
Virginia Lee Burton
|
1943
|
Houghton Miflin
|
|
King Bidgood is in the Bathtub
|
Audrey Wood
Illus. by Don Wood |
1985
|
Halcourt Brace Jovanovich
|
|
Knots on a Counting Rope +
|
Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault
Illust. by Ted Rand |
text 1966
ill. 1987 |
Henry Holt & Co.
|
|
Koala Lou
|
Mem Fox Illus. by Pamela Lofts |
1988
|
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
|
|
Leo the Late Bloomer
|
Robert Kraus
Illus. by Jose Aruego |
1971
|
Simon & Schuster
|
|
Little Bear
|
Else Holmelund Minarik
Illus. by Maurice Sendak |
1957
|
Harper & Row
|
|
The Little Engine that Could
|
Watty Piper
|
1930
|
Platt & Muck
|
|
Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
|
Don & Aurdrey Wood
|
1984
|
Child's Play
|
|
Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth
|
Lucy Bate
Illus. by Diane DeGroat |
1983
|
Crown
|
|
The Little Red Hen
|
Retold and illus. by Paul Galdone
|
1973
|
Houghton Mifflin
|
|
Madeline
|
Ludwig Bemelmans
|
1939
|
Viking Press
|
|
Make Way for Ducklings
|
Robert McCloskey
|
1941
|
Viking Press
|
|
Mama, Do You Love Me? +
|
Barbara M. Joosse
Illus. by Barbara Lavallee |
1991
|
Chronicle Books
|
|
Max's Dragon Shirt
|
Rosemary Wells
|
1991
|
Dial Books
|
|
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
|
Virginia Lee Burton
|
1939
|
Houghton Mifflin
|
|
Millions of Cats
|
Wanda Gag
|
1928
|
Putnam
|
|
Milton the Early Riser
|
Robert Kraus Illus. by Jose Aruego & Ariane Dewey |
1972
|
Simon & Schuster
|
|
Mirandy and Brother Wind +
|
Patricia C. McKissack
Illus. by Jerry Pinkney |
1988
|
Knopf
|
|
The Mitten
|
Adapted and ill. by Jan Brett
|
1989
|
Putnam
|
|
The Mixed Up Chameleon
|
Eric Carle
|
1975
|
Harper Collins
|
|
Mouse Paint
|
Ellen Stoll Walsh
|
1989
|
Harcourt Brace Jovanavich
|
|
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present
|
Charlotte Zolotow
Illus. by Maurice Sendak |
1962
|
Harper Collins
|
|
Mole's Hill
|
Lois Ehlert |
1994
|
Harcourt Brace & Company
|
|
Mrs. Katz and Tush +
|
Patricia Palacco
|
1992
|
Bantam Doubleday Dell
|
|
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters; An African Tale +
|
John Steptoe
|
1987
|
Lothrop
|
|
My Best Shoes +
|
Marilee Robin Burton
|
1994
|
William Morrow
|
|
The Napping House
|
Audrey Wood
Illus. by Don Wood |
1984
|
Harcourt Brace
|
|
No Roses for Harry
|
Gene Zion
Illus. by Margaret B. Graham |
1976
|
Harper
|
|
Nuts to You!
|
Lois Ehlert
|
1993
|
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
|
|
Old Bear
|
Jane Hissey
|
1986
|
Putnam
|
|
Old Turtle +
|
Douglas Wood
Illus. by Cheng-Khee Chee |
1992 |
Pfeifer-Hamilton
|
|
Once a Mouse
|
Marcia Brown
|
1961
|
Macmillan
|
|
Once There Was a Tree
|
Natalia Romanova
Illus. by Gennady Spirin |
1985
|
Dial
|
|
One Fine Day
|
Nonny Hogrogian
|
1971
|
Macmillan
|
|
Over in the Meadow
|
Olive A. Wadsworth
Illus. by Ezra Jack Keats |
1985
|
Scholastic
|
|
Owen
|
Kevin Henkes
|
1993
|
William Morrow
|
|
Owl Moon
|
Jane Yolen
Illus. by John Schoenherr |
1987
|
Putnam
|
|
Ox Cart Man
|
Donald Hall
Illus. by Barbara Cooney |
1979
|
Viking
|
|
Paddington Bear
|
Michael Bond
Illus. by John Lobben |
text 1972
ill.1992 |
Harper Collins
|
|
Paperbag Princess
|
Robert N. Munsch
Illus. by Michael Martchenko |
1980
|
Annick Press, LTD
|
|
Patchwork Quilt +
|
Valerie Flournoy
Illus. by Jerry Pinkney |
1985
|
Dial
|
|
People +
|
Peter Spier
|
1980
|
Doubleday
|
|
Peter's Chair +
|
Ezra Jack Keats
|
1967
|
Harper Collins
|
| Play With Me |
Marie Hall Ets
|
1976
|
Penguin
|
|
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do You Hear?
|
Bill Martin, Jr
Illus. by Eric Carle |
1991
|
Henry Holt & Co.
|
|
The Polar Express
|
Chris Van Allsburg
|
1985
|
Houghton Mifflin
|
|
The Pooh Story Book
|
A.A. Milne
Ill. by Ernest H. Shepard |
1965
|
Dutton
|
|
Puss In Boots
|
Translated by Malcolm Arthur
Ill. by Fred Marcellino |
1990
|
Farrar Straus Giroux
|
|
Quick as a Cricket
|
Audrey Wood
Illus. by Don Wood |
1982
|
Child's Play
|
|
The Rainbow Fish
|
Marcus Pfister
|
1992
|
North-South Books
|
|
Rainbow of My Own
|
Don Freeman
|
1966
|
Viking
|
|
Rain Drop Splash
|
Alvin Tresselt
Illus. by Leonard Weisgard |
1946
|
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
|
|
Riptide
|
Frances Ward Weller
|
1990
|
Putnam
|
|
Rumpelstiltskin
|
Retold and illustrated by Paul 0. Zelinsky
|
1986
|
Dutton
|
|
Sam Who Never Forgets
|
Eve Rice
|
1977
|
William Morrow
|
|
Seven Blind Mice
|
Ed Young
|
1992
|
Putnam
|
|
Sheep in a Jeep
|
Nancy Shaw
Illus. by Margot Apple |
1986
|
Houghton Mifflin
|
|
Sheep, Sheep, Sheep, Help Me Fall Asleep
|
Arlene Alda
|
1992
|
Doubleday
|
|
The Snail's Spell
|
Joanne Ryder
Illus. by Lynne Cherry |
1982 |
Frederick Warne
|
|
Snowy Day +
|
Ezra Jack Keats
|
1976
|
Viking Press
|
|
Song and Dance Man +
|
Karen Ackerman
Ill. by Stephen Gammell |
1988
|
Knopf
|
|
Stellaluna
|
Janell Cannon
|
1993
|
Harcourt Brace
|
|
Stone Soup
|
Retold by Marcia Brown
|
1979
|
Macmillan
|
|
Story About Ping +
|
Marjorie Flack
Illus. by Kurt Wiese |
1933
|
Viking |
|
Story of Ferdinand
|
Munro Leaf
Illus. by Robert Lawson |
1936
|
Viking
|
|
Strega Nona
|
Retold and illus. by Tomie DePaola
|
1975
|
Simon & Schuster
|
|
Sunday Morning
|
Judith Viorst
Illus. by Hilary Knight |
1968 |
Macmillan
|
|
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
|
William Steig
|
1969
|
Simon & Schuster
|
|
Swimmy
|
Leo Lioni
|
1973
|
Knopf
|
|
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
|
Beatrix Potter
|
1902
|
Frederick Warne
|
|
Teddy Bears Cure a Cold
|
Susanna Gretz
Illus. by Alison Sage |
1985
|
Macmillan
|
|
The Teddy Bear's Picnic
|
John W. Bratton
Ill. by Renate Kozikowski |
1982
|
Macmillan
|
|
The Three Bears
|
Retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone
|
1972
|
Houghton Mifflin
|
|
The Three Little Pigs
|
Retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone
|
1970
|
Houghton Mifflin
|
|
There's an Alligator Under My Bed
|
Mercer Mayer
|
1987
|
Dial
|
|
This is The Bear
|
Sarah Hayes
Illus. by Helen Craig |
1986
|
Harper
|
|
Time for Bed
|
Mem Fox
Illus. by Jane Dyer |
1993
|
Harcourt Brace
|
|
Titch
|
Pat Hutchins
|
1971
|
Macmillan
|
|
A Tree is Nice
|
Janice May Udry
Illus. by Marc Simont |
1957
|
Harper
|
|
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
|
Eric Carle
|
1969
|
Putnam
|
|
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
|
Retold by Michael Rosen
Illus. by Helen Oxenbury |
1989
|
Macmillan
|
|
What Next, Baby Bear!
|
Jill Murphy
|
1984
|
Dial
|
|
The Wheels on the Bus
|
Adapted and illus. by Paul Zelinsky
|
1990
|
Dutton
|
|
When I'm Hungry
|
Jane R. Howard
Illus. by Teri Sloat |
1992
|
Dutton
|
|
When I'm Sleepy
|
Jane R. Howard
Illus. by Lynne Cherry |
1985
|
Dutton
|
|
Where the Wild Things Are
|
Maurice Sendak
|
1963
|
Harper Collins
|
|
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
|
Mem Fox
Illus. by Julie Vivas |
1985
|
Kane Miller
|
|
William's Doll
|
Charlotte Zolotow
Illus. by William Pene duBois |
1972
|
Harper
|
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