Suggestions from Mt. Lebanon Public Library  ~  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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BOOKS THAT SLITHER & SLIDE

 - stories to share with your favorite reptile -

Selected books for beginning readers to share with a special friend.

For readers in grades 1 & 2
 

Picture Books:

In the Rabbitgarden
Leo Lionni    j Ew LIONNI

Splash!
Ann Jonas    j Eac JONAS

What Newt Could Do for Turtle
Jonathan London    j Eb LONDON

Beginning Readers:

Newt
Matt Novak    j Er N

Danny and the Dinosaur
Syd Hoff    j Er HOFF

Turtle dreams 
Marion Dane Bauer    j Er BAUER

Rex and Lilly- Schooltime
Laurie Krasny Brown    j Er BROWN

Emma's Strange Pet
Jean Little    j Er LITTLE

The High-Rise Private Eyes : the case of the troublesome turtle 
Cynthia Rylant    j Er RYLANT

Frog's best friend 
Marion Dane Bauer    j Er BAUER

Talestar the Lizard
John Himmelman    j Er HIMMELMAN

The worst team ever 
Leonard Kessler    j Er KESSLER

Turtle and Snake's Spooky Halloween
Kate Spohn    j Er SPOHN 

Old Turtle's baseball stories 
Leonard Kessler    j Er KESSLER

Stick-in-the-mud turtle
Lillian Hoban    j Er HOBAN

Non-fiction & Poetry:

Snakes
Lucille Recht Penner    j 597.96 Pen

Chameleons are Cool
Martin Jenkins    j 597.956 Jen

Snakey riddles
Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg    j 793.7 Hal

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Look for these and other great books in
The Children's Library
Mt. Lebanon Public Library
16 Castle Shannon Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
412/531-1913      2004
www.mtlebanonlibrary.org