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Who’s in Rabbit’s House?
j Eo AARDEMA      Verna Aardema
Humorous African folktale.

A Picture Book of Rosa Parks
j 92P PARKS Adl      David Adler
Biography of a brave woman who helped lead the fight for civil rights.

Digging up Dinosaurs
j 567.9 Ali      Aliki
How scientists find and study dinosaur bones.

Miss Nelson is Missing
j Ea ALLARD      Harry Allard
When Miss Nelson disappears, mean Viola Swamp begins teaching her class.

Tim to the Rescue
j Ea ARDIZZONE      Edward Ardizzone
Time joins the crew of the SS FIDELITY for a rousing sea adventure.

Hi! Fly Guy
j Er ARNOLD      Tedd Arnold
Buzz enters a fly in The Amazing Pet Show.

Little Runner of the Longhouse
j Er BAKER      Betty Baker
Little Runner wants to celebrate the Iroquois New Year.

The Water Hole
j Eac BASE      Graeme Base
As animals visit a watering hole they introduce the numbers one to ten.

The Grand Canyon
j 917.9132 Bau      Marion Dane Bauer
Find out how one river made such a deep canyon.

A Splendid Friend, Indeed
j Ea BLOOM      Suzanne Bloom
A studious polar bear and an inquisitive goose become friends.

The Case of the Hungry Stranger
j Er BONSALL      Crosby Bonsall
Four friends solve the mystery of the missing blueberry pie.

Nice New Neighbors
j Er BRANDENBERG      Franz Brandenberg
The three field mouse children think of a way to make new friends.

Spooky Riddles
j 793.7 Bro      Marc Brown
Riddles that are more fun than spooky.

Stone Soup
j Ef BROWN      Marcia Brown
Three soldiers teach a selfish village how to make soup from a stone.

My Brother, Ant
j Er BYARS      Betsy Byars
Stories about Ant and his brother.

Cross-Country Cat
j Ed CALHOUN      Mary Calhoun
A lost cat finds his way home on cross-country skis.

The Josefina Story Quilt
j Er COERR      Eleanor Coerr
On the wagon train to California, a young girl sews a quilt to remember her journey.

No Good in Art
j Ea COHEN      Miriam Cohen
A first grade discovers he is good in art.

The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane
j 551.5 Col      Joanna Cole
Ms. Frizzle teaches her class about weather.

Eleanor
j 92R ROOSEVELT Coo      Barbara Cooney
The childhood of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
j Ec CRONIN      Doreen Cronin
Farmer Brown’s cows find a typewriter in the barn and make some unusual requests.

Hide-and-Seek All Week
j Er DE PAOLA      Tomie de Paola
The Twin Barker dogs play hide and seek, but can’t agree on the rules.

Strega Nona
j Ef DE PAOLA      Tomie de Paola
There’s spaghetti for everyone when Big Anthony uses Strega Nona’s magic pasta pot.

May I Bring a Friend?
j Ea DE REGNIERS      Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
A rhyming story about a king, a queen, and a little boy.

Are You My Mother?
j Er EASTMAN      P. D. Eastman
A small bird searches for his mother.

Leaf Man
j Ea EHLERT      Lois Ehlert
A man made of leaves travels on the wind.

Mother Rabbit’s Son Tom
j Er GACKENBACH      Dick Gackenbach
Tom eats only hamburgers and wants a dinosaur for a pet!

Three Aesop Fox Fables
j Ef GALDONE      Paul Galdone
Familiar fables.

Aaron and the Green Mountain Boys
j Er GAUCH      Patricia Lee Gauch
A young boy is given an important job to do during the Revolutionary War battle.

Watch Out, Ronald Morgan!
j Er GIFF      Patricia Reilly Giff
Ronald has lots of funny mishaps until he finds out that he needs glasses.

The Crack of Dawn Walkers
j Ea HEST      Amy Hest
Every other Sunday Sadie and her grand-father share a special early morning walk.

You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You
j Er HOBERMAN      Mary Ann Hoberman
Very short stories meant to be read aloud together by two people.

Danny and the Dinosaur
j Er HOFF      Syd Hoff
Danny and the dinosaur both want to play, so they leave the museum together.

Houndsley and Catina
j Er HOWE      James Howe
A cat and dog who are best friends give each other encouragement and support.

Toads and Diamonds
j Ef HUCK      Charlotte S. Huck
A magic gift turns two step-sister’s words into flowers or snakes.

Construction Zone
j 690 Hud      Cheryl Willis Hudson
A behind-the-scenes look at an amazing construction project.

The Beetle Bush
j Er KELLER      Beverly Keller
Arabelle Mott is a success when she grows more than vegetables in her garden.

The Caterpillar and the Polliwog
j Eb KENT      Jack Kent
The caterpillar and the polliwog become a butterfly and a frog.

The Story of Ferdinand
j Ed LEAF      Munro Leaf
Ferdinand the bull likes smelling the flowers better than fighting.

Emma’s Yucky Brother
j Er LITTLE      Jean Little
Emma’s family adopts four-year old Max.

Frog and Toad are Friends
j Ef LOBEL      Arnold Lobel
Stories about the adventures of two special friends.

Put Me in the Zoo
j Er LOPSHIRE      Robert Lopshire
An unusual dog wants to be in the zoo.

Slippery, slimy baby frogs
j 597.8 Mar      Sandra Markle
Learn about baby frogs around the world.

Fox and his Friends
j Er MARSHALL      Edward Marshall
The funny adventures of fox and his friends.

George and Martha
j Ew MARSHALL      James Marshall
Stories about two hippopotamus friends.

Adèle & Simon
j Ea MCCLINTOCK      Barbara McClintock
While walking home from their school in Paris, Adèle’s brother Simon is so distracted that he loses something at every stop.

A Fly Went By
j Er MCCLINTOCK      Mike McClintock
Find out what’s chasing the fly.

Lentil
j Ea MCCLOSKEY      Robert McCloskey
Great things happen when Lentil learns to play the harmonica.

Marvelous Mattie : how Margaret E. Knight became an inventor
j 92K KNIGHT Mcc      Emily Arnold McCully
An inventive girl grows up to design a machine that makes brown paper bags with flat bottoms.

Martha Blah Blah
j Ed MEDDUAGH      Susan Meddaugh
Martha, the talking dog, can’t talk.

Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog
j Er MILLER Sara      Swan Miller
Stories addressed to dogs and written from a dog’s point of view.

Gus and Grandpa at Basketball
j Er MILLS      Claudia Mills
Grandpa gives Gus some good advice about basketball.

Little Bear
j Er MINARIK      Else Holmelund Minarik
The classic stories of Little Bear and Mother Bear, illustrated by Maurice Sendak.

Amelia Bedelia
j Er PARISH      Peggy Parish
Amelia Bedelia always does exactly what she’s told.

I Was A Second Grade Werewolf
j Ea PINKWATER      Daniel Pinkwater
A boy turns into a werewolf and nobody notices!

Big Max
j Er PLATT      Max Platt
The world’s greatest detective solves the mystery of a missing giraffe.

Hot air : the (mostly) true story of the first hot-air balloon ride
j Ea PRICEMAN      Marjorie Priceman
The passengers of the first hot-air balloon flight in 1783- a duck, a sheep and a rooster- tell their story.

Henry and Mudge and the great grandpas
j Er RYLANT      Cynthia Rylant
Henry and Mudge bring new adventures to Great Grandpa Bill and his friends at the retirement home.

Detective Mole and the Secret Clues
j Er QUACKENBUSH      Robert Quackenbush
Detective Mole helps a chicken family unlock a special door.

I Saw You in the Bathtub
j Er SCHWARTZ      Alvin Schwartz
Funny folk rhymes.

Who’s Afraid of Ernestine?
j Er SHARMAT      Marjorie Sharmat
Cecil is worried when he has to spend all morning at Ernestine’s house.

Clever Kate
j Er SHUB      Elizabeth Shub
Funny things happen when a wife takes everything literally.

Mom and Dad are palindromes : a dilemma for words ... and backwards
j 793.734 Shu      Mark Shulman
Bob realizes that he is surrounded by palindromes.

Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
j Er SILVERMAN      Erica Silverman
Short chapters about the special times shared by Cowgirl Kate and her horse Cocoa.

Imogene’s Antlers
j Ea SMALL      David Small
Imogene awakens one morning with a pair of antlers on her head!

Saving Sweetness
j Ea STANLEY      Diane Stanley
A western sheriff rescues a resourceful orphan.

The Gardener
j Ea STEWART      Sarah Stewart
Lydia Grace takes her love of gardening with her when she goes to live with her uncle in the city.

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
j Ef TABACK      Simms Taback
A very old overcoat is remade into many different things.

Good Night, Good Knight
j Er THOMAS      Shelley Moore Thomas
A knight helps three dragons get to sleep.

Amanda Pig and the really hot day
j Er VAN LEEUWEN      Jean Van Leeuwen
Amanda Pig and her family and friends try to stay cool on the hottest day of the summer.

Mammoths on the move
j 569 Whe      Lisa Wheeler
Wooly mammoths migrate south for the winter.

Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
j 92C CLEMENTE Win      Jonah Winter
The story of the great baseball player who became one of the most respected athletes of all time.

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