Literature List

Materials

Collection of children's books

Instructions

1. Do you find it difficult to keep track of the many books, stories, and poems
you use every year? Try creating a database to keep an inventory of your
resources.
2. List the books by thematic unit as well as title and author. (I also like to list
the week I plan to use each thematic unit.)
3. Print out these pages and assemble them into a book.
4. Now you will have a record that's easy to update from year to year.
5. Following is a list of books to get you started.
Author Note: I have included themes for many of the books. Change or add
to the themes as you see fit.
Book Title Author(s) Theme(s) Time of Year
1 Is One Tasha Tudor Numbers, Time,
Calendar
1, 2, 3 to the Zoo Eric Carle Zoo/Safari
12 Ways to Get to 11 Eve Merriam Counting/Math
26 Letters and 99 Cents Tana Hoban Counting/Math
A Apple Pie and Traditional Kate Greenaway Apples/ABCs
Nursery Rhymes
A Bad, Bad Day Kirsten Hall Sense of Humor
A Chair for My Mother Vera B. Williams Mother's Day/Values
of Cooperation,
Sharing, & Perseverance
A Dog Named Sam Janice Boland Pets
A Holiday for Mister Muster Arnold Lobel Zoo/Safari
A House for Hermit Crab Eric Carle Houses/Animals
A House Is a House for Me Mary Ann Hoberman Spring/Earth Day
A January Fog Will Freeze a Hog Hubert Davis Folklore
A Letter to Amy Ezra Jack Keats Friendship
A My Name Is Alice Jane Bayer ABCs
A Pair of Red Clogs Masako Matsuno Friends Around World
A Pair of Socks Stuart J. Murphy, Pairs/Clothing
illus. Lois Ehlert
A Picture Book of David Adler Presidents/American
Abraham Lincoln History
Book Title Author(s) Theme(s) Time of Year
A Piece of Cake Jill Murphy Mother's Day
A Pocketful of Seasons Doris Van Liew Foster Seasons
A Spoon for Every Bite Joe Hayes Moral choices
A Story, a Story Gail E. Haley Friends Around the
World
A Tiger Called Thomas Charlotte Zolotow Halloween
A Tree Is Nice Janice May Udry Arbor Day/Respect
for the Environment
A Turkey for Thanksgiving Eve Bunting Thanksgiving
A Very Special House Ruth Krauss Houses
A Visit to Grandma's Nancy L. Carlson Family
Abe Lincoln's Hat Martha Brenner Presidents
Abiyoyo Pete Seeger Folk Tales and Myths
Across the Stream Mirra Ginsburg All About the Farm
The Adventures of Spider: Joyce Arkhurst
West African Folktales
The Adventures of Taxi Dog Debra and Sal Barracca
Ahoy There, Little Polar Bear Hans de Beer Adventure/North Pole
Alejandro's Gift Richard Albert Desert/Wildlife
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Judith Viorst Feelings
No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse Leo Lionni Mice/Value of
Friendship
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Judith Viorst Value of Money/
Last Sunday Feelings
All By Myself Mercer Mayer Totally Terrific Me
All Fall Down Brian Wildsmith Zoo Safari
Alphabears Kathleen Hague Bears/ABCs
The Alphabet Book P. D. Eastman ABCs
The Alphabet Tree Leo Lionni ABCs/President's Day
Amazing Grace Mary Hoffman Value of Self-Esteem
Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping Peggy Parish Camping/Adventure
Amelia's Nine Lives Lorna Balian Pets
American Tall Tales Mary Pope Osborne History/Folktales
Amos and Boris William Steig Sea Animals/Boats
An Extraordinary Egg Leo Lionni
Anansi and the Talking Melon Eric Kimmel Folk Tale/Tricksters
Anansi the Spider: A Tale Gerald McDermott Folk Tale/Tricksters
From the Ashanti
Angel Child, Dragon Child Michele Maria Surat Vietnamese culture
Angry Arthur Haiwyn Oram Anger/Self-control
Angus and the Ducks Marjorie Flack Pets/Curiosity
The Animal Lorna Balian
Book Title Author(s) Theme(s) Time of Year
The Animal Atlas Barbara Taylor
Animal Homes Brian Wildsmith Animal Homes
Animalia Graeme Base Alphabet
Animals in Danger Marcus Schenck Environment
Annie and the Wild Animals Jan Brett Winter Days/Snow Pets
Annie Bananie Leah Komaiko Family & Friends
Anno's Alphabet Mitsumasa Anno ABCs
Anno's U. S. A. Mitsumasa Anno United States
Antarctica Helen Cowcher Environment/Penguins
Appelemando's Dreams Patricia Polacco Dreams/Acceptance
Apples and Pumpkins Anne Rockwell Halloween/Fall
April Fools Fernando Krahn April Fools Day
Are You My Mother? P.D. Eastman
The Armadillo From Amarillo Lynne Cherry
Armadillo Rodeo Jan Brett
The Art Lesson Tomie dePaola Occupations/Art
Arthur's Eyes Marc Brown Five Senses
As the Crow Flies Gail Hartman
At Daddy's on Saturdays Linda Walvoord Girard
Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Patricia Polacco
Creek Dam Affair
Baby Animals Karen Rissing Baby Animals
Baby Farm Animals Garth Williams Baby Animals
Back Home Gloria Jean Pinkney
The Balancing Act A Counting Song Merle Peek Elephants
Barn Dance! Bill Martin, Jr. Scarecrows
Barnyard Banter Denise Fleming
Bartholomew the Bossy Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Batholomew and the Oobleck Dr. Seuss
Batter Up! Andrew Gutelle Springtime
Be Nice to Spiders Margaret Bloy Graham Spiders
Beady Bear Don Freeman
The Bear's Cave Regine Schindler
Bears on Wheels: A Bright and Stan and Jan Berenstain Counting
Early Counting Book
Bee My Valentine! Miriam Cohen Valentine's Day
The Bee-Man of Orn Frank Stockton
Benny's Pennies Pat Brisson
Bentley & Egg William Joyce
The Berenstain Bears Go to School Stan & Jan Berenstain School Begins
Berlioz the Bear Jan Brett Music
Best Friends Steven Kellogg Friends
The Best Nest P. D. Eastman
The Big Bunny and the Magic Show Steven Kroll Easter/Rabbits
The Big Fat Enormous Lie Marjorie Weinman
Sharmat
Big Fat Hen Keith Baker Counting/Eggs
Big Old Bones A Dinosaur Tale Carol Carrick Dinosaurs
The Big Sneeze Ruth Brown All About the
Farm/Spiders
The Big Snow Berta Hader & Groundhogs/Winter
Elmer Hader
The Biggest House in the World Leo Lionni Animal Homes
Biggest Machines Dennis Kiley Construction
The Biggest Nose Kathy Caple
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Steven Kroll
The Black Snowman Phil Mendez
Blue Sea Robert Kalan; Water Animals/
illus. Don Crews Sizes & Shapes
Boat Book Gail Gibbons Boats
Borreguita and the Coyote Verna Aardema Lions & Lambs
The Boy Who Would Be a Helicopter Vivian Gussin Paley
Brave as a Mountain Lion Ann Herbert Scott Lions & Lambs
The Brave Cowboy Jane Walsh Anglund L'il Cowpokes
Brave Irene William Steig Snow/Values of
Courage &
Responsibility
Bread and Jam for Frances Russell Hoban Foods/Nutrition
Bread Bread Bread Ann Morris Foods/Nutrition
Bremen Town Musicians Jacob Grimm
Brian Wildsmith's ABC Brian Wildsmith ABCs
Brian Wildsmith's Birds Brian Wildsmith Birds
Bringing the Rain to Kapita Plain Verna Aardema
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky Susan Jeffers Birds/Environment
Bubble Bubble Mercer Mayer Bubbles
The Bug Book William Dugan Insects
Building a House Byron Barton Homes/Construction
Bumper to Bumper, A Traffic Jam Jakki Wood Transportation
The Button Box Margaret S. Reid
Caps for Sale Esphyr Slobodkina Clothing
Caps, Hats, Socks, and Mittens Louise Borden Weather/Seasons/Fall
Carl Goes Shopping Alexandra Day Pets
The Carousel Liz Rosenberg
The Carrot Seed Ruth Krauss Plants/Food/Value of Perseverance
Cat Goes Fiddle-I-Fee Paul Galdone All About the Farm
The Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss
Changes, Changes Pat Hutchins Shapes
Charlie Needs a Cloak Tomie dePaola Sheep/Clothing
Check It Out! The Book Gail Gibbons Library Week
About Libraries
Cherries and Cherry Pits Vera B. Williams Plants
Chicka Chicka Sticka Sticka Bill Martin, Jr. & ABCs
John Archambault
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones Ruth Heller All About the Farm
Child's Book of Art Lucy Micklethwait Art Appreciation
Choo Choo: The Story of a Little Virginia Lee Burton
Engine Who Ran Away
Christopher Columbus Stephen Krensky Columbus Day
Circus Lois Ehlert
City Green Dyanne DiSalvo-Ryan
City in the Winter Eleanor Schick Winter Days/Snow
The Cloud Book Tomie dePaola Clouds/Picnic
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Judi Barrett Food
Cock-a-Doodle Dudley Bill Peet All About the Farm
Color Dance Ann Jonas Colors
Colors Are Nice Adelaide Holl Springtime/Colors
Colors Everywhere Tana Hoban Colors
Come a Tide George Ella Lyon
The Complete Story of Paul Galdone
Three Blind Mice
Cornelius Leo Lionni Alligators
Count and See Tana Hoban Counting
Counting Rhymes Sharon Kane, illus. Counting
Cowboy Dreams Dayal Kaur Khalsa Cowpokes
Coyote Steals the Blanket Janet Stevens
Creak, Thump, Bonk! A Very Susan L. Roth
Spooky Mystery
Creepy, Crawly Caterpillars Margery Facklam Insects
Crictor Tomi Ungerer
Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing Jim Aronsky Trees
the Trees
Crow Boy Taro Yashima Values of Respect
for Diversity &
Kindness
Curious George H. A. Rey Occupations/Monkeys
Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent Bill Peet
Dad and Me in the Morning Patricia Lakin
Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti Anna Grossnickle Hines
Daisy-Head Mayzie Dr. Seuss
In the Tall, Tall Grass Denise Fleming
Inch by Inch Leo Lionni Insects/Value of
Respect
Insects in the Garden Dorothy M. Souza
Inside a Barn in the Country Alyssa Satin Capucilli All About the Farm
Ira Sleeps Over Bernard Waber Teddy Bears/Values
of Friendship,
Courage, Honesty, &
Self-Respect
Is It Larger? Is It Smaller? Tana Hoban
Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue? Tana Hoban
The Island of the Skog Steven Kellogg Mice/Imaginary
Creatures/Value of
Communication
It Could Always Be Worse Margot Zemach Feelings
It Goes Eeeeeee! Jamie Gilson
It's Halloween Jack Prelutsky
It's Thanksgiving Jack Prelutsky
It's Pumpkin Time! Zoe Hall Halloween
It's Raining, It's Pouring Kin Eagle Rainy Days
Itsy Bitsy Spider Iza Trapani Spiders
The Jack Tales Richard Chase
The Jacket I Wear in the Snow Shirley Neitzel
Jamaica's Find Juanita Havill
Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato Tomie dePaola
Jasmine Roger Duvoisin Farm Animals/Hats
Jelly Beans for Sale Bruce McMillan
Jemima Puddle-Duck Beatrix Potter Water Animals
Jennie's Hat Ezra Jack Keats
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? Nancy White Carlstrom Clothing
Jimmy, the Pickpocket of the Palace Donna Jo Napoli
John Henry: An American Legend Ezra Jack Keats
Johnny Appleseed Steven Kellogg Apples
The Jolly Postman or Other Janet and Allan Ahlberg
People's Letters
Joseph's Other Red Sock Niki Daly
Jump!: The New Jump Rope Book Susan Kalbfleisch
Jump, Frog, Jump! Robert Kalan Water Animals/Frogs
June 29, 1999 David Wiesner
The Jungle Carroll Norden
Just a Dream Chris Van Allsburg
Just for You Mercer Mayer School Begins/Value
of Helpfulness/Caring
Just Go to Bed Mercer Mayer Feelings
Just Me and My Little Sister Mercer Mayer Family & Friends
Katy No-Pocket Emmy Payne Mother's Day
Keep Looking Millicent Selsam and
Joyce Hunt
The Keepers of the Earth Michael J. Caduto and
Joseph Bruchac
Kitten Can... Bruce McMillan Pets
Kittens Are Like That Jan Pfloog Pets
Knights of the Kitchen Table Jon Scieszka
Knots on a Counting Rope Bill Martin, Jr. American Indians/
Values of Compassion
& Courage
Koala Lou Mem Fox
The Lady and the Spider Faith McNulty
The Lady With the Alligator Purse Nadine Bernard Water Animals
Westcott
Ladybug, Ladybug Ruth Brown Insects
The Last Pupp Frank Asch Pets
The Last Tales of Uncle Remus Julius Lester
Latkes and Applesauce: Fran Manushkin
A Hanukkah Story
The Legend of Earth, Air, Fire, Eric and Tessa Hadley
and Water
The Legend of the Blue Bonnet Tomie dePaola
The Legend of the Poinsettia Tomie dePaola
Lentil Robert McCloskey Music
Let's Go to the Library Lisl Weil
Let's Make Rabbits Leo Lionni Easter/Rabbits
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire! Miriam Cohen
The Library Sarah Stewart
The Life and Times of the Honeybee Charles Micucci
Linnea in Monet's Garden Christina Bjork and
Lena Anderson
The Lion and the Mouse Gail Herman Lions and Lambs/Mice
Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese Kate Waters
New Year
The Listening Walk Paul Showers Five Senses
Little Bear's Christmas Janice Christmas
Little Beaver and the Echo Amy MacDonald
Little Cloud Eric Carle
The Little Drummer Boy Ezra Jack Keats
Little Grunt and the Big Egg Tomie dePaola Dinosaurs
The Little Match Girl Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Don and Audrey Wood Mice/Food/Values
Strawberry, and the Big of Sharing &
Hungry Bear Generosity
Little Mouse's Big Valentine Thacher Hurd Valentine's Day
Little One Inch and Other Japanese Florence Sadake
Children's Favorite Stories
Little Penguin's Tale Audrey Wood Arctic Animals
Little Polar Bear Hans de Beer
Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth Lucy Bates Rabbits
The Little Red Hen Paul Galdone All About the Farm
Lon Po Po Ed Young
London Bridge Is Falling Down Peter Spier
The Lorax Dr. Seuss
Lost Paul Brett Johnson
Lost at the White House: A 1909 Lisa Griest
Easter Story
The Lotus Seed Sherry Garland
Loudmouth George and the Big Race Nancy Carlson Value of Self-
Discipline
Louise's Search Ezra Jack Keats
Lovable Lyle Bernard Waber Water Animals
Love You Forever Robert Munsch
Loving Ann Morris Friends Around the
World
Lunch Denise Fleming Mice/Food
Madeline Ludwig Bemelmans Friends Around the
World
The Maestro Plays Bill Martin, Jr. Musical Sounds
The Magic Dreidels Eric A. Kimmel
The Magic Fish Freya Littledale
The Magic School Bus series Joanna Cole
The Magic String Francene Sabin Totally Terrific Me
Mama Went Walking Christine Berry
Mama Zooms Jane Cowen-Fltecher
Mama, Do You Love Me? Barbara M. Joosse
Maps: Getting From Here to There Harvey Weiss
Market Day Eve Bunting
Martin Luther King Day Linda Lowery
Marvin the Mouse Opposites Book Jane Harvey Opposites/Mice
Mary Had a Little Lamb Colin & Moira Maclean Lions & Lambs
Mary Wore Her Red Dress & Henry Merle Peek Clothing/Colors/
Wore His Green Sneakers Birthdays
Math Curse Jon Scieszka
Max Rachel Isadora
Max Found Two Sticks Brian Pinkney
Mean Soup Betsy Everitt
Merry Christmas, Strega Nona Tomie dePaola
Mice Twice Joseph Low
Mighty Tree Dick Gackenbach
Mike Fink: A Tall Tale Steven Kellogg
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Virginia Burton Value of Perseverance
The Milk Makers Gail Gibbons
Milton the Early Riser Robert Kraus Friends Around
the World
Ming Lo Moves the Mountain Arnold Lobel
Mirandy and Brother Wind Patricia M. McKissack
Mirette on the Highwire Emily Arnold McCully
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Joseph Slate School Begins
Kindergarten
Miss Mary Mack Mary Ann Hoberman Elephants
Miss Nelson Is Back Harry Allard School Begins
Miss Rumphius Barbara Cooney Flowers/Value of
Respect
Miss Spider's Tea Party David Kirk
Mister Momboo's Hat Ralph Leemis
The Mitten Jan Brett Mittens
The Mixed-Up Chameleon Eric Carle
Mojave Diane Siebert
Molly's Pilgrim Barbara Cohen
Monarch Butterfly Gail Gibbons Butterflies
The Monkey and the Crocodile Paul Galdone
Moon Lake Ivan Gantschev
Moon Rope Lois Ehlert
Moongame Frank Asch
More Than Anything Else Marie Bradby
The Most Wonderful Egg in the World Helme Heine Eggs
The Mother's Day Mice Eve Bunting Mother's Day/Values
of Kindness & Courage
Mouse Paint Ellen Stoll Walsh
Mouse Soup Arnold Lobel
Mr. Gumpy's Outing John Burningham Safety/Transportation
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present Charlotte Zolotow Mother's Day/
Birthday
Mrs. Merriwether's Musical Cat Carol Purdy
Mud Puddle Robert N. Munsch
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters An John Steptoe
African Tale
Mushroom in the Rain Mirra Ginsburg Rainy Days/Plants/
Safety
My Barber Anne & Harlow Occupations
Rockwell
My Brother, Ant Betsy Cromer Byars
My Father's Hand Joanne Ryder
My First Book of Time Claire Llewellyn
My First Kwanzaa Book Deborah M. Newton Chocolate
My Five Senses Aliki Five Senses
My Friend John Charlotte Zolotow Friendship
My Friends Taro Gomi Family & Friends/Value of Friends
My Hands Can Jean Holzenthaler My Body
My House/Mi Casa Rebecca Emberley
My Mama Had a Dancing Heart Libba Moore Gray
My Mama Says There Aren't Any Judith Viorst Feelings/Family
Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires,
Creatures, Demons, Monsters,
Fiends, Goblins, or Things
My Spring Robin Anne Rockwell Spring
My Teacher Sleeps in School Leatie Weiss Elephants/School
My Very First Mother Goose Iona Opie Mother Goose
The Mysterious Rays of Dr. Rontgen Beverly Gherman
The Mysterious Tadpole Steven Kellogg Pets
Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs Tomie dePaola
The Napping House Wakes Up Audrey Wood Night & Day
Nate the Great and the Boring Marjorie Weinman
Beach Bag Sharmat
Nature's Green Umbrella: Gail Gibbons
Tropical Rain Forest
Never Spit on Your Shoes Deny Cazet School Begins
Night Creatures Susan Santoro Whayne
Night in the Country Cynthia Rylant Night & Day
Night of the Gargoyles Eve Bunting
Night, Circus Mark Corcoran Night & Day
Nine Days to Christmas: Marie Hall Ets &
A Story of Mexico Aurora Labastida
No Jumping on the Bed Tedd Arnold
No Moon, No Milk Chris Babcock
No Nap Eve Bunting Families
Noah's Ark Peter Spier Animals
Nora's Surprise Satomi Ichikawa
Norma Jean, Jumping Bean Joanna Cole Zoo/Safari
Norman the Doorman Don Freeman Mice/Snowy Days
The Not-So-Jolly Roger Jon Scieszka
Now I Know Birds Susan Kuchalla Birds
Now One Foot, Now the Other Tomie dePaola
The Ocean Alphabet Book Jerry Pallotta Water Animals/ABCs
Of Colors and Things Tana Hoban Colors
Officer Buckle and Gloria Peggy Rathmann Safety
Old Bear Jane Hissey Friendship/Teddy Bears
Old Black Fly Jim Aylesworth Insects/ABCs
Old MacDonald Had a Farm Carol Jones All About the Farm
The Old Woman and Her Pig Paul Galdone All About the Farm
Oliver Pig at School Jean Van Leeuwen
On Market Street Arnold Lobel Occupations/Friends/
World/ABCs
On Monday When It Rained Cherr Kachenmeister
On Mother's Lap Ann Herbert Scott
On the Day You Were Born Debra Frasier Totally Terrific Me
On the Go Ann Morris
Once a Mouse Marcia Brown
One Bear in the Hospital Caroline Bucknall
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Dr. Seuss Water/Animals
Blue Fish
One Hundred Hungry Ants Elinor J. Pinczes Insects
One Hungry Monster Susan Heyboer O'Keefe
One Is Good, But Two Are Better Louis Slobodkin Family & Friends
One Small Candle Thomas J. Fleming
One Sun: A Book of Terse Verse Bruce McMillan
One Tough Turkey: Steven Kroll
A Thanksgiving Story
Ooops! Suzy Kline
Opposites John Burningham Opposites
Opposites Rosalinda Kightley Opposites
The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes Zena Sutherland
Out and About Shirley Hughes
Outside and Inside Birds Sandra Markle
Over and Over Charlotte Zolotow Birthdays/Holidays
Over in the Meadow Olive A. Wadsworth All About the Farm
Over the River and Brinton Turkle, illus. Thanksgiving/
Through the Woods American Indians
Owl Moon Jane Yolen
The Ox-Cart Man Donald Hall Fall Harvest
Pancakes, Crackers, and Pizza: Marjorie Eberts &
A Book of Shapes Margaret Gisler
Pancakes, Pancakes Eric Carle
Panda Caroline Arnold
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me Eric Carle
Parade Donald Crews Music
The Patchwork Quilt Valerie Flournoy
Paul Bunyan Steven Kellogg
Peace at Last Jill Murphy
Peanut Butter and Jelly Nadine Bernard Foods
Westcott
Pelle's New Suit Elsa Beskow Lions & Lambs
Perfect Father's Day Eve Bunting Father's Day
Perfect Pigs: An Introduction Marc Brown
to Manners
Perfect the Pig Susan Jesch
The Perky Little Pumpkin Margaret Friskey Halloween
Pet Show Ezra Jack Keats Pets
Peter's Chair Ezra Jack Keats
Petunia Roger Duvoisin Safety/Values of
Humility & Honesty
Picnic Emily Arnold McCully Family/Picnics/Mice
Pig Pig Gets a Job David McPhail Pigs/Occupations
Piggies Audrey Wood
Pigs Peter Brady
Pigs Ahoy! David McPhail
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! David McPhail
Pigsty Mark Teague
Pink and Say Patricia Polacco
Pinkerton, Behave! Steven Kellogg Pets
Pirates Brenda Thompson & Pirates
Rosemary Giesen
Planes Anne Rockwell Transportation
The Planets Gail Gibbons
Planting a Rainbow Lois Ehlert Plants
Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia Peggy Parish
Play Rhymes Marc Brown
Play With Me Marie Hall Ets Insects
The Pledge of Allegiance Francis Bellamy Back to School
The Poky Little Puppy Janette Lowrey Pets
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do Bill Martin, Jr.
You Hear?
The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg Christmas
Book Title Author(s) Theme(s) Time of Year
The Post Office Book: Mail and Gail Gibbons
How it Moves
Pretend You're a Cat Jean Marzollo Animal Movements
The Puffins Are Back! Gail Gibbons
Puffins Climb, Penguins Rhyme Bruce McMillan
Pumpkin Pumpkin Jeanne Titherington Pumpkins
The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy Jane Thayer Christmas/Pets
The Purse Kathy Caple
Puss in Boots Charles Perrault
Quacky Duck Paul and Emma Rogers
The Quarreling Book Charlotte Zolotow Feelings/Values of
Peacemaking, Kindness,
Empathy, & Respect
Quick as a Cricket Audrey Wood Feelings
The Quilt Ann Jonas
The Quilt Story Tony Johnston Family & Friends
Raccoons and Ripe Corn Jim Aronsky
Rachel Carson William Accorsi
Rachel Fister's Blister Amy MacDonald
The Rag Coat Lauren A. Mills
Rain Forest Helen Cowcher
Rain Makes Applesauce Julian Scheer Apples/Rainy Days
The Rainbow Bridge Audrey Wood
The Rainbow Fish Marcus Pfister Sea Animals
Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale Marcus Pfister The Ocean/Value
of Communication
Rainbow Fish to the Rescue! Marcus Pfister Friendship/Values of
Kindness & Acceptance
of Others
Rapunzel Brothers Grimm
The Rattlebang Picnic Margaret Mahy
Raven: A Trickster Tale From the Gerald McDermott
Pacific North
Red Is Best Kathy Stinson Colors
Red Light, Green Light Golden MacDonald Safety
Regards to the Man in the Moon Ezra Jack Keats Imagination/Space
Regina's Big Mistake Marissa Moss
The Relatives Came Cynthia Rylant
Richard Scarry's Chipmunk's ABC Roberta Miller Springtime/ABCs
The Right Number of Elephants Jeff Sheppard; Elephants
illus. Felicia Bond
River Day Jane B. Mason
Roll-Over: A Counting Song Merle Peek
Rosie's Walk Pat Hutchins All About the Farm
Roxaboxen Alice McLerran Rocks
The Runaway Bunny Margaret Wise Brown Easter/Rabbits/Value
of Love
The Runaway Chick Robin Ravilious
Sadako Eleanor Coerr
The Salamander Room Anne Mazer
Sam and the Tigers Julius Lester
Sam Who Never Forgets Eve Rice Zoo/Safari
Sam's Sandwich David Pelham Insects/Food
Say It! Charlotte Zolotow
Scary, Scary Halloween Eve Bunting Halloween
School Emily Arnold McCully School Begins
School Bus Donald Crews
Seashore Story Taro Yashima Friends Around
the World
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree Gail Gibbons Weather/Seasons/Fall
Secret Valentine Laura Damon Valentine's Day
Seven Blind Mice Ed Young Mice/Colors
Shapes Guy Smalley Sizes & Shapes
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes Tana Hoban
Sheep in a Shop Nancy Shaw Lions & Lambs
Sheep on a Ship Nancy Shaw Lions & Lambs
The Sheepish Book of Opposites George Mendoza Opposites
The Shoemaker and the Elves Adrienne Adams, illus. Clothing
Shoes Elizabeth Winthrop Clothing
Shy Charles Rosemary Wells
The Sign Book William Dugan Safety
Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving Dinner Lillian Hoban Thanksgiving/Food
Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Beatrice Shenk
Child's Book of Poems de Regniers
Six Foolish Fishermen Benjamin Elkin Friends Around World/Occupations
The Skeleton Inside You Philip Balestrino My Body
Sleepy Bear Lydia Dabcovich Hibernation/Seasons
Sleepy Book Charlotte Zolotow Night & Day
Sleepy Heads Aileen Fisher Night & Day
Small Green Snake Libba Moore Gray
Small Pig Arnold Lobel Pigs/Mud & Dirt
The Smallest Cow in the World Katherine Paterson
Smokey Bill Peet Transportation
Snakes Seymour Simon
Snap! Marcia Vaughan
Snowballs Lois Ehlert
The Snowman Raymond Briggs Snow
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats Winter Days/Snow
Some Things Go Together Charlotte Zolotow Valentine's Day
Something Big Has Been Here Jack Prelutsky
Something Special for Me Vera B. Williams Music/Birthday/
Money
Somewhere in the World Right Now Stacy Schuett
Song and Dance Man Karen Ackerman Grandparents/Values
of Kindness, Loyalty,
Diversity, & Empathy
Soup Should Be Seen, Not Heard Beth Brainard and
Sheila Behr
Space Case Edward Marshall Space/Halloween
Spider on the Floor Raffi
Splish, Splash! Joan Bransfield Graham Water
Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails Nancy Tafuri All About the Farm
Squirrel Nutkin Beatrix Potter Fall
St. Patrick's Day in the Morning Eve Bunting St. Patrick's Day
Stand Back, Said the Elephant, Patricia Thomas Zoo Safari
I'm Going to Sneeze!
Stanely Syd Hoff
The Star Spangled Banner Peter Spier
Stellaluna Jannell Cannon
Stevie John Steptoe
The Stinky Cheese Man and Jon Scieszka
Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Stone Soup Marcia Brown
The Storm Book Charlotte Zolotow Rainy Days
Storm in the Night Mary Stoltz
Storms Seymour Simon
The Story of Ruby Bridges Robert Coles
The Story of the Pilgrims Katharine Ross
The Stranger Chris Van Allsburg
Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea Vera B. & Jennifer
Williams
Suddenly! Colin McNaughton Pigs/Creepy Crawlers
The Supermarket Anne & Harlow Food/Community
Rockwell Helpers
Sukey and the Mermaid Robert D. San Souci
The Summer Snowman Gene Zion Winter Days/Snow
The Sun's Asleep Behind the Hill Mirra Ginsburg
Sunshine Jan Ormerod
Sunshine Makes the Seasons Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Swamp Angel Anne Isaacs
The Swapping Boy John Langstaff Friends Around
the World
Swimmy Leo Lionni Water Animals/
Value of Cooperation
Sylvester the Mouse With the Adelaide Holl Music
Musical Ear
Tacky the Penguin Helen Lester Friendship/ Penguins
Tail Twisters Aileen Fisher Rabbits
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny With Beatrix Potter Springtime/Rabbits
Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter Springtime/Rabbits
The Tale of Two Bad Mice Beatrix Potter Mice
Tales of Oliver Pig Jean Van Leeuwen Pigs
The Talking Eggs Robert D. San Souci
The Teddy Bears' Picnic Jimmy Kennedy
The Teeny Tiny Woman Jane O'Connor Halloween
Ten Apples Up on Top! Theo LeSieg
Ten Black Dots Donald Crews
Ten Little Ladybugs Melanie Gerth Insects
Ten, Nine, Eight Molly Bang
Thanksgiving Day Gail Gibbons
That's What a Friend Is P. K. Hallinan Family & Friends
There's No Such Thing as a Dragon Jack Kent
There's a Nightmare in My Closet Mercer Mayer Night & Day
Thidwich, the Big-Hearted Moose Dr. Seuss
The Third Planet: Exploring the Sally Ride
Earth From Space
This Is the Bear and the Scary Night Sarah Hayes
This Is the Farmer Nancy Tafuri
This Is the Way We Go to School Edith Baer
This Old Man Robin Michal Koontz
This Year's Garden Cynthia Rylant Seasons/Gardens
Three Ducks Went Wandering Ron Roy Easter/Mother's Day
The Three Bears Paul Galdone Bears
Three by the Sea Edward Marshall
Three Cheers for Tacky Helen Lester Penguins
Three Little Indians Gene S. Stuart Thanksgiving/
American Indians
The Three Little Pigs James Marshall Fairy Tales
The Three Little Wolves and the Eugene Trivizas Contemporary Fairy
Big Bad Pig Tale
Through Grandpa's Eyes Patricia MacLachian
Through Moon and Stars and Ann Warren Turner
Night Skies
Thumbelina Hans Christian Andersen
Tico and the Golden Wings Leo Lionni Birds
Tidy Titch Pat Hutchins Clean Rooms
Tigress Helen Cowcher
Tilabel Patricia Coombs
Tim O'Toole and the Wee Folk Gerald McDermott
Time Flies Eric Rohmann Dinosaurs
Time for Bed Mem Fox
Timothy Goes to School Rosemary Wells
The Tiny Seed Eric Carle
Titch Pat Hutchins Totally Terrific Me
To Space and Back Sally Ride and
Susan Okie
To Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street Dr. Seuss
Toad for Tuesday Russell E. Erickson Animals/Fantasy
Today Is Monday Eric Carle
Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose Tomie dePaola
The Tomten Astrid Lindgren Winter Days/Snow
Tops and Bottoms Janet Stevens
The Tortilla Factory Gary Paulsen
The Tortoise and the Hare Janet Stevens
The Town Mouse and the Lorinda Bryan Cauley
Country Mouse
Train Song Diane Siebert Transportation
Trains Anne F. Rockwell
The Trek Ann Jonas Zoo/Safari
The Trip Ezra Jack Keats
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Jon Scieszka
The Tub People Pam Conrad
Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast Jack Prelutsky
Umbrella Taro Yashima Clothing
Under the Moon Dyan Sheldon
Uno, Dos, Tres: One, Two, Three Pat Mora
Valentine's Day Gail Gibbons
The Vanishing Pumpkin Tony Johnston Halloween
The Very Busy Spider Eric Carle Five Senses
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle Insects/Food
The Very Lonely Firefly Eric Carle
The Very Quiet Cricket Eric Carle Five Senses/Insects
Village of Round and Square Houses Ann Grifalconi
The Village Tree Taro Yashima Japan
Wake Up, Little Children: Jim Aylesworth
A Rise-and-Shine Rhyme
Walter the Baker Eric Carle
We Are Best Friends Aliki
The Wednesday Surprise Eve Bunting
Weird Parents Audrey Wood Family
The Whales' Song Dyan Sheldon Water Animals/Whales
What About Ladybugs Celia Godkin
What Does Word Bird See? Jane Belk Moncure Animal Homes
What Happened to Patrick's Carol Carrick Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs?
What Makes a Bird a Bird? Mary Garelick
What Sank the Boat? Pamela Allen
What Would You Do if You Lived Nancy White Carlstrom
at the Zoo?
The Wheels on the Bus Paul Zelinsky Transportation
When Autumn Comes Robert Maass Fall Harvest
When I Am Old With You Angela Johnson
When I Was Five Arthur Howard Identity/Friendship
When the Wind Stops Charlotte Zolotow
Where Do They Go? Insects in Winter Millicent E. Selsam Insects
Where Does the Sun Go at Night? Mirra Ginsburg Sun
Where Is Spot Eric Hill
Where the Bald Eagles Gather Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Where the Sidewalk Ends Shel Silverstein
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak Feelings/Unconditional
Love
Where's My Teddy? Jez Alborough Sizes & Shapes
Whistle for Willie Ezra Jack Keats Pets/Air
White Snow, Bright Snow Alvin Tresselt Winter Days/Snow
Who Said Red? Mary Serfozo Colors
Who Says That? Arnold L. Shapiro
Who Uses This? Margaret Miller Occupations/
Construction/Tools
Who Will Be My Friends? Syd Hoff
Who's in Rabbit's House? Verna Aardema
A Masai Tale
Whose Mouse Are You? Robert Kraus Family & Friends/Mice
Whose Shoe? Margaret Miller Shoe Week
Why the Chicken Crossed the Road David Macaulay Birds
Why the Sun and the Moon Elphinstone Dayrell Friends Around
Live in the Sky the World/Space
Will I Have a Friend? Miriam Cohen School Begins/
Family & Friends
William the Backwards Skunk Chuck Jones
The Wild Christmas Reindeer Jan Brett
The Wind Blew Pat Hutchins Wind
Window Jeannie Baker
The Wump World Bill Peet
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod Eugene Field
Yankee Doodle Edward Bangs
The Year at Maple Hill Farm Alice & Martin All About the Farm
Provensen
Young Martin Luther King, Jr. Joanne Mattern
Your Mother Was a Neanderthal Jon Scieszka
Your Skin and Mine Paul Showers My Body
The Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book Jerry Pallotta Animals/ABCs
Yummers! James Marshall Pigs/Food
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin Lloyd Moss Music
Zinnia and Dot Lisa Ernst Campbell
Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Gerald McDermott
Tale From the West
The Zoo Book Jan Pfloog Zoo/Safari
Zoo Dreams Cor Hazelaar Night