Spectacles -- by Ellen Raskin (Author) (Book - Child)
"Nearsighted Iris Fogel says that she sees a fire-breathing dragon and a giant pygmy nuthatch. Iris finally gets glasses and sees things in a different--and clearer--eay! Four-Color and...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Lentil -- by Robert McCloskey (Author) (Book)
"Lentil's harmonica playing saves the day when calamity threatens the homecoming celebration for the leading citizen of Alto, Ohio." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
White Dynamite and Curly Kidd -- by Bill Martin (Author) (Book - Child)
"The double-page spreads are filled with action and energy--cowboys on the boxes, rodeo clowns on the alert, the cantankerous bull twisting and bucking with Curly Kidd on his back. Dust, dirt, and...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Tell Me A Mitzi -- by Lore Segal (Author) (Book - Child)
"Publishers Weekly stated that 'Segal's antic words and Pincus's color pictures make a hilarious picnic,' an opinion shared by other reviewers. A Mitzi is one of the three mad stories about the...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Come Away from the Water, Shirley -- by John Burningham (Author) (Book - Child)
"Shirley's adventures at the beach are interspersed with familiar parental warnings." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Rumpelstiltskin -- by Brothers Grimm (Author) (Book - Child)
"The visual characterization of Rumpelstiltskin is a triumph: an odd elfin man with bulbous eyes, a gigantic, flat black hat, impossibly skinny arms and legs, and long, pointed black shoes. This...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Who's Seen the Scissors? -- by Fernando Krahn (Author) (Book - Child)
"The tailor's scissors suddenly take off on a rampage, snipping their way around town leaving a wake of mild destruction." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Little Bear -- by Maurice Sendak, Elsa Minarik (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Elsa Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak teamed up to create these simple stories that are deeply comforting and lovingly playful. In one story, "Birthday Soup," Little Bear cannot find his mother...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Littles -- by John Peterson (Author) (Book - Child)
"What's better than a cat to scare away mice? 'Why don't we try taming the cat?' said Tom Little. Uncle Pete looked from Mrs. Little to Mr. Little. 'Do you hear what the boy is saying? He's gone soft...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Hundred Dresses -- by Eleanor Estes (Author) (Book - Child)
"Wanda Petronski lives way up in shabby Boggins Heights, and she doesn't have any friends. Every day she wears a faded blue dress, which wouldn't be too much of a problem if she didn't tell her...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
