Lizard's Song -- by George Shannon (Author) (Book - Child)
"Bear was the kind who, when he wanted something, took it. And what he wanted was Lizard's song. Lizard was happy to share it, but somehow Bear just couldn't seem to get it right. 'A jolly, amiable...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Chloe and Maude -- by Sandra Boynton (Author) (Book - Child)
"A rare find, a truly funny and insightful book for children. Kids of all ages will delight in the quirky friendship of Maude, the imaginative, temperamental cat, and her friend, Chloe, who is...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Potatoes, Potatoes -- by Anita Lobel (Author) (Book - Child)
"There was once an old woman who had a potato farm and two hardworking, loving sons. But one day one son ran away to the army of the east; the other son joined the army of the west. Caldecott...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Here Comes Alex Pumpernickel -- by Fernando Krahn (Author) (Book - Child)
"Follows little Alex Pumpernickel through a series of misadventures from dawn to dusk." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
What Do People Do All Day? -- by Richard Scarry (Author) (Book - Child)
"Fewer labels but tons of pictorial information about work, workers, and the tools they use all set in short-story format. Scarry breaks down complex processes into child-size bites of information." ...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
One At a Time -- by David McCord (Author) (Book - Child)
"An illustrated collection of poems about diverse topics including nature, animals, favorite places, and colors." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The 18th Emergency -- by Betsy Byars (Author) (Book - Child)
"When the toughest boy in school swears to kill him, twelve-year-old Mouse finds little help from friends and must prepare for this emergency alone." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Hundred Penny Box -- by Sharon Mathis (Author) (Book - Child)
"Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mother, who wants to toss out all her old things." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Wagon Wheels -- by Barbara Brenner (Author) (Book - Child)
"Shortly after the Civil War a black family travels to Kansas to take advantage of the free land offered through the Homestead Act." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Enormous Egg -- by Oliver Butterworth (Author) (Book - Child)
"When Nate Twitchell discovers that one of his family's hens has the biggest egg he has ever seen, he is determined to see it hatch. And when it does, neither he nor his parents, townspeople, the...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
