The Foolish King -- by Lisl Weil (Author) (Book - Child)
"Mr. Humbug and Mr. Tricks, posing as tailors, sell vain King Panache a suit of clothes which they claim are invisible to anyone stupid." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Three Big Hogs -- by Daniel Pinkwater (Author) (Book - Child)
"While searching for a comfortable new home, three domestic hogs run into unexpected and alarming situations, including hostile residents and police, a butcher's shop and a fierce forest hog." From...
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Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Dear Daddy -- by Phillippe Dupasquier (Author) (Book - Child)
"The top portion of each double page spread shows Sophie's father on a long sea voyage, while the bottom portion shows her activites at home as she is describing them in a series of letters." From...
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Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
A Dog I Know -- by Barbara Brenner (Author) (Book - Child)
"One day in the life of a small boy and his very large dog." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Simple Pictures Are Best -- by Nancy Willard (Author) (Book - Child)
"A shoemaker and his wife being photographed for their wedding anniversary keep adding items to the picture despite the photographer's admonition that 'Simple pictures are best.'" From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Strega Nona -- by Tomie de Paola (Author) (Book - Child)
"De Paola's illustrations aptly capture the whimsy of this ancient tale... simple line drawings clearly reveal the agony and ecstasy of pasta power, the muted colors create just the right ambiance for...
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Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Day the Sun Danced -- by Edith Hurd (Author) (Book - Child)
"A poetic book about the animals in the forest who gather to welcome spring." From Choosing Books for Kids
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Red Fox and His Canoe -- by Nathaniel Benchley (Author) (Book - Child)
"Red Fox wants a big canoe. And when he gets it, he's off to catch a million fish. But Red Fox gets more than he bargained for in his roomy new canoe -- a bear and his buddies, two otters, a raccoon...
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Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
My Father's Dragon -- by Ruth Gannett (Author) (Book - Child)
"My Father's Dragon--a favorite of young readers since the 1940s and a Newbery honor book--captures the nonsensical logic of childhood in an amusingly deadpan fashion. The story begins when Elmer...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Skinnybones -- by Barbara Park (Author) (Book - Child)
Two comic novels portray the struggles of middle-grade boys trying to fit in. From Publishers Weekly
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)