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 Wild About Books. Illustrated by Marc Brown. Knopf, 2004. Wild About Books
Illustrated by Marc Brown. Knopf, 2004. In the summer of 2002, the Springfield librarian, Molly McGrew, by mistake drove the bookmobile into the zoo. What happens next is amazing, as animals learn to read and take up writing. What shall they do with all those books?  The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School Illustrated by Stephen Gammell Simon & Schuster, 2006 The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School
What happens when a girl waits until the last minute to do her school science project, and orders "Professor Swami's Super Slime" on the Internet? Chaos! Danger! Great globs of gluttonous goop! Fortunately, our heroine is up to the challenge.  Schoolyard Rhymes: Kids' Own Rhymes for Rope Skipping, Hand Clapping, Ball Bouncing, and Just Plain Fun
Illustrated by Meliss Sweet. Knopf, 2005 Kids, parents and grandparents will love sharing this collection of familiar and new playground rhymes.  Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf. Illustrated by J. Otto Seibold. Knopf, 2007.
The Big Bad Wolf--now an older, wiser wolf residing at the Villain Villa Retirement Center--is invited to tea at the library and must learn good manners. More adventures of B.B. Wolf coming in 2009, as he makes amends with former victims and starts a business with his fellow retirees.  Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems. Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Harcourt, 1998. Antarctic Antics:
A Book of Penguin Poems Catapulted into best-sellerdom when it was read by Daniel Pinkwater and Scott Simon on NPR's Weekend Edition, Antarctic Antics is book of funny poems about the real lives of emperor penguins. Includes "My Father's Feet," "Regurgitate" and "Antarctic Anthem."  What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile? Illustrated by Doug Cushman Harcourt, 2004 What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile
Learn to tell time as you read this wacky rhyme. A featured book at the Fall '07 Scholastic School Book Fairs.  Illustrated by Stefano Vitale. Clarion, 1996. An ALA Notable Book and recipient of the Aesop Prize from the American Folklore Society. Nursery Tales Around the World
A collection of variants of classic children's folktales, from "The Gingerbread Boy" to "The Tortoise and the Hare." Perfect for bedtime reading or for students first foray into comparative literature.  Can You Guess My Name?
Traditional Tales Around the World Illustrated by Stefano Vitale. Clarion, 2002. Recipient of the Aesop Prize of the American Folklore Society. |
Bestselling BooksPicture Books
Wild About Books
Illustrated by Marc Brown. Knopf, 2004. A New York Times bestseller. The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School
Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Simon & Schuster, 2006. When a girl's science project runs amok, she only has a few minutes to save the school! Schoolyard Rhymes: Kids' Own Rhymes for Rope Skipping, Hand Clapping, Ball Bouncing, and Just Plain Fun
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Knopf, 2005. A collection of favorite rhymes from the past century. Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf. Illustrated by J. Otto Seibold. Knopf, 2007.
Mind Your Manners, B.B. WolfThe Big Bad Wolf--a older, wiser wolf residing at the Villain Villa Retirement Center--is invited to tea at the library and must learn manners. Antarctic Antics:
A Book of Penguin Poems
Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Harcourt, 1998. The lives of emperor penguins told in unforgettably slily verse. Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Harcourt, 1998. What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile
Illustrated by Doug Cushman. Harcourt, 2004. Will Mr. Crocodile stick to his schedule? Will the monkeys be his dinner guests . . . or his dinner? Storytelling and Folklore Collections
Nursery Tales Around the World
Illustrated by Stefano Vitale. Clarion, 1996. A collection of variants of classic children's folktales, from "The Gingerbread Boy" to "The Tortoise and the Hare." Perfect for bedtime reading or for students first foray into comparative literature Can You Guess My Name?
Traditional Tales Around the World
Illustrated by Stefano Vitale. Clarion, 2002. Still more variants of favorite folktales, this time longer tales for older children, including "The Frog Prince" and "Hansel and Gretel," with detailed comparative folklore notes. |
