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Old
Black Fly by
Jim Aylesworth; illustrated by Stephen Gammell.
A busy black fly has a busy bad day landing where he shouldn't.
Click,
Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin; illustrated
by Betsy Lewin.
Farmer Brown's cows use a typewriter they have found to communicate their
demands for things like electric blankets and then threaten to strike if
those demands aren't met.
Abuela by
Arthur Dorros.
While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a girl imagines them flying
over New York City.
Red-eyed
Tree Frog by Joy Cowley; photographs by Nic Bishop.
A red-eyed tree frog looks for something to eat while avoiding the many
dangers of the rain forest.
Waiting
for Wings by Lois Ehlert.
Brightly colored pictures illustrate the life cycle of a butterfly.
Olivia by
Ian Falconer.
Olivia, the feisty pig, wears out everyone around her with her boundless
energy and imagination.
Lilly's
Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes.
Lilly absolutely loves her new purple plastic purse, but when she takes
it to school, her teacher must teach her the value of patience.
Hush:
A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho; illustrated by Holly Meade.
A mother asks that all the animals nearby be quiet so that her baby might
sleep.
The
Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort; illustrated by G. Brian Karas.
Noisy animals join an unsuspecting family on a hilarious bus ride.
Julius by
Angela Johnson; illustrated by Dav Pilkey.
Maya wants a pet, but she never expected the Alaskan pig that her grandfather
sends her.
Zin!
Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss; illustrated by Marjorie
Priceman.
Ten instruments take their parts, one by one, in a musical performance.
Bitter
Bananas by Isaac O. Olaleye; illustrated by Ed Young.
Yusuf must devise a plan to stop the baboons from stealing his palm sap.
Yo!
Yes? by Chris Raschka.
Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and
become friends.
Officer
Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman.
The school children ignore Officer Buckle's safety presentations until
he starts bringing a police dog named Gloria with him.
We're
Going On a Bear Hunt retold by Michael Rosen; illustrated
by Helen Oxenbury.
Brave bear hunters must cross a series of obstacles to reach the object
of their search.
Tree
of Cranes by Allen Say.
A Japanese boy learns about Christmas when his mother decorates a pine
tree with paper cranes.
Where
the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
After being sent to bed without his supper, Max sets sail to the land of
wild things where he becomes their king.
Rain by
Manya Stojic.
Each animal on the African savanna uses a different sense to predict the
coming of rain.
The
Three Pigs by David Wiesner.
This version of the classic story shows what happens when the wolf blows
the pigs right off the page.
Little
White Duck lyrics by Walt Whippo; music by Bernard Zaritzky;
illustrated by Joan Paley.
Based on the song of the same title, a little white duck causes a commotion
in its pond.
The
Napping House by Audrey Wood; illustrated by Don Wood.
A tiny flea manages to wake all the occupants of a "napping house."
How
Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? By Jane Yolen; illustrated by
Mark Teague.
Human parents try to put to bed realistic looking dinosaurs but the dinosaurs
come up with a series of stalling tactics.
Seven
Blind Mice by Ed Young.
Retelling of the Indian fable in which seven blind mice argue about the
different parts of an elephant that they discover.
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