Anno's Alphabet (Mitsumasa Anno)
Uniquely imaginative alphabet book with surrealistic and visual paradoxes to examine and enjoy.HoM: 5, 11
Anno's Counting House (Mitsumasa Anno)
A multitude of mathematical concepts can be found in this fascinating wordless picture story. HoM: 5, 11
Are You My Mother (P.D. Eastman)
Baby bird searches for his mother, questioning everyone and everything in sight. His efforts are rewarded. HoM: 1, 7
Arrow to the Sun (Gerald McDermott)
The spirit of the sun comes to earth in this Pueblo folktale. HoM: 12
Beauty and the Beast (Traditional)
Beauty can understand the Beast because she sees through his rough exterior to his essence. HoM: 3
Bedtime for Frances (Russel Hoban)
Frances's bedime delaying tactics are amusing, and her parents' patience is admirable. HoM: 3
Best Friends (Miriam Cohen)
Kindergartners Paul and Jim learn about friendship—its difficulties and rewards. HoM: 3
The Big Snow (Berta and Elmer Hader)
Each woodland animal remembers what the signs of winter mean and prepare for their survival.
HoM: 8
Black and White (David Macaulay)
A unique and challenging picture book for thinkers. Is it one story or four? HoM: 4, 5, 11
The Blind Men and the Elephant (Lillian Quigley)
In this folktale from India, six men examine an elephant, "seeing" it differently because of their
past experiences. HoM: 8
Blueberries for Sal (Robert McCloskey)
Lots of tasting and touching, sights and sounds when Sal and Little Bear go picking blueberries
with their mothers. HoM: 10
The Breman Town Musicians (Elizabeth Shub)
Four animals who have decided to become musicians outsmart thieves in ingenious ways. HoM:
11
Caps for Sale (Esphyr Slobodkina)
The peddler carefully and precisely arranges his caps repeatedly. When the caps are stolen by the
monkeys, he uses the monkeys' own tricks to get them back. HoM: 1, 8
Cloudy With the Chance of Meatballs (Judi Barrett)
The town of Chewandswallow enjoys its unusually delicious weather until its very existence is
threatened. HoM: 4, 11
Curious George (H.A. Rey)
Being curious and impulsive gets George into lots of mischief. HoM: 2, 12
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash (Trinka Hakes Noble)
When a mom asks her child a series of questions about a field trip to a farm, the answers add up
to an amazing tale. HoM: 7, 12
Dr. DeSoto (William Steig)
Can a "mousey" dentist pull a tooth and out-fox his "foxy" patient? HoM: 1, 4, 6, 11
Each, Peach, Pear, Plum (Janet Ahlberg)
Can you find the nursery rhyme characters hiding in these pictures? HoM: 4, 5, 6, 8, 11
The Emperor's New Clothes (Hans Christian Anderson)
Being afraid and hesitant to ask questions lead to blind acceptance of an absurd situation. HoM:
7
Fables (Arnold Lobel)
The moral of each fable will be understood best when it can be applied to personal situations.
HoM: 5, 8
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (Dr. Seuss)
Careful counting solves the mystery of Bartholomew's hats. HoM: 6
The Frog Prince (Paul Galdone)
What the princess promises to the frog in haste, she later regrets. HoM: 2
George and Martha (James Marshall)
Simple tales of two hippo friends sharing the lessons of friendship. HoM: 3
Hey, Al (Arthur Yorinka)
Al and his dog Eddie escape their tedious life when a marvelous bird transports them to an island
paradise. HoM: 12
Horton Hatches the Egg (Dr. Seuss)
Despite everything, Horton the elephant keeps his promise to take care of Maizie's egg. "An elephant's faithful, One hundred percent!" HoM: 1
Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg)
After Peter and Judy find a game in the park, they have an extraordinary adventure that blends fantasy and reality. HoM: 4, 11
Koko's Kitten (Francine Patterson)
Koko is a gorilla who communicates in sign language. Her interpretations provoke a close look at language and its reflection of the thinking process. HoM: 5, 9
The Little House (Virginia Lee Burton)
Changes occur as a little house in the country gets crowded out by the encroaching city. HoM: 6, 8, 9
Little Red Riding Hood (Traditional)
Little Red Riding Hood must use her perceptions and questioning skills to figure it all out. HoM: 7, 10
Little Island (Margaret Wise Brown)
The wonders of the natural world are revealed in the sensory descriptions of an island. HoM: 10, 12
The Magic School Bus (Joanna Cole)
This imaginative story of Ms. Frizzles' class trip to the waterworks is embedded with science concepts and vocabulary. HoM: 9
Make Way for Ducklings (Robert McCloskey)
Join a tour of Boston with the ducklings as they make their way to a new home. HoM: 1, 9, 10, 12
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (Virginia Lee Burton)
Mike and his steam shovel, Mariannne, are determined to get the difficult job done and prove their worthiness. HoM: 1
Miss Nelson books (Harry Allard)
HoM: 4, 6, 7, 11
Noisy Nora (Rosemary Wells)
Nora needs attention and will do anything to get it. HoM: 1
Old Woman and Her Pig (Paul Galdone)
The old woman must follow a sequence of events in order to get her pig home. HoM: 1, 6
One Fine Day (Nonny Hogrogian)
As Fox negotiates with others to complete a chain of events, he must listen so that the sequence can be retraced and he can get his tail back. HoM: 6
Outside Over There (Maurice Sendak)
An unusually ambiguous story to ponder and interpret. HoM: 4, 11
Owl Moon (Jane Yolen)
Though it's hard to be quiet, a little girl finds a winter night's walk with her father to be an awesome experience. HoM: 2, 10, 12
Puss in Boots (Traditional)
Puss devises a clever and logical plan that benefits himself and his master. HoM: 5, 11
Pecos Bill (Steven Kellogg)
A western tall tale of crazy situations and impossible doings. HoM: 4, 11
Polar Express (Chris Van Allsburg)
A beautifully illustrated Christmas story of a boy who receives a special gift after a magical train ride to the North Pole. HoM: 7
Richard Scarry's Best First Book Ever (Richard Scarry)
Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm explore the world and develop their vocabulary. HoM: 9
Rotten Ralph (Jack Gantos)
Sarah's cat just can't stop his nasty deeds until the consequences of a visit to the circus make him change his rotten ways. HoM: 2
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
Peter discovers the magic of snow—how it feels and other physical properties. HoM: 7, 10
Stone Soup (Marcia Brown)
Hungry soldiers trick the suspicious villagers into making them soup with hidden food. HoM: 11
The Story About Ping (Marjorie Flack)
A night of adventure on the Yangtze River for a little duck who gets separated from his family. HoM: 2, 3, 7, 11
The Story of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf)
This Spanish bull doesn't want to fight in the bullring—he loves life and flowers. HoM: 3
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (William Steig)
Sylvester learns that making the best wishes requires careful wording after he turns himself into a rock. HoM: 9
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
Classic tale of Peter's adventures in Farmer McGregor's garden. HoM: 2, 10, 7, 11
There's an Alligator Under My Bed (Mercer Mayer)
A small boy wants to get rid of the alligator under his bed. He devises a plan and follows it through. HoM: 5, 11
There's a Nightmare in My Closet (Mercer Mayer)
Find out what to do if you're afraid to open your closet door. HoM: 6, 10, 11
The Three Wishes (Margot Zemach)
A woodcutter and his wife waste their big chance by making foolish and trivial wishes. HoM: 2
Tikki Tikki Tembo (Arlene Mosel)
This Chinese folktale tells the perils of having a long name when Chang must repeat his brother's
name correctly in order to save him. HoM: 9
The Tortoise and the Hare (Aesop fable)
The tortoise's steady pace wins the race. HoM: 1
The Very Busy Spider; The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
Books that invite children to "touch." HoM: 10, 11
What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs (Carol Carrick)
Patrick wants the facts about dinosaurs. Illogical and impossible ideas are countered in his discussion with his brother Hank. HoM: 4, 6, 7
What Happens Next? (Janina Domanska)
To win his freedom, a peasant tells a tall tale of contradictions to the Baron in which the inaccuracies provide the humor. HoM: 6, 11
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Max embarks on a wild fantasy adventure to escape an unpleasant situation. HoM: 11
Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears (Verna Aardema)
Misunderstandings start a chain of events in the jungle. King Lion calls upon the animals to think and problem solve. HoM: 3, 5
The Wreck of the Zephyr (Chris Van Allsburg)
The memories of an old sailor are inspired by a wrecked sailboat. HoM: 3, 8, 12
