| Title |
Author |
Comments |
| See
How It's Made |
Smith,
Penny |
Cool
book with pictures of how all sorts of things are made |
| The
Cheese |
Palatini,
Margie |
Very
funny tale about "the Cheese", who famously stands alone in the
tune "The Farmer in the Dell" |
| Oops |
Geisert,
Arthur |
No
words - just fantastic pictures. It challenges a young reader to
form the story in their mind. |
| The
End |
LaRochelle,
David
illustrated by Richard Egielski (on of my favs) |
Creative
tale that starts at the end and winds to the beginning. |
| BlackBeard
and the Birthday Suit: The Hairiest Pirate who Ever Lived |
McElliot,
Matthew |
Funny! |
| One
Potato, Two Potato |
DeFelice,
Cynthia |
Funny
folk tale |
| Aunt
Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair |
Polacco,
Patricia |
Clever
tale....a a nice moral about the virtues of reading! |
| The
Time Warp Trio: Knights of the Kitchen Table |
Scieszka,
Jon |
Good
series |
| Supersnouts |
Bjorkman,
Steve |
Nathaniel
loves this one - must be boy thing with robbers...not my favorite! |
| Why
Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears |
Aardema,
Verna |
Won
the Caldecott, fun folk tale |
| I'm
Proud of You: My Friendship with Mr. Rogers |
Madigan,
Tim |
For
Grown-ups - I love Mr. Rogers and enjoyed this book about a journalist who
developed a close friendship with Mr. Rogers. Reveals Mr. Rogers to
be the kind man I imagined him to be. |
| Max's
Words |
Banks,
Kate |
Great
story ...includes many sight words in a rich story line. |
| Even
More Parts |
Arnold,
Ted |
Funny
book of idiomatic phrases. |
| Follow
the Line Through the House |
Ljunkvist,
Laura |
Great
visual book - perfect for pre-reading skills or just plain
fun. Author has other books like this in series. |
| Chickerella |
Auch,
Mary Jane and Herm |
Very
funny - part of a series of spoofs on classic tales |
| Dimity
Dumpty: The Story of Humpty Dumpty's Little Sister |
Graham,
Bob |
|
| Solomon
The Rusty Nail |
Steig,
William |
Very
funny and quirky |
| I
Lost My Bear |
Feiffer,
Jules |
Funny! |
| Farmer
Enno and His Cow |
Rassmus,
Jens |
A
German author, a great surreal folktale |
| Someday
You'll Thank me for This |
Gellman,
Marc |
For
older readers - a chapter book. |
| Akiak |
Blake,
Robert |
A
great story of bravery and perseverance and the Iditarod. |
| The
Rules |
Kelley,
Marty |
Very
funny! Also love Winter Woes and Fall is Not Easy |
| Sweet
Tooth |
Palatini,
Margie |
Anything
we've read by this author has been very funny and good! Other titles are
Tub-boo-boo and Bedhead. |
| Mom
and Dad are Palindromes |
Shulman,
Mark |
Great
way for kids to learn what a palindrome is! |
| The
Gum Chewing Rattler |
Joe
Hayes |
Very
humorous and illustrations are great. |
| The
Works |
Sony
Wonder Video |
Another
great video series about how things are constructed. |
| Did
You Ever Wonder Series |
Video |
A
great series about how different things are made. |
| Here
Comes Darrell |
Schubert,
Leda |
Woodcuts
by noted illustrator Mary Azarian |
| A
Country Doctor's Casebook: Tales from the North Woods |
MacDonald,
Roger ; M.D. |
Autobiography
of doctor in Minnesota's North Woods. Each chapter tells the story of one
of his patients. I read it while camping and shared the stories with
the kids on hikes. |
| If
I had a Snowplow |
Patrick,
Jean L.S. |
|
| Even
Firefighters Hug their Moms |
MacLean,
Christine |
Great
fiction story about a hug resistant little boy (very much like my own!) |
| Flush:
Treating Wastewater |
Coombs,
Karen Mueller |
|
| Drip
Drip, How H20 Gets to Your Tap |
Seuling,
Barbara |
Great
explanation of water treatment. |
| The
Stanley Series |
Frazier,
Craig |
A
series of books with clever stories and cool illustrations (optical
illusions) |
| Clara
Caterpillar |
Edwards,
Pamela Duncan |
Gentle
story celebrating how everyone develops at their own pace. |
| An
Undone Fairy Tale |
Lendler,
Ian |
Humorous
- kindergarten/elementary |
| Five
Trucks |
Floca,
Brian |
Great
truck story - especially before a plane trip! |
| The
White House: An Illustrated Guide |
Grace,
Catherine O'Neill |
Must
read for anyone interested in Washington D.C.! |
| The
Ugly Truckling |
Gordon,
David |
A
truck oriented twist on the ugly duckling. |
| American
Kids in History: Coloniel Days |
King,
David C |
|
| The
Baby Bee Bee Bird |
Massie,
Diane Redfield (author)
Kellogg, Steven (illustrator) |
Great
bedtime story - pictures are fun! |
| Imagine
a Day |
Thomson,
Sarah author
Gonsalves, Rob illustrator |
Amazing
art - the pictures are full of optical illusions. Reminds me of
Salvador Dali. |
| Turtle
Crossing |
Chrustowski,
Rick |
Good
factual story about life of painted turtle |
| The
Animal Hedge |
Fleischman,
Paul
illustrations by Ibatoulline, Bagram |
Annabelle
loves this tale and asked that I include it here. Illustrations are
fantastic. Ages 5-8 |
| First
Things First |
Fraser,
Betty |
A
picture book explaining some common idiomatic phrases. |
| When
I Feel Sad |
Spelman,
Cornelia Maude |
A
great book (in a series) about how to handle emotions for young kids (ages
3 and up) |
| The
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
Oram,
Hiawyn |
A
condensed version of the C.S. Lewis classic, fantastic illustrations |
| I
know a Old Lady who Swallowed a Pie |
Jackson,
Allison |
Great
for Thanksgiving |
| One
Fine Day |
Hogrogian,
Nonny |
A
classic tale - chain of events a fox follows to repair his folly. |
| Bouncing
on the Bed |
Koller,
Jackie French |
One
of those preschool stories I don't mind reading over and over. Great
pictures. |
| Grump |
Wong,
Janet |
This
book is so me - any mother will appreciate it. Preschool level |
| A Packet of Seeds |
Hopkinson, Deborah |
A touching story about the
hardships of frontier life from a young girls perspective. |
| What your First Grader
needs to Know |
Hirsch,
E.D. Jr. |
A great series - I plan to
use it this summer for a light home school |
| Games for Writing |
Kaye, Peggy |
Great resource for Grade
schoolers |
| Little Rose of Sharon |
Gurley, Nan |
Fantastic story - draws
analogy to the cross of Christ. Read every Easter! |
| And then it rained...And
then the sun came out |
Dragonwagon, Crescent |
A fun circle story |
| I Dreamed I was a
Ballerina |
Pavlova, Anna |
Pictures by Edgar Degas -
every girl should read! |
| Its a Spoon, Not a Shovel |
Bvehner, Caralyn |
A humorous look at manners
- grade school level. |
| Gorilla |
Browne, Anthony |
Sweet, touching
tale...birthday theme |
| I Wonder Why series... |
Kingfisher Publishing |
Great series on various
topics. |
| Too Many Pears |
French, Jackie |
Funnier every time I read
it - the pictures are great |
| Imaginative Inventions:
the who, what, where, when and why |
Harper, Charise Mercile |
Excellent book for curious
grade schoolers |
| There was a Cold Lady who
Swallowed some snow |
Colandro, Lucille |
A Riot! Pictures are great
too |
| A Valentine for Norman
Noggs |
Gregory, Valiska |
|
| Harper Collins Treasury of
Picture Books |
Harper Collins, various
authors |
The best collection I've
seen. |
| Franny B. Kranny There's a
Bird in your Hair |
Lerner, Harriet and
Goldhor, Susan |
Another funny read! |
| Why I will Never, Ever,
Ever, Ever have enough Time to Read this Book |
Charlip, Remy |
Funny - Age first grade
and up |
| Dear Rebecca, Winter is
Here |
George, Jean Craighead |
Beautiful tale about the
cycle of seasons. |
| First
Year Letters |
Danneberg, Julie |
Hilarious! Humorous
letters written to first grade teacher from her students. |
| Snowshapes: A Read and Do
book |
Moffat, Judith |
An Easy reader - text is
not stunning but had great directions for winter paper crafts. |
| Don't Make Me laugh |
Stevenson, James |
Funny. |
| No More Pies! |
Munsch, Robert |
Very funny - I like most
anything written by Munsch! |
|
|
|
| Its
Thanksgiving |
Prelutsky,
Jack |
|
| This
is the Turkey |
Levine,
Abby |
very
cute holiday story - for ages 2 and up |
| Thanksgiving:
Stories and Poems |
Bauer,
Caroline Feller |
a
lovely collection. Borrowed from the library but I may have to buy it! |
| The
Seals on the Bus |
Hort,
Lenny |
a
new take on "the wheels on the bus". I love it! |
| Food
Fight |
Shields,
Carol Diggory |
Very
punny, funny book. |
| A
Kitten's Year |
Day,
Nancy Raines |
Gorgeous
pictures |
| Jesse
Bear, What will you Wear |
Carlstrom,
Nancy White |
I
love all the Jesse Bear books |
| Toes
are to Tickle |
Roddie,
Shen |
Love
the pictures, I never tire of reading this one. |
| Wiggle
Waggle |
London,
Jonathon |
Fun
takes on animal sounds |
| Crunch,
Munch |
London,
Jonathon |
Funny
book about the sounds animals make when noshing. |
| That
Makes me Mad! |
Kroll,
Steven |
Very
good book about anger - funny |
| Sometimes
I wonder if Poodles like noodles |
Numeroff,
Laura |
A
fun first book of poetry |
| Thomas
Snowsuit |
Munsch,
Robert |
Hilarious.
the funniest book I've ever read. Reminds me of Nathaniel! |
| Gone
is Gone |
Gag,
Wanda |
A
fun classic about a hubby who takes over wife's chores for the day.
Written in the 1940s I think! |
| Sing
a Song of Piglets: A Calendar in Verse |
Bunting,
Eve |
A
song book (sung to the tune "sing a song of sixpence") - very
cute. It helped Nathaniel learn the months of the year! |
| What
do you do with a Kangaroo |
Mayer,
Mercer |
A
classic |
| The
Old Woman Who Named Things |
Rylant,
Cynthia |
Great
pictures, cute story, I love Cynthia Rylant's books! |
| Mr.
Belinsky's Bagels |
Schwartz,
Ellen |
A
fun story about Bagels - my favorite food! |
|
Hermie |
Lucado, Max |
Annabelle loves this cute tale
about a caterpillars transformation. |
|
The Friendly Beasts |
Blumen, John |
A classic English Christmas
carol. This version has several fun verses not in the
original. |
|
The Little Brute Family |
Hoban, Russell |
Classic from the 1960s |
|
The Storytelling Princess |
Martin, Rafe |
Funs twists in this fairy
tale! |
|
Queenie Farmer had Fifteen
daughters |
Campbell, Ann-Jeanette |
Great pictures and fun
story...helps learn the days of the week. |
|
Lily's Garden |
Ray, Deborah |
Walks through the life of the
garden , month-by-month. Each page has non-fiction blurb with an
activity or concept. |
|
Molly and the Magic Wishbone |
McClintock, Barbara |
Fantastic story -
loosely based on Charles Dickens story The Magic Fishbone. |
|
Summerhouse |
Anholt, Laurence |
Great imaginative story about
escaping winter's gloom |
|
Piggy's Pancake Parlor |
McPhail, David |
Great pictures, cute
story. A "junior" chapter book |
|
A Farm of Her own |
Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie |
Good for all farm
lovers...like Annabelle |
|
Froggie went a-courtin' |
Trapiini, Iza |
Pictures are adorable.
One in a series of sing-along books |
|
A Kitten Called Moonlight |
Waddell, Martin |
A cozy story for a mom and
daughter |
|
Bijou, Bonbon and Bea: the
kittens who danced for Degas |
Sweeney, Joan |
Artistic impressionist
pictures and a fun story. |
|
Annie and the Wild Animals |
Brett, Jan |
A fun surprise for kitty
lovers... |
|
Farfallina & Marcel |
Keller, Holly |
Darling pictures and a
heart-warming story about a caterpiller and goslings journey to adulthood. |
|
One Morning in Maine |
McCloskey, Robert |
A classic...anyone ready to
lose that first tooth must read! |
|
My Little Artist |
Green, Donna |
Sort of poetic...Grandma
instills love of art to Granddaughter. |
|
The Tale of the Turnip |
Alderson, Brian |
Wonderful fable. |
|
Circle of Seasons |
Muller, Gerda |
Beautiful pictures |
|
Do You See A Mouse |
Waber, Bernard |
Fun read...and of course you
must find the mouse on each page |
|
A Fruit is a Suitcase for
Seeds |
Richards, Jean |
Very educational and fun! |
|
Poppleton in Spring |
Rylant, Cynthia |
Read all the Poppleton books!! |
|
Sixteen miles to spring |
Pelletier, Andrew Thomas |
Excellent fiction story about
spring's arrival |
|
Poppleton in fall |
Rylant, Cynthia |
Read all the Poppleton books!! |
|
The Scarecrow's Hat |
Brown, Ken |
Story about trading
things...fantastic! |
|
May I Bring a Friend |
De Regniers, Beatrice Schenk |
classic! |
|
Mushroom in the Rain |
Ginsburg, Mirra |
Great story about how mushroom
grows to protect all animals from a storm...cool 1970s look! |
|
I'm Mad |
Crary, Elizabeth |
EVERY CHILD should read this
one!!! It talks about mad feelings in a positive way...and gives
ideas for kids to deal with those mad feelings (mad song, mad dance,
etc). |
|
Ox-Cart Man |
Hall, Donald |
Story of farmer and all the
things he grows and trades. Great pictures, Caldecott winner. |
|
A ladder to the stars |
Puttock, Simon |
|
|
Nobody Likes Me! |
Krischanitz, Raoul |
Another one that all kids
should read....about making new friends. |
|
Butterfly Count |
Collard, Sneed B. |
Gorgeous pictures, nice
story...in the mood for summer! |
|
Poppleton |
Rylant, Cynthia |
I love this book! So fun
to read...it is just fun! |
|
Five Little Piggies |
Martin, David |
Very fun tale about why each
little piggie does what they do (ie why did this little piggie stay home?) |
|
To Market To Market |
Miranda, Anne |
Pictures are fun...great
rhymes. Modern art. |
|
Tops & Bottoms |
Stevens, Janet |
Crafty rabbit tricks a
bear...pictures and story are great (and educational) |
|
It's Going to Be Perfect |
Carlson, Nancy |
About what this mom thought
life with her little girl would be like and what it really was
like...great for kids and parents (picture book) |
|
Squeak's Good Idea |
Eilenberg, Max |
Fun story about a
picnic. Very simple...but I liked it! |
|
Where There's Bear, There's
Trouble |
Catchpool, Michael |
Fun round about story! |
|
Farmer Brown Shears his Sheep |
Sloat, Teri |
Fun story - shows what happens
to sheared sheep in a very funny way!!! |
|
Dream Snow |
Carle, Eric |
December must read! |
|
Christmas Present from a
Friend |
Kimura, Yuriko |
Very beautiful pictures...nice
story too. |
|
Mail for Husher Town |
Cuneo, Mary Louise |
Great for imaginative kids! |
|
Mordant's Wish |
Coursen, Valerie |
A long trail to make a mole's
wish come true |
|
Ben's Christmas Carol |
Forward, Toby |
A parallel of Charles Diken's
C Christmas Carol. On each page of the children's story of a mouse....the
parallel story of the scrooge is in the picture. |
|
Another Important Book |
Brown, Margaret Wise |
Fun! |
|
No Dragons for Tea: Fire
Safety for Kids (and Dragons) |
Pendziwol, Jean |
Fire safety in a non-scary
way...includes parent page on how to make a fire escape plan. |
|
Don't Laugh, Joe |
Kasza, Keiko |
Cute story about a possum
learning to "play dead". |
|
No Roses for Harry |
Zion, Gene |
Read Harry the Dirty Dog
too! This is a classic |
|
Ruthie's Big Old Coat |
Lacome, Julie |
Very cute...but contains mild
potty humor! |
|
George and Martha Rise and
Shine |
Marshall, James |
The entire George and Martha
series is a classic...must read! |
|
Ice Cream |
Cooper, Elisha |
Factual account of how ice
cream is made...in a story tone that holds attention! |
|
Autumn Leaves |
Robbins, Ken |
Excellent non fiction ...shows
common leaves found in yard. |
|
A Child's Book of Values |
Wright, Lesley |
Explains Christian concepts
like trust, honesty in s DK fashion. |
|
Never Take a Pig to Lunch: and
other poems about the fun of eating |
Westcott, Nadine Bernard |
Fun! |
|
Guess How Much I Love You |
McBratney, Sam |
A classic...must read |
|
Happy Birthday Amelia |
Moon, Nicola |
Birthday treasure hunt
surprise.. |
|
Princess Chamomile's Garden |
Oram, Hiawyn |
P-cess Cham. dreams of her own
garden...and builds one! |
|
The ten commandments for
children |
Rock, Lois |
|
|
Walter the baker |
Carle, Eric |
A tale of how pretzels were
invented |
|
The caterpillar and the
polliwog |
Kent, Jack |
|
|
Birdsong |
Wood, Audrey |
Gorgeous pictures and
educational. Teaches birds, songs and regions |
|
Bunny day: telling time from
breakfast to bedtime |
Walton, Rick |
Love the pictures. Find the
clock in each picture |
|
Meet the
Marching Smithereens |
Hates, Ann |
Teaches
instruments and what they look like. Great! |
|
Wake Up,
Little Children A Rise and Shine Rhyme |
Aylesworth,
Jim |
Nice pictures…summery. |
|
Harry's Home |
Anholt,
Catherine and Laurance |
City boy
visits grandpa in the country |
|
If You were
Born a Kitten |
Bauer, Marion
Dane |
Great pictures
and words…sappy! |
|
When Spring
Comes |
Maass, Robert |
Great
photographs…one book for each season |
|
Daddy Makes
the Best Spagetti |
Hines, Anna
Grossnickle |
Fun story for
dads. |
|
A-hunting We
Will Go |
Kellogg,
Steven |
Great sing
along with good pictures |
|
Kitty in the
City: mind your manners, sil vous plait |
Foster,
Kinsley |
Great
practical manners book |
|
I Like Your
Buttons |
Lamstein,
Sarah Marwil |
lets you see
how good deeds pass on |
|
The Animal's
Song |
Harrison,
David Lee |
Very fun rhyme
and rhythm |
|
Cook-a-doodle-doo |
Stevens, Janet |
A spoof of
"The Little Red Hen"…charming and cute |
|
Farm Flu |
Bateman,
Teresa |
A must read
for a sick kid! |
|
Bunny's Noisy
Book |
Brown,
Margaret-Wise |
Fun…kids get
to answer questions and make noises |
|
I love you,
Dad |
Arno, Iris
Hiskey |
|
|
I love you ,
Mom |
Arno, Iris
Hiskey |
|
|
Is your Mama a
Llama |
Guarino,
Deborah |
|
|
Grandmother
Winter |
Root, Phyllis |
|
|
I Love You
When |
Hasse, John
Edward |
|
|
What Baby
Needs |
Sears, William |
|
|
Baby on the
Way |
Sears, William |
|
|
Rabbits &
Raindrops |
Arnosky, Jim |
|
|
Little Tree |
Cummings, E.E. |
|
|
A Pussycat's
Christmas |
Brown,
Margaret-Wise |
Pictures are
so fun! |
|
Flannel Kisses |
Brennan, Linda
Crotta |
|
|
On a Wintry
Morning |
Chaconas, Dori |
Pictures are
gorgeous |
|
Paperwhite |
Wallace, Nancy
Elizabeth |
Fun to read
and grow your own paperwhites! |
|
Cyndy
Szekerers' The Deep Blue Sky Twinkles with Stars |
Szekerers,
Cyndy |
|
|
Meow Monday |
Root, Phyllis |
Fun…any book
from the Giggle Club Series |