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Picture Books
Title Author / Comments
ABUELA  Dorros, Arthur
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY Viorst, Judith
ANANSI AND THE MOSS-COVERED ROCK  Eric A., Kimmel 
ANDY AND THE LION  Daugherty, James 
BARK, GEORGE  Feiffer, Jules
THE BOSSY GALLITO: A TRADITIONAL CUBAN FOLK TALE Gonzalez, Lucia M., retold by; illustrated by Lulu Delacre
BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCES Hoban, Russell; illustrated by Lillian Hoban
BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? Martin, Bill, Jr.; illustrated by Eric Carle
BRUNO MUNARI’S ABC MUNARI, BRUNO
BUZ Egielski, Richard
CAPS FOR SALE; A TALE OF A PEDDLER, SOME MONKEYS AND THEIR MONKEY BUSINESS Slobodkina, Esphyr
THE CARROT SEED Krauss, Ruth; illustrated by Crockett Johnson
A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER Williams, Vera B.
CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM Martin, Bill, Jr. and John Archambault; illustrated by Lois Ehlert
CLICK, CLACK, MOO : COWS THAT TYPE /  Cronin, Doreen
COME ALONG, DAISY!  Simmons, Jane
CORDUROY Freeman, Don
CURIOUS GEORGE Rey, H. A.
DINOSAUR ROAR!  Stickland, Paul and Henrietta 
DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS!  Willems, Mo
DUCK ON A BIKE  Shannon, David
FIRE TRUCK  Sís, Peter 
FREIGHT TRAIN Crews, Donald
FROGGY GETS DRESSED  London, Jonathan
THE GARDENER  Stewart, Sarah
GEORGE AND MARTHA Marshall, James
GO AWAY, BIG GREEN MONSTER! Emberley, Ed
GOIN’ SOMEPLACE SPECIAL  McKissack, Patricia
GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA Rathmann, Peggy
GOODNIGHT MOON Brown, Margaret W.; illustrated by Clement Hurd
GOSSIE Olivier, Dunrea
GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY Say, Allen
HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON Johnson, Crockett
HARRY THE DIRTY DOG Zion, Gene; illustrated by Margaret Graham
HENRY HIKES TO FITCHBURG  Johnson, D. B. (Donald B.)
HORTON HATCHES THE EGG Seuss, Dr.
HOW DO DINOSAURS SAY GOOD NIGHT?  Yolen, Jane
I KISSED THE BABY!  Murphy, Mary
IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE Numeroff, Laura J.
IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE: A YIDDISH FOLKTALE Zemach, Margot, retold and illustrated by
JOHN HENRY Lester, Julius; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
JULIUS Johnson, Angela; illustrated by Dav Pilkey
KITTEN’S FIRST FULL MOON  Henkes, Kevin
LILLY’S PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE Kevin, Henkes
THE LINE-UP BOOK  Marisabina, Russo
THE LITTLE RED HEN: AN OLD STORY  Zemach., Margot
LON PO PO: A RED RIDING HOOD STORY FROM CHINA  Young, Ed.
LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE Waber, Bernard
MABELA THE CLEVER  MacDonald , Margaret Read
MACHINES AT WORK  Barton, Byron
MADELINE Bemelmans, Ludwig
MAISY GOES SWIMMING Cousins, Lucy
MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS McCloskey, Robert
MAMA CAT HAS THREE KITTENS  Fleming, Denise
MARTHA SPEAKS  Meddaugh, Susan
MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL Burton, Virginia L.
MILLIONS OF CATS Gág, Wanda
MISS NELSON IS MISSING! Allard, Harry and James Marshall
MR. GUMPY'S OUTING Birmingham, John
MUNCHA! MUNCHA! MUNCHA!  Fleming, Candace
MY FRIEND RABBIT  Rohmann, Eric
THE NAPPING HOUSE Wood, Audrey
NO, DAVID!  Shannon, DAVID
OFF TO SCHOOL, BABY DUCK!  Hest, Amy
OLD BLACK FLY Aylesworth, Jim
OLIVIA Falconer, Ian 
OWEN Henkes, Kevin
PAPA, PLEASE GET THE MOON FOR ME Carle, Eric
PIERRE: A CAUTIONARY TALE Sendak, Maurice
PUSS IN BOOTS  Perrault, Charles
ROUND TRIP Jonas, Ann
RUMPELSTILTSKIN Zelinsky, Paul O.
THE SNOWY DAY Keats, Ezra Jack
SPOTS, FEATHERS AND CURLY TAILS  Tafuri, Nancy
THE STRAY DOG  Marc, Simont
SWIMMY Lionni, Leo
TAR BEACH  Ringgold, Faith 
THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY Taback, Simms 
THE THREE BEARS Galdone, Paul
TRASHY TOWN  Zimmerman, Andrea Griffing
THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS BY A. WOLF Scieszka, John
TUESDAY Wiesner, David
UPTOWN Bryan, Collier
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR Carle, Eric
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Sendak, Maurice
WHERE'S SPOT? Hill, Eric
THE WOLF’S CHICKEN STEW  Kasza, Keiko
YOKO Wells, Rosemary
Wish List Selections
Title Author / Comments
Today I Will Fly   Mo Willems 
Thomas the Tank Engine (Series) Rev. W. Awdry
Smelly Bill Daniel Postgate
Arthur (Series) Marc Brown
Clifford the Big Red Dog (series) by  Norman Bridwell
Curious George (series) by  Margret and Hans Augusto Rey
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by  Laura Joffe Numeroff
The Mitten by  Jan Brett
Amelia Bedelia (series) by  Peggy Parish
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by  John Scieszka
Magic School Bus (series) by  Joanna Cole
1001 Animals to Spot Brocklehurst
1001 Things to Spot in Fairyland Doherty
1001 Things to Spot in the Sea Daynes
1001 Things to Spot in the Town Usborne
1001 Things to Spot on a Farm Doherty
Dog Breath Pilkey
A Bad Case of Stripes Shannon
Biscuit (many title in the series)      Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That… Cronin
Froggy (Many Tails) Jonathan London
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie Numeroff
Little Mouse, Red Ripe Strawberry  Wood
Skippy John Jones  Judy Schachner
Splat the Cat  Rob Scotton
Fancy Nancy Jane O’Connor
Gallop the Motion Book
Good Night Gorilla   Peggy Rathmann
Angelina Ballerina   Holabird Katherine
Other Book Needs (Bi-Lingual Spanish-English/Chapter/Etc)
Title Author / Comments
Clifford Books
Berenstain Bears
Arthur
Curious George
Eye Spy Books
DK Leveled Readers – non-fiction
Other non-fiction books about Spiders, Snakes, Cars and Trucks, Animals, Science, Dinosaurs, Birds, Sports.
Pop-Up Books
A-Z Mysteries Ron Roy
The Puppy Place Ellen Miles
Ready Freddy Abby Klein
Rainbow Magic Daisy Meadows
Flat Stanley Jeff Brown
Magic Tree House (series) Mary Pope Osborne
Junie B. Jones (series) Barbara Park
Other Fantastic Authors
Author
Jan Brett
Marc Brown (creator of Arthur)
Margaret Wise Brown
Eric Carle
Joanna Cole (creator of The Magic School Bus Series)
Doreen Cronin
Tomie dePaola
Lois Ehlert
Jan Falconer
Kevin Henkes
Eric Hill (creator of Spot)
Leo Lionni
James Marshall
Mercer Mayer (creator of Little Critter)
David McPhail
Laura Numeroff
Jack Prelutsky
David Shannon
Maurice Sendak
William Steig
Mo Willems
Don & Audrey Wood
Rosemary Wells
David Weisner