Top Picture Books
Story Books (folklore, fantasy, contemporary fiction, historical fiction)
Base, Graeme. The Discovery of Dragons. Harry N Abrams Inc. 1996.
Fantasy, Elementary
°Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Philomel Books. 1987.
Fantasy, Lower Elementary
°*Gaiman, Neil. Illustrations by Dave McKean. The Wolves in the Walls.Harper Collins. 2003.
Fantasy, Elementary
Gwynne, Fred. A Chocolate Moose for Dinner. Simon & Schuster. 1988.
Fantasy, Early Elementary
French, Fiona. Snow White in NY. Oxford University Press. 1986.
Fairy Tale, Elementary
°*Helldorfer, MC. Illustrations by Elise Primavera. Jack, Skinny Bones, and the Golden Pancakes. Viking. 1996.
Tall Tale, Lower Elementary
Lynch, Clam. Illustrations by Martin Hsu. Rudy Bloom’s Keys to Happiness. Harry N Abrams. 2004.
Fantasy, Elementary
Katz, Karen. My First Chinese New Year. Henry Holt & Company. 2004.
Chinese Contemporary Fiction, Lower Elementary
Kimmel, Eric. Illustrations by Katya Arnold. Onions and Garlic. Holiday House, Inc. 1996.
Hebrew Folklore, Elementary
McMullan, Kate & Jim. I Stink. Joaana Colter Books of Harper Collins. 2002.
Fantasy/Alphabet, Lower Elementary
Paratore Murtang, Coleen. Illustrations by Tamara Petrosino. How Prudence Proovit Proved the Truth About Fairy Tales. Simon & Schuster. 2004.
Fantasy, Elementary
Price, Leontyne. Illustrations by Leo & Diane Dillon. Aida. Gulliver Books. 1990.
Ethiopian Folktale, Elementary
°*Ray, Mary Lyn. Illustrations by Lauren Stringer. Mud. Harcourt Brace & Company. 1996.
Contemporary Fiction, Lower Elementary
Rogers, Joe. The House that Jack Built. Scott, Foresman and Company. 1967.
Folktale, Early Elementary
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper Collins. 1976.
Fantasy, Early Elementary
Sherman, Nancy. Illustrations by Edward Sorel. Gwendolyn the Miracle Hen. Golden Press. 1961.
Fantasy, Lower Elementary
Steig, William. When Everybody Wore a Hat. Harper Collins. 2003.
Realistic Fiction, Elementary
°Williams, Mo. Don’t let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Hyperion Books For Children. 2003.
Fantasy, Lower Elementary
Yep, Laurence. Illustrations by Isadore Seltzer. The Man Who Tricked a Ghost. Bridgewater Books. 1993.
Chinese Folktale, Elementary
Yolen, Jane. Illustrations by John Schoenherr. Owl Moon. Philomel Books. 1987.
Fantasy, Elementary
Poetry Books
°*Florian, Douglas. Omnibeasts. Harcourt. 2004.
Poetry, Elementary
Hirsch, Robin. FEG: Ridiculous (Stupid) Poems for Intelligent Children. Little, Brown & Co. 2002.
Poetry, Upper Elementary
Ho, Minfong. Illustrations by Hooly Meade. Hush! Orchard Books. 1996.
Thai Lullaby, Lower Elementary
Raschka, Chris. Mysterious Thelnious. Orchard Books. 1997.
Poetry & Music, Elementary
Singer, Marilyn. Illustrations by Gris Grimly. Creature Carnival. Hyperion. 2004
Poetry, Elementary
Slepian, Jan & Seidler, Ann. Illustrations by Richard Martin. The Hungry Thing. Scholastic. 1967.
Poetry, Lower Elementary
Spivak, Dawnin. Illustrations by Demi. Design by Becky Terhune. Grass Sandals: The Travels of Basho. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division. 1997.
Japanese Poetry, Elementary
Van Laan, Nancy & Aardema, Verna. Illustrations by Yumi Heo. So Say The Little Monkeys. Simon & Shuster. 1998.
Brazilian Poetic Folktale, Lower Elementary
Westberg Peters, Lisa. Illustrations by Cathie Felstead. Earth Shake Poems from the Ground up. Greenwillow Books of Harper Collins. 2003.
Poetry, Elementary
°Willis, Jeanne. Illustrations by Tony Ross. I Hate School. Antheneum Books. 2003.
Poetry, Elementary
Yolen, Jane. Illustrations by James Marshall. How Beastly. Collins. 1980.
Poetry, Elementary
Yolen, Jane. Photography by Jason Stemple. Least Things: Poems About Small Natures. Word Song of Boyds Mills Press. 2003.
Poetry, Upper Elementary
Non-Fiction Books
Arnold, Caroline. Illustrations by Cathy Trachok. Did You Hear That? Animals With Super Hearing. Charlesbridge Publishing. 2001.
Non-Fiction, Science, Upper Elementary
De Paola, Tomie. The Quicksand Book. Holiday House. 1977.
Non-Fiction, Science, Elementary
Ehlert, Lois. Hands. Growing Up to be an Artist. Harcourt. 1997.
Non-Fiction, Art, Lower Elementary
Gerstein, Mordical. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers. Roaring Book Press. 2003.
Non-Fiction, History,Upper Elementary
Goodman, Susan. Illustrations by Elwood Smith. The Truth About Poop. Viking. 2004.
Non-Fiction, Upper Elementary
Hinshaw Patent, Dorothy. Killer Whales. Holiday House. 1993.
Non-Fiction, Science, Upper Elementary
Johnson, Stephen. Alphabet City. Puffin Books. 1995.
Alphabet, Lower Elementary
°*Keller, Laurie. Open Wide. Henry Holt and Company. 2000.
Non-Fiction, Health, Elementary
°Myers, Walter Dean. Illustrations by Leonard Jenkins. Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly. Harper Collins. 2000.
Non-Fiction, Biography, Elementary
National Geographic. Illustrations by Barbara Gibson. Paper Engineering by James Roger Diaz, John Strejan, & Rodger Smith. Hide & Seek. National Geographic Society. 1998.
Non-Fiction, Science, Lower Elementary
Seeger, Laura Vaccora. Lemons Are Not Yellow. Roaring Book Press. 2004.
Non-Fiction, Lower Elementary
°*Selfridge, Oliver. Illustrations by Jerry Joyner. All About Mud. Addison-Wesley. 1978.
Non-Fiction, Science, History, Upper Elementary
Winter, Jeanette. Calvadera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book. Harcourt. 2004.
Spanish Alphabet, Lower Elementary
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