Ages
5-8
If
You Take a Mouse to School
by Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illustrator)
(Hardcover -- July 16, 2002)
If
You Take a Mouse to the Movies
by Felicia Bond (Illustrator), Laura Joffe Numeroff
(Hardcover -- October 2000)
If
You Give a Mouse a Cookie
by Felicia Bond (Illustrator), Laura Joffe Numeroff
(Hardcover -- May 1985)
The
Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose: A Careful and Full Selection of the
Rhymes
by Jessie Willcox Smith
Hardcover from Outlet
Book Published: 2001
Philadelphia
Chickens
by Sandra Boynton, Michael Ford
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 64 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.52 x
8.28 x 10.28
Workman Publishing Company; ISBN: 0761126368; Book &
Cd edition (October 2002)
I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem
by Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell (Illustrator)
Listed under Jamie Lee Curtis
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First
Day Jitters
by Julie Danneberg, Judith Dufour Love (Illustrator)
(Paperback -- March 2000) |
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Oh, the Places You'll Go!
by Seuss, Dr. Seuss
Listed under Dr Seuss
Good Morning, Gorillas (Magic Tree House, 26)
by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)
Listed under Magic Tree House Books
Where
the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)
(Hardcover -- October 1988)
Bob
Books First! Level A, Set 1
by Bobby Lynn Maslen, John R. Maslen (Illustrator)
Paperback: 14 pages
Scholastic Trade; ISBN: 0439145449; Boxed edition (April
2000)
Chrysanthemum
by Kevin Henkes
Until Chrysanthemum started kindergarten, she believed her parents
when they said her name was perfect. But on the first day of school, Chrysanthemum
begins to suspect that her name is far less than perfect, especially when
her class dissolves into giggles upon hearing her name read aloud. That
evening, Chrysanthemum's parents try to piece her self-esteem back together
again with comfort food and a night filled "with hugs, kisses, and Parcheesi."
But the next day Victoria, a particularly observant and mean-spirited classmate,
announces that Chrysanthemum's name takes up 13 letters. "That's half the
letters in the alphabet!" she adds. Chrysanthemum wilts. Pretty soon the
girls are making playground threats to "pluck" Chrysanthemum and "smell
her."
Kevin Henkes has great compassion for the victims of childhood teasing
and cruelties--using fresh language, endearing pen-and-ink mouse characters,
and realistic dialogue to portray real-life vulnerability. He also has
great compassion for parents, offering several adult-humor jokes for anxious
mommies and daddies. On the surface, the finale is overly tidy and the
coincidences unbelievable. But in the end, what sustains Chrysanthemum,
as well as this story, is the steadfast love and support of her family.
And because of this, the closure is ultimately convincing and utterly comforting.
ALA Notable Book, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Horn Book
Fanfare Honor List. (Ages 4 to 8) --Gail Hudson - Amazon.com
Paperback: 32 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.10 x
9.76 x 7.72
Mulberry Books; ISBN: 0688147321; (September 1996)
The
Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
(Hardcover -- February 1986)
Giggle,
Giggle, Quack
by Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator)
(School & Library Binding -- May 2002)
Alexander
and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz (Illustrator)
Paperback: 32 pages
Scott Foresman (Pearson K-12); ISBN: 0689711735; Reissue
edition (August 1987)
Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss
Listed under Dr Seuss
Good
Job, Oliver
by Laurel Molk
Library Binding: 32 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.39
x 10.12 x 8.12
Publisher: Bt Bound; (October 2001)
ISBN: 0613337565
Miss
Spider's Tea Party
by David Kirk
Hardcover: 31 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.43 x
9.20 x 12.08
Publisher: Scholastic; (April 1994)
ISBN: 0590477242 |
Officer
Buckle and Gloria
by Peggy Rathmann
The
Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg
Hardcover from Houghton Mifflin Co
Book Published: 28 October, 1985
Polar
The Titanic Bear
by Laurie McGaw (Illustrator), Daisy Corning Stone Spedden, Leighton
H. Coleman (Introduction)
School & Library Binding: 64 pages ; Dimensions (in
inches): 0.47 x 10.40 x 10.41
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (Juv Trd); (September
1994)
ISBN: 0316806250 |
Stellaluna
by Janell Cannon
School & Library Binding: 48 pages ; Dimensions (in
inches): 0.40 x 10.41 x 10.38
Publisher: Harcourt; (April 1993)
ISBN: 0152802177 |
Click,
Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
by Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator)
School & Library Binding: 32 pages
Simon & Schuster (Juv); ISBN: 0689832133; (January
28, 2000)
Olivia
by Ian Falconer (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Olivia
Saves the Circus
by Ian Falconer (Illustrator)
The
Important Book
by Margaret Wise Brown, Leonard Weisgard (Illustrator)
Paperback: 24 pages HarperTrophy; ISBN: 0064432270; (April
1990)
I'm
a Big Sister
by Joanna Cole, Maxie Chambliss (Illustrator)
Hardcover: 32 pages
William Morrow & Company; ISBN: 0688145094; (May
1997)
The
Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams, David Jorgensen (Illustrator)
Paperback: Knopf; ISBN: 0679803335; (January 1990)
