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Amelia Bedelia, Peggy Parish
Summary: young and old will laugh out loud at the antics of this literal-minded but charming housekeeper who never fails to confound the Rogers family. After all, who knows better than Amelia Bedelia what "dust the furniture" and "dress a chicken" really mean!
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Judith Viorst
Summary: Poor Alexander! He woke up with gum in his hair; his mom forgot to put dessert in his lunch bag; there were lima beans for dinner, and kissing on TV -- even the cat refuses to sleep in his bed. Some days are just like that.
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A Day in the Life of a Firefighter, Linda Hayward, DK Publishing, Inc.
Summary: Stunning photographs combined with lively illustrations and engaging, age appropriate stories guarantee this book to capture children's interest while developing reading skills.
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Caps for Sale, Esphyr Slobodkina
Summary: "Caps! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap!" calls out the peddler as he walks carefully up and down the streets, balancing a huge pile of caps on his head. But when the peddler goes out into the country, he unwisely takes a nap, leaning against a tree, with the caps still balanced on his head. While he is asleep, a band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of his caps, except for his own checked cap. When he wakes up, his efforts to get his caps back again make this a classic story in the great folktale tradition.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Judith Barrett
Summary: In the little town of Chewandswallow, food falls like rain from the sky. Pretty delicious, but it can get a bit messy!
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Animal Hide and Seek, Penny Smith, DK Publishing, Inc.
Summary: Describes the ways animals keep themselves safe and hidden, with beautiful photographs of the animals.
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Paper Bag Princess, Robert N. Munsch
Summary: Princess Elizabeth is slated to marry Prince Ronald when a dragon attacks the castle and kidnaps Ronald. In resourceful and humorous fashion, Elizabeth finds the dragon, outsmarts him, and rescues Ronald--who is less than pleased by her un-princess-like appearance.
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Junie B., Has a Monster Under Her Bed, Barbara Park
Summary: "There's no such thing as monsters. Mother and Daddy even said so. But then why is there monster drool on Junie B.'s pillow? Oh, no! What if Paulie Allen Puffer is right -- what if she really does have a monster under her bed? If Junie B. goes to sleep, the monster might see her feet hanging down. And he might think here piggy toes are yummy little wiener sausages!
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Frog and Toad Are Friends, Arnold Lobel
Summary: The adventures of best friends Frog and Toad include Frog's suffering a bad cold and Toad's embarrassment over his unflattering bathing suit.
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Miss Nelson Is Missing!, Harry G. Allard
Summary: The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a substitute.
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Amelia Bedelia and the Baby, Peggy Parish
Summary: Amelia Bedelia gets along very well with children. When Amelia babysits for little Missy Lane she does everything that a good babysitter should do --- she gives Missy a bottle, takes her out for a while and makes her baby food --- although most babysitters don't think as literally as Amelia does. But Missy doesn't mind at all. She's having the time of her life with Amelia!
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Curious George Makes Pancakes, Margret Rey
Summary: Curious George, an inquisitive monkey, causes quite a stir when he tries his "hand" at making pancakes at a fundraiser for the children's hospital.
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Sleepy Bears, Mem Fox
Summary: When winter comes, six sleepy bears are rhymed to sleep by Mother Bear.
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Curious George, H. A. Rey
Summary: George was curious. And, being a monkey, his curiosity led him to be captured by the nice man with the yellow hat who wanted to take him home from Africa to the zoo. His Curiosity eventually brought out the whole fire department and landed George in prison. How he got out and what happened in the end make an exciting story.
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Froggy Gets Dressed, Jonathan London
Summary: Getting dressed for a romp in the snow isn't as easy as it sounds. Socks, boots, hat, mittens, scarf, coat, pants, shirt...will Froggy ever pull it all together?
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Trip to the Zoo, Karen Wallace, DK Publishing, Inc.
Summary: Two brothers learn about wild animals by visiting the zoo.
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Snowy Day, Ezra Jack Keats
Summary: A boy named Peter experiences the joy of a snowy day.
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Ira Sleeps Over, Bernard Waber
Summary: Ira is very excited about sleeping over at his friend Reggie's house. That is until his sister asks him one little question, "Are you taking your teddy bear along?" Ira struggles to decide what he should do about taking along his bedtime companion. In the end, Ira's tale will be familiar to all children dealing with acceptance and growing up.
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Whoever You Are, Mem Fox
Summary: Every day all over the world, children are laughing and crying, playing and learning, eating and sleeping. They may not look the same or speak the same language. This book urges us all to accept our differences, to recognize our similarities and to rejoice in both.
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A Bad Case of Stripes, David Shannon
Summary: Camilla Cream's concern with what everyone else thinks leads her to breakout into stripes and that is only the beginning of her skin's changing patterns. It doesn't stop until she does something simply because she loves it even though no one else does.
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A Tree is Nice, Janice Udry
Summary: This Caldecott Award winner lovingly depicts the beauty and simplicity of trees--and why they are nice. Trees in their grandeur and in their grace can provide such pleasures as swinging from a branch to napping under its shade to rolling in its leaves to birds making their nests to many other joys. With this book, you can lead your little ones in realizing that beauty is all around us; it's there to those who will just take notice.
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Harry and the Lady Next Door, Gene Zion
Summary: Harry the ever-resourceful little dog with black spots tries everything to make the lady next door stop singing.
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Thunder Cake, Patricia Polacco
Summary: Many children are frightened by the noise of a storm. Here, a grandmother’s caring and her stories help a girl overcome her fear of thunderstorms. Expressive, informal illustrations are reminiscent of folk art, and complement the warm story.
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Hooway For Wodney Wat, Helen Lester
Summary: A shy rodent turns his defect into strength to overcome class bully and save the day. Every page is a delight in this imaginative book, which culminates in surprising word play. Energetic illustrations capture perfectly the characters of timid Rodney, the overbearing Camilla Capybara, and their rowdy rodent classmates. Hooway!
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Stephanie's Ponytail, Robert N. Munsch
Summary: The story of one girl's experiment with self-expression through her hair describes how her classmates follow her and Stephanie's struggles to always be more outrageous than anyone else.
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Peter's Chair, Ezra Jack Keats
Summary: Peter has a new baby sister. First Peter’s father paints Peter’s old cradle pink, then his crib. Then they want to paint Peter's chair! "Let's run away, Willie," Peter says to his dog. And they do. A gentle and reassuring story about sibling rivalry.
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There's a Nightmare in My Closet, Mercer Mayer
Summary: At bedtime a boy confronts the nightmare in his closet and finds him not so terrifying after all.
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