Best of
Picture-Books

1900

Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster


Debra Frasier - 1900
    Page's weekly vocabulary words. Her error leads to a humbling catastrophe: a momentous tragedy, in front of the entire class. Can Sage turn her vocabulary disaster: an event bringing great misfortune, into a triumph: a true success? Anyone who has ever been daunted: discouraged or disheartened, by a mere word in the dictionary will cheer wildly: in a manner lacking all restraint, as Sage transforms embarrassment into victory in Debra Frasier's touching story of loving--and mistaking--our glorious language.

The Littlest Matryoshka


Corinne Demas Bliss - 1900
    Nina, the smallest of a group of Russian nesting dolls, is separated from her sisters and swept along on a dangerous journey that eventually brings her back home.

Wig! The B-52's: Wig!


B-52's - 1900
    From cheap toupees to big bouffants, everybody's sporting a wig as they journey to the neon side of town. Along with fun-filled lyrics and head-piling hairdos are offbeat sight gags that will keep children in stitches.

Yettele's Feathers


Joan Rothenberg - 1900
    With her husband gone, she goes out--and the trouble begins. Yettele just can't help putting her nose in everyone's business. Soon her stories about the local townsfolk are flying around. A kind Rabbi shows her the error of her ways. An Eastern European folktale is suffused with old-world charm. Full color.

Serengeti Migration: Africa's Animals on the Move


Lisa Lindblad - 1900
    Clearly written, concise text describes the animals' progress and provides a fascinating introduction to the wildlife and geography of the region. Full color.

Sweets and Treats: Dessert Poems


Bobbye S. Goldstein - 1900
    This appealing chapter book format has 48 pages written for second grade-level readers.

Zug and the Little Blue Tug (Rhyme-and -read Stories)


Colin Hawkins - 1900
    

Jazzbo Goes to School


Matt Novak - 1900
    But Jazzbo says he does not need to go to school. He already knows a lot!It takes a very special teacher to show Jazzbo that there is a school just right for him, a school that Jazzbo needs -- and one that needs him, too.