Best of
Picture-Books
1974
Everybody Needs a Rock
Byrd Baylor - 1974
Everybody needs a rock -- at least that's the way this particular rock hound feels about it in presenting her own highly individualistic rules for finding just the right rock for you.
Gyo Fujikawa's A to Z Picture Book
Gyo Fujikawa - 1974
This book includes illustrations in both color and black and white and grabs the young learner's attention allowing them to associate pictures and colors with letters.
The Piggy in the Puddle
Charlotte Pomerantz - 1974
See the piggy in the middle Of the muddy little puddle. Charlotte Pomerantz’s tongue-twisting nonsense verse—made even more hilarious by James Marshall’s illustrations—is sure to delight both children and adults.
Bruce's Loose Tooth: Fun with a Moose and a Goose (A Hallmark Play-Time Book)
Eileen Landay - 1974
This book does not have an ISBN number.Title pretty much sums it up.
Squawk to the Moon, Little Goose
Edna Mitchell Preston - 1974
Little Goose disobeys her mother one night and almost gets swallowed by the fox.
Walt and Pepper
Lisl Weil - 1974
A neighboring cat and dog think they are enemies until one of them is missing for a while.
How the Baby Crow Became a Singer
Svetoslav Minkov - 1974
Don't Feel Sorry for Paul
Bernard Wolf - 1974
Photographs and simple text capture two weeks in the life of a handicapped boy learning to live successfully in a world made for people without handicaps.
The Lion's Bed
Diane Redfield Massie - 1974
Horrified at the prospect of the lion's moving to their part of the jungle, the animals set about building him a bed--but not to sleep in.
A Bag Full of Nothing
Jay Williams - 1974
Tip's father thinks the paper bag they find is full of nothing, but Tip teaches him better.
Railway Passage
Charles Keeping - 1974
The story of seven old and poor people living in cottages along a disused railway line in east London, and how each spent their share of the money the group won on the football pools.
Dinosaur's Housewarming Party
Norma Klein - 1974
Green Worm and Octopus compete secretly to give the best present to Dinosaur, but learn that only their combined efforts can make the party a success.
Willis
James Marshall - 1974
His name was Willis, and all summer long, large salty tears rolled down his cheeks and dropped into the sand.Willis is sad because he's a sunbather with sensitive eyes but no sunglasses. So he and his friends, Bird, Snake, and Lobster, set out to earn the money needed to buy a pair. After failing ridiculously at a hodgepodge of odd jobs, Lobster comes up with a successful plan that allows them all to enjoy the bright summer days.
Me and My Captain: Story and Pictures
M.B. Goffstein - 1974
A small wooden doll imagines what her life would be like with the captain of the fishing boat anchored on the window sill below her shelf.
The Mother Owl
Edith Thacher Hurd - 1974
Describes the yearly cycle of a mother screech owl as she hatches her eggs, raises her young, and mates again.
Gorilla Baby: The Story of Patty Cake
Pearl Wolf - 1974
Vintage children's book
Owliver
Robert Kraus - 1974
"Oversize book about an owl whose father wants him to be a professional man instead of an artist."
Little Egret and Toro
Robert Vavra - 1974
The egret warns the bull that he will wind up in the butcher shop if he goes into the bullring, so when he does fight, the bird devises a plan to save him.
What's Inside: The Story Of An Egg That Hatched
May Garelick - 1974
Tap. Tap. What is going on inside this egg? Did you say a chicken is inside? No. It's not a chicken. Then what can it be?
Heat and Temperature
Jeanne Bendick - 1974
Simple experiments introduce the basic elements of heat and temperature.
When I First Came To This Land
Oscar Brand - 1974
Includes the musical notation.
The Green Isle
Philip Burton - 1974
When a Welsh shepherd and the daughter of a Norman lord fall in love, they find that there is nowhere for them to go except a seemingly magic island.
The Birthday Goat
Nancy Dingman Watson - 1974
The Daily Bleat warned of kidnappers at large, but how could Papa Goat go back on his promise to Paulette about her birthday?
Pinchpenny Mouse
Robert Kraus - 1974
When the company folds, can he help his fellow mice? Will he?
The Funny Old Bag
Lisl Weil - 1974
Gugelhupf carries in his old black bag.
Whirlwind Ghost Dance
Natalia Maree Belting - 1974
A collection of poems, explaining the elements of nature, from various American Indian tribes including Iroquois, Micmac, and Shoshoni.
The Too-Great Bread Bake Book
Gail Gibbons - 1974
Includes Missy Tilly's recipe for bread.
Mai Tzu And The Kite Emperor
Wolfgang Grasse - 1974
The Mark of the Man-Wolf
Gerry Conway - 1974
A mysterious gem gathered during a secret moonwalk has turned astronaut John Jameson in the fearsome Man-Wolf, and Spider-man must use his amazing web-slinging talent to return the astronaut to normal.
Jinx Glove
Matt Christopher - 1974
Chip's poor fielding using the new glove he buys with his own money soon makes him regret having thrown his father's old mitt away.