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One Wide River to Cross


Barbara Emberley - 1966
    Woodcut illustrations and brief text from an American folk song relate the story of the animals on Noah's ark.

The Wave


Margaret Hodges - 1964
    There seems no way to save four hundred villagers from imminent and unsuspecting death; then the wise old man high on the mountain knows what he must do.

Lion


William Pène du Bois - 1956
    High in the sky is an animal factory with a drawing room where an artist tries many times to create a new animal, a lion.

My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World


Becky Reyher - 1945
    She cannot find her mother. What does her mother look like? Her answer is, “My mother is the most beautiful woman in the world.” When her mother is finally found, she proves to be the most beautiful woman in the world—if only, perhaps, in the eyes of her small daughter.

T Bone, The Baby Sitter


Clare Turlay Newberry - 1950
    

The Angry Moon


William Sleator - 1970
    An Indian girl insults the moon and is held prisoner by him until her friend reaches the sky country to rescue her.

Green Eyes


Abe Birnbaum - 1953
    Birnbaum has captured the childlike wonder of each season in this 1953 picture book. Green Eyes, the curious kitten, ventures beyond his familiar big red box and greets spring, summer, fall, and winter—each with their unique colors, scents, and feelings. Children will delight in discovery with Green Eyes as he ventures out and cozies up to the familiar warmth of home upon his return.A Caldecott Honor BookA New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book "Spectacular." —The New Yorker"This genius among caricaturists, Birnbaum, brings the essence of his art to the eyes of small children." —New York Herald Tribune"Here is everything a small looker wants and needs in a first picture book." —The Chicago TribuneFrom the Trade Paperback edition.

In the Forest


Marie Hall Ets - 1944
    The animals join a young boy as he walks through the forest blowing his new horn.

Three Jovial Huntsmen (Mother Goose Rhyme)


Susan Jeffers - 1973
    Full color.

Fly High, Fly Low


Don Freeman - 1957
    But what happens when the sign is taken down? Told with Freeman's typical humor and simplicity, the book features breathtaking vistas of San Francisco. Will's Quill tells the story of Willoughby Waddles, a goose in Shakespearean London who longs to be useful. When he befriends a young playwright named Will, Willoughby may have found the perfect way to help out--by giving up some goosefeathers. Could these feathers--and this friendship--be just what the playwright needs?

Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals


Fritz Eichenberg - 1952
    An assortment of animals introduce the letters of the alphabet.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs


Wanda Gág - 1938
    She always gets the answer she wants, until Snow White turns seven, and the mirror must truthfully answer, "Snow White." At the news, the Queen turns yellow and green with envy and commands the huntsman to kill Snow White and bring her "lung and liver as a token." Thus begins another enchanting fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm! Kirkus Reviews called this collaboration between Randall and Nancy Eckholm Burkert "a sort of legend even before its time of publication." Jarrell also wrote The Bat-Poet and The Animal Family, a Newbery Honor Book. Jarrell retained the Grimm (and grim) ending to the tale, as the stepmother is forced to dance to her death. Burkert's illustrations are magical, light-filled creations that more than earn the book its Caldecott Honor Book status. This delightful book's extra-large format showcases the fabulously detailed illustrations, alternating two facing pages of art with two pages of straight text. This is an unforgettable interpretation of a well-loved story. (Ages 6 to 9)

The Moon Jumpers


Janice May Udry - 1959
    The illustrator won the American Library Association's Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are, in 1964.

Hawk, I'm Your Brother


Byrd Baylor - 1976
    A Caldecott Honor Book An Ala Notable Book

Hush! A Thai Lullaby


Minfong Ho - 1996
    A lullaby which asks animals such as a lizard, monkey, and water-buffalo to be quiet and not disturb the sleeping baby.