Adler, David A. Joe Louis: America’s fighter (biography)
Agee, Jon Terrific
Ahlberg, Allan Children who smelled a rat / Shopping expedition
Anderson, Laurie Halse Thank you, Sarah: the woman who saved Thanksgiving (non-fiction)
Armstrong, Jennifer Magnus at the fire
Arnold, Katya Elephants can paint, too!
Arnold, Tedd Hi! Fly Guy
Aston, Dianna Hutts Egg is quiet (non-fiction)
Bang, Molly In my heart
Barbour, Karen Mr. Williams (non-fiction)
Beaumont, Karen I ain’t gonna paint no more!
Bertrand, Lynne Granite baby
Bloom, Suzanne Splendid friend, indeed
Bruel, Nick Bad kitty
Chaconas, Dori Cork & Fuzz
Cronin, Doreen Duck for president/ Diary of a spider
Cunnane, Kelly For you are a Kenyan child
Crummel, Susan Stevens Ten-gallon Bart
De Paola, Tomie Stagestruck
Del Negro, Janice Willa and the wind
DiCamillo, Kate Miraculous journey of Edward Tulane / Mercy Watkins to the rescue
Ehlert, Lois Leaf man
Fleming, Candace Sunny Boy!: the life and times of a tortoise
Fleming, Denise First day of winter
Frazee, Marla Santa Claus: the world’s number one toy expert
Frazee, Marla Walk on!: a guide for babies of all ages (non-fiction)
Freeman, Don Earl the squirrel
Freymann, Saxton Fast food (non-fiction)
Geisert, Arthur Lights out
George, Kristine O’Connell Fold me a poem (poetry)
Gerstein, Mordecai Carolinda Clatter!
Gottfried, Maya Good dog (poetry)
Graham, Bob Oscar’s half birthday
Grey, Mini Traction man is here!
Haas, Jessie Jigsaw pony
Henkes, Kevin Lilly’s big day
Hennessy, B.G. Boy who cried wolf
Hicks, Barbara Jean Jitterbug jam: a monster tale
Hines, Anna Grossnickle Winter lights: a season in poems & quilts (poetry)
Hills, Tad Duck & goose
Jackson, Ellen B. Earth mother
Jacobson, Jennifer Richard Andy Shane and the very bossy Dolores Starbuckle
Jenkins, Emily That new animal
Johnson-Davies, Denys Goha, the wise fool
Joosse, Barbara Nikolai, the only bear
Juster, Norton Hello, goodbye window
Karas, G. Brian On earth (non-fiction)
Katz, Susan Looking for jaguar: and other rainforest poems
Kennedy, Caroline; ed. Family of poems: my favorite poetry for children
Kerrin, Jessica Scott Martin Bridge: on the lookout! / Martin Bridge, ready for takeoff!
Kurtz, Jane In the small, small night
Lehman, Barbara Red book
Lewis, J. Patrick Please bury me in the library (poetry)
Lowry, Lois Gooney Bird and the room mother (sequel to Gooney Bird Greene)
McNulty, Faith If you decide to go to the moon (non-fiction)
Meddaugh, Susan Witch’s walking stick
Mora, Pat Dona Flor: a tall tale about a giant woman with a great big heart
Muth, Jon J. Zen shorts
Nelson, Kadir He’s got the whole world in his hands (non-fiction)
Noda, Takayo Dear world (poetry)
Ogburn, Jacqueline K. Bake shop ghost
Osborne, Mary Pope Pompeii: lost & found (non-fiction)
Palatini, Margie Three French hens: a holiday tale
Perry, Elizabeth Think cool thoughts
Prelutsky, Jack; comp. Read a rhyme, write a rhyme: poems
Priceman, Marjorie Hot air: the (mostly) true story of the first hot-air balloon ride
Rappaport, Doreen Secret Seder
Reich, Susanna Jose!: born to dance (biography)
Rodriguez, Rachel Through Georgia’s eyes (biography)
Rohmann, Eric Clara and Asha
Rosoff, Meg Meet wild boars
Rumford, James Sequoyah (biography)
Rylant, Cynthia Henry and Mudge and the great grandpas
Say, Allen Kamishibai man
Sayre, April Pulley Stars beneath your bed: the surprising story of dust (non-fiction)
Schotter, Roni Boy who loved words
Schwartz, David M. If dogs were dinosaurs (non-fiction)
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro Walter was worried
Shannon, George White is for blueberry
Sidman, Joyce Song of the water boatman
Sierra, Judy Thelonius Monster’s sky-high fly pie: a revolting rhyme
Silverman, Erica Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
Silverstein, Shel Runny Babbit: a billy sook
Sis, Peter Play, Mozart, play! (non-fiction)
Taback, Simms Kibitzers and fools: tales my zayda told me
Uhlberg, Myton Dad, Jackie, and me
Van Leeuwen, Jean Amanda Pig and the really hot day
Wheeler, Lisa Mammoths on the move (non-fiction)
Willems, Mo Knuffle Bunny / Leonardo the terrible monster
Winter, Jeanette Librarian of Basra: a true story from Iraq (non-fiction)
Winter, Jonah Roberto Clemente: pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates (biography)
Winthrop, Elizabeth Squashed in the middle
Woodson, Jacqueline Show way
Wormell, Christopher Mice, morals, & monkey business: lively lessons from Aesop’s fables
Young, Ed My Mei Mei
*Recommended titles based on reviews from the following sources, among others: Book Links, Booklist,
Bulletin from the Center for Children’s Books, Horn Book, Kirkus Reviews, Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Teacher Librarian, and Wilson’s Children.
Compiled by Constance Marr, Library Media Specialist, Davis Hill School-June 2006