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Chris Raschka
School Library Journal PreS-Gr 2-Ever the minimalist, Raschka continues to experiment with what is essential to express the daily joys and tribulat ...More |
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| 2011 |
| A Sick Day for Amos McGee |
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Philip C. Stead
Publishers Weekly With quiet affection, this husband-and-wife team tells the story of a zookeeper whose devotion is repaid when he falls ill. On mo ...More |
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| 2010 |
| The Lion the Mouse |
Jerry Pinkney
Book list *Starred Review* The intricate lion's face that crowds the cover of Pinkney's latest folktale adaptation is unaccompanied by any ti ...More |
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| 2009 |
| The House in the Night |
Susan Marie Swansonk
Book list *Starred Review* A young girl is given a golden key to a house. In the house / burns a light. / In that light / rests a bed. On that bed / ...More |
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| 2008 |
| The Invention of Hugo Cabret |
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Brian Selznick
Publishers Weekly Selznick's unique, visually arresting illustrated novel is transformed into an equally unique audiobook-plus-DVD presentation ...More |
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| 2007 |
| Flotsam |
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David Wiesner
Publishers Weekly Two-time Caldecott winner Wiesner (Tuesday; The Three Pigs) crafts another wordless mystery, this one set on an ordinary beach an ...More |
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| 2006 |
| The Hello, Goodbye Window |
Norton Juster
School Library Journal PreS-Gr 1-The window in Nanna and Poppy's kitchen is no ordinary window-it is the place where love and magic happens. It& ...More |
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| 2005 |
| Kittens First Full Moon |
Kevin Henkes
Book list PreS. Henkes creates another winner in this simple, charming story about a naive little kitten who mistakes a round, shining moon for a bow ...More |
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| 2003 |
| My Friend Rabbit |
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Eric Rohmann
Publishers Weekly My friend Rabbit means well, begins the mouse narrator. But whatever he does, wherever he goes, trouble follows. Once Rabbit pitc ...More |
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| 2002 |
| The Three Pigs |
David Wiesner
Publishers Weekly Even the book's younger readers will understand the distinctive visual code. As the pigs enter the confines of a storybook page ...More |
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| 2001 |
| So You Want to be President |
David Small
School Library Journal Gr 4-8-Curious tidbits of personal information and national history combine with humorously drawn caricatures to give this ton ...More |
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| 2000 |
| Joseph Had a Little Overcoat |
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Simms Taback
School Library Journal Pre-Gr 3-A book bursting at the seams with ingenuity and creative spirit. When Joseph's overcoat becomes "old and wor ...More |
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| 1999 |
| Snowflake Bentley |
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Mary Azarian
School Library Journal K-Gr 3-This picture-book biography beautifully captures the essence of the life and passion of Wilson A. Bentley (1865-1931), ...More |
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| 1998 |
| Rapunzel |
Paul O. Zelinsky
Publishers Weekly Zelinsky (Swamp Angel) does a star turn with this breathtaking interpretation of a favorite fairy tale. Daringly?and effectively?mi ...More |
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| 1997 |
| Golem |
David Wisniewski
Book list Rogasky: Gr. 4^-6, younger for reading aloud; Wisniewski: Gr. 3^-6. Drawing on Jewish legends, two very different versions tell the story o ...More |
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| 1996 |
| Officer Buckle and Gloria |
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Peggy Rathmann
School Library Journal K-Gr 3?A fresh, funny story about the wonders of teamwork. Officer Buckle is a safety-conscious policeman who spends his time ...More |
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| 1994 |
| Grandfathers Journey |
Allen Say
Book list Ages 5 and up. Say won the Caldecott Medal for this autobiographical story of his grandfather's journey from Japan to the U.S. It is a ...More |
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| 1993 |
| Mirette on the High Wire |
Emily McCully
Book list Ages 4-7. McCully has created a picture book in a totally different vein than that of Picnic [BKL Ap 1 84] or School [BKL S 1 87]. Set 100 ...More |
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| 1992 |
| Tuesday |
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David Wiesner
Publishers Weekly In this nearly wordless picture book, Wiesner ( Hurricane ; Free Fall ) again takes readers on an imaginative voyage, using everyda ...More |
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| 1991 |
| Black and White |
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David Macaulay
Book list Gr. 2-6, younger for reading aloud. See Focus, p.1546.From Booklist, Copyright © American Library Association. Used with permission.Publis ...More |
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| 1990 |
| Lon Po Po |
Ed Young
Book list Ages 6^-9. Young incorporates a wolf image into every illustration in this Chinese version of the familiar Red Riding Hood tale, imparting ...More |
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| 1989 |
| Song and Dance Man |
Stephen Gammell
Publishers Weekly In this Caldecott winner, Grandpa relives his vaudeville days for an adoring audience--his grandchildren. Ages 3-7. (Feb.)Copyright ...More |
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| 1988 |
| Owl Moon |
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John Schoenherr
Book list Ages 2-7. An exquisite mood piece, Owl Moon is a poetic story of a winter-wrapped little girl and her father's owling adventure. The el ...More |
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| 1987 |
| Hey, Al |
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Richard Egielski
School Library Journal K Up The theme here is, ``be happy with who you are,'' or maybe, ``there's no free lunch.'' Al, a janitor, ...More |
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| 1986 |
| Polar Express |
Chris Van Allsburg
School Library Journal Gr 1-3 Given a talented and aggressive imagination, even the challenge of as cliche-worn a subject as Santa Claus can be met e ...More |
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| 1985 |
| Saint George and the Dragon |
Margaret Hodges
Publishers Weekly This adaptation of The Faerie Queen features illustrations that ``glitter with color and mesmerizing details,'' said PW. Ag ...More |
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| 1984 |
| The Glorious Flight |
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Alice Provensen
Book list Gr. 1-5. With wit and style, the Provensens use fluid watercolors to handsomely re-create Bleriot's flight across the English Channel.F ...More |
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| 1980 |
| Ox-Cart Man |
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Barbara Cooney
Book list Gr. 1-3. Life in nineteenth-century New England is depicted as a farmer takes his family's produce to Portsmouth Market. After selling ...More |
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