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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A Tree Is Nice A Tree Is Nice Janice May Udry Briefly describes the value of a tree. OL114926W
Mirandy and Brother Wind Mirandy and Brother Wind Jerry Pinkney,Patricia McKissack To win first prize in the Junior Cakewalk, Mirandy tries to capture the wind for her partner. OL14860574W
We Are in a Book! (Elephant & Piggie) We Are in a Book! (Elephant & Piggie) Mo Willems Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In We Are in a Book! Gerald and Piggie discover the joy of being read. But what w… OL15371369W
Doña Flor Doña Flor Pat Mora Doña Flor, a giant lady with a big heart, sets off to protect her neighbors from what they think is a dangerous animal, but soon discovers the tiny secret behind the huge noise. OL1864517W
Thank you, Omu! Thank you, Omu! Oge Mora When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit. Author-illustrator Oge Mora brings to life a hear… OL19662793W
See Pip flap See Pip flap David Milgrim See Tweet fly. Fly, Tweet, fly. Pip wants to fly too flap, flap, flap! Can Otto help Pip find a way to soar in the sky? OL19749788W
A pig, a fox, and a box A pig, a fox, and a box Jonathan Fenske Jonathan Fenske tells three humorous stories of two friends, Pig and Fox, and their shenanigans with a cardboard box (all of which involved Pig accidentally crushing Fox in the box). With comic art a… OL20011962W
Yesterday I had the blues Yesterday I had the blues Jeron Ashford Frame A young boy ponders a variety of emotions and how different members of his family experience them, from his own blues to his father's grays and his grandmother's yellows. OL2454502W
Time Flies Time Flies Eric Rohmann A wordless tale in which a bird flying around the dinosaur exhibit in a museum has an unsettling experience when it finds itself back in the time of living dinosaurs. OL2637610W
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears Verna Aardema A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit. OL2654553W
The Rooster Crows The Rooster Crows Miska Petersham,Maud Fuller Petersham 1946 Caldecott Medal winner. OL268316W
My Name is Yoon My Name is Yoon Helen Recorvits Disliking her name as written in English, Korean-born Yoon, or "shining wisdom," refers to herself as "cat," "bird," and "cupcake," as a way to feel more comfortable in her new school and new country. OL2715522W
Flotsam Flotsam David Wiesner When a young boy discovers a camera on the beach and develops the film, he finds with his microscope many layers of pictures within the photographs. OL2971039W
The three pigs The three pigs David Wiesner The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon. OL2971047W
A Chair for My Mother A Chair for My Mother Vera B. Williams,Susan Rybin A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire. OL3243597W
Lon Po Po Lon Po Po Ed Young Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother. OL3244341W
It Could Always Be Worse It Could Always Be Worse Margot Zemach When a peasant complains to his rabbi about his family's cramped house, he's told to bring his farm animals inside. OL3910033W
The Biggest Bear The Biggest Bear Lynd Ward Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble. OL4226559W
Time of Wonder Time of Wonder Robert McCloskey Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine. OL4638373W
Joseph had a little overcoat Joseph had a little overcoat Simms Taback A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments. OL5855400W
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