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In the Small, Small Pond In the Small, Small Pond Denise Fleming Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals living in and near a small pond as spring progresses to autumn. OL114788W
A Tree Is Nice A Tree Is Nice Janice May Udry Briefly describes the value of a tree. OL114926W
Shadow Shadow Blaise Cendrars,Marcia Brown Free verse evocation of the eerie, shifting images of Shadow which represents the beliefs and ghosts of the past and is brought to life wherever there is light, fire, and a storyteller. OL1672318W
Once a Mouse Once a Mouse Marcia Brown As it changes from mouse, to cat, to dog, to tiger, a hermit's pet also becomes increasingly vain. OL1672343W
Tar Beach Tar Beach Faith Ringgold Cassie Louise Lightfoot, eight years old in 1939, has a dream: to be free to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. One night, up on "tar beach" --the rooftop of her family's Harlem apartmen… OL1859174W
Grandfather's journey Grandfather's journey Allen Say A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries. OL19248W
Fables Fables Arnold Lobel Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich. OL1973398W
The fool of the world and the flying ship The fool of the world and the flying ship Arthur Ransome,Arthur/shu Ransome,Arthur Michell Ransome When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way. OL2459818W
Snowflake Bentley Snowflake Bentley Jacqueline Briggs Martin A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations. OL2653827W
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Mordicai Gerstein A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers. OL2673218W
The Rooster Crows The Rooster Crows Miska Petersham,Maud Fuller Petersham 1946 Caldecott Medal winner. OL268316W
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
"More more more" said the baby "More more more" said the baby Vera B. Williams Three babies are caught up in the air and given loving attention by a father, grandmother, and mother. OL3243592W
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
They Were Strong and Good They Were Strong and Good Robert Lawson They Were Strong and Good is a book by Robert Lawson that won the Caldecott Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1941. It tells the story of Lawson's family: where they came from… OL4234974W
Hide and Seek Fog Hide and Seek Fog Alvin Tresselt The worst fog in 20 years rolls in and clouds the seaside village. The boats head back to shore, the sea birds return to their roosts and the people pack up and leave the beach. For three days, every… OL4453553W
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Ingri Parin D'Aulaire,Edgar Parin D'Aulaire Text and illustrations present the life of the boy born on the Kentucky frontier who became the sixteenth president of the United States. OL4771372W
The Red Book The Red Book Barbara Lehman This book is about a book. A magical red book without any words. When you turn the pages you’ll experience a new kind of adventure through the power of story. Winning a Caldecott Honor for its illust… OL5850410W
Seven Simeons Seven Simeons Boris Artzybasheff C.1 GIFT. 03-01-2011. $12.95. OL7662592W
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