E/FOLKTALES/AFRICA/AAR
A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.

E/BOOK/DISCUSSION/PICTURE/ALLARD,H
The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a substitute.

An Indie Next Selection

J/FOLKTALES/EUROPE/AND/LEW
Featuring a snow-frosted acetate jacket, this classic translation of one of the world's greatest fairy tales features soft ethereal artwork, as it tells a magical story of a young girl's quest to save the boy she loves.

E/PICTURE/BARRETT,J
Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.

E/PICTURE/BIANCO,M
'When a child loves you for a long time, not just to play with, but Really loves you, then you become real.'

J/FICTION/BROWN,J
Life in the Lambchop family is sedate and serene--until a bulletin board falls on young Stanley Lambchop and he becomes . . . depth-disadvantaged! But does it get him down? No! Though he's only half-an-inch thick, Stanley manages to lead a very full life. Originally published in 1964, Jeff Brown's Flat Stanley has become a modern classic.

E/PICTURE/BROWN,M
The perennial favorite, read to a generation of children by Captain Kangaroo, the story of three soldiers who manage to cook up a fine soup by cajoling the necessary ingredients from a village of wary French peasants.

E/PICTURE/BUNTING,E
David, a little boy, does not want to be a big brother to his family's newest addition--a little baby from Korea named Jin Woo. But a surprising letter helps him to understand that being a brother can mean being surrounded with more love than ever. Full-color illustrations.

E/PICTURE/BUNTING,E
Anna loves Wednesday night when Grandma comes to visit and plans for Dad's birthday. And when Dad's birthday arrives, the best gift of all is The Wednesday Surprise. Full-color illustrations.

E/PICTURE/CHERRY,L
In the rain forest, as a man chops away at a great kapok tree, the heat and efforts of his work exhaust him so that he falls asleep. One by one, the creatures who live in the tree emerge and plead with him not to destroy their world. 

J/FICTION/CLEARY,B
A young mouse named Ralph looked out Of his mousehole in Room 215 of the Mountain View Inn. The new tenant of the room, a boy, was playing with a little motorcycle just the right size for a mouse. Ralph could hardly wait till the boy left the room. Hurriedly he scrambled up the telephone cord to the bedside table, where the motorcycle was parked. With growing excitement, Ralph mounted the handsome machine and grasped its handgrips. Suddenly the telephone rang, and the motorcycle with its rider rolled off the table into the metal wastebasket. Ralph was sure he was doomed to be thrown out with the trash. Instead, the mouse found an unexpected career as a motorcyclist opening up to him.

E/PICTURE/COOPER,I
Everyone knows a version of the Golden Rule, but what does it really mean? In this gorgeously illustrated book, a grandfather explains to his grandson that the Golden Rule means "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Full color.

E/PICTURE/CRONIN,D
The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Click, Clack, Moo" and "Giggle, Giggle, Quack" teams up with illustrator Harry Bliss for this hysterical journal about the daily doings and the hidden world of a lovable underground dweller.

E/PICTURE/CRONIN,D
Farmer Brown thinks it's odd when he hears typing sounds coming from the barn. But his troubles really begin when his cows start leaving him notes. First they demand better working conditions, then they stage a strike.

E/FOLKTALES/ASIA/DEM
The aging Chinese Emperor gives one flower seed to each child in his kingdom. "In a year's time show me what you have grown", he declares, "and the flowers will choose my successor". Demi's exquisite art and simple text show how one child's failure is turned to success in a tale of honesty rewarded.

E/PICTURE/DEPAOLA,T
In his Caldecott Honor book, dePaolo tells the story of Strega Nona, who is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works. 

E/READ/DICAMILLO,K
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Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo ("Because of Winn-Dixie") introduces an irresistible new hero for early chapter book readers in this first of six pig tales in an exciting new series, brightly illustrated with nostalgic comic flair by Chris Van Dusen. Full color.

E/PICTURE/DUVOISIN,R
When Roger Duvoisin first introduced children to his proud and silly goose, Petunia, in 1950, it was love at first sight. Those children have grown up, but Petunia is every bit as fresh and funny and muddled as the day she was born.
In this, the first of the series of classic books featuring the silly goose, Petunia finds a book--and, deciding that if she owns a book she must be wise, dispenses hilariously mistaken advice to the other animals in the farmyard.
With its gentle lesson and the kind of humor that kids love best, this new edition of a picture book classic will delight and inspire a whole new generation of readers.

E/FOLKTALES/N.AMER/EHL
Mole loves her burrow near the pond. It's safe and cozy, and best of all--it's home. So when Fox says Mole has to move her home to make way for a new path, she has to do some quick thinking--and digging--to save it. Full color.

E/PICTURE/FALCONER,I
Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good. Of course, it's another story for Olivia's exhausted mother. Full-color illustrations.

E/FOLKTALES/EUROPE/GRI/GAL
A pair of industrious elves bring prosperity to a kindly shoemaker and his wife. .

E/PICTURE/HENKES,K
Chrysanthemum loved her name . . . until she went to school. "I'm named after my grandmother", said Victoria. "You're named after a flower". Chrysanthemum wilted. Nothing got any better--until the students met their music teacher, Mrs. Delphinium Twinkle. Full color.

E/PICTURE/HENKES,K
A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school.

E/READ/HOFF,S
A little boy is surprised and pleased when one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with him.

E/PICTURE/HOFFMAN,M
Grace loves stories, whether they're from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. So when she gets a chance to play a part in "Peter Pan", she knows exactly who she wants to be. Remarkable watercolor illustrations give full expression to Grace's high-flying imagination.

E/PICTURE/HOLABIRD,K
Angelina is so busy dancing that she does nothing else. Her parents are in despair until they send her to ballet school

E/PICTURE/HUTCHINS,P
Each ring of the doorbell brings more and more friends to share in the delicious cookies Ma has made. Will there be enough to go around?

E/PICTURE/KASZA,K
In an effort to fatten up Mrs. Chicken for his delicious stew, Wolf unwittingly makes some new friends.

E/PICTURE/KELLOGG,S
Annie searches the neighborhood for her red mitten, the fifth she's lost this winter. .

E/FOLKTALES/AFRICA/KIM
Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson.

E/PICTURE/KRAUS,R
Leo, a young tiger, finally blooms under the anxious eyes of his parents.

E/821.8/LEAR,E
After a courtship voyage of a year and a day, Owl and Pussy finally buy a ring from Piggy and are blissfully married. .

2005 Monarch Award - Second Place
2002 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Winner
2002 California Young Reader Medal Winner
2002 Show Me Reader Award Winner
2002 YHBA Winner
2001-2002 Virgina Readers' Choice Award- Primary Winner

E/PICTURE/LESTER,H
Read along with Wodney as he surprises himself and his classmates by singlehandedly saving the whole class from the big bad bully.

E/PICTURE/LIONNI,L
While the other field mice work to gather grain and nuts for winter, Frederick sits on a sunny rock by himself. "I gather sun rays for the cold dark winter days, he tells them. Another day he gathers colors, and then words. And when the food runs out, it is Frederick, the dreamer and poet, whose endless store of supplies warms the hearts of his fellow mice, and feeds their spirits during the darkest winter days.

E/READ/LOBEL,A
Five very short stories told in a direct and ingenuous style, appealing because of their ease and the familiarity of the situations.

E/PICTURE/MAYER,M
The alligator under his bed makes a boy's bedtime hazardous operation, until he lures it out of the house and into the garage. 

J/FICTION/MILNE,A
The original Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner in one large-format volume with the familiar black-and-white drawings and eight new full-color illustrations.

E/READ/MINARIK,E
Little Bear's thank-you kiss from grandmother gets passed on to him by many animals and greatly aids the skunks' romance.

E/PICTURE/MOSS,L
In this combination counting book and spirited tribute to classical music, the clever, rhythmic verse echoes the sounds that the various orchestra instruments create, from the mournful trombone to the swinging trumpet to the sharp violin. A Caldecott Honor Book. Full color.

E/PICTURE/NESS,E
Young readers whose mothers are mermaids, who own fierce lions and baby kangaroos, and can talk to their cats, will find a fast friend in the heroine of this imaginative, humorous book.

E/READ/PARISH,P
A literal-minded housekeeper causes a ruckus in the household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.

E/FOLKTALES/N.AMER/PIN
The beloved tale of the hardworking hen and her lazy neighbors is retold in this glowing, gorgeous edition by Caldecott Honor winner Jerry Pinkney, who has created a definitive interpretation of the fable. Full color.

E/PICTURE & E/BOOK/DISCUSSION/PICTURE/POLACCO,P
In this special Passover story, Larnel Moore, a young African-American boy, and Mrs. Katz, an elderly Jewish woman, develop an unusual friendship through their mutual concern for an abandoned cat named Tush. Together they explore the common themes of suffering and triumph in each of their cultures.

E/PICTURE/POLACCO,P
When the air gets heavy and dark clouds drift low over the fields of Grandma's farm, her frightened granddaughter hides under the bed. But Grandma insists that this is Thunder Cake baking weather and the two are soon scrambling to gather the ingredients to make the cake--and get it into the oven before the storm arrives.

E/PICTURE/RATHMANN,P
Officer Buckle knows more about safety than anyone else in Napville, but his dull presentations put his audiences to sleep. Enter Gloria, Napville's new police dog. Gloria knows just how to liven up the safety speeches--as long as Officer Buckle's back is turned! Full color. Caldecott Honor Book.

E/READ/RYLANT,C
Henry, feeling lonely on a street without any other children, finds companionship and love in a big dog named Mudge.