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100 Books Your Child Should Hear before Kindergarten
Read to your child every day. While creating fond memories you will also prepare your child for learning to read. This booklist includes 100 titles, old favorites and new, that will build a young child's emergent literacy skills. Books especially suited for babies and toddlers are noted.
Cover art for ISBN 0763612871Alborough, Jez.     Hug   CJ A
Bobo the chimp seeks hugs among various jungle animals and their young, but he does not get what he wants until he is reunited with his own parent. *Babies* 2000
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Cover art for ISBN 0689708076Barrett, Judi.     Animals should definitely not wear clothing   CJ B
Pictures of animals wearing clothes show why this would be a ridiculous custom for them to adopt. 1970
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Cover art for ISBN 0060296259Barton, Byron.     My car   CJ B
Sam describes his car and how he drives it in loving detail. *Toddlers* 2001
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Cover art for ISBN 0152024883Beaumont, Karen.     I ain't gonna paint no more!   CJ B
In the rhythm of a familiar folk song, a child cannot resist adding one more dab of paint in surprising places. 2005
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Cover art for ISBN 014056439XBemelmans, Ludwig, 1898-1962.     Madeline   CJ B
Madeline has adventures in Paris, including pooh-poohing a tiger and rushing to the hospital in an ambulance. 1939
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Cover art for ISBN 1590782860Bloom, Suzanne, 1950-     A splendid friend, indeed   CJ B
When a studious polar bear meets an inquisitive goose, they learn to be friends. *Toddlers* 2005
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Cover art for ISBN 9780060775858Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952.     Goodnight moon   CJ B
Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air. *Babies* 1947
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Cover art for ISBN 0394805755Brunhoff, Jean de, 1899-1937.     The story of Babar, the little elephant   CJ B
An orphaned baby elephant goes to live in the city with an elderly woman who gives him everything he wants, but he eventually returns to the forest where he is crowned king the elephants. [c1960]
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Cover art for ISBN 0805007083Burningham, John.     Mr. Gumpy's outing.   CJ B
Mr. Gumpy accepts more and more riders on his boat until the inevitable occurs. [1970]
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Cover art for ISBN 0395169615Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968.     Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel   CJ B
When Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Ann, lose their jobs to other shovels, they go to a little country town where they find that one new job leads to another. 1939
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Cover art for ISBN 0670896837Butler, John, 1952-     Whose baby am I?   CJ B
Readers are invited to guess the parents of various adorable baby animals. *Babies* 2001
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Cover art for ISBN 0152802177Cannon, Janell, 1957-     Stellaluna   CJ C
After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother. 1993
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Cover art for ISBN 978-0399208539Carle, Eric.     The very hungry caterpillar   CJ C
A very hungry caterpillar eats his way through a variety of foods until he feels sleepy and creates a cocoon. *Toddlers* 1970
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Cover art for ISBN 1929132670Chen, Zhiyuan, 1975-     Guji Guji   CJ C
Crocodile Guji Guji was raised by a family of ducks and things are great until one day he meets three crocodiles who tell him that he isn't a duck. When they ask Guji Guji to help them trap the ducks he feels torn and must decide what's really important. 2004
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Cover art for ISBN 0152164138Chodos-Irvine, Margaret.     Ella Sarah gets dressed   CJ C
Despite the advice of others in her family, Ella Sarah persists in wearing the striking and unusual outfit of her own choosing. *Toddlers* 2003
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Cover art for ISBN 978-0763638832Cooke, Trish.     Full, full, full of love   CJ C
For young Jay Jay, Sunday dinner at Gran's house is full of hugs and kisses, tasty dishes, all kinds of fishes, happy faces, and love. 2003
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Cover art for ISBN 0439153115Cowell, Cressida.     What shall we do with the boo-hoo baby?   CJ C
A dog, a cat, a duck, and a cow try to think of things to do to soothe a crying baby. *Babies* 2000
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Cover art for ISBN 068880165XCrews, Donald.     Freight train   CJ C
Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles. *Babies* 1978
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Cover art for ISBN 0689832133Cronin, Doreen.     Click, clack, moo : cows that type   CJ C
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want. 2000
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Cover art for ISBN 0525447504Dorros, Arthur.     Abuela   CJ D
While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City. 1991
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Cover art for ISBN 0618176764Dunrea, Olivier.     Gossie and Gertie   CJ D
Two goslings are best friends who go everywhere together, with Gossie leading sometimes and Gertie leading others. *Babies* 2002
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Cover art for ISBN 978-0394800189Eastman, P. D. (Philip D.)     Are you my mother?   E E
A baby bird is hatched while his mother is away. Fallen from his nest, he sets out to look for her and asks everyone he meets, including a dog, a cow and a plane, "Are you my mother?" [1960]
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Cover art for ISBN 015205426XElya, Susan Middleton, 1955-     Bebé goes shopping   CJ E
Rhyming text describes a trip to the grocery store for a mamá and her baby boy. Includes Spanish words. *Toddlers* 2006
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Cover art for ISBN 0316236535Emberley, Ed.     Go away, big green monster!   CJ E
Die-cut pages through which bits of a monster are revealed are designed to help a child control nighttime fears of monsters. *Toddlers* 1992
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Cover art for ISBN 0689829531Falconer, Ian.     Olivia   CJ F
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. 2000
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Cover art for ISBN 0062051857Feiffer, Jules.     Bark, George   CJ F
When George tries to bark, the sounds of other animals come out! 1999
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Cover art for ISBN 0805016368Fleming, Denise, 1950-     Lunch   CJ F
A very hungry mouse eats a large lunch comprised of colorful foods. *Babies* 1992
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Cover art for ISBN 0805072659Fleming, Denise, 1950-     The cow who clucked   CJ F
When a cow loses her moo, she searches to see if another animal in the barn has it. *Toddlers* 2006
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Cover art for ISBN 0152881832Fox, Mem, 1946-     Time for bed   CJ F
As darkness falls parents everywhere try to get their children ready for sleep. *Babies* 1993
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Cover art for ISBN 978-0670241330Freeman, Don.     Corduroy   CJ F
A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all. [1968]
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Cover art for ISBN 0142407089Gág, Wanda, 1893-1946.     Millions of cats   CJ G
How can an old man and his wife select one cat from a choice of millions and trillions? 1928
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Cover art for ISBN 978-0439557023Grimes, Nikki.     Welcome, Precious   CJ G
Illustrations and text welcome a new baby to some of life's delights, from "the glistening mystery of soap bubbles" to "the swish of leaves in the breeze." *Babies* 2006
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Cover art for ISBN 0590413872Guarino, Deborah.     Is your mama a llama?   CJ G
A young llama asks his friends if their mamas are llamas and finds out, in rhyme, that their mothers are other types of animals. *Toddlers* 1989
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Cover art for ISBN 0688111319Hamanaka, Sheila.     All the colors of the Earth   CJ H
Reveals in verse that despite outward differences children everywhere are essentially the same and all are lovable. 1994
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Cover art for ISBN 0763627453Henderson, Kathy, 1949-     Look at you! : a baby body book   CJ H
Lively language accompanies illustrations of the events of babies' days. *Babies* 2006
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Cover art for ISBN 0688128971,Henkes, Kevin.     Lilly's purple plastic purse   CJ H
Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later. 1996
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Cover art for ISBN 0399207589Hill, Eric.     Where's Spot?   CJ H
A mother dog finds eight other animals hiding around the house before finding her lost puppy. Flaps conceal the animals. *Babies* 1980
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Cover art for ISBN 0763617180Hindley, Judy.     Does a cow say boo?   CJ H
Children on a farm want to know which creature says "boo," and learn about animal sounds as they search. *Toddlers* 2002
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Cover art for ISBN 978-0064430968Hoban, Russell.     Bread and jam for Frances   CJ H
"Jam on toast," sings Frances about the food she likes most--until she has it for the sixth meal in two days. [1964]
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Cover art for ISBN 0316365521Hobbie, Holly.     Toot and Puddle   CJ H
Toot and Puddle are best friends with very different interests, so when Toot spends the year travelling around the world, Puddle enjoys receiving his postcards. 1997
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Cover art for ISBN 0803710402Hoffman, Mary, 1945-     Amazing Grace   CJ H
Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do. 1991
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Cover art for ISBN 0517550830Holabird, Katharine.     Angelina ballerina   CJ H
A pretty little mouse wants to become a ballerina more than anything else in the world. 1983
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Cover art for ISBN 0140500324Hutchins, Pat, 1942-     Rosie's walk.   CJ H
The Fox is after Rosie, but Rosie doesn't know it. Unwittingly, she leads him into one disaster after the other, each funnier than the last. *Toddlers* 1968]
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Cover art for ISBN 978-0399236020Isadora, Rachel.     Peekaboo morning   CJ I
A toddler plays peek-a-boo throughout the day. *Toddlers* 2002
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Cover art for ISBN 0618256288Jenkins, Steve, 1952-     What do you do with a tail like this?   CJ J
Explore the many AMAZING things that animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails. *Toddlers* 2003
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Cover art for ISBN 0064430227Johnson, Crockett, 1906-     Harold and the purple crayon   CJ J
Harold's quiet but magical journey reminds us of the marvels the mind can create, and also gives us the wondrous sense that anything is possible. *Toddlers* 1955
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Cover art for ISBN 0786809140Juster, Norton, 1929-     The hello, goodbye window   CJ J
The kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy's house is, for one little girl, a magic gateway. Everything important happens near it, through it, or beyond it. 2005
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Cover art for ISBN 0689834705Katz, Karen.     Counting kisses   CJ K
Count the number of kisses a tired baby needs to change her from crying into sleeping. *Babies* 2001
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Cover art for ISBN 0140501827Keats, Ezra Jack.     The snowy day.   CJ K
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. [1962]
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Cover art for ISBN 082340689XKimmel, Eric A.     Anansi and the moss-covered rock   CJ K
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. 1988
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Cover art for ISBN 0694004928Krauss, Ruth.     The carrot seed   E K
A little boy plants a carrot seed and waits patiently, tending to it carefully, while everyone around him insists that "it won't come up." *Toddlers* 1945
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Cover art for ISBN 015258854XLangstaff, John M.     Over in the meadow   CJ L
Rhyming text introduces animal families that live in and around the meadow. *Toddlers* [1957]
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Cover art for ISBN 0316525383Lewis, Rose A.     I love you like crazy cakes   CJ L
A woman describes how she went to China to adopt a special baby girl. Based on the author's own experiences. 2000
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Cover art for ISBN 037581082XLin, Grace.     Dim sum for everyone!   CJ L
A child describes the various little dishes of dim sum that she and her family enjoy on a visit to a restaurant in Chinatown. *Toddlers* 2001
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Cover art for ISBN 0064440206Lobel, Arnold.     Frog and toad are friends.   E L
Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends - Frog and Toad. Harper
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Cover art for ISBN 0805072330London, Jonathan, 1947-     A truck goes rattley-bumpa   CJ L
Describes trucks of all sizes, shapes, and colors doing a variety of tasks. *Toddlers* 2005
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Cover art for ISBN 978-0805047905Martin, Bill, 1916-     Brown bear, Brown bear, what do you see?   CJ M
Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a mother looking at them. *Babies* 1983
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Cover art for ISBN 067167949XMartin, Bill, 1916-     Chicka chicka boom boom   CJ M
An alphabet chant relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree. *Toddlers* 1989
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Cover art for ISBN 978-0805068405Mayo, Margaret.     Dig dig digging   CJ M
Simple rhymes introduce various large vehicles, such as dump trucks, fire engines, and tractors, and describe the work that they do. *Toddlers* 2002
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Cover art for ISBN 1564024733McBratney, Sam.     Guess how much I love you   CJ M
During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows him that the love is returned even more. *Toddlers* 1995
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Cover art for ISBN 0670451495McCloskey, Robert, 1914-     Make way for ducklings   CJ M
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring. 1941
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Cover art for ISBN 0152024492McDermott, Gerald.     Raven : a trickster tale from the Pacific Northwest   CJ M
Raven, a Pacific Coast Indian trickster, sets out to find the sun. 1993
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Cover art for ISBN 0689818858McKissack, Pat, 1944-     Goin' someplace special   CJ M
In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public library. 2001
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Cover art for ISBN 0395633133Meddaugh, Susan.     Martha speaks   CJ M
Problems arise when Martha, the family dog, learns to speak after eating alphabet soup. 1992
Owned by: MAIN KOBETICH MOORE MOTTET SWASEY WHEELOCK
Cover art for ISBN 0060245867Numeroff, Laura Joffe.     If you give a mouse a cookie   CJ N
Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day. 1985
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Cover art for ISBN 1564026205Opie, Iona     My very first Mother Goose   CJ M
A collection of more than sixty nursery rhymes including "Hey Diddle, Diddle," "Pat-a-Cake," "Little Jack Horner," and "Pussycat, Pussycat." *Babies* 1996
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Cover art for ISBN 978-1558580091Pfister, Marcus.     The rainbow fish   CJ P
The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship. 1992
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Cover art for ISBN 0061123226,Portis, Antoinette.     Not a box   CJ P
To an imaginative bunny, a box is not always just a box. 2006
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Cover art for ISBN 0723257930Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943.     The tale of Peter Rabbit.   CJ P
Peter Rabbit is the story of a naughty young rabbit who loses his coats and shoes while playing in Mr. McGregor's garden. ne [1964?]
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Cover art for ISBN 0786807148Rappaport, Doreen.     Martin's big words : the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.   JB K591RA
A picture book biography introduces the ideas and accomplishments of a gifted and influential speaker by using some of his own words to tell the story. 2001
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Cover art for ISBN 0399224459Rathmann, Peggy.     Good night, Gorilla   CJ R
An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by all the animals he thinks he has left behind in the zoo. *Toddlers* 1994
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Cover art for ISBN 0399240098Rex, Michael.     Truck Duck   CJ R
A variety of animals drive vehicles whose names rhyme with their own. *Babies* 2004
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Cover art for ISBN 0395159938Rey, H. A. (Hans Augusto), 1898-     Curious George   CJ R
The curiosity of a newly-captured monkey gets him into constant trouble. 1941
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Cover art for ISBN 0689853491Rosen, Michael, 1946-     We're going on a bear hunt   CJ R
Brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat. *Toddlers* 1989
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Cover art for ISBN 0395570352Say, Allen.     Grandfather's journey   CJ S
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. 1993
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Cover art for ISBN 0670827592Scieszka, Jon.     The true story of the 3 little pigs   CJ S
The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs. 1989
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Cover art for ISBN 9781596430532Seeger, Laura Vaccaro.     Dog and Bear : two friends, three stories   CJ S
Three easy-to-read stories reveal the close friendship between Dog and Bear. *Toddlers* 2007
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Cover art for ISBN 0060254920Sendak, Maurice.     Where the wild things are   CJ S
A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king. 1963
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Cover art for ISBN 039480001X,Seuss, Dr.,     Cat in the hat   E S
Poor Dick and Sally. It's cold and wet and they're stuck in the house with nothing to do until a giant cat in a hat shows up, transforming the dull day into a madcap adventure. [1957]
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Cover art for ISBN 0439050235Shannon, David, 1959-     Duck on a bike   CJ S
A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too. 2002
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Cover art for ISBN 0064433129Shaw, Charles Green, 1892-     It looked like spilt milk.   CJ S
The white shape silhouetted against a blue background changes on every page. Is it a rabbit, a bird, or just spilt milk? *Toddlers* 1947
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Cover art for ISBN 037582538X,Sierra, Judy.     Wild about books   CJ S
A librarian named Mavis McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake. 2004
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Cover art for ISBN 0060256656Silverstein, Shel.     The giving tree   CJ S
A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return. [1964]
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Cover art for ISBN 0316797855Simmons, Jane.     Daisy and the Beastie   CJ S
Daisy and her little brother Pip encounter many different animals as they look all over the farm for the Beastie from Grandpa's story. *Toddlers* 2000
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Cover art for ISBN 0064431436Slobodkina, Esphyr, 1908-     Caps for sale; a tale of a peddler, some monkeys   CJ S
The monkeys steal the peddler's caps while he is asleep. 1947
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Cover art for ISBN 1416902066Steig, William, 1907-     Sylvester and the magic pebble.   CJ S
In a moment of fright Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again. oks [1969]
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Cover art for ISBN 0670869392Taback, Simms.     There was an old lady who swallowed a fly   CJ T
The well-known children's song is illustrated using a die-cutting technique that stays with one picture but reveals each new animal as we come to it in the verses of the song. 1997
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Cover art for ISBN 0689873425Tafuri, Nancy.     Five little chicks   CJ T
Five chicks and their mother peck in the corn patch in search of breakfast. *Babies* 2006
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Cover art for ISBN 0689711735Viorst, Judith.     Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day   CJ V
Recounts the events of a day when everything goes wrong for Alexander. 1972
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Cover art for ISBN 039516995XWaber, Bernard.     Lyle, Lyle, crocodile.   CJ W
Lyle is perfectly happy living with the Primms on East 88th Street until irritable Mr. Grumps next door changes all that. 1965
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Cover art for ISBN 1564020096Waddell, Martin.     Farmer duck   CJ W
When a hardworking duck nearly collapses while taking care of a farm because the owner is so lazy, the rest of the animals get together and chase the farmer out of town. *Toddlers* 1991
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Cover art for ISBN 978-0152001186Walsh, Ellen Stoll.     Mouse paint   CJ W
Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color. *Toddlers* 1989
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Cover art for ISBN 1553379594Watt, Melanie, 1975-     Scaredy squirrel   CJ W
Meet Scaredy Squirrel, a squirrel who never leaves his nut tree because he's afraid of the unknown "out there." But then, something unexpected happens that may just change his outlook. ess c2006
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Cover art for ISBN 0803718357Wells, Rosemary.     Noisy Nora   CJ W
Feeling neglected, Nora makes more and more noise to attract her parents' attention. *Toddlers* 1997
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Cover art for ISBN 0786852941Willems, Mo.     Your pal Mo Willems presents Leonardo the terrible monster   CJ W
Leonardo is a terrible monster - he can't seem to frighten anyone. When he discovers the perfect nervous little boy, will he scare the lunch out of him? 2005
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Cover art for ISBN 068984509XWilson, Karma.     Bear wants more   CJ W
When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends. *Toddlers* 2003
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Cover art for ISBN 0152567089Wood, Audrey.     The napping house   CJ W
In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bits. *Toddlers* 1984
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Cover art for ISBN 0590316818Yolen, Jane.     How do Dinosaurs say good night?   CJ Y
Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss. 2000
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Cover art for ISBN 0399222618Young, Ed.     Seven blind mice   CJ Y
Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance. 1992
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Cover art for ISBN 006443009XZion, Gene.     Harry, the dirty dog   CJ Z
When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots. [1956]
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