| Title |
Author |
Illustrator |
Reason for Inclusion |
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A Chair for My Mother
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Vera B. Williams
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Vera B. Williams
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Illustrations, heartwarming family story
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A Day's Work
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Eve Bunting
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Ronald Himler.
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Cultural Perspective, honesty and honor
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A Story - A Story
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Gail E. Haley
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Gail E. Haley
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Cultural perspective
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Abuela
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Arthur Dorros
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Arthur Dorros
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Cultural perspective
|
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Alfie Gives a Hand
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Shirley Hughes
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Shirley Hughes
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Cooperation and sensitivity
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All the Colors of the Earth
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Sheila Hamanaka
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Sheila Hamanaka
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Early picture book, illustrations
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Amos and Boris
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William Steig
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William Steig
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Language/writing, sharing, cooperation
|
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Anansi the Spider
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Gerald McDermott
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Gerald McDermott
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Cultural perspective, folk story
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Andy and the Lion
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James Daugherty
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James Daugherty
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Older tale of cooperation and what goes around, comes around
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Animalia
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Graeme Base
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Graeme Base
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Illustrations, alphabet book, hidden illustrations
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Ashantiu to Zulu
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Margaret Musgrove
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Margaret Musgrove
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Alphabet, illustrations
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Beauty and the Beast
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Jan Brett
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Jan Brett
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Classic fairy tale, illustrations
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Ben's Dream
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Chris Van Allsburg
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Chris Van Allsburg
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Textless, illustrations
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Big Orange Splot, The
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Daniel Manus Pinkwater
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Daniel M. Pinkwater
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Creativity and individualism, writing quality
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Black & White
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David Macaulay
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David Macaulay
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4/1 stories, unique approach
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Brother Eagle, Sister Sky
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Susan Jeffers
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Susan Jeffers
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Cultural perspective (with a negative twist)
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Buffalo Woman
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Paul Goble
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Paul Goble
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Cultural perspective, illustrations
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Butter Battle Book, The*
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Dr. Suess
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Dr. Suess
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Powerful story, unresloved plot, peace perspective
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Carl's Day at the Park
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Alexandra Day
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Alexandra Day
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Almost wordless, typically a board book
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that type
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Cronin, Doreen
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Betsy Lewin
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Clever Story, recent Caldecott
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Coyote
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Gerald McDermott
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Gerald McDermott
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Cultural perspective
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Daddy's Roommate*
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Michael Willhoite
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Michael Willhoite
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Families, controversy
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Duke Ellington
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Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Brian Pinkney
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Illustrations, nonfiction, cultural perspective
|
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Fortune Teller, The
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Lloyd Alexander
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Trina Schart Hyman
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Illustrations, cultural perspective
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Free Fall
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David Weisner
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David Weisner
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Wordless, illustrations
|
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Garden of Abdual Gasazi, The
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Chris VanAllsburg
|
Chris VanAllsburg
|
Clever story, illustrations
|
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Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, The
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Paul Goble
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Paul Goble
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Cultural perspective, illustrations
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Gnats of Knotty Pine, The*
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Bill Peet
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Bill Peet
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Controversal story
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Grandfather's Journey
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Allen Say
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Allen Say
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Cultural perspective, illustrations
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Grey Lady & the Strawberry Snatcher, The
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Molly Bang
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Molly Bang
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Wordless, illustrations, unique style
|
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Heather Has Two Mommies*
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Newman, Leslea
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Diana Souza
|
Cultural perspective, controversy
|
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Herstories
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Virginia Hamilton
|
Virginia Hamilton
|
Cultural perspective
|
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In the Night Kitchen
|
Maurice Sendak
|
Maurice Sendak
|
Illustrational style, controversial
|
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John Henry
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Julius Lester
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Jerry Pickney
|
Cultural perspective, Nonfiction
|
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Jumanji
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Chris Van Allsburg
|
Chris Van Allsburg
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Clever writing, illustrations
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Little Red Riding Hood
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Trina Schart Hyman
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Trina Schart Hyman
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Illustration style
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Lorax, The
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Dr. Suess
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Dr. Suess
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Controversial story, powerful ecological perspective
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Man Who Walked Between the Towers, The
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Mordicai Gerstein
|
Mordicai Gerstein
|
Newer Caldecott, illustrations
|
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Math Curse
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Jon Scieszka
|
Jon Scieszka
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Clever idea, math appreciation, illustrations
|
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Make Way For Ducklings
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Robert McCloskey
|
Robert McCloskey
|
Classic story, illustrations
|
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More More More Said the Baby
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Vera B. Williams
|
Vera B. Williams
|
Cultural perspective
|
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
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John Steptoe
|
John Steptoe
|
Cultural perspective, illustrations
|
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Mysteries of Harris Burdick
|
Chris Van Allsburg
|
Chris Van Allsburg
|
Illustrations, great story starters
|
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Nappy Hair
|
Carolivia Herron
|
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Controversial story
|
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No David
|
David Shannon
|
David Shannon
|
Fun, wacky, recent Caldecott
|
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Officer Buckle and Gloria
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Peggy Rathman
|
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Safety story,
|
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One Dad Two Dad, Brown Dad Blue Dad
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Johnny Valentine
|
Melody Sarecky
|
Cultural perspective, controversial story
|
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Owen
|
Kevin Henkes
|
Kevin Henkes
|
Heartwarming story, illustrations
|
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Ox-Cart Man
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Donald Hall
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Barbara Cooney
|
Older style folk-art illustrations
|
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Patchwork Quilt
|
Valerie Flournoy
|
|
Cultural perspective, ties well to lesson plas
|
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People
|
Peter Spier
|
Peter Spier
|
Cultural perspective, illustrations, nonfiction
|
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Peppe The Lamplighter
|
Elisa Bartone
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Ted Lewin
|
Cultural perspective, illustrations
|
|
Re-Zoom
|
Istvan Banyai
|
Istvan Banyai
|
Illustrations
|
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Rose Blanche*
|
Robert Innocenti
|
Robert Innocenti
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Powerful Story of WWII, peace
|
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Rumplestiltskin
|
Paul Zelinsky
|
Paul Zelinsky
|
Classic fairytale, illustrations
|
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Saint George and the Dragon
|
Margaret Hodges
|
Trina Schart Hyman
|
Graphic organization, classic story
|
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Smoky Night
|
Eve Bunting
|
David Diaz
|
Cultural perspective, powerful unusual illustrations
|
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Snowflake Bentley
|
Jacqueline Briggs Martin
|
Mary Azarian
|
Nonfiction, photographs
|
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Snowy Day, The
|
Ezra Jack Keats
|
Ezra Jack Keats
|
Cultural perspective, classic story
|
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So You Want to be President?
|
Judith St. George
|
David Small
|
Fun nonfiction
|
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Song and Dance Man
|
Karen Ackerman
|
Stephen Gammell
|
Illustrations, heartwarming story
|
|
Story of Ferdinand, The
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Monroe Leaf
|
Robert Lawson
|
Classic story, peace
|
|
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
|
William Steig
|
William Steig
|
Interesting writing, controversial story
|
|
Three Pigs, The
|
David Wiesner
|
David Wiesner
|
Twist on an old classic
|
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Talking Walls
|
Margy Burns Knight
|
Anne Sibley O'Brien
|
Cross cultural perspective
|
|
Tibet
|
Peter Sís
|
Peter Sís
|
Nonfiction, illustrations
|
|
Tuesday
|
David Wiesner
|
David Wiesner
|
Unusual modern fantasy, illustrations
|
|
Uncle Jed's Barbershop
|
Margaree King Mitchell
|
James Ransome
|
Cultural perspective, illustrations
|
|
Verdi
|
Janell Cannon
|
Janell Cannon
|
Illustrations, story of age
|
|
Voice of the Wood
|
Claude Clement
|
Frederic Clement
|
Mature surrealist story, illustrations
|
|
Wall, The
|
Eve Bunting
|
Ronald Himler.
|
Powerful story of Vietnam Vets Memorial
|
|
Wave of the Sea-Wolf, The
|
David Wisniewski`
|
David Wisniewski
|
Unique Illustrations
|
|
Way Things Work, The
|
David Macaulay
|
David Macaulay
|
Nonfiction
|
|
Way To Start a Day, The
|
Byrd Baylor
|
Peter Parnall
|
Cultural perspective, illustrations
|
|
We are All in the Dumps with Jack & Guy
|
Maurice Sendak
|
Marrice Sendak
|
Unusual story, political content, controversial
|
|
We Be Warm Till Springtime Comes
|
Lillie D. Chaffin
|
Lloyd Bloom
|
Powerful story and Illustrations
|
|
Where the Wild Things are
|
Maurice Sendak
|
Maurice Sendak
|
Classic story
|
|
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
|
Verna Aardema
|
Leo and Diane Dillon
|
Cultural perspective
|
|
Wump World, The
|
Bill Peet
|
Bill Peet
|
Story of peace and ecology
|
|
Yoko
|
Rosemary Wells
|
Rosemary Wells
|
Cultural perspective, first day of school
|
|
Z Was Zapped, The
|
Chris Van Allsburg
|
Chris Van Allsburg
|
Alphabet book with a twist
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