V. 2003­ 2015

Biography and Autobiography

Berne, Jennifer On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein

Brenner, Barbara The Boy Who Loved To Draw: Benjamin West

Brown, Don Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa

Bryant, Jen A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

Burleigh, Robert Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic

Demarest. Chris L. Lindbergh

Ehlert, Lois The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life

Golenbock, Peter Teammates

Herkert, Barbara Mary Cassatt: Extraordinary Impressionist Painter

Krull, Kathleen Wilma, Unlimited

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table

McCarthy, Meghan Strong Man: The Story of Charles Atlas

McDonnell, Patrick Me…Jane

Moss, Marissa Brave Harriet: The First Woman To Fly the English Channel

Parks, Rosa I Am Rosa Parks

Pinkney, Andrea Davis Duke Ellington

Rappaport, Doreen Martin's Big Words

Ringgold, Faith My Dream of Martin Luther King

Russell­Brown, Katheryn Little Melba and Her Big Trombone

Wallner, Alexandra Beatrix Potter

Best Books Grade K­2

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Winter, Jeanette Henri's Scissors

Winter, Jeanette My Name Is Georgia

Winter, Jeanette The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life With Chimps

Books for Beginning Readers

Adler, David A. Don't Throw it to Mo!

Arnold, Ted Hi! Fly Guy (series)

Bang­Campbell, M. Little Rat Sets Sail (series)

Bell, Cece Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover

Byars, Betsy My Brother, Ant (series)

Caple, Kathy Duck & Company

Chaconas, Dori Cork & Fuzz: Short and Tall (series)

Coerr, Eleanor Josephina's Story Quilt

Delacre, Lulu Rafi and Rosi: Carnival!

George, Jean Craighead Goose and Duck

Grant, Judyann Ackerman Chicken Said, "Cluck!"

Henkes, Kevin Penny and Her Doll (series)

Hoban, Russell A Bargain for Frances (series)

Hoberman, Mary Ann You Read To Me, I'll Read To You… (series)

Howe, James Houndsley and Catina (series)

Kenah, Katharine The Best Teacher in Second Grade

Kvasnovsky, Laura M. Zelda and Ivy (series)

Laurence, Daniel Captain and Matey Set Sail

Lin, Grace Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! (series)

Lobel, Arnold Frog & Toad Are Friends (series)

Lunde, Darrin P. Hello, Bumblebee Bat

Marshall, S. Fox be Nimble (series)

McMullan, Kate Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day (series)

Best Books Grade K­2

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Miller, Sara S. Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog (series)

Mills, Claudia Gus and Grandpa (series)

Minarik, Else H. A Kiss for Little Bear (series)

Parish, Peggy Amelia Bedelia (series)

Ries, Lori Aggie and Ben: Three Stories (series)

Rylant, Cynthia Henry & Mudge (series)

Rylant, Cynthia Mr. Putter and Tabby Catch the Cold (series)

Rylant, Cynthia Poppleton Forever (series)

Rylant, Cynthia The Case of the Climbing Cat (series)

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories (series)

Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat (series)

Sharmat, Majorie Nate the Great (series)

Silverman, Erica Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Partners (series)

Thomas, Shelley Moore Good Night, Good Knight (series)

Van Leeuwen, Jean Oliver, Amanda, and Grandmother Pig (series)

Willems, Mo There Is a Bird on Your Head! (series)

Yee, Wong Herbert Mouse and Mole, Fine Feathered Friends (series)

Early Chapter Books

Adler, David A. Cam Jansen and the Stolen Diamonds (series)

Atinuke Good Luck, Anna Hibiscus! (series)

Barrows, Annie Ivy and Bean (series)

Bauer, Marion Dane The Secret of the Painted House

Blume, Judy Pain and the Great One (series)

Borden, Louise The John Hancock Club

Bulla, Clyde R. The Sword in the Tree

Cameron, Ann Stories Huey Tells (series)

Cleary, Beverly Muggie Maggie

Best Books Grade K­2

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Conford, Ellen Jenny Archer, Author (series)

Cronin, Doreen The Chicken Squad: The First Misadventures

Dalgleish, Alice The Courage of Sarah Noble

DiCamillo, Kate Mercy Watson to the Rescue (series)

Edwards, Michelle Stinky Stern Forever

Erickson, Russell A Toad for Tuesday (series)

Fine, Anne Jamie and Angus Together

Gannett, Ruth S. My Father's Dragon (series)

Han, Jenny Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream

Hanlon, Abby Dory Fantasmagory

Hartnett, Sonya Sadie and Ratz

Hurwitz, Johanna Russell Sprouts (series)

Kerrin, Jessica Scott Martin Bridge: Ready for Takeoff! (series)

Lechner, John Sticky Burr: Adventures in Burrwood Forest

Look, Lenore Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things (series)

Look, Lenore Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything (series)

McKay, Hilary Lulu and the Duck in the Park (series)

McKissack, Patricia C. A Song for Harlem: Scraps of Time (series)

Meddaugh, Susan LuLu's Hat

Milne, A. A. Winnie the Pooh (series)

Osborne, Mary Pope Dinosaurs Before Dark (series)

Potter, Ellen Piper Green and the Fairy Tree

Rodowsky, Colby F. Not My Dog

Soto, Gary The Skirt

Tashjian, Janet Marty Frye, Private Eye

Thurber, James Many Moons

Willems, Mo The Story of Diva and Flea

Best Books Grade K­2

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Fairy tales, folklore and fables

Javaherbin, Mina Elephant in the Dark

Pinkney, Jerry The Grasshopper and the Ants

Aardema, Verma Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks

Aardema, Verma Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa

Aardema, Verma Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Bierhorst, John Is My Friend At Home? Pueblo Fireside Tales

Brett, Jan The Mitten

Brown, Marcia Stone Soup

Burkert, Rand (reteller) Mouse & Lion

Child, Lauren The Princess and the Pea

Cummings, Pat Ananse and the Lizard: A West African Tale

D'Aulaire, Ingri D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths

De la Mare, W. (illus. Hawes) The Turnip

dePaola, Tomie Strega Nona (series)

Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folk Tale

Emberley, Rebecca Chicken Little

Galdone, Paul Tailypo

Ginsburg, Mirra Clay Boy

Grifalconi, Ann The Village of Round and Square Houses

Grimm (illus. Hyman) Sleeping Beauty

Kajikawa, Kimiko Tsunami!

Kellogg, Steven Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett (series)

Kessler, Cristina Best Beekeeper of Lalibela: A Tale from Africa

Kimmell, Eric Anansi and the Talking Melon

Kipling, Rudyard Just So Stories

MacDonald, Margaret Read (reteller) Tunjur! Tunjur! Tunjur!: A Palestinian Folktale

Marshall, James Red Riding Hood (series)

Best Books Grade K­2

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McClintock, Barbara Cinderella

McDermott, Gerald Anansi the Spider

McDermott, Gerald Jubuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon

McDermott, Gerald Monkey

Naidoo, Beverly Aesop's Fables

Pinkney, Jerry (illus.) Little Red Hen

Pinkney, Jerry (illus.) Little Red Riding Hood

Pinkney, Jerry (illus.) The Lion & the Mouse

Scott, Nathan Kumar The Great Race

Shannon, George Rabbit's Gift: A Fable from China

Small, Ernest Baba Yaga

Trivizas, Eugenios Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig

Winthrop, Elizabeth Little Humpback Horse

Young, Ed Lon Po Po

Zemach, Margot Duffy and the Devil

Graphic Titles

Hayes, Geoffrey Benny and Penny in the Big No­No! (series)

Liniers Written and Drawn by Henrietta

Smith, Jeff Little Mouse Gets Ready

History and Culture

Ajmera, Maya et al. Faith

Bunting, Eve Washday

Cole, Joanna The New Baby At Your House

Dematons, Charlotte Holland

Dillon, Leo and Diane Dillon Jazz on a Saturday Night

Best Books Grade K­2

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Johnson, D. B. Henry Hikes to Fitchburg (series)

Joosse, Barbara and Jon Van Zyle Lewis and Papa: Adventures on the Santa Fe Trail

Kerley, Barbara One World, One Day

Kuklin, Susan Families

Mizielinska, Aleksandra and Daniel Mizielinski

Maps

Provensen, Alice The Glorious Flight

Rotner, Shelley and Sheila M. Kelley Shades of People

Rubbino, Salvatore A Walk in Paris

Rumford, James Rain School

Tafolla, Carmen What Can You Do with a Rebozo? ¿Qué puedes hacer con un rebozo? (bilingual)

Winter, Jeanette Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa

Picture books

Agee, Jon It's Only Stanley

Agee, Jon Little Santa

Agee, Jon Milo's Hat Trick

Agee, Jon Terrific

Ahlberg, Allan The Pencil

Ahlberg, Allan The Snail House

Alexander, Lloyd The Fortune­Tellers

Aliki A Play's the Thing

Allard, Harry Miss Nelson is Missing (series)

Armstrong, Jennifer Once upon a Banana

Aston, Dianna Hutts The Moon Over Star

Ayelsworth, Jim (reteller) My Grandfather's Coat

Aylesworth, Jim (illus.) The Mitten

Bae, Hyun­Joo New Clothes for New Year's Day

Best Books Grade K­2

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Baker, Keith LMNO Peas

Baker, Keith No Two Alike

Balouch, Kristen Mystery Bottle

Bang, Molly When Sophie Gets Angry­­Really, Really Angry…

Banks, Kate And If the Moon Could Talk

Banks, Kate Fox

Banks, Kate Max's Words

Baretta, Gene Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones

Barnett, Mac Extra Yarn

Barnett, Mac Leo: A Ghost Story

Barnett, Mac Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

Barnett, Mac Telephone

Bartoletti, Susan Campbell Naamah and the Ark at Night

Bauer, Marion Dane The Longest Night

Bean Jonathan Building Our House

Bemelmans, Ludwig Madeline (series)

Berner, Rotraut Susanne In the Town All Year 'Round

Best, Cari Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen

Bingham, Kelly Z is for Moose

Black, Michael Ian A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea

Blackall, Sophie The Baby Tree

Bloom, Suzanne A Splendid Friend, Indeed!

Boyd, Lizi Flashlight

Breen, Steve Stick

Bridges, Shirin Yim Ruby's Wish

Brown, Marc Arthur Tells a Story (series)

Brown, Margaret Wise The Important Book

Brown, Monica Marisol MacDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol MacDonald No Combina (bilingual)

Best Books Grade K­2

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Brown, Peter Mr. Tiger Goes Wild

Brown, Peter My Teacher is a Monster! No I am Not

Browne, Anthony Little Beauty

Browne, Anthony My Dad

Browne, Anthony What If…?

Brun­Cosme, Nadine Big Wolf and Little Wolf (series)

Bryan, Ashley Beautiful Blackbird

Bryan, Ashley (illus.) Let It Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals

Buehner, Caralyn Snowmen at Night

Bunting, Eve Hurry! Hurry!

Burningham, John Edwardo: The Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World

Burningham, John It's a Secret

Burton, Virginia L. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Burton, Virginia L. The Little House

Buzzeo, Toni One Cool Friend

Calhoun, Mary Hot­Air Henry (series)

Cali, Davide Piano Piano

Cannon, Janell Stellaluna

Carle, Eric Slowly, Slowly Said the Sloth

Carnesi, Monica Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic

Carrick, Carol Patrick's Dinosaurs (series)

Chaconas, Dori Pennies in a Jar

Child, Lauren But, Excuse me, That is My Book

Chocolate, Debbie The Piano Man

Choung, Eun­hee Minji's Salon

Christelow, Eileen The Great Pig Escape (series)

Christelow, Eileen Where's the Big Bad Wolf?

Coffelt, Nancy Big, Bigger, Biggest!

Coffelt, Nancy Fred Stays with Me

Best Books Grade K­2

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Cole, Brock Good Enough to Eat

Cole, Brock The Money We'll Save

Cooney, Barbara Miss Rumphius

Cooper, Elisha Beach

Cooper, Elisha Farm

Cooper, Elisha Homer

Cooper, Elisha Train

Crews, Donald Bigmama's

Crews, Donald Night At the Fair

Cronin, Doreen Giggle, Giggle, Quack (series)

Croza, Laurel I Know Here

Cullen, Lynn Dear Mr. Washington

Cunnane, Kelly Chirchir is Singing

Dabcovich, J. Polar Bear Son

Daly, Cathleen Prudence Wants a Pet

Daly, Niki Happy Birthday, Jamela! (series)

Daly, Niki The Herd Boy

Davies, Nicola Just Ducks!

Daywalt, Drew The Day the Crayons Came Home

Daywalt, Drew The Day the Crayons Quit

De Kinder, Jan Red

de la Pena, Matt Last Stop On Market Street

Demi Empty Pot

Demi Liang and the Magic Paintbrush

Dempsey, Kristy A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream

dePaola, Tomie Bill and Pete (series)

Diakite, Penda I Lost My Tooth in Africa

DiPucchio, Kelly Gaston

Dominguez, Angela Maria Had a Little Lamb/Maria tenia una llamita pequena (bilingual)

Best Books Grade K­2

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Dormer, Frank The Obstinate Pen

Dorros, Arthur Abuela (bilingual)

Dubuc, Marianne Animal Masquerade

Dubuc, Marianne In Front of My House

Dubuc, Marianne The Lion and the Bird

Durand, Hallie Mitchell Goes Bowling

Ehlert, Lois Feathers for Lunch

Ehlert, Lois Leaf Man

Elliot, David Henry's Map

Elya, Susan Middleton Rubia and the Three Osos (bilingual)

Engle, Margarita Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music

Escoffier, Michael Take Away the A

Falconer, Ian Olivia (series)

Feelings, Tom Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book

Feiffer, Jules I'm Not Bobby

Fleming, Candace Clever Jack Takes the Cake

Fogliano, Julie And Then It's Spring

Fox, Mem Hattie and the Fox

Fox, Mem Koala Lou

Frazee, Marla A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever

Frazee, Marla Boot and Shoe

Freeman, Don Corduroy (series)

Friedman, Ina How My Parents Learned to Eat

Fucile, Tony Let's Do Nothing!

Gag, Wanda Millions of Cats

Gerstein, Mordicai The Night World

Gerstein,Mordicai A Book

Gerstein,Mordicai The First Drawing

Gilani­Williams, Fawzia Nabeel's New Pants: An Eid Tale

Best Books Grade K­2

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Gleeson, Libby Half a World Away

Gonzalez, Maya Christina Mis Colores, Mi Mundo = My Colors, My World (bilingual)

Graham, Bob "Let's Get a Pup!" Said Kate

Graham, Bob "The Trouble with Dogs..." Said Dad (series)

Graham, Bob April and Esme, Tooth Fairies

Graham, Bob Dimity Dumpty: The Story of Humpty's Little Sister

Graham, Bob How to Heal a Broken Wing

Graham, Bob Oscar's Half Birthday

Graham, Bob The Silver Button

Gravett, Emily Meerkat Mail

Gravett, Emily Wolves

Gray, Rita Have You Heard the Nesting Bird

Grey, Mini Hermelln the Detective Mouse

Grey, Mini Traction Man Is Here! (series)

Hall, Donald Lucy's Summer

Hall, Michael It's an Orange Aardvark!

Hall, Michael Red: A Crayon's Story

Harrington, Janice N. Chicken­Chasing Queen of Lamar County

Hasset, John Cat Up a Tree

Hatanaka, Kellen Work, An Occupational ABC

Hatfield, Claire Me and Uncle Romie: A Story Inspired ...Romare Bearden

Haughton, Chris Shh! We Have a Plan

Headley, Justina Chen Patch

Henkes, Kevin Julius, Baby of the World

Henkes, Kevin Lilly's Big Day (series)

Heo, Yumi Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story

Hest, Amy Charley's First Night

Hicks, Barbara Jean Jitterbug Jam

Hills, Tad Duck & Goose (series)

Best Books Grade K­2

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Himmelman, John Chickens to the Rescue

Hines, Anna Winter Lights: A Season in Poems and Quilts

Hoban, Russell Best Friends for Frances (series)

Holabird, Katherine Angelina Ballerina (series)

Howard, Elizabeth F. Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys

Hurst, Carol Otis Terrible Storm

Hyde, Heidi Smith Feivel's Flying Horses

Ichikawa, Satomi My Father's Shop

Isaacs, Anne Swamp Angel (series)

Isadora, Rachel Luke Goes to Bat

Isadora, Rachel Yo, Jo!

Javaherbin, Mina Goal!

Jenkins, Emily Toys Meet Snow

Johnson, Crockett Harold and the Purple Crayon (series)

Johnson, Dinah Hair Dance!

Jonas, Ann Round Trip

Jonnell, Lynne I Need a Snake

Kajikawa, Kimiko Yoshi's Feast

Kalman, Maria Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey

Karas, Brian G. Atlantic:

Keats, Ezra Jack The Snowy Day

Keats, Ezra Jack Whistle for Willie

Keller, Holly Pearl's New Skates

Kerley, Barbara With a Friend By Your Side

Khan, Rukhsana Big Red Lollipop

Kimmell, Eric Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins

King, Stephen Mutt Dog!

Klassen, Jon I Want My Hat Back

Klassen, Jon This is Not My Hat

Best Books Grade K­2

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Knudsen, Michelle Library Lion

Kohara, Kazuno Ghosts in the House!

Kontis, Alethea Alpha Oops!: The Day the Z Went First

Krauss, Ruth A Hole is to Dig

Kuskin, Karla The Philharmonic Gets Dressed

Kwon, Yoon D. My Cat Copies Me

Lamb, Albert Tell Me the Day Backwards

Leaf, Munro The Story of Ferdinand

Lehman, Barbara Rainstorm

Lester, Alison Are We There Yet? A Journey Around Australia

Lin, Grace Bringing in the New Year

Lin, Grace Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid­Autumn Moon Festival

Lionni, Leo Frederick

Livingston, Myra Cohn Calendar

Lloyd­Jones, Sally How to Be a Baby...by Me, the Big Sister

Lobel, Anita Nini Lost and Found

Logue, Mary Sleep Like a Tiger

Mackintosh, David The Frank Show

MacLachlan, Patricia The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse

MacLachlan, Patricia and Emily MacLachlan Charest

Once I Ate a Pie

Madison, Alan Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly

Mahy, Margaret Bubble Trouble

Mahy, Margaret Down the Back of the Chair

Manzano, Sonia Miracle on 133rd Street

Marshall, James George and Martha (series)

Martin, Bill Chicka­Chicka­Boom­Boom

Mathers, Petra Lottie's New Beach Towel (series)

Mattick, Lindsay Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

Best Books Grade K­2

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Mayer, Mercer There's a Nightmare in My Closet

McClintock, Barbara Adele & Simon (series)

McCloskey, Robert Blueberries for Sal

McCloskey, Robert Make Way for Ducklings

McCully, Emily Arnold Mirette on the High Wire (series)

McDonald, Megan The Hinky­Pink: An Old Tale

McKissack, Patricia C. Mirandy and Brother Wind

McKissack, Patricia C. Precious and the Boo Hag

McLeod, Bob SuperHero ABC

Meddaugh, Susan Martha Speaks (series)

Meddaugh, Susan The Witch's Walking Stick

Medina, Meg Mango, Abuela, and Me

Medina, Meg Tia Isa Wants a Car

Meschenmoser, Sebastian Waiting for Winter

Miller, Pat Zietlow Sophie's Squash

Mixter, Helen (adapter) My Little Round House

Miyares, Daniel Float

Mora, Pat Book Fiesta: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebremos el Dia de los Nino/El Dia do los Libros (bilingual)

Mora, Pat Gracias/Thanks (bilingual)

Morales, Yuyi Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book (bilingual)

Morales, Yuyi Nino Wrestles the World

Moss, Lloyd Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin

Myers, Tim J. Basho and the Fox (series)

Nakagawa, Chihiro Who Made This Cake?

Nelson, Marilyn Beautiful Ballerina

Nelson, Marilyn Snook Alone

Nolan, Dennis Hunters of the Great Forest (wordless)

Ogburn, Jacqueline K. The Bake Shop Ghost

Best Books Grade K­2

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Okimoto, Jean D.et. al. White Swan Express: A Story about Adoption

Olshan, Mathew The Mighty Lalouche

Osborne, Mary Pope Kate and the Beanstalk

Palatini, Margie Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes

Peet, Bill Zella, Zack and Zodiac

Pendziwol, Jean E. Once Upon a Northern Night

Perkins, Lynne Rae Pictures From Our Vacation

Perkins, Lynne Rae The Cardboard Piano

Perrin, Clotilde At the Same Moment, Around the World

Polacco, Patricia The Keeping Quilt

Pollock, Penny When the Moon Is Full: A Lunar Year

Potter, Beatrix The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Priceman, Marjorie Hot Air: The (Mostly ) True Story of the First Hot­Air Balloon Ride

Priceman, Marjorie How to Make Apple Pie and See the World (series)

Rao, Sandhya My Mother's Sari

Rathman, Peggy 10 Minutes 'Til Bedtime

Rathman, Peggy Officer Buckle and Gloria

Ravishankar, Anuskha Elephants Never Forget!

Ray, Jane Apple­Pip Princess

Ray, Mary Lyn Stars

Rex, Adam Pssst!

Rey, H. A. Curious George (series)

Reynolds, Aaron Creepy Carrots

Richardson, Justin And Tango Makes Three

Rinck, Maranke I Feel a Foot!

Rocco, John Blackout

Rocco, John Blizzard

Rodman, Mary Ann My Best Friend

Rogers, Gregory The Hero of Little Street

Best Books Grade K­2

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Rohmann, Eric Bone Dog

Rosen, Michael Red Ted and the Lost Things

Rosenthal, Amy Krouse Exclamation Mark

Rotner, Shelley Every Season

Rotner, Shelley and Sheila M. Kelly Families

Ruzzier, Sergio Two Mice

Ruzzier, Sergio Two Mice

Rylant, Cynthia When I was Young in the Mountains

Salley, Coleen Espossumondas Plays Possum

Schotter, Roni Captain Snap and the Children of Vinegar Lane

Schwarts, Amy Annabel Swift, Kindergartner

Scieszka, Jon Seen Art?

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro Black? White! Day? Night!: A Book of Opposites

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro Bully

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro One Boy

Sendak, Maurice In the Night Kitchen

Sendak, Maurice Where the Wild Things Are

Seuss, Dr. And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street

Seuss, Dr. The Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

Shannon, David Good Boy, Fergus!

Shannon, David No, David! (series)

Sherry, Kevin I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean

Shulevitz, Uri Snow

Simmons, Jane Come Along, Daisy!

Sis, Peter Madlenka (series)

Soto, Gary Too Many Tamales

Spinelli, Eileen Cold Snap

Spinelli, Eileen Heat Wave

Stead, Philip C. A Home for Bird

Best Books Grade K­2

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Stead, Philip C. A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Stead, Philip C. Bear Has a Story to Tell

Steig, William Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Stein, David Ezra Interrupting Chicken

Stevens, Janet The Great Fuzz Frenzy

Stevens, Janet Tops and Bottoms

Stewart, Sarah The Library

Stewart, Sarah The Quiet Place

Stuve­Bodeen, S. Elizabeti's School (series)

Sutton, Sally Construction

Sutton, Sally Demolition

Suzhen, Fang Grandma Lives in a Perfume Village

Sweet, Melissa Carmine: A Little More Red

Taback, Simms There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Tashiro, Chisato Five Nice Mice

Thompson, Lauren The Apple Pie That Papa Baked

Thong, Roseanne Gai See: What You See in Chinatown

Tonatiuh, Duncan Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin

Uegaki, Chieri Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin

Underwood, Deborah Bad Bye, Good Bye

Underwood, Deborah The Quiet Book

Ungerer, Tomi Crictor

Valckx, Catharina Lizette's Green Sock

Vamos, Samantha R. The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred (bilingual)

Van Allsburg, Chris Jumanji

Vincent, Gabrielle Ernest and Celestine's Picnic (series)

Viorst, Judith Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (series)

Waber, Bernard Courage

Waber, Bernard Ira Sleeps Over

Best Books Grade K­2

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Waber, Bernard Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, (series)

Wahl, Phoebe Sonya's Chickens

Wells, Rosemary Shy Charles

Wells, Rosemary Yoko (series)

Wheeler, Lisa Jazz Baby

Wiesner, David Art & Max

Wiesner, David Tuesday

Willems, Mo City Dog, Country Frog

Willems, Mo Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (series)

Willems, Mo Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs: As Retold by Mo Willems

Willems, Mo Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (series)

Willems, Mo That Is Not A Good Idea!

Willems. Mo Leonardo, the terrible monster

Williams, Vera B. A Chair for My Mother (series)

Williams. Karen Galimoto

Witte, Ann Lola's Fandango

Wong, Janet Apple Pie Fourth of July

Woodson, Jacqueline Pecan Pie Baby

Yashima, Taro Crow Boy

Yolen, Jane How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? (series)

Yorinks, Arthur Hey, Al

Yu, Li­Qiong A New Year's Reunion: A Chinese Story

Zion, Gene Harry the Dirty Dog (series)

Zolotow, Charlotte A Father Like That

Lee, Suzy Wave (wordless)

Rodriguez, Beatrice The Chicken Thief (wordless series )

Schubert, Ingrid and Dieter Schubert The Umbrella (wordless)

Wiesner, David Mr. Wuffles (wordless)

Best Books Grade K­2

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Picture books (wordless)

Lawson, JonArno Sidewalk Flowers

Lee, JiHyeon Pool

Miyares, Daniel Float

Poetry

Elliott, David In the Wild

Farrar, Sid The Year Comes Round: Haiku Through the Seasons

Florian, Douglas Lizards, Frogs & Polliwogs

Grimes, Nikki Meet Danitra Brown (series)

Hale, Christy Dreaming Up: a Celebration of Building

Hoberman, Mary Ann Llama Who Had No Pajama

Hopkins, Lee Bennett (selector) Sky Magic

Hughes, Langston and Ashley Bryan (Illus.)

Sail Away

Janeczko, Paul Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems

Kuskin, Karla Soap, Soup and other Verses

Lear, E. (illus. Marshall) The Owl and the Pussycat

Lobel, Arnold The Arnold Lobel Book of Mother Goose

Mannis, Celeste One Leaf Rides the Wind: Counting in a Japanese Garden

Mavor, Salley Pocket Full of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes

Mora, Pat Water Rolls, Water Rises: El Agua Rueda, el Agua Sube (bilingual)

Mora, Pat Yum! Mmmm! Que Rico!: Americas' Sproutings

Muth, Jon J. Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons

Nash, Ogden Adventures of Isabel

Paschkis, Julie (ed.) Flutter & Hum/ Aleteo y Zumbido: Animal Poems? Poems de Animales

Prelutsky, Jack Random House Book of Poetry

Prelutsky, Jack The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders

Best Books Grade K­2

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Prevert, Jacques How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird

Ruddell, Deborah Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk: A Forest of Poems

Salas, Laura Purdie BookSpeak!: Poems About Books

Schertle, Alice Button up!: Wrinkled Rhymes

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro If I Had a Rooster

Shannon, George Busy in the Garden

Sidman, Joyce Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors

Stevenson, James Sweet Corn: Poems

Stevenson, Robert Louis The Moon

Stringer, Lauren Winter is the Warmest Season

White, Deborah Blue on Blue

Zemach, Margot Some From the Moon, Some From the Sun…

Science and Math

Adler, David A. Things That Float and Things That Don't

Aliki Quiet in the garden

Anno, Mitsumasa Anno's Magic Seeds

Arndt, Ingo Best Foot Forward

Aronsky, Jim Babies in the Bayou

Aston, Dianna Hutts A Butterfly is Patient

Bang, Molly and Penny Chisholm Living Sunlight: How Plants Bring the Earth to Life

Butterworth, Chris Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea

Butterworth, Chris See What a Seal Can Do

Campbell, Sarah C. Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator

Cobb, Vicki I Face the Wind

Cole, Joanna Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive (series)

Collard III, Sneed B. and Andrew Plant A Platypus, Probably

Cowley, Joy Chameleon, Chameleon

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Davey, Owen Mad About Monkeys

Davies, Nicloa Bat Loves the Night

Davies, Nicloa Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes

Davies, Nicola White Owl, Barn Owl

Dotlich, Rebecca Kai What Is Science?

Ehlert, Lois Planting a Rainbow

Falwell, Cathryn Scoot!

Fleming, Denise Beetle Bop

Floca, Brian Lightship

Franco, Betsy Zero Is the Leaves on the Tree

French, Vivian Yucky Worms

Gravett, Bob Rabbit Problem

Gravett, Emily The Rabbit Problem

Guiberson, Brenda Z. Frog Song

Harris, Robie H. Who Has What?: All About Girls' Bodies and Boys' Bodies

Hatkoff, Isabella, et al. Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship

Hoban, Tana 26 Letters and 99 cents

Hosford, Kate Infinity and Me

Huber, Raymond Flight of the Honey Bee

Hutchins, Hazel A Second Is a Hiccup: A Child's Book of Time

Jenkins, Emily Water in the Park: A Book About Water and the Times of the Day

Jenkins, Steve Dogs and Cats

Jenkins, Steve Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember

Jenkins, Steve Prehistoric Actual Size

Jenkins, Steve The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest­and Most Surprising­Animals on Earth

Jenkins, Steve and Robin Page How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships

Jenkins, Steve and Robin Page I See a Kookaburra!: Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World

Jenkins, Steve and Robin Page Move!

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Jenkins, Steve and Robin Page What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?

Karas, Brian G. On Earth

Lyon, George Ella All the Water in the World

Markle, Sandra A Mother's Journey

Markle, Sandra Snow School

McElligott, Matthew The Lion's Share: A Tale of Halving Cake and Eating It, Too

McMillan, Bruce Nights of the Pufflings

McNamara, Margaret How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?

McNulty, Faith If You Decide to Go to the Moon

Messner, Kate Over and Under the Snow

Messner, Kate Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt

Newman, Mark Polar Bears

Page, Robin A Chicken Followed Me Home: Questions and Answers About familiar Fowl

Paul, Miranda Water is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle

Peterson, Cris Clarabelle: Making Milk and So Much More

Pringle, Lawrence Sharks! Strange and Wonderful

Pulley Sayre, April & Kate Endle (Illust.) Trout Are Made of Trees

Purmell, Ann Maple Syrup Season

Rockwell, Anne Becoming Butterflies

Rockwell, Anne Honey in a Hive

Sayre, April Pulley Raindrop Roll

Sayre, April Pulley Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust

Sayre, April Pulley Vulture View

Schaefer, Lola M. Lifetime: The Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives

Slade, Suzanne The Inventor's Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford

Stockdale, Susan Bring on the Birds

Tokuda, Yukihisa I'm a Pill Bug

Voake, Steve Insect Detective

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