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ANANSI THE SPIDER: A TALE FROM THE ASHANTI, Gerald McDermott
BEST FRIENDS, Miriam Cohen
THE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI, Chris Van Allsburg
IN DADDY'S ARMS I AM TALL, Javaka Steptoe
JAMAICA'S FIND, Juanita Havill
LITTLE BEAR IS A BIG BROTHER, Jutta Langreuter
SWIMMY, Leo Lionni
THE WEDNESDAY SURPRISE, Eve Bunting
ABUELA, Arthur Dorros
THE BERENSTAIN BEARS LEARN ABOUT STRANGERS, Stan & Jan Berenstain
CHATO'S KITCHEN, Gary Soto
DANCE AWAY, George Shannon
THE DARK, Robert Munsch
DOCTOR DE SOTO, William Steig
ELIZABETI'S DOLL, Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
THE EMPEROR AND THE KITE, Jane Yolen
FAMILY PICTURES, Carmen Lomas Garza
THE FAT CAT SAT ON THE MAT, Nurit Karlin
THE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI, Chris Van Allsburg
GRANDFATHER TANG'S STORY, Ann Tompert
THE GREAT PUMPKIN SWITCH, Megan McDonald
THE ISLAND OF SKOG, Steven Kellogg
LON PO PO: A RED RIDING HOOD STORY FROM CHINA, Ed Young
MY BIG LIE, Bill Cosby
POSSUM MAGIC, Mem Fox
SWIMMY, Leo Lionni
TOO MANY TAMALES, Gary Soto
UNCLE NACHO'S HAT, adapted by Harriet Rohmer
ABUELA'S WEAVE, Omar S. Castaneda
ALICE NIZZY NAZZY: THE WITCH OF SANTA FE, Tony Johnston
AMAZING GRACE, Mary Hoffman
BASEBALL BALLERINA, Kathryn Cristaldi
BEIN' WITH YOU THIS WAY, W. Nikola-Lisa
THE BRACELET, Yoshiko Uchida
COCONUT KIND OF DAY ISLAND POEMS, Lynn Joseph
CORNROWS, Camille Yrbrough
THE DAY OF AHMED'S SECRET, Florence Parry Heide & Judith Heide Gilliland
DID YOU CARRY THE FLAG TODAY, CHARLEY?, Rebecca Caudill
THE EGYPTIAN CINDERELLA, Shirley Climo
THE FOSSIL GIRL, MARY ANNING'S DINOSUAR DISCOVERY, Catherine Brighton
THE GREAT PUMPKIN SWITCH, Megan McDonald
HERE COMES STRIKEOUT!, Leonard Kessler
I LIKE ME!, Nancy Carlson
MATTHEW'S DREAM, Leo Lionni
THE MYSTERY OF THE HAIRY TOMATOES, George Edward Stanley
ON THE COURT WITH... HAKEEM OLAJUWAN, Matt Christopher
PEDRITO'S DAY, Luis Gray
RAGTIME TUMPIE, Alan Schroeder
STREGA NONA, Tomie dePaula
WANTED... MUD BLOSSON, Betsy Byars
THE WEDNESDAY SURPRISE, Eve Bunting
BUNNICULA STRIKES AGAIN!, James Howe
THE GREAT KAPOK TREE, Lynne Cherry
A HORSE CALLED RAVEN, Steven Farley
LUCY ON THE LOOSE, Ilene Cooper
MY LOUISIANA SKY, Kimberly Willis Holt
BUNNICULA STRIKES AGAIN!, James Howe
THE GREAT KAPOK TREE, Lynne Cherry
A HORSE CALLED RAVEN, Steven Farley
LUCY ON THE LOOSE, Ilene Cooper
MY LOUISIANA SKY, Kimberly Willis Holt
AMBER BROWN GOES FOURTH, Paula Danziger
CROSSING THE STARLIGHT BRIDGE, Alice Mead
ERETH'S BIRTHDAY, Avi
THE GIRL WITH THE WHITE FLAG, Tomiko Higa
GUESTS, Michael Dorris
JAGUAR, Roland Smith
THE LAST LOBO, Roland Smith
MAYFIELD CROSSING, Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
MY NAME IS MARIA ISABEL, Alma Flor Ada
NORTH BY NIGHT, A STORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, Katherine Ayres
NORTHERN LIGHTS, THE SOCCER TRAILS, Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
THE PRIVATE NOTEBOOK OF KATIE ROBERTS, AGE 11, Amy Hest
TO WALK THE SKYPATH, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
THE YEAR OF THE SAWDUST MAN, A. LaFaye
Adler, David. Cam Jansen Mysteries
Du Bois, William Pene. Laxy Tommy Pumpkinhead
Galdone, Paul. The Little Red Hen
Hadithi, Mwenye. Lazy Lion
Holding, James. The Lazy Little Zulu
Lobel, Arnold. A Treeful of Pigs
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. Burton and Dudley
Sobol, Donald. Encyclopedia Brown Myteries
Erickson, Karen. Waiting my Turn
Etz. Play With Me.
Kibby, Marsha My Grammy
Kraus, Robert. The Carrot Seed
de Larrea, Victoria, Waiting for Mama
Rounds, Glen. The Blind Colt.
Seuss,Dr. Horton Hatches the Egg
Steiner, Charlotte. What's the Hurry, Harry?
Weiss, Nicki. Waiting
Wells, Rosemary. Max's Breakfast
Blume, Judy. One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo.
Brown, Marcia. Stone Soup.
Burton, Virginia. Katy and the Big Snow.
Cameron, Polly. I Can't Said the Ant.
Carlson, Natalie. A Brother for the Orphelines.
Foreman, Michael. Moose.
Fritz, Jean. The Cabin Faced West.
Gilson, Jamie. Do Bananas Chew Gum?
Howe, James. Bunnicula.
Kennedy, Richard. The Contests at Cowlick.
Konigsburg, E. L. From the Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
Kroll, Steven. The Biggest Pumpkin Ever.
Lewis, C. S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Lobel, Arnold. Fables.
Mill, Eleanor. What Mary Shared.
O'Brian, Robert. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.
Olsen, James. Jackie Robinson.
Peck, Pauline. Buddy Bear's Bad Day.
Peck, Robert N. Soup.
Piper, Watty. Little Engine that Could.
Sachs, Marilyn. Veronica Ganz.
Seuss, Dr. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.
---. The Lorax.
---. The Sneetches.
Silverstein, Shel. The Giving Tree.
Sperry, Armstrong. Call It Courage.
Steig, William. Abel's Island.
Thomas, Patricia. There are Rocks in My Socks Said the Ox to t....
Viorst, Judith. Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear.
Wells, Rosemary. Timothy Goes to School.
White, E. B. Trumpet of the Swan.
Williams, Margery. The Velveteen Rabbit.
Aesop. The Boy and the Nuts
__. The Fox and the Crow
__. The Frogs at the Well
__. The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg.
Gaeddert, LouAnn. Noisy Nancy Norris
Gilbert, Nan. Champions Don't Cry.
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