Books for Preschool - 2nd Grade

Summer Bibliographies 2001

JE/ALEXANDER
Alexander, Lloyd - How the Cat Swallowed Thunder
When Mother Holly gives Cat a list of chores to do, he makes a mess and then must get the house in order before she comes home.

JE/ALLEN
Allen, Debbie - Dancing in the Wings
Sassy is worried that her too-big feet and too-long legs will prevent her from performing well in her ballet auditions.

JE/COLE
Cole, Brock - Buttons
Once there was an old man who ate so much his britches burst and his buttons popped one, two, three, into the fire. His three daughters go in search of more buttons and have many adventures.

JE/CREECH
Creech, Sharon - Fishing in the Air
A boy and his father set off on a fishing trip and end up catching all sorts of things!

JE/CRONIN
Cronin, Doreen - Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type
Farmer Brown has a problem. The cows are in his barn typing demands and they won't stop until they get what they want!

JE/DeFELICE
DeFelice, Cynthia - Cold Feet
While walking barefoot in the country during the winter, Willie McPhee steals a dead man's shoes (with the feet still inside) and is very surprised when the corpse wants them back. A spine-tingling ghost story.

JE/FAULKNER
Faulkner, Matt - Black Belt
Tired of running from bullies, Bushi hides in a karate school. He is transported back in time, has an adventure with real samurai, and learns to defeat his enemies with karate and clever tricks.

JE/FINCHLER
Finchler, Judy - Testing Miss Malarkey
Miss Malarkey must get her students ready for The Test. While she tells her class not to worry, she herself is getting very nervous.

JE/FLEISCHMAN
Fleischman, Paul - Lost! A Story in String
While the electricity is out, a young girl listens to a story from her grandmother about a girl lost in the snow. The story is told using string figures and instructions are included.

JE/GLASS
Glass, Andrew - Bewildered for Three Days
Daniel Boone recounts a tale of his childhood that explains why he never wears a coonskin hat.

JE/GRAHAM
Graham, Bob - Max
Max, the youngest member of his superhero family, has a hard time learning how to fly.

JE/HEARNE
Hearne, Betsy - Who's in the Hall?
Lizzy and Ryan are home alone when there is a knock at the door. Can you help solve the mystery of who's in the hall?

JE/HELLDORFER
Helldorfer, M.C. - Hog Music
A birthday hat from Aunt Liza is loaded on a stage coach, but quickly falls off and has its own series of adventures before arriving at its rightful destination.

JE/JORDAN
Jordan, Deloris - Salt in His Shoes
Smaller than other kids his age, Michael tries to find ways to grow. He learns that skill and hard work are more important than height in becoming the world's best basketball player.

JE/KAJIKAWA
Kajikawa, Kimiko - Yoshi's Feast
A miserly fan-maker named Yoshi is taught a valuable but smelly lesson by his neighbor, a Japanese eel fisherman.

JE/KIMMEL
Kimmel, Eric - Robin Hook, Pirate Hunter!
Adopted by the evil pirate, Captain Hook, Robin never got the knack of being a pirate. Instead, he and his crew of children rob from the pirates and give to the poor.

JE/LaMARCHE
LaMarche, Jim - The Raft
Forced to spend his summer vacation at his grandmother's house, Nicky discovers an abandoned raft.

JE/LITHGOW
Lithgow, John - The Remarkable Farkle McBride
Farkle McBride loves music and tries many different instruments before deciding which one is right for him.

JE/LOWELL
Lowell, Susan - Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella
In this rip-roaring version of Cinderella, Cindy Ellen loses one of her diamond spurs at a square dance.

J/353.03/SAI
St. George, Judith - So You Want to Be President?
This zany look at our presidents shows there are both good things and bad about being President. The 2000 Caldecott Award winner.

JE/SAN SOUCI
San Souci, Robert - Callie Ann and Mistah Bear
When a bear comes to her home and tries to marry her mother, Callie Ann comes up with a plan to fool him.

JE/SAN SOUCI
San Souci, Robert - Six Foolish Fisherman
Six very silly friends from Louisiana go fishing and have a hard time concentrating on catching fish.

JE/STEVENSON
Stevenson, James - The Most Amazing Dinosaur
Wilfred the rat takes refuge in a museum where he meets some very interesting creatures.

J/811/THA
Thayer, Ernest - Casey at the Bat
With mighty Casey at bat, the Mudville nine have a chance to win the game. The famous poem has been fantastically illustrated with newspaper-like illustrations by Caldecott Honor medalist, Christopher Bing. A treat.

JE/WHITE
White, Linda Arms - Comes a Wind
In this rollicking Texas-style tall tale, the rivalry between brothers, Clement and Clyde, is set aside when a wind sweeps Mama into the sky.

Prepared by Sharon Lawrence, April 2001