Books for Preschool - 2nd Grade

Summer Bibliographies 2004

JE/BELTON
Belton, Sandra - Pictures for Miss Josie
A young father takes his son to meet his mentor, Miss Josie. The boy is afraid at first, but as the years pass he grows to love her just as his father did.

JE/BEST
Best, Cari - When Catherine the Great and I Were Eight!
On a hot, sticky day, Sara and her family decide to spend the day at the beach, but the car ride proves to be more of an adventure than the beach itself.

JE/BUEHNER
Buehner, Caralyn - Superdog: The Heart of a Hero
A tiny dog decides to take his fate into his own hands when he buys a Superdog outfit and begins an exercise program to rival any athlete, eventually becoming the town hero.

JE/CAVE
Cave, Kathryn - One Child, One Seed: A South African Counting Book
Vivid photographs follow the life of a South African girl as she plants one pumpkin seed which eventually grows into a feast for her whole family.

JE/CHANDRA
Chandra, Deborah - George Washington's Teeth
Poor George Washington! He had problems with his teeth all of his life, and here's his story, tooth by tooth.

JE/CNEUT
Cneut, Carll - The Amazing Love Story of Mr. Morf
Mr. Morf, a circus dog, notices that all the other circus animals have partners. Deciding that he also needs someone to love, he sets out to find a true companion.

JE/CRONIN
Cronin, Doreen - Diary of a Worm
A young worm writes in his diary about the daily events of his often hilarious life underground.

JE/DEFELICE
DeFelice, Cynthia C. - Old Granny and the Bean Thief
Old Granny has some very unusual help trying to catch a thief who steals her beans while she sleeps.

JE/FOX
Fox, F.G. - Jean Laffite and the Big Ol' Whale
Jean Laffite, the Master of the Mississippi, knows just what to do when a huge whale gets stuck between the riverbanks and stops the flow of the Mississippi River.

JE/FRAZEE
Frazee, Marla - Roller Coaster
As twelve people wait in line for the roller coaster, the anticipation builds until it is finally their turn to feel the thrill of plunging, looping and speeding around the snake-like track.

JE/GERSTEIN
Gerstein, Mordicai - Sparrow Jack
When a small Philadelphian town is overrun with inchworms that are destroying all the trees, John Bardsley travels thousands of miles by ship to his home in England to call on the help of his good friends, the sparrows.

JE/JONES
Jones, Ursula - The Witch's Children
Three novice witch children get themselves into big trouble using their magic and then can't undo the spells! Luckily, baby witch knows who to call for help.

JE/KELLER
Keller, Laurie - Arnie the Doughnut
Arnie is horrified when he learns that Mr. Bing plans to EAT HIM! Arnie then tries to convince Mr. Bing that a doughnut can be used for many things besides eating.

JE/LAMARCHE
LaMarche, Jim - The Elves and the Shoemaker
Two elves make shoes in the night for a poor cobbler and his wife in a retelling of the traditional Brothers Grimm story. The beautiful illustrations capture the magic of this favorite story.

JE/LICHTENHELD
Lichtenheld, Tom - What Are You So Grumpy About?
This book gives a series of wacky answers to the question "What are you so grumpy about?"

JE/LONG
Long, Melinda - How I Became a Pirate
It's a life of no table manners, no eating vegetables, and no bedtime for Jeremy Jacob when he joins a pirate crew! But he soon finds out that some comforts of home are not worth giving up, even if you do have to eat your peas.

JE/O'CONNOR
O'Connor, Jane - The Perfect Puppy for Me
A young boy describes many different breeds of dogs while waiting for his own puppy to arrive.

JE/PAYE
Paye, Won-Ldy - Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile
A sly chicken tricks her way out of becoming a hungry crocodile's next meal by claiming that they are sisters.

JE/RASH
Rash, Andy - Agent A to Agent Z
Agent A has an assignment. He has to investigate every agent from B – Z to find out whch one is not using his or her letter. Can you help him solve the case?

JE/REISS
Reiss, Mike - The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln
Benjy, who looks uncannily like Abe Lincoln, is sent to a camp for kids who "look like things." At camp he realizes that he is not unusual, but wonderfully unique.

JE/SCHACHNER
Schachner, Judith Byron - Skippyjon Jones
A Siamese cat with an over-active imagination believes he is a Chihuahua and saves a group of frightened banditos from a frijole-stealing bumblebee.

JE/SMOTHERS
Smothers, Ethel Footman - The Hard-Times Jar
Emma is astounded when her mother uses the money from the family's hard-times jar to buy Emma her first book.

JE/TUCKER
Tucker, Kathy - The Seven Chinese Sisters
When a dragon snatches the youngest of seven talented Chinese sisters, the other six come to her rescue.

JE/UEGAKI
Uegaki, Chieri - Suki's Kimono
Suki chooses to wear her beloved kimono on the first day of school, despite her older sister's taunts, and makes a friend who appreciates her unique style.

JE/WHEELER
Wheeler, Lisa - Old Cricket
An old cricket finds himself in more trouble than he bargained for after he fakes an injury to get out of doing work.

Prepared by Jeni Robinson, May 2004