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Two dogs each claim a bone they have found and ask passersby for help in deciding ownership.
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Chanticleer and the Fox by
King of the barnyard, Chanticleer struts about all day. When a fox bursts into his domain, dupes him into crowing, and then grabs him in a viselike grip, Chanticleer must do some quick thinking to save himself and his barnyard kingdom. Winner, 1959 Caldecott Medal Notable Children's Books of 1940–1970 (ALA) Winner, 1992 Kerlan Award
Call Number: E C396cISBN: 0690185618Publication Date: 1958-01-01
Time of Wonder by
Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine.
Call Number: E M132tISBN: 0670715123Publication Date: 1957-12-02
A Tree Is Nice by
Trees are beautiful. They fill up the sky. If you have a tree, you can climb up its trunk, roll in its leaves, or hang a swing from one of its limbs. Cows and babies can nap in the shade of a tree. Birds can make nests in the branches. A tree is good to have around. A tree is nice.
Call Number: E Ud7t 1984ISBN: 0064431479Publication Date: 1987-06-26
Frog Went A-Courtin' by
“A favorite old nursery ballad now appears in resplendent new dress. . . . Illustrator Feodor Rojankovsky somehow manages to combine quaintness with sophistication and his doughty frog, the coy mouse . . . and others make charming company.”--The New York Times Book Review
Call Number: E R635f 1983ISBN: 9780152302146Publication Date: 1955-03-10
Cinderella by
There is perhaps no better loved, no more universal story thanCinderella.Almost every country in the world has a version of it, but the favorite of story-tellers is the French version by Charles Perrault.This translation is excellent for story-telling and also for reading aloud. Marcia Brown's illustrations are full of magic and enchantment from the little cupids putting back the hands of the clock to the last scene at the palace. They are pictures that will stay in a child's mind.
Call Number: 398.2 P426c 1988ISBN: 0689814747Publication Date: 1997-04-01
Madeline's Rescue by
Madeline tumbles into the Seine and is rescued by a dog who comes back to school with Madeline and her little girl friends. Full color. Pkg.
Call Number: E B423mr 1977ISBN: 0140502076Publication Date: 1977-08-25
The Biggest Bear by
Johnny Orchard brings home a playful bear cub that soon becomes huge and a nuisance to the neighbors.
Call Number: E W214b 1980ISBN: 0395148065Publication Date: 1952-06-01
Finders Keepers by
Two dogs find one bone and have difficulty deciding which of them owns it. “Here is a perfect combination of rollicking story and pictures that have strength, life and humor in every line.”--The Horn Book
Call Number: E W66f 1989ISBN: 0156309505Publication Date: 1989-08-01
The Egg Tree by
One Easter morning, Katy and Carl went on an egg hunt through Grandmom's house. Katy couldn't find anything until she went up to the attic. And there she discovered a very special set of eggs... Grandmom had painted them when she was a little girl. And now, she hung them from the branches of a tiny tree -- an Egg Tree! So began a very special Easter tradition. This Caldecott Medal-winning story of a Pennsylvania Dutch Easter will surely inspire children to make Egg Trees of their very own.
Call Number: E M599e 1992ISBN: 0689715684Publication Date: 1992-02-28
The Song of the Swallows by
Every summer, the swallows leave San Juan Capistrano and fly far away, to a peaceful green island -- but they always come back in the spring, on St. Joseph's Day. Juan loves las golondrinas, and so does his friend, Julian, the gardener at the mission.This year, Juan plants a garden in his own yard. There's nothing he wants more than for the swallows to nest there. And on St. Joseph's Day, his dream comes true.Leo Politi is the beloved author and illustrator of Pedro, The Angel of Olvera Street, among many other books for children. Song of the Swallows won the Caldecott Medal in 1950.
Call Number: E P759s 1987ISBN: 0689711409Publication Date: 1987-04-30
