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Chrysanthemum
Kevin Henkes
Paperback (Mulberry Books, Dec. 30, 2008)Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Owen, and Kitten's First Full Moon, Chrysanthemum is a funny and honest school story about teasing, self-esteem, and acceptance to share all year round. Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect—until her first day of school. "You're named after a flower!" teases Victoria. "Let's smell her," says Jo. Chrysanthemum wilts. What will it take to make her blossom again?This popular picture book has sold more than a million copies and was named a Notable Book for Children by the American Library Association. "Perfectly executed in words and illustration, Chrysanthemum exemplifies Henkes's talent for creating true picture stories for young audiences."—The Horn BookSupports the Common Core State Standards
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On the Go
Ann Morris, Ken Heyman
Paperback (Mulberry Books, Aug. 15, 1994)Striking photographs and simple text convey to young children the many ways people around the world travel from one place to another. "Comprehensive and intriguing....The photographs are splendidly displayed...accompanied by a brief, provocative text....Will never stay on library shelves."--School Library Journal.
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Color Dance
Ann Jonas (Author and Illustrator)
Paperback (Mulberry Books, April 1, 1999)Three dancers parade brilliant colored sheets before the reader, mixing red and yellow, yellow and blue, blue and red, and more, in a celebration of the possibilities of color
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Cross-Country Cat
Mary Calhoun, Erick Ingraham
Paperback (Mulberry Books, Sept. 29, 1986)What kind of cat would go sliding off on skis, and who'd believe it anyway? When the family accidentally leaves Henry, their sassy Siamese, behind at the ski lodge, he takes matters into his own paws in this beguiling adventure.
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Geraldine's Big Snow
Holly Keller
Paperback (Mulberry Books, Oct. 1, 1998)Geraldine, a delightful but impatient little pig, cannot wait for the snow to come so that she can coast down the highest hill in the park on her sled. By the author of Horace. Reprint.
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What's Under My Bed?
James Stevenson
Paperback (Mulberry Books, May 1, 1990)Grandpa tells his two young houseguests a story about his own childhood when he was scared at bedtime
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Frogs, Toads, Lizards, and Salamanders
Nancy Winslow Parker, Joan Richards Wright
Paperback (Mulberry Books, March 1, 1996)Couplets, scientific drawings, and descriptions introduce sixteen amphibians and reptiles found in the United States
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Secrets of a Wildlife Watcher
Jim Arnosky
Paperback (Mulberry Books, Oct. 1, 1991)Explains the techniques used in finding wild animals such as owls, turtles, squirrels, foxes, beavers, and deer, and in getting close enough to study their behavior.
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Angel Mae: A Tale of Trotter Street
Shirley Hughes
Paperback (Mulberry Books, Oct. 1, 1992)Mae's parents miss her performance as the angel Gabriel in the Christmas pageant when her mother has a baby--the little sister Mae has always wanted
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The Monster Bed
Jeanne Willis, Susan Varley
Paperback (Mulberry Books, April 1, 1999)A little monster is afraid to go to bed because he thinks humans will get him while he is asleep
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Esther's Story
Diane Wolkstein, Juan Wijngaard
Paperback (Mulberry Books, Jan. 1, 1998)Esther, a shy orphan Jewish girl who is chosen to become queen of Persia, risks the wrath of the king to save her people from destruction and whose courage and wisdom is now celebrated in the Jewish feast of Purim. Reprint.
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