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Books in Blue Ribbon Book series

  • Here Comes the Cat!

    Frank Asch, Vladimir Vagin

    Paperback (Scholastic, Feb. 1, 1991)
    Cat's arrival causes excitement among residents of a mouse settlement.
    J
  • Pancakes, Pancakes

    Eric Carle

    Paperback (Scholastic, Nov. 1, 1992)
    By cutting and grinding the wheat for flour, Jack starts from scratch to help make his breakfast pancake
  • One, Two, One Pair!

    Bruce McMillan

    Paperback (Scholastic, Sept. 1, 1996)
    A colorful introduction to the simplest number set features a sunny winter ice-skating scene and highlights such pairs as red socks, yellow mittens, and blue ice skate laces. Original.
    D
  • Over the River and Through the Wood

    Lydia Maria Francis Child, Brinton Turkle

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, June 1, 1974)
    Full color illustrations accompany the verses of the traditional Thanksgiving Day song
    M
  • Maggie and the Pirate

    Ezra Jack Keats

    Paperback (Scholastic, April 1, 1992)
    After discovering that her pet cricket, Niki, has been abducted, Maggie sets out to track down the person who took Niki and left in his place a note saying "The Pirate was here"
    K
  • Seven Little Rabbits

    John Becker, Barbara Cooney

    Paperback (Scholastic, Feb. 1, 1992)
    An rhyme about seven rabbits traveling to see their friend Toad
    J
  • Picking Peas for a Penny

    Angela Shelf Medearis, Charles Shaw

    Paperback (Scholastic, April 1, 1993)
    A Black girl describes the hard work and the rewards involved in growing up on a farm during the Depression of the 1930s
    J
  • The Lamb and the Butterfly

    Arnold Sundgaard, Eric Carle

    Paperback (Scholastic, March 1, 1996)
    A heartwarming story follows the friendship of a little lamb and a butterfly, who, by helping each other, learn about accepting the differences of others and appreciating the importance of freedom and independence. Reprint.
    K
  • Dinosaur for a Day

    Jim Murphy, Mark Alan Weatherby

    Paperback (Scholastic, Sept. 1, 1996)
    Follows a typical day in the life of a family of Hypsilophodons, a smaller, lesser-known dinosaur whose great speed aided its survival
    M
  • Home in the Sky

    Jeannie Baker

    Paperback (Scholastic, March 1, 1993)
    A pigeon with a kindly owner and a home on the roof of a building meets a boy who wants to keep him.
    K
  • Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy

    Kate Waters, Russ Kendall

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)
    A photographic, realistic companion book to the award-winning Sarah Morton's Day teaches young readers about Thanksgiving as it leads them through a normal but important day in the life of a pilgrim boy.
    Q
  • Sarah Morton's Day

    Kate Waters, Russ Kendall

    Paperback (Scholastic, June 1, 1991)
    Follows a pilgrim girl as she milks the goats, cooks and serves meals, learns her letters, and adjusts to her new stepfather
    M