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The Ugly Duckling
Lorinda Bryan Cauley
Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 28, 1979)Large, full-color, richly detailed illustrations characterize this retelling of the famous Hans Christian Andersen tale.
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Borreguita And The Coyote
Verna Aardema, Petra Mathers
School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 20, 1998)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her.
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Don't Laugh at Me
Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin, Glin Dibley
Hardcover (Tricycle Press, July 23, 2002)Do you wear glasses? Ever been picked last for the team? Afraid youāll be called on in class?Donāt laugh at me. Donāt call me names.Have you laughed at someone else for the same reasons? Someone you thought was geeky or slow--someone different from you.Donāt get your pleasure from my pain.For anyone whoās ever been bullied--or been a bully themselves--itās time to change your tune. This is not a book for whiners, but a new language that will give you the words you need to take charge and stop the cycle of teasing.Filled with inspiration and celebration, Donāt Laugh at Me is the anthem for a new bully-free world. Read it, sing it, and cheer! A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Operation Respect āDonāt Laugh at Meā Project.
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The First Dog
Jan Brett
Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, Oct. 10, 1988)Kip the Cave Boy offers to share all his woolly rhino ribs if Paleowolf will use his keen nose, fine ears, and sharp eyes to keep Kip from being eaten up. When Paleowolf agrees with a bark and a wag of his tail, Kip names his new friend Dog.
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Bionic Bunny Show
Marc Brown
Paperback (Little, Brown Young Readers, Sept. 30, 1985)As an ordinary rabbit in real life is portrayed as a bionic bunny on his television series, the reader views all the production efforts that provide that illusion.
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A Medieval Feast
Aliki
School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 25, 1986)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Describes the preparation and celebration of a medieval feast held at an English manor.
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The Furry News: How to Make a Newspaper
Loreen Leedy
Hardcover (Holiday House, March 1, 1990)Big Bear, Rabbit, and the other animals work hard to write, edit, and print their newspaper, "The Furry News." Includes tips for making your own newspaper and defines a number of newspaper terms.
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Uncle Willie And The Soup Kitchen
Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan
School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, April 24, 1997)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Learning from his uncle Willie that there are less fortunate people in the world and the importance of helping them, a young boy volunteers for a day's work at a soup kitchen and learns how he can make a difference.
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Mystery on the Docks 25th Anniversary Edition
Thacher Hurd
Paperback (HarperCollins, Aug. 12, 2008)Ralph, the opera-loving short order cook at the diner on Pier 46, helps to save his favorite singer from the clutches of tough rat kidnappers. āBrisk, entertaining melodrama.
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Louis the Fish
Arthur Yorinks, Richard Egielski
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, May 1, 1986)'One day last spring, Louis, a butcher, turned into a fish. Silvery scales. Big lips. A tail. A salmon'...Yorinks and Egielski work together as if they were one. Their joint pacing and a variety of verbal and visual viewpoints make Louis the Fish an outstanding and refreshingly unusual picture book. --Starred, School Library Journal
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Me On The Map
Joan Sweeney, Annette Cable
School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, July 13, 1998)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A young girl describes how her room, her house, her town, her state, and her country become part of a map of her world.
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Perfect the Pig
Susan Jeschke
Paperback (Square Fish, March 15, 1996)The adventures of Perfect the pig begin when his wish for a pair of wings is granted. "Jeschke's pencil drawings are rough-hewn and pithy, their homely figures at once distinctive and endearing." --Booklist
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