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The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock
Bill Peet
Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 19, 1979)The other peacocks want Prewitt to move away, then they discover the benefits of his ferocious-looking tail.
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Fritz and the Beautiful Horses
Jan Brett
Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 21, 1987)Fritz, a pony excluded from the group of beautiful horses within the walled city, becomes a hero when he rescues the children of the city.
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Fly Homer Fly
Bill Peet
Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, April 23, 1979)Homer the farm pigeon learns that city life is not as glamorous as he imagined.
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Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel
Virginia L. Burton
School & Library Binding (Turtleback, Oct. 12, 1977)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Threatened by competition from modern shovels, Mike proves the worth of his trusty old steam shovel, Mary Anne.
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The Other Victims: First-Person Stories of Non-Jews Persecuted by the Nazis
Ina R. Friedman
Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 25, 1995)A series of personal stories from some of the non-Jews, including gypsies, political and religious activists, the physically challenged, and other "undesirables," who were persecuted but escaped the fate of the five million Gentiles murdered by the Nazis.
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Nobody Is Perfick
Bernard Waber
Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 28, 1991)Eight brief episodes show that even best friends and sunny days can have shortcomings.
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The Beautiful Christmas Tree
Charlotte Zolotow
Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Oct. 1, 1983)Although everyone laughs when Mr. Crockett plants a straggly pine tree in front of his house, his loving care is rewarded in time.
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Sam Goes Trucking
Henry Horenstein
Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Oct. 1, 1990)Sam spends the day on the road with his trucker dad in a sixteen-wheeler big red Mack truck
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Curious George
H. A. Rey
Hardcover (Turtleback Books, March 15, 1973)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In this, the original book about the curious monkey, George is taken from the jungle by the man in the yellow hat to live in a new home, but oh, what happened! Though trying to be good, George is still very curious and takes a swim in the ocean, escapes from jail, and goes for a flying ride on a bunch of balloons. This treasured classic is where it all began for the curious, loveable monkey.
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Jeb Scarecrow's Pumpkin Patch
Jana Dillon
Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 25, 1995)Jeb Scarecrow comes up with an ingenious, surefire plan to keep the pesky crows from throwing their October harvest celebration in his pumpkin patch.
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel: Story and Pictures
Virginia Lee Burton
Library Binding (Paw Prints 2009-07-10, April 9, 2009)A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.
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The Lost Lake
Allen Say
Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, April 27, 1992)Luke and his father, who is disgusted by the tourists surrounding the once secluded lake of his childhood, hike deeper into the wilderness to find a "lost lake" of their own.
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