January
- Steam Train, Dream Train, Sherry Duskey Rinker
- Poems from Childcraft: Poems of Early Childhood
- My Pony, Susan Jeffers
- Tikki Tikki Tembo, retold by Arlene Mosel
- What Do People Do All Day?, Richard Scarry
- King Midas and the Golden Touch, Charlotte Craft
- The Mare on the Hill, Thomas Locker
- Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, Edward Ardizzone
- A Little Prairie House
- The Bronze Ring from The Blue Fairy Book, Andrew Lang
- Journey, Aaron Becker
- Charlie Needs a Cloak, Tomie dePaola
- The Bicycle Man, Allen Say
- Chicken Little and The Bunny Book from Richard Scarry’s Best Little Golden Books Ever!
- The Nutcracker, Susan Jeffers
- Anatole, Eve Titus
- Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, retold by Jerry Pinkney
- Corduroy, Don Freeman
- Cars and Trucks and Things That Go, Richard Scarry
- The Snail and the Whale, Julia Donaldson
- The Little Engine That Could, Watty Piper
- Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
February
- Cinderella, K.Y. Craft
- A Tree is a Plant, Clyde Robert Bulla
- Comus, adapted by Margaret Hodges
- Superworm, Julia Donaldson
- The Animals of Farmer Jones, Richard Scarry (from Best Little Golden Books Ever!)
- Caps for Sale, Esphyr Slobodkina
- Emily, Michael Bedard
- Anatole, Eve Titus
- Cranberry Thanksgiving, Wende and Harry Devlin
- One Morning in Maine, Robert McCloskey
- Steam Train, Dream Train, Sherry Duskey Rinker
- Frog and Toad Together, Arnold Lobel
- A is for Annabelle, Tasha Tudor
- Roxaboxen, Alice McClerran
- The Crows of Pearblossom, Aldous Huxley
- How People Learned to Fly, Fran Hodgkins
- Miss Rumphius, Barbara Cooney
- The Grasshopper & The Ants, Jerry Pinckney
- The Animal Fair, Alice and Martin Provensen
- Make Way for Ducklings, Robert McCloskey
- The Reluctant Dragon, Kenneth Grahame
- Owl at Home, Arnold Lobel
- Poems from Childcraft: Storytelling and Other Poems
- Little Red Riding Hood, retold by Trina Schart Hyman
- The Sword in the Tree, Clyde Robert Bulla
- Lyle, Lyle Crocodile, Bernard Waber
- Puff the Magic Dragon, Peter Yarrow
- Whistle for Willie, Ezra Jack Keats
- The Little Train, Lois Lenski
- Swan Lake, Margot Fonteyn
- Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson
- Policeman Small, Lois Lenski
- 123 peas, Keith Baker
- The Little Red Hen, retold by Jerry Pinkney
- Norman the Doorman, Don Freeman
- Dandelion, Don Freeman
- A Rainbow of My Own, Don Freeman
- The Nutcracker, Susan Jeffers
- Mummies Made in Egypt, Aliki
- Animals in Winter, Richard Van Gelder
- Earl the Squirrel, Don Freeman
- The Tale of Three Trees, retold by Angela Elwell Hunt
- Each Peach Pear Plum, Janet and Allan Ahlberg
- The Tortoise and the Hare, retold by Jerry Pinkney
- Gregory’s Shadow, Don Freeman
March
- Therese, The Little Flower of Lisieux
- Pete the Cat: Old MacDonald Had a Farm, James Dean
- The Ugly Duckling, adapted by Jerry Pinkney
- The Animal Fair, Alice and Martin Provensen
- Little Bear, Else Holmelund Minarik
- The Quiltmaker’s Gift, Jeff Brumbeau
- A Medieval Feast, Aliki
- I am a Bunny, Ole Risom
- In the Woods, Maurice Pledger
- How a Seed Grows, Helene Jordan
- A Child’s Garden of Verses, Robert Louis Stevenson*
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter*
- Joan of Arc: The Lily Maid, Margaret Hodges
- Persephone, Sally Pomme Clayton
- In Fairyland, Andrew Lang
- How Do Birds Find Their Way?, Roma Gans
- I Dreamed I Was a Ballerina, Anna Pavlova
- Life Story, Virginia Lee Burton
- Summertime in the Big Woods
- Beauty and the Beast, M. Craft
- The Ugly Duckling, M. Mayer
- The Wisest Man in the World, Benjamin Elkin
- The Greatest Treasure, Demi
- King Stork, Howard Pyle
- The Little Airplane, Lois Lenski
- The Tale of Three Trees, retold by Angela Elwell Hunt
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle
- Caps for Sale, Esphyr Slobodkina
- The Librarian Who Measured the Earth, Kathryn Lasky
- About Birds, A Guide for Children, Cathryn Sill
- The Iridescence of Birds, A Book About Henri Matisse, Patricia MacLachlan
- Sunshine Makes the Seasons, Franklyn M. Branley
- Corduroy, Don Freeman
- Squawk to the Moon, Little Goose, Edna Mitchell Preston
- Comus, retold by Margaret Hodges
- Richard Scarry’s A Day at the Airport
- Autumn Story from The Complete Brambly Hedge, Jill Barklem
- Beauty and the Beast, M. Craft
- The Foot Book, Dr. Seuss
- There are Rocks in My Socks, Said the Ox to the Fox, Patricia Thomas
- Nursery Rhymes, Nicola Bayley
- The Little Friar Who Flex, Patricia Lee Gauch
- A Child’s Calendar, John Updike
- Richard Scarry’s Bedtime Stories
- Anno’s Counting Book, Mitsumasa Anno
- The Ship’s Cat, Richard Adams*
- Bread and Jam for Frances, Russell Hoban
- Miss Rumphius, Barbara Cooney*
- Emil and the Clever Pig, Astrid Lindgren
- 3, 2, 1 Liftoff (Lego reader)
- Fire Truck to the Rescue (Lego reader)
- What Do People Do All Day?, Richard Scarry
- Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, Edward Ardizzone
- The Best Mistake Ever!, Richard Scarry
- Chanticleer and the Fox, adapted from Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cooney
- Cowboy Small, Lois Lenski
- The Story of Holly and Ivy, Rumer Godden
- Just a Dream, Chris Van Allsburg
April
- Petook, Caryll Houselander
- Grady the Goose, Denise Brennan-Nelson
- Rumpelstilzkin, retold by Paul O. Zelinsky
- The Great Quillow, James Thurber
- I am a Bunny, Ole Risom
- The Nutcracker, Susan Jeffers
- The Greatest Treasure, Demi
- The Snail and the Whale, Julia Donaldson
- Summertime in the Big Woods
- I Dreamed I Was a Ballerina, Anna Pavlova
- When We Were Very Young, A.A. Milne*
- The Little Engine That Could, Watty Piper
- Anatole, Eve Titus
- Lost and Found, Oliver Jeffers
- The Complete Brambly Hedge, Jill Barklem
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, adapted by Robert Sabuda
- Look Out Below! (Lego reader)
- The Selfish Giant, by Oscar Wilde (reprinted in Michael Hague’s Family Easter Treasury)
- Make Way for Ducklings, Robert McCloskey*
- Rachel and Obadiah, Brinton Turkle
- Ships (Blastoff! Readers)
- Gossie & Friends: Big Book of Adventures, Olivier Dunrea
- Dick Whittington and His Cat, retold by Margaret Hodges
- People, Peter Spier
- The Wisest Man in the World, Benjamin Elkin
- Little Blue Truck, Alice Schertle
- Policeman Small, Lois Lenski
- The Sun Our Nearest Star, Franklyn M. Branley
- 10 Hungry Rabbits, Anita Lobel
- From Seed to Pumpkin, Wendy Pfeffer
- Sunshine Makes the Seasons, Franklyn M. Branley
- Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site, Sherry Duskey Rinker
- In the Ocean, Maurice Pledger
- A Day at the Airport, Richard Scarry
- The Tale of the Firebird, Gennady Spirin
- Poems from Childcraft (Paul Revere’s Ride, etc.)
- Always Room for One More, Sorche Nic Leodhas
- The Best Nest, P.D. Eastman
- Richard Scarry’s The Best Counting Book Ever!
May
- Superworm, Julia Donaldson
- LMNO peas, Keith Baker
- Nursery Rhymes, Nicola Bayley
- The Curious Kitten, Maurice Pledger
- Goodnight Florida
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, Virginia Lee Burton
- The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Hans Christian Andersen
- Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, Peter Brown
- The Ugly Duckling, Hans Christian Andersen (retold by Stephen Mitchell)
- Hattie and the Wild Waves, Barbara Cooney
- The Foot Book, Dr. Seuss
- Paul Revere’s Ride, H.W. Longfellow, ill. Charles Santore
- Ming Lo Moves the Mountain, Arnold Lobel
- The Crows of Pearblossom, Aldous Huxley
- Summertime in the Big Woods
- Beetles and Bugs, Maurice Pledger
- Selections from When We Were Very Young, A.A. Milne*
- Marshes and Swamps, Gail Gibbons
- The Snail and the Whale, Julia Donaldson*
- Room on the Broom, Julia Donaldson*
- The Little Mermaid, Hans Christian Andersen, ill. Michael Hague
- Cloud Dance, Thomas Locker
- The Animal Fair, Alice and Martin Provenson
- Emma’s Rug, Allen Say
- Blueberries for Sal, Robert McCloskey*
- The Nutcracker, Susan Jeffers
- Amazing Airplanes, Tony Mitton and Ant Parker
- The Light Princess, George MacDonald
- Caps for Sale, Esphyr Slobodkina
- Yertle the Turtle, Dr. Seuss*
- Dear Zoo, Rod Campbell
- Mittens, Lola M Schaefer
- What’s That, Mittens?, Lola M.. Schaefer
- Mittens, Where is Max? Lola M. Schaefer
- Sam the Minuteman, Nathaniel Benchley*
- George the Drummer Boy, Nathaniel Benchley*
- Flap Your Wings, P.D. Eastman
- Be Careful, Mr. Frumble!, Richard Scarry
- Richard Scarry’s Best Read-It-Yourself Book
- The Fire Cat, Esther Averill*
June
- One Fine Day, Nonny Hogrogian
- Richard Scarry’s Bedtime Stories
- Steam Train, Dream Train, Sherry Duskey Rinker
- The Little Train, Lois Lenski
- Always Room for One More, Nic Leodhas*
- Big Red Barn, Margaret Wise Brown
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, ill. Jerry Pinkney
- Cloud Dance, Thomas Locker*
- Bus Stops, Taro Gomi
- Paul Revere’s Ride, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ill. Charles Santore*
- Tikki Tikki Tembo, retold by Arlene Mosel
- Anno’s Counting Book, Mitsumasa Anno
- Thumbelina, retold by Lauren Mills*
- The Cat Who Went to Heaven, Elizabeth Coatsworth
- Eating the Alphabet, Lois Ehlert
- Nursery Rhymes, Nicola Bayley
- Walt Disney’s Donald Duck Trail of the Unicorn, Carl Barks
- Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, Edward Ardizzone
- Three Little Kittens, Jerry Pinkney
- The Little Kitten, Judy Dunn
- One Morning in Maine, Robert McCloskey*
- My Friends, Taro Gomi
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle
- Owl Moon, Jane Yolen
- Mighty, Mighty Construction Site, Sherry Duskey Rinker
- River Otter at Autumn Lane, Laura Gates Galvin
- The Story of Christmas, ill. Pamela Dalton
- The Arrow and the Lamp: The Story of Psyche, retold by Margaret Hodges
- Poems from Childcraft
- Little Green Peas, Keith Baker
- In the Woods, Maurice Pledger
- Scoot!, Cathryn Falwell
- McElligot’s Pool, Dr. Seuss
- Richard Scarry’s Favorite Story Book Ever
- A Pair of Red Clogs, Masako Matsuno
- A New Coat for Anna, Harriet Ziefert
- How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World, Marjorie Priceman
- The Raft, Jim LaMarche
- Ballerina, Peter Sis
- A House for Hermit Crab, Eric Carle
- Whistle for Willie, Ezra Jack Keats
- The Story of Ping, Marjorie Flack
- The Nutcracker, Susan Jeffers
- Rachel and Obadiah, Brinton Turkle
- The Curious Kitten, Maurice Pledger
- Over in the Forest: Come and Take a Peek, Marianne Berkes
July
- Winnie-the-Pooh, A. A. Milne*
- The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson*
- Little Blue Truck, Alice Schertle
- The Rose in My Garden, Arnold and Anita Lobel
- Farmer George Plants a Nation, Peggy Thomas
- A Day at the Airport, Richard Scarry
- The Little Prairie House
- The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, Beatrix Potter
- Goodnight Florida
- I Dreamed I Was a Ballerina, Anna Pavlova
- At Night, Jonathan Bean
- Badger at Sandy Ridge Road, Katacha Diaz
- Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson*
- Horton Hears a Who, Dr. Seuss*
- Tomas and the Library Lady, Pat Mora
- Grandfather’s Christmas Tree, Keith Strand
- The Bippolo Seed and Other Stories, Dr. Seuss*
- Over in the Meadow, Ezra Jack Keats*
- April’s Kittens, Clare Turlay Newberry
- Tutankhamen’s Gift, Robert Sabuda
- Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs, James Rumford
- The Little Engine That Could, Watty Piper
- The Snowy Day, Ezra Jack Keats
- The Mouse of Amherst, Elizabeth Spires
- Richard Scarry’s Best Little Golden Books Ever!
- Giraffes Can’t Dance, Giles Andrene
- Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, Bernard Weber
- Emily, Michael Bedard
- There Are Rocks in My Socks!, Patricia Thomas
- LMNO Peas, Keith Baker
- Lost and Found, Oliver Jeffers
- Mr. Midshipman Easy, Frederick Marryat*
August
- Ox-Cart Man, Donald Hall*
- Beetles and Bugs, Maurice Pledger
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter*
- The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson*
- Anno’s Alphabet, Mitsumasa Anno
- The House at Pooh Corner, A.A. Milne*
- Whistle for Willie, Ezra Jack Keats
- The Snowy Day, Ezra Jack Keats*
- What Do People Do All Day?, Richard Scarry
- Summertime in the Big Woods
- The Little Prairie House In the Woods, Maurice Pledger
- Pegasus, Marianna Mayer*
- Richard Scarry’s Best Story Book Ever
- Miss Rumphius, Barbara Cooney*
- Puff the Magic Dragon, Peter Yarrow
- A Child’s Book of Poems, Gyo Fujikawa
- The Tale of Two Bad Mice, Beatrix Potter
- Barnum’s Bones, Tracy Fern
- Beauty and the Beast, retold by M. Craft*
- I Dreamed I Was a Ballerina, Anna Pavlova
- Hattie and the Wild Waves, Barbara Cooney
- My Pony, Susan Jeffers
- My Friends, Taro Gomi
- Noah’s Ark, Peter Spier
- The Snail and the Whale, Julia Donaldson*
- Round, Joyce Sidman
- Richard Scarry’s Busiest Fire Fighters Ever!
- Cinderella, ill. K.Y. Craft*
- Tikki Tikki Tembo, retold by Arlene Mosel
- Richard Scarry’s A Day at the Airport
- Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow, Joyce Sidman
- Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, Lindsay Mattick
- Dinosaur Dream, Dennis Nolan
- Cowboy Small, Lois Lenski
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, Virginia Lee Burton
- A Friend for Einstein the Smallest Stallion, Charlie Cantrell and Dr. Rachel Wagner
- Make Way for Ducklings, Robert McCloskey*
- The Railway Children, E. Nesbit
- Echoes for the Eye: Poems to Celebrate Patterns in Nature, Barbara Esbensen
- The Happy Day, Ruth Krauss
- The Empty Pot, Demi*
- Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, Sherry Duskey Rinker
- Curious George Gets a Medal, H.A. Rey
- A Gold Star for Zog, Julia Donaldson
- Poetry for Young People, Rudyard Kipling
- A Little House Birthday
- Corduroy, Don Freeman
- There’s a Wocket in My Pocket!, Dr. Seuss
- Mummies, Pyramids, and Pharaohs, Gail Gibbons
- Spiders, Gail Gibbons
- Zella Zack and Zodiac, Bill Peet
- Mr. Midshipman Easy, Frederick Marryat*
Books For Learning To Read
- Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog, Cynthia Rylant
- Mr. Putter and Tabby Drop the Ball, Cynthia Rylant
- Mr. Putter and Tabby Clear the Decks, Cynthia Rylant
- Mr. Putter and Tabby Spill the Beans, Cynthia Rylant
- Danny and the Dinosaur, Syd Hoff
- Little Bear’s Friend, Else Holmelund Minarik
- Blaze and the Forest Fire, C.W. Anderson
- Blaze and the Mountain Lion, C.W. Anderson
- Blaze and the Lost Quarry, C.W. Anderson
- Blaze and Thunderbolt, C.W. Anderson
- Blaze Finds the Trail, C.W. Anderson
- Blaze Shows the Way, C.W. Anderson
- Blaze and the Gray Spotted Pony, C.W. Anderson
- Snowy Owls, Helen Frost
- Emmett’s Pig, Mary Stolz
- Temple Cat, Andrew Clement
- The Long Way to a New Land, Joan Sandin
- The Long Way Westward, Joan Sandin
September
- Ox-Cart Man, Donald Hall*
- Swan Lake, Margot Fonteyn
- I Dreamed I Was A Ballerina, Anna Pavlova
- Squawk to the Moon, Little Goose, Edna Mitchell Preston
- A Hole is to Dig, Ruth Krauss
- Little Blue Truck, Alice Schertle
- The Happy Egg, Ruth Krauss
- The Railway Children, E. Nesbit
- Dinosaur Dream, Dennis Nolan
- Woolly from Animal Stories, Dick King-Smith
- The Tailor of Gloucester, Beatrix Potter
- The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Beatrix Potter
- Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, Dr. Seuss
- The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, Beatrix Potter
- Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Florence Atwater
- Tallulah’s Tutu, Marilyn Singer
- Tremendous Tractors, Ant Parker and Tony Mitton
- Moses the Kitten, James Herriot
- The Greatest Power, Demi
- Captain Cat, Inga Moore
- Tabby McTat, Julia Donaldson
- Ducks, Gail Gibbons
- The Egyptian Cinderella, Shirley Climo
- Dr. Seuss’ ABC
- Amazing Airplanes, Tony Mitton and Ant Parker
- A Gold Star for Zog, Julia Donaldson
- My Farm, Alison Lester
- Penguins!, Gail Gibbons
- Knights in Shining Armor, Gail Gibbons
- Whistle for Willie, Ezra Jack Keats
- On Market Street, Anita and Arnold Lobel
- Sea Turtles, Gail Gibbons
- Bats, Gail Gibbons
- Farmer George Plants a Nation, Peggy Thomas
- Caves and Caverns, Gail Gibbons
- Beauty and the Beast, Mahlon F. Craft and Kinuko Y. Craft
- Yippee-Yay! A Book about Cowboys and Cowgirls, Gail Gibbons
- Bearskin, Howard Pyle
- Steam Train, Dream Train, Sherri Duskey Rinker
- Bonny’s Big Day, James Herriot
- What Do People Do All Day?, Richard Scarry
- Mr. Wuffles!, David Wiesner*
- The Sneetches, Dr. Seuss
- The Good Luck Cat, Joy Harjo
- Many Moons, James Thurber
- Letting Swift River Go, Jane Yolen
- Mr. Midshipman Easy, Frederick Marryat*
Books For Learning To Read
- The Long Way Westward, Joan Sandin
- Daniel’s Duck, Clyde Robert Bulla
- Hill of Fire, Thomas P. Lewis
- Harry’s Pony, Barbara Ann Porte
- Christopher Robin Leads an Expedition, adapted by Stephen Krensky
- Chester, Syd Hoff
- My Brother, Ant, Betsy Byars
- At the Park: A Mr. and Mrs. Green Adventure, Keith Baker
- Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, Edward Ardizzone
October
- The Wild Swans, Hans Christian Anderson (Little Golden Book)*
- How Do Birds Find Their Way?, Roma Gans
- A Day at the Airport, Richard Scarry
- lmno pea-quel, Keith Baker
- Wild and Woolly Mammoths, Aliki
- Verdi, Janell Cannon
- One Morning in Maine, Robert McCloskey*
- Saint George and the Dragon, Margaret Hodges*
- The Great Pie Robbery, Richard Scarry
- Anatole, Eve Titus
- Pegasus, Marianna Mayer
- The Emperor’s New Clothes, Hans Christian Anderson
- The Water of Life, retold by Barbara Rogasky
- Poems from Childcraft
- Aesop’s Fables
- The Real Princess, Hans Christian Anderson
- Sleeping Beauty, C.S. Evans
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin
- Cranberry Thanksgiving, Harry and Wende Devlin
- Airplanes, Byron Barton
- My Pony, Susan Jeffers
- The Crows of Pearblossom, Aldous Huxley
- The Great Supermarket Mystery, Richard Scarry
- Rachel and Obadiah, Brinton Turkle
- The Tortoise and the Hare, retold by Jerry Pinkney
- The Wisest Man in the World, Benjamin Elkin
- Dinosaurs are Different, Aliki
- Merlin and the Making of the King, retold by Margaret Hodges
- Richard Scarry’s Best Little Golden Books Ever!
- Tuesday, David Wiesner
- Ox-Cart Man, Donald Hall
- Steam Train, Dream Train, Sherri Duskey Rinker
- The Story About Ping, Marjorie Flack
- The Snail and the Whale, Julia Donaldson*
- Anno’s Alphabet, Mitsumasa Anno
- Always Room for One More, Sorche Nic Leodhas
- Thumbelina, retold by Lauren Mills
- Emily, Michael Bedard
- Time of Wonder, Robert McCloskey*
- A Child’s Calendar, John Updike
- The Little Engine, Lois Lenski
Books For Learning To Read
- Tim All Alone, Edward Ardizzone
- Tim’s Friend Towser, Edward Ardizzone
- Dinosaur Days, Joyce Milton
- Abigail Takes the Wheel, Avi
- Tim and Ginger, Edward Ardizzone
- Ship’s Cook Ginger, Edward Ardizzone
- Tim in Danger, Edward Ardizzone
- The Big Balloon Race, Eleanor Coerr
- Mystery Vine, Cathryn Falwell
- Fossils Tell of Long Ago, Aliki
- Prairie School, Avi
- More Mr. and Mrs. Green, Keith Baker
- Dinosaur Bones, Aliki
- Amazing Sharks!, Sarah L. Thomson
November
- Room on the Broom, Julia Donaldson*
- Caps For Sale, Esphyr Slobodkina
- Poems from Childcraft (The Blind Men and The Elephant, The Mountain and the Squirrel, etc.)
- Lentil, Robert McCloskey
- The Story About Ping, Marjorie Flack
- It Looked Like Spilt Milk, Charles Shaw
- Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas, Cheryl Bardoe
- Flora and the Ostrich: An Opposites Book, Molly Idle
- Arabians, Pamela Dell
- Cupid and Psyche, M. Charlotte Craft
- Milk from Cow to Carton, Aliki
- Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti, Gerald McDermott
- The Sleeping Beauty, C.S. Evans
- How to Catch a Star, Oliver Jeffers
- My Visit to the Dinosaurs, Aliki
- Amazing Airplanes, Tony Mitton
- A Picture Book of George Washington, David A. Adler
- Cranberry Thanksgiving, Wende and Harry Devlin
- And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, Dr. Seuss*
- A Visit to the Aquarium, Aliki
- Snow White, retold by Paul Heins
- The Story of Thanksgiving, Robert Bartlett
- Corn is Maize: The Gift of the Indians, Aliki
- The Snowy Day, Ezra Jack Keats
- Whistle for Willie, Ezra Jack Keats
- Anatole, Eve Titus
- A Treasury of Curious George
- Tell Me, Tree, Gail Gibbons
- The Nightingale, Hans Christian Anderson, ill. Demi
- One Morning in Maine, Robert McCloskey*
- Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus, Peter Sis
- Wee Gillis, Munro Leaf
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter
- The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, Beatrix Potter
- The Tale of Two Bad Mice, Beatrix Potter
- A Little House Birthday
- Miss Rumphius, Barbara Cooney
- In the Woods, Maurice Pledger
Books For Learning To Read
- First Flight: the story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers, George Shea
- Tim and Lucy Go to Sea, Edward Ardizzone
- Little Tim to the Rescue, Edward Ardizzone
- Tim’s Last Voyage, Edward Ardizzone
- Digging Up Dinosaurs, Aliki
- Space: Planets, Moons, Stars, and More!, Joe Rhatigan
- Robert Henry Hendershot, Susan Goodman
- The Titanic: Lost … and Found, Judy Donnelly
- Nate the Great, Marjorie W. Sharmat
- The Drinking Gourd, F.N. Monjo
December
- The Mousehole Cat, Antonia Barber*
- Richard Scarry’s The Best Christmas Book Ever!
- Grand Canyon, Jason Chin
- The Christmas Coat, Clyde Robert Bulla
- A Little House Birthday
- Chanticleer and the Fox, adapted by Barbara Cooney*
- Peter and Lotta’s Christmas, Elsa Beskow
- The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree, Gloria Houston*
- The Tale of Two Bad Mice, Beatrix Potter
- The Miracle of Saint Nicholas, Gloria Whelan
- Balloons over Broadway, Melissa Sweet
- White Snow Bright Snow, Alvin Tresselt
- How the Hibernators Came to Bethlehem, Norma Farber
- Harry the Dirty Dog, Gene Zion
- Nursery Rhymes, Nicola Bayley*
- Yertle the Turtle, Dr. Seuss*
- Tree of Cranes, Allan Say*
- The Nutcracker, retold by Susan Jeffers*
- The Night Before Christmas, Clement Moore, ill. Gyo Fujikawa
- A Little Women Christmas, adapted by Heather Frederick
- The Tale of Ginger and Pickles, Beatrix Potter
- The Tale of Miss Moppet, Beatrix Potter
- Alexander the Great, Demi
- King Midas and the Golden Touch, Charlotte Craft*
- The Christmas Cat, Efner Tudor Holmes*
- There Was No Snow on Christmas Eve, Pam Munoz Ryan*
- Island: A Story of the Galapagos, Jason Chin*
- The Birds of Bethlehem, Tomie De Paola
- A Treasury of Curious George
- Comus, retold by Margaret Hodges
- Lost and Found, Oliver Jeffers
- A Child’s Christmas in Wales, Dylan Thomas*
- Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man, Robert McCloskey
- Each Peach Pear Plum, Janet and Allan Ahlberg
- Eating the Alphabet, Lois Ehlert
- Dr. Seuss’s ABC
- Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak
- St. Jerome and the Lion, Rumer Godden
- The Story of Holly and Ivy, Rumer Godden*
- The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, Susan Wojciechowski*
- The Tailor of Gloucester, Beatrix Potter*
- Owl Moon, Jane Yolen
- The Christmas Day Kitten, James Herriot*
- Bonnie’s Big Day, James Herriot*
Books For Learning To Read
- Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas, Marjorie Sharmat
- Nate the Great and the Missing Birthday Snake, Andrew Sharmat
- Stingrays: Underwater Fliers, Carole Gerber
- Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail, Marjorie Sharmat
- Pecos Bill, adapted by Stephen Krensky
- Bats: Creatures of the Dark, Joyce Milton
- Night Sky, Stephanie Warren Drimmer
- Pyramids, Laura Marsh
- Looking Up! The Science of Stargazing, Joe Rao
- Heavy-Duty Trucks, Joyce Milton
- Greg’s Microscope, Millicent E. Selsam
- Marvin’s Best Christmas Present Ever, Katherine Paterson
- Who Eats What? Food Chains and Food Webs, Patricia Lauber
- The Josefina Story Quilt, Eleanor Coerr
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