TOUR PROGRAM - STORY BOOK LIBRARY revised 6/21/13 Alphabetical by AUTHOR

Author Title Copies Description A rhyming story about dancer illustrated by **** Dancing with Degas 1 Degas paintings of ballerinas MISSING The Paris art world is outraged when unknown painter Felix enters a seemingly simple painting The incredible Painting of Felix of a duck in the annual "Grand Contest of Art" Agee, Jon Clousseau 1 until the painting quacks… Guide Van Goat helps children explore famous works of art (one for each letter of the alphabet) through questions based on observation and Aigner-Clark, Julie Baby Einstein: The ABCs of Art 2 imagination. The fairy tale about the emperor and his nightingale who sings so enchantedly until the emperor is enthralled by a mechanical bird thus banishing the nightingale; but she sings to him Anderson, Hans on his death bed, restoring his health and he Christian The Nightingale 1 learns humility. Julie, a little girl from Paris get the opportunity to visit the garden of a family friend who turns out to be Claude Monet. The two become friends and explore his garden, the subject of many of his paintings. Includes large reproduction of a Anholt, Laurence The Magical Garden of Claude Monet 1 water lily painting Badescu, Ramona, Big Rabbit has a bad mood following him illustrated by Delphine everywhere which he cannot shake until he finds Durand Big Rabbit's Bad Mood 1 a way for the bad mood to scram.

An introductory history of the Impressionist movement, their style, and interpretation of some Baillet, Yolande and reproduced works. A section on the lives of Christian Maucler The Impressionists 1 individual Impressionists in also included. Baker, Alan Black and White Rabbit's ABC 1 Rabbit paints his way through the alphabet Rabbit gets a surprise package and discovers all Baker, Alan Brown Rabbit's Shape Book 1 kinds of shapes inside A compilation of African American children's literature including illustrated poems, spooky Baker, Garin et al. The Jump at the Sun Treasury 1 stories, and a story about Willie Mays.

Barnett, Mac, illustrated Annabelle finds a box of yarn of every color that by Jon Klassen Extra Yarn 1 never runs out of yarn. An introduction to the history of maps and Barton, Harriet Maps and Globes 1 globes, their types and how to use them

Bernhard, Emery and Illustrates how parents from all different cultures Durga A Ride on Mother's Back 2 carry their children while they go about their day Bernheimer, Kate and The Girl in the Castle inside the A fairy tale about a little girl who lives in a castle Nichola Ceccoli Museum 1 on display in a museum A young girl explores Monet's art, life, garden - use bits and pieces of the book - not for an entire Bjork, Christina Linnea in Monet's Garden 1 read-through. Pairs works of art with guiding questions for observation to explore the painting through the artist's perspective, the people depicted and the Blizzard, Gladys S Come Look With Me 1 child's imagination Bond, Michael and Fred Banbery Paddington at the Circus 1 The beloved bear's adventures at the circus. Flamingos on the Roof: Poems and A variety of charming poems on different Brown, Calef Paintings 1 subjects. A little boy and his family go to the museum and find that there is a lot more to see in each Browne, Anthony The Shape Game 1 painting than they thought Missy visits an art gallery and discovers that she Bruna, Dick Miffy at the Gallery 1 wants to become an artist Miffy visits a museum and discovers how fun it is Bruna, Dick Miffy the Artist 1 to make her own pictures at home When Babar's friends come to visit him in the studio they play with the paints and learn how to De Brunhoff, Laurent Babar's Book of Color 6 mix colors When Celeste and Babar discover the train station has been abandon they decide to turn it De Brunhoff, Laurent Babar's Museum of Art 3 into an art museum A boy finds a yellow flower and through his questioning, sets the stage for the adventures Bryan, Marcia Dandy Lion 1 the flower will experience. Fatuma, a little girl from East Africa, accompanies her mother to the market to buy new cloth for her dress and learns a valuable Bulion, Leslie Fatuma's New Cloth 1 lesson that what is important is on the inside. A short chapter book biography of Johann Burch, Joann Johansen Fine Print 1 Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press The classic book about in the country that is slowly surrounded by the city built Burton, Virginia Lee The Little House 1 around it. An introduction to primary and secondary colors, mixing colors, complimentary colors and tints Campbell, Anne Let's Find Out About Color 1 and hues Philippe the frog is teased by his friends and hunted by frog catchers but he escapes across the French country side into Monet's where he is safe to explore this artist's world of Carmack, Lisa Jobe Philippe in Monet's Garden 1 Impressionism An exploration of how different artists choose to represent the elements of sun, wind, snow, and Carroll, Colleen How Artists See the Weather 1 rain Using kindergartners drawings and words, and Cheltenham Elementary including photographs of them, explore how School kindergartners We are all Alike...We are all Different 1 (oversized) children are alike and different. A man goes into the Amazon rain forest to chop down a tree but stops to take a nap. Animals talk to him while he sleeps and convince him to stop Cherry, Lynne The Great Kapok Tree 1 chopping.

About an elderly Vermont gentleman who relies Christelow, Eileen The Five-Dog Night 1 on his dogs for warmth in the cold winter. A little girl's observations and opinions of works in the Wadsworth Collection. Extra factual info at Collins, Alma Jones Danielle at the Wadsworth 1 the end Coombs, Kate, Playful, moving poems about the beauty and illustrated by Meilo So Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems 1 power of the sea. Children are encouraged to look carefully Cristini, Ermanno and through the book to discover all the creatures in Luigi Puricelli In My Garden (oversized) 1 the garden An Australian folktale about the origin of the Czernecki, Stefan and didgeridoo and why snakes hiss and cannot be Timothy Rhodes The Singing Snake 1 trusted A small boy goes to the beach where he runs in the sand, jumps the odd wave, finds a deserted boat to play on but then feels a little lost when Daly, Niki The Boy on the Beach 1 separated from his parents. Dog chases Duck into the swamp setting of a funny and muddy chain of events with everyone Demas, Corinne YUCK! Stuck in the Muck 1 stuck in the muck. DePalma, Mary Newell A Grand Old Tree 1 A tale of a grand old tree and the cycle of life. Tommy knows he wants to be an artist when he grows up but is very upset when during his first art lesson at school he realizes there are some rules to drawing. However, through a compromise with his art teacher he finds he can dePaola, Tomie The Art Lesson 1 still use his imagination and follow the rules. BaMusa the hatseller falls asleep under a tree and when he awakes finds monkey are wearing all his hats. Now he must figure out a way to get Diakite, Baba Wague The Hatseller and the Monkeys 1 them back. A baby book with different textures to touch from DK Publishing Touch and Feel Kitten (boardbook) 1 a kitten's world

Explores the different styles and subject matters Dodd, Emma How Artists See America 1 artists from different regions of the US work with As dog spends a day exploring he collects many Dodd, Emma Dog's Colorful Day 1 different color spots on his white coat An illustrated rhyming poem about different Dr. Seuss My Many Colored Days 1 moods and their corresponding colors Mbi, an orphan boy in a Nigeria is constantly mistreated by this village until one day he discovers a magical fruit from the udara tree and teaches the villagers a lesson about kindness. A Echewa, T. Obinkaram The Magic Tree 1 cultural folk tale A rhyming introduction to primary and secondary Edwards, Pamela colors with a family of warthogs painting on a Duncan and Henry Cole Warthogs Paint 1 rainy day A focus on colors and shapes (through "cut-outs" creating a different animal with each turn of the Ehlert, Lois Color Zoo 1 page. About colors through the idea of growing flowers Ehlert, Lois Planting a Rainbow 1 in a garden. About a maple tree growing from seed to tree Ehlert, Lois Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf 1 (oversized) through the seasons.

Ruby the duck must find her way home based on Emmet, Jonathan This Way, Ruby 1 her observations she had made along the way.

Olivia the feisty pig lives an active life. One day she goes to the art museum, contemplates Falconer, Ian Olivia 2 Degas and is confounded by Pollock. George the Dog makes other animal sounds; the doctor pulls them from inside him until he can Feiffer, Jules Bark, George 1 bark. A young boy and his dog have had enough with Fogliano, Julie and Erin brown and plant a garden and the shades of Stead and then it's spring 1 brown change until spring arrives. Black and White make polka dots, stripes, Fontes, Justine Black Meets White 1 checks and finally grey Hattie Rabbit likes to help but when she does, Gackenbach, Dick Hattie Be Quiet, Hattie Be Good 1 everything goes wrong. Encourages children to think about color Gill, Bob What Color is Your World? 1 differently and look at the world in a new way Gomi, Taro Spring is Here 1 A simple and colorful tour of the four seasons A blue chameleon is lonely and searches out friends in other objects, taking their colors and Gravett, Emily Blue Chameleon 1 patterns. Greenberg, Jan and Sandra Jordan Action Jackson 1 Jackson Pollock and his process of painting. A collection of poems inspired by or responding to an accompanying work of 20th century American art, not all poems are particularly Greenberg, Jan Heart to Heart 1 accessible for young children As little girl and her brother pick cotton on a hot summer day they wish they could be as free as Greenberg, Polly Oh Lord, I wish I was a buzzard 1 the animals around them Greenfield's poems of various subject matter Greenfield, Eloise and accompany Amos Ferguson's vivid paintings Amos Ferguson Under the Sunday Tree 1 which pay homage to his native Bahamas. An African folktale about how we got our own Haley, Gail E A Story A Story 1 stories A perfect square is transformed into many Hall, Michael Perfect Square 2 different things in this adventure story. An illustrated poem celebrating the diversity of Hamanaka, Sheila All the Colors of the Earth 1 children

Wild Work: Animal Drawings by Not a story book - but wonderful reproductions of Harris, Adam Duncan Alexander Calder 1 Calder's portfolio of wild animal drawings. James travels from North Caroline to New York City to meet his Uncle Romie (inspired by Romare Bearden) who shows him how to Me and Uncle Romie 1 capture his new experiences in his own art Explores principles of colors such as mixing, CMYK printing, hue, tint, shade etc through rhyme. Includes cellophane overlays to Heller, Ruth Color 1 demonstrate color mixing Once the world had no color except for a set of paints the gods had given to an artist. He only used them for his paintings until his daughter Hirsh, Marilyn How the World Got Its Color 1 decided to take them outside A boy can't find his favorite stuffed bunny so he heads into the woods to search, befriends a big brown bear and they meet other seemingly scary Hoppe, Paul The Woods 1 creatures along the way. Hippotoamus Stew and Other Silly Poetry about insects and animals (of land and Horton, Joan Animal Poems 1 sea)

An introduction to the sculpture at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden exploring the Horwitz, Elinor Lander A Child's Garden of Sculpture 1 basic aesthetic language of modern sculpture The 19th century classic poem warning about Howitt, Mary The Spider and the Fly 1 the fly trusting a sweet-talking spider. When the Mona Woofa is stolen Art Dog is helps Hurd, Thatcher Art Dog 1 the police find the culprits An illustrated poem about a jazz trio bringing the Isadora, Rachel Bring on that Beat 1 a 1930s Harlem neighborhood to life Very simple, a book illustrating a toddler's game of peekaboo showing all the things he sees Isadora, Rachel Peekaboo Morning 1 around him

Just a Second: A different way to look Discover some unexpected ways to thinkg about Jenkins, Steve at time 1 time, how it passes and how we measure it. A young girl creates magical worlds of place, Johnson, Angela Lily Brown's Paintings 1 people, animals etc. in her paintings. A small boy takes a walk in the moonlight and draws his way through a story with his purple Johnson, Crockett Harold and the Purple Crayon 1 crayon. Harold wants to draw a picture for his room and Johnson, Crockett A Picture for Harold's Room 1 walks his way into the world he draws. Eddie's neighbors are fighting so Eddie brings Johnson, D.B. Eddie's Kingdom 1 everyone together by drawing their portraits. Johnson, James Lyrics to the song "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" Weldon Lift Every Voice and Sing 2 paired with prints by Elizabeth Catlett Jones, Christianne C., illustrated by Croline About Paulette and Katie, her invisible dragon Jones McKay Paulette's Friend 1 friend. The Dot & the Line: a romance in A straight line falls in love with a frivolous dot Juster, Norton lower mathematics 1 who is enthralled with a squiggly line. For a little girl, her grandparents' kitchen window Juster, Norton, and is a magical gateway that also honors trhe pictures by Chris special relationship between grandparents and Raschka The Hello, Goodbye Window 1 grandchild. What happens to fish little to big based on their Kalan, Robert Blue Sea 1 size

Katz, Karen The Colors of Us 1 A tale that showcases the many shade of skin The classic counting rhyme with a meadow Keats, Ezra Jack Over in the Meadow 1 bustling with animal activity.

When Peter's new baby sister arrives Peter decides to run away with his dog will and his Keats, Ezra Jack Peter's Chair 1 favorite chair but makes a surprising discovery Peter wakes up, puts on his red snowsuit and Keats, Ezra Jack 1 explores the snowy day. The story of Peter who wants to learn to whistle Keats, Ezra Jack Whistle for Willie 1 to call his dog Willie Based on the life and work of Emma Stern, a story about a grandmother who is inspired by a painting of her home town to paint her own Kesselman, Wendy Emma 1 versions how she remembered them Dr. Martin Luther King's famous speech accompanied by works of art inspired by his King Jr., Martin Luther I Have A Dream 1 words

Lonely Miss Spider yearns to have other insects over for tea but they are afraid until they find out Kirk, David Miss Spider's Tea Party 1 she is friendly. (bugs, flowers, counting to 12) A bear searches for his red, pointy hat that he Klassen, Jon I Want My Hat Back 1 has lost. A fish has stolen a hat. And he'll probably get Klassen, Jon 1 away with it. Probably... Introduction to Egyptian art with facts, history Knapp, Ruthie and and photos grouped by type of art (tombs, Janice Lehmberg Museum Guides for Kids: Egyptian Art 1 hieroglyphics, sculpture) Introduction to modern art with facts, Knapp, Ruthie and reproductions and artists grouped by movement Janice Lehmberg Museum Guides for Kids: Modern Art 1 (ex. Cubism, Futurist etc) A chapter book in which Claudia and Jamie decide to run away and take up residence in the From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil Met where the uncover a mystery involving Konigsburg, E.L. E Frankweiler 1 Michelangelo that makes headlines Adri the rockfish gain wisdom about exploring Kranz, Linda Only One you 1 the world from his parents. Linda learns about the Masai people in East Africa and wonders what her life would be like if Kroll, Virginia Masai and I 1 she were Masai

A boy's mother lets him design his own quilt and Kurtz, Shirley The Boy and the Quilt 1 with her help he learns the process of quilting

Roberto the termite always wanted to be an architect and decides to pursue his dream in the Laden, Nina Roberto the Insect Architect 2 city despite discouragement from his family

The paintings of Jacob Lawrence set to words tell the story of the migration of African Americans moving from the south to the north in Lawrence, Jacob The Great Migration 1 search of employment during the time of WWI (No words) A curious girl explores the beach on Lee, Suzy Wave 2 a sunny day. Jake is staying with the prima ballerina of the LeFrank, Karen Jake the Ballet Dog 1 Nutcracker and learns that he loves to dance Red runs away from a scary monster in her basement who chases her all over but turns out Lia, Simone Red's Great Chase 1 not to be very scary Cloudette is a very small cloud who wants to do Lichtenheld, Tom Cloudette 1 something very big. There's a cow in the road who is then joined by a Lindbergh, Reeve There's a COW in the Road! 1 cadre of other animals (horse, goat, etc.) A chameleon wants to find a color of his own, but Lionni, Leo A Color of His Own (oversized) 1 discovers a friend in the process 3 frogs discover what they're sure is a chicken egg, but when it hatches, they're in for a Lionni, Leo An Extraordinary Egg 1 surprise. little blue and little yellow are friends. One day they can't find each other; when they meet, they hug and become green! But where did little blue Lionni, Leo little blue and little yellow 1 and little yellow go.

Matthew the mouse lives in a dreary corner of an attic but his first visit to a museum enables him Lionni, Leo Matthew's Dream 1 to see the beauty in his own world Pezzettino (little piece of Italy) thinks he must be a piece of something else since he is so small, Lionni, Leo Pezzettino 1 but learns he is just a piece of himself 4 stories about the friendship between Frog and Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad Are Friends 1 Toad. A very simple introduction to many works of MacAgy, Douglas and Going for a walk with a line: a step contemporary art through examples from Calder, Elizabeth into the world of modern art 1 Picasso, Dali, Sheeler, etc. Isabelle is lonely and bored but when she visits the museum and finds that a little angel from a painting has come to life she discovers what it is Magnier, Thierry Isabelle and the Angel 1 she really wants to do Colorful and oddly shaped scraps of paper blow in the wind transforming into animals, each with Manceau, Edouard Windblown 1 a story.

A collection of exploring creation myths, Nelson Mandela's Favorite African childhood lessons or universal morality through Mandela, Nelson Folktales 1 the use of mythical beasts and animals

Using only pictures, this tells the story of a Mari, Iela and Enzo The Apple and the Butterfly 1 caterpillar transforming into a beautiful butterfly. A new take on the fairy tale in which Goldilocks is a naughty, willful girl who makes a mess of the Marshall, James Goldilocks and the Three Bears 1 bears cottage

A mangy wolf attends a performance of Swine Marshall, James and Lake with the hopes of devouring a tasty pig but Maurice Sendak Swine Lake 1 finds himself much more interested in the ballet Martin Jr, Bill and Eric Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do Carle You See? (1 boardbood) 2 A book of animals and their colors Martin Jr, Bill and Eric Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Carle Hear? (1 oversized) 2 A book of zoo animals and their noises Spending the day with mom in the city, including Mayer, Mercer Just Me and My Mom 1 visits to museums. A child's introduction to some of the most McCaughrean, The Random House Book of Stories famous stories including Cinderella, Romeo and Geraldine from the Ballet 1 Juliet, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, etc. Art (a little boy) creates all kinds of imaginative McDonnell, Patrick Art 1 art A group of children create their own imaginary world complete with all the trappings of a real McLerran, Alice Roxaboxen 2 town and call it Roxaboxen

A book of colors illustrated with photographs of McMillian, Bruce Growing Colors 1 fruits and vegetables While a young bear is learning to how to be a bear he discovers another talent, drawing. He finds that while he is a bear, is also an artist because he has chosen to be. Anyone can be an McPhail, David Drawing Lessons from a Bear 1 artist! A little boy takes his toy boat out to play in a puddle and uses his imagination to meet all McPhail, David The Puddle 1 kinds of animal friends Merberg, Julie and A Magical Day with Matisse Suzanne Bober (boardbook) 1 Rhyming text paired with Matisse paintings Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum ABCs 2 An alphabet of objects found in works at the Met Metropolitan Museum of Count from 1-10 with objects found in works Art Museum 123 1 from the Met collection Look closely at famous works of art in order to find specific shapes, an I Spy exercise in Micklethwait, Lucy I Spy Shapes in Art 1 observation When Oli's wish to be big is granted by a magical bird he learns sometimes it is good to be Mollel, Tololwa M Big Boy 1 small Claude Monet: The Magician of From "Adventures in Art" series for the young - Monet, Claude Colour 1 overview of Monet's life and work. The story of L'Ouvertures life and involvement in the Haitian Revolution and emergence of the first Toussaint L'Ouverture: The Fight for black republic and the class and race struggle to Myers, Walter Dean Haiti's Freedom 1 achieve freedom. A puppy so large that no one see hims is lonely until he is befriended by a little girl who climbs high enough to meet him in this charming book Nara, Yoshitomo The Lonesome Puppy 1 by an acclaimed contemporary Japanese artist. Poetry and art addressing American identity National Museum of through its landscape, citizenry, American Art, patriotism/dissension, and the lighter side of Smithsonian Institute Celebrate America in Poetry and Art 1 American life. Novi, Nathalie A retelling of the classic Grimms Brothers fairy (Illustrator) Sleeping Beauty 1 tale A little boy named Salvador (Salvi for short) finds a key on the beach which leads him on a Obials, Anna Dali and the Path of Dreams 1 magical journey through his imagination. Ohrt, Kate The Rainbow Book 1 Colors and how they make one feel.

Blue is quiet and Red picks on Blue which Yellow, Green, Purple and Orange do not like but no one takes a stand. Until One comes along Otoshi, Kathryn One 1 and shows them how to stand up and count. A colorful list with swatches of various Pantone Pantone Colors 1 primary and secondary colors. Parr, Todd The Family Book 1 A book of all different kinds of families A creation story for Liberia in which the head, Paye, Won-Ldy and body and legs were all separate and must find a Margaret H Lippert Head, Body, Legs 2 way to join together Aesop's fables that teach lessons about human Pinkney, Jerry Aesop's Fables 1 virtue and folly. Explores the make believe possibilities of a Portis, Antoinette Not a Box 1 simple cardboard box

Portis, Antoinette Not a Stick 1 Explores the make believe possibilities of a line A boy paints a perch, a tree, the sun and sound of the summer breeze and a bird come and Prevert, Jacques How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird 1 sings. A brief biography and interpretations of the Raboff, Ernest Gauguin 1 works of Paul Gauguin A brief biography and interpretations of the Raboff, Ernest Picasso 1 works of Pablo Picasso A brief biography and interpretations of the Raboff, Ernest Rousseau 1 works of Henri Rousseau Reproductions of famous paintings (from No One Saw: Ordinary Things O'Keefe to Mondrian) highlight each artists Raczka, Bob Through the Eyes of an Artist 2 different way of seeing the world A child's introduction to the themes of surrealism, guided observation of surrealist Raimondo, Joyce Imagine That! 1 works and surrealist activities Using different colors, shapes, and lines an exploration of what one knows by looking at the Rand, Ann & Paul I know a lot of things 1 world. The story of Martin Luther King Jr's life with his own words incorporated into the narrative, Rappaport, Doreen Martin's Big Words 1 illustrations are collage art Billy the Bunny wants to draw a picture of himself but all his friends add their own ideas and make Rey, Margret and H.A. Billy's Picture 1 it into nothing that he imagined. Vashti thinks she can't draw until one day her teacher tells her just to make a mark and see Reynolds, Peter H The Dot 2 where it takes her On one of their flying adventures Cassie and her brother BeBe encounter Harriet Tubman and are Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad transported back to the world of slavery and Ringgold, Faith in the Sky 1 embark on a journey of escape

An introductory reading book exploring Cassie's home, neighborhood and school where words Ringgold, Faith Cassie's Word Quilt 1 are introduced through clear labels Melody and her new cousin Lonnie find 12 talking portraits in their aunts attic. These portraits are of famous African American women (from Rosa Parks to Harriet Tubman) all of who Ringgold, Faith Dinner at Aunt Connie's House 1 have inspiring stories to tell. A book based on Ringgold's story quilt. Cassie flies over New York City buildings and places of Ringgold, Faith Tar Beach 3 special importance to her family Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Do You Insects are asked what the flowers are based on Rockwell, Anne Know Me? 1 their characteristics. A chapter book about how Abbot Sugar transformed the Abbey of St. Denis into one of Rockwell, Anne Glass, Stones & Crown 1 the first great Gothic churches of France Georgia O'Keeffe and the world as she sees it in Rodriguez, Rachel Through Georgia's Eyes 1 New Mexico through colors and shapes. A little girl becomes friends with an enormous Rohmann, Eric Clara and Asha 1 fish (from a fountain). Rottenberg, David Ira, Gwendolyn wants to dance ballet and her friend illustrated by Lesley Omar wants to play football but they're both pigs-- Anderson Gwendolyn the Graceful Pig 1 how will they make their dreams come true? Rovetch, Lissa, illustrated by Shannon Silly rhyming poems, including ow the cow, id the McNeill Ook the Book and other silly rhymes 1 kid, eep the sheep. Rubin, Adam and Daniel How to prepare a taco party for dragons but it Salmieri Dragons Love Tacos 1 has dramatic results. Rusch, Elizabeth, Liza loves her colorful crayons but one day her illustrated by Chad mother takes them away, and she discovers Cameron A Day with No Crayons 1 color in the world around her. A little girl explores the treasures of the ocen Ryan, Pam Munoz Hello Ocean 2 through her five senses. Emily gets a balloon which becomes a friend. Sakai, Komako Emily's Balloon 1 Then the balloon blows away, now what? When you think you have made a mistake, explores how it is an opportunity to make Saltzberg,Barney Beautiful OOPS! 1 something beautiful. A brief bibliography and exploration of the art Schaefer, Adam Grandma Moses 1 work of Grandma Moses Using her imagination, a little girl sees that a piece of string (a squiggly line) can be many Schaefer, Carole The Squiggle 1 things. A young girl living in the country is old enough to go get eggs from the store on her own. Can she get the eggs home safely as she walks through a Schertle, Alice Down the Road 1 rural landscape? The true story of the 1942 ballet choreographed by Balanchine, with music by Stravinsky, performed by elephants and ballet dancers Schubert, Leda Ballet of the Elephants 1 (including Vera Zorina). Scieszka, Jon and Lane A little boy's personal tour of famous works of Smith Seen Art? 1 modern art in MoMA About transformations from egg to chicken, see Seeger, Laura Vaccaro First the Egg 2 to flower…paint to picture, etc. The world of color as objects magically turn Seeger, Laura Vaccaro Lemons Are Not Red 1 unexpected colors. Various children react with expressive faces to Seeger, Laura Vaccaro Walter Was Worried 1 dramatic weather changes

Shange, Ntozake and A lyrical poem about the magic of music Romare Bearden I Live in Music 2 accompanied with collage paintings by Bearden Shaw, Charles It Looked Like Spilt Milk 2 Explores shapes found in clouds Sidman, Joyce with pictures by Beth Where one finds spiral lines, from shells to Kromenes Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature 1 animals, flowers and water. A majestic poem about the Sierra Nevada mountains with beautiful illustrations by Wendell Siebert, Diane Sierra 1 Minor.

About a tree who loves a little boy and continues Silverstein, Shel The Giving Tree 1 to give him more and more his whole life. Variety of humorous poems on a number of Silverstein, Shel Where the Sidewalk Ends 1 topics

Grandpa Green's great-grandson remembers Smith, Lane Grandpa Green 1 him through the fanciful shapes of topiary trees. Spann, Mary Beth, illustrated by Patrick About Champ the monkey who loves to race. Merrell Champ the Chimp 1 (focuses on consonant blends lt, mp, sp and st) Spann, Mary Beth, Little Snail's best friend Jay has moved away and illustrated by Patrick Little Snails slips and slides to visit his Merrell little Snail and Jay 1 friend.(focuses on vowel patterns, ai and ay) Spann, Mary Beth, Shelly the Sheep and Charlie the Chipmunk get illustrated by Patrick ready for a show. (focus on digraphs ch, sh and Merrell Shelly and Charlie 1 th.) Spann, Mary Beth, illustrated by Patrick Sue wants a blue animal for a pet. (focuses on Merrell Sue's Blue Pets 1 vowel patterns ue and ew) A retelling of the Russian folktale about the glowing Firebird who leads the son of the Tsar on an exciting journey--confronting the wicked Baba Yaga and rescuing the most beautiful Spirin, Gennady The Tale of the Firebird 1 princess. Lettice Rabbit wants to be a ballerina star, but is Stanley, Mandy Lettice, The Dancing Rabbit 1 it really better than being a rabbit? About a toddler who stubbornly prefers the color Stinson, Kathy Red is Best 2 red. A story about Alexander Calder and his magical, Stone, Tanya Lee Sandy's Circus 1 moveable circus to the delight of all. An anthology of literature exploring the experiences of African Americans in America Sullivan, Charles Children of Promise 1 from slavery through the twentieth century A mother duck swims around a pond looking for one of her ducklings (find where he is hiding in Tafuri, Nancy Have you seen my Duckling? 1 (oversized) each picture). An alphabet illustrated using details from works The Getty Museum A is for Artist 2 at the Getty Museum Superdog, though tied up, can see the world upside-down just as the green butterfly he Thierry, Raphael Green Butterfly 1 meets. Adam and his grandpa explore the history of their stone walls, from the prehistoric landscapes Thorson, Kristine and the stones used to be a part of to the Yankee Robert Stone Wall Secrets 1 pioneers who built the walls. Crow is pitch-black and everyone is afraid of him, so he paints himself different colors in an Timmers, Leo Crow 1 attempt to make friends.

"Press" the colored dots that create a whimsical "dance" of colors and movement with each page- turn. (Children can press the dot in the air - Tullet, Herve Press Here 1 participatory, includes clapping) Usborne Frog on a Log (boardbook) 1 Rhyming story about a frog who lives in a bog MISSING Life and works of Dali accompanied with Venezia, Mike Salvador Dali 1 reproductions and cartoons of the artist A young girl treats her cat like a baby and the cat Wahl, Jan Push Kitty 1 reluctantly goes along with it. Three mice help children identify elements of the painting Portrait of Lady Clopton (Robert Peake) Wallace, Nancy such as color, line, and shape. Self portrait Elizabeth Look! Look! Look! 1 postcard activity in the back Tim and his family live on a farm and have a new neighbor, a lonely sculptor from the city. Tim helps him "plant" his sculptures in the field and Wallace, Wallace The Naked Lady 1 learns what he loves to do 1 boardbook; A 1-10 counting book, mice escape from a Walsh, Ellen Stoll Mouse Count 1hardcover hungry snake Walton, Rick and Paige So Many Gunnies: a bedtime abc and Old Mother Rabbit lives in a shoe with her 26 Miglio counting book 1 children (Abel to Zed). A story told entirely through pictures about a lonely little boy who with the help of a winged silver pony is able to escape his daily reality into Ward, Lynd The Silver Pony 1 the world of his imagination A compilation of African folktales teaching lessons about laziness, judging appearances, anger and forgiveness, the wisdom of keeping one's mouth shut, and why there are monkeys in Washington, Donna L. A Pride of African Tales 1 the world.

Luke gets in trouble in art class because he has a different (surreal) way of seeing everyday Wheatly, Nadia and Natt things. Then one day he discovers a museum Ottley Luke's Way of Looking 1 where they artists seem to see the way he does Different lines (that wiggle, bend, criss cross, Whitman, Candace Lines that Wiggle 1 etc) in whimsical illustrations. A collage illustrated book exploring the color Whitman, Candace Yellow and You 1 yellow Arthur and Max are chameleons who create works of art and have a uproarious adventure in Wiesner, David Art & Max 1 art-making. Max and his friends decide to paint their house to match the sky, but as the sky changes their Wilson-Max, Ken Max Paints the House 1 painting has to as well An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef How he discovers that mood and effect can be Wing, Natasha Albers 1 changed by combining colors. Based on the life of Charlie Russell, a story about a boy who dreamed of going west to be a Winter, Jeanette Cowboy Charlie 1 cowboy in the American frontier A story about Georgia O'Keefe's artistic Winter, Jeanette My Name is Georgia 2 inspiration Little Mouse decides to take a break from her usual daily activities and make a painting. Now she and her friends must figure out what her Wolkstein, Diane Little Mouse's Painting 1 painting is really of! Belinda the ballerina loves to dance but her big feet are seen as a problem. So she gives up dancing for a job in a restaurant but finds herself dancing anyway to great success and to the Young, Amy Belinda the Ballerina 1 stage. A storm sweeps over the country, city and shore and people wait for it to pass and are rewarded Zolotow, Charlotte The Storm Book 1 with a colorful surprise at the end