Children's Library Highlights Guide

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FAMILY ISSUES *1

BIG BOOK OF FAMILIES By Anholt
GOOSE
by Bang

A RIDE ON MOTHER'S BACK by Bernhard
CHICKEN SOUP FOR LITTLE SOULS
by Canfield
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS OF EVERETT
ANDERSON (*6) By Clifton
GRANDMOTHER'S PIGEON by Erdrich
MY MAMA HAD A DANCING HEART
by Gray
ON THE DAY YOU WERE BORN
by Frasier
WHEN JESSIE CAME ACROSS THE SEA
by Hest
WHAT COMES IN SPRING
by Horton
SHELTER FOLKS
By Kroll
I REMEMBER PAPA
by Ketteman
THE EDGE OF THE FOREST
By London
DAD LIVES IN A DOWNTOWN HOTEL
By Mann
AN MEI'S STRANGE AND WONDROUS JOURNEY
By Molnar
GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU
By McBratney
MY ROTTEN REDHEADED OLDER BROTHER
By Polacco
THE KEEPING QUILT
By Polacco
THE TIME OF THE LION
By Pitcher
TELL ME AGAIN ABOUT THE NIGHT I WAS BORN (Adoption)
By Curtis
THE ISLANDER*6
By Rylant
THE GIRL WHO WANTED A SONG
By Sanfield
MONKEY SOUP
By Sachar
BROWN HONEY IN BROOMWHEAT TEA
By Thomas
GINGER (sharing)
By Voake

EMOTIONS *1

HAPPY, SAD, SILLY, MAD
By Hazen
GLAD OR SAD, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
By Hook
ANDREW'S ANGRY WORDS
By Lachner
IT'S OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT
By Parr
THUNDER CAKE
By Polacco
MRS. MACK
By Polacco
VOICES OF THE HEART
By Young

MOVING *1

HAWK HILL
By Gilbert
WHO BELONGS HERE?
By Knight

DISABILITIES ISSUE/AGING *1

HOW SMUDGE CAME
By Gregory
THE SUNSETS OF MISS OLIVIA WIGGINS
By Laminack
THE OLD WOMAN WHO NAMED THINGS
By Brown

OTHER COUNTRIES/FICTION NON-FICTION *1

A TIME FOR TROLLS
By Asbjornses
CATEY GLEAM AND GLOW *6
By Bunting
MY FUN TO READ BOOKS
By Ertel
ONCE UPON A TOTEM
By Harris
CHILDREN JUST LIKE ME *6
By Kindersley
REBELS OF THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM*6
By Patterson
THE EGYPTIANS KNEW
By Pine
RECHENKA'S EGGS
By Polacco
SO FAR FROM THE BAMBOO GROVE*6
By Watkins
MY BROTHER, MY SISTER AND I *6
By Watkins
LUMINA
By Weninger

ENVIRONMENT *1

COMMON GROUND
By Bang
SNOW
By Sanfield

FRIENDSHIP *1

SHOTA
By Bateson
WILL I HAVE A FRIEND?
By Cohen
HAWK HILL
By Gilbert
LEON AND BOB
By James FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS
By Lobel
THE ENEMY PIE*6
By Munson
MARSHMALLOW
By Newberry
RAISING DRAGON
By Nolen
THE RAINBOW FISH
By Pfister
CHICKEN SUNDAY
By Polacco
YO! YES!
By Raschka
FOX
By Wild
THE HATING BOOK
By Zolotow

HISTORICAL SUBJECTS*1

MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE
by Bradby
A WISH ON CAPITOL HILL
By Bradley
DREAMING OF ELLIS ISLAND
By Bunting
SOUND THE BUGEL
By Burow
AMISTAD RISING
By Chambers
TEMPLE CAT
By Clements
BAREFOOT
By Edwards
JOAN THE BRAVE SOLDIER
By Johnson
THE SECRET TASK OF NURSE COWELL
By Johnson
WATERMAN'S CHILD
By Mitchell
ELISABETH
By Nivola
PINK AND SAY
By Polacco
MR LINCOLN'S WAY
By Polacco
CIVIL WAR
By Robertson
MINTY
By Schroeder
THE FREEDOM RIDDLE
By Ward
FREEDOM SUMMER
By Wiles
FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD
By Winter

BIBLE STORIES*2

CHILDREN'S BIBLE, OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS
By Golden Press
NOAH'S ARK
By Hayward
GOOD NEWS FOR CHILDREN
By Sheri Hahn
AND GOD CREATED SQUASH
By Hickman
YOUNG READER'S BIBLE
By Holman
CHILDREN'S STORIES OF THE BIBLE FROM THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT
By Playmore Inc., Inc.
THE CHILDREN'S LIVING BIBLE
By Tendale House
THE OLD TESTAMENT - HOW AND WHY
By Klaperman
THE BROKEN JUG
By Lichtveld
BIBLE FOR CHILDREN, WITH PSALMS AND PLAYS, THE OLD TESTAMENT
THE LIFE OF JESUS
By Napoli
BUT GOD REMEMBERED
By Sasso
IN OUR IMAGE
By Swartz
CHILDREN'S BIBLE
By Stoddard
THERE WAS NO SKY
By Wangerin
THE GOLDEN BIBLE, THE NEW TESTAMENT
By Werner
EXODUS
By Wildsmith
JESUS
By Wildsmith
ESTHER'S STORY
By Wolkstein
AS JESUS GREW
By Yano
CHILDREN OF THE BIBLE
By Yates
FIRST HE MADE THE SUN
By Ziefert

 

 

 

LOSS THROUGH DEATH*1

THE ACCIDENT
By Carrick
GOD IS ALWAYS WITH ME
By Caswell
TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON
By Dillon
WHEN SOMEONE DIES
By Greenlee
ADA'S PAL
By Lyon
MRS. KATZ AND TUSH
By Polacco

MORAL ISSUES/VALUES*1

LITTLE TALKS ABOUT GOD AND YOU
By Beers
FOR EVERY CHILD
By Caster
PINOCCHIO
By Disney
(Moral Issues/Values cont'd)
PETUNIA
By Duvoisin
THE SECRET OF HELL'S KITCHEN
By Eric
FEATHERS AND FOOLS
By Fox
CAT IN THE HAT
By Geisel
NOBIAH'S WELL
By Guthrie
WHO BELONGS HERE?
By Knight
SPEAK UP, CHRISTOPHER
By Learns
JOHN JEREMY COLTON
By Leech
HIGH RISE SECRET
By Lenski
BEAUTIFUL WARRIOR
By McCully
THE THREE QUESTIONS
By Muth
THE ANGEL AND THE DONKEY
By Patterson
THE PHILOSPHER'S CLUB *4
By Phillips
THE LANGUAGE OF DOVES
By Wells
THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN
By White

ANIMALS/NATURE*1

FRECKLES THE RABBIT
By Burton
BABY BEARS AND HOW THEY GROW
By Buxton
CREATURES SMALL AND FURRY
By Crump
LILLY PAD POND
By Lavies
A SYMPHONY FOR THE SHEEP
By Millen
BABY BIRDS
By McCauley
WAYS ANIMALS SLEEP
By McCauley
QUIET
By Parnell
TOM KITTEN (fiction)
By Potter
RUGBY AND ROSIE
By Rossiter
ABOUT BIRDS
By Sill
MAMA CAT'S YEAR (fiction)
By Simon
TOO TIRED (fiction)
By Turbul
FROG'S AMAZING DAY (fiction)
By Turner
NOAH'S SQUARE DANCE (fiction)
By Walton
THE WONDERS OF NATURE
By Watson
BABY WHALE
By Wilson
BIRDSONG
By Wood
OWL MOON
By Yolen

SPIRITUAL*3

POEMS AND PRAYERS FOR THE VERY YOUNG
By Alexander
BLESS YOUR HEART
By Bea
HE IS RISEN
by Binder
BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
By Booth
THE MAN CAUGHT BY A FISH
By Brem
THE FISHERMEN'S SURPRISE
By Burgey
THE BEGGAR'S GREATEST WISH
By Burgey
THE WORLD GOD MADE
By Burgey
A CHILD'S BOOK OF ANGELS
By Crosse
GOD'S LOVE IS FOR SHARING
By Caswell
WHERE CAN I FIND GOD
By Doss
PRAYERS FROM THE ARK
By De Gasztold
MY LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK ABOUT GOD
By Golden Press
GOD'S MY FRIEND
By Greene
LOOKING FOR ANGELS
By Gregory
CUMBAYAH
By Cooper
AFTER THE FLOOD
By Geisert
THE STONE THAT ROLLED AWAY
By Guidepost
ABBIE'S GOD BOOK
By Holland
GOD, I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOU
By Jennings
THE LORD'S PRAYER
By Jones
TELL ME ABOUT GOD
By Jones
THE CIRCLE OF DAYS
By Lindbergh
BEST LOVED BIBLE VERSES FOR CHILDREN
By Magagna
GOOD LITTLE KING JOSIAH
By Marquardt
A PRAYER FOR THE OPENING OF THE LITTLE LEAGUE SEASON
By Morris
THE SHEPHERD'S SONG
By Miner
WHEN DO YOU TALK TO GOD?
By McKissack
A TIME FOR ALL THINGS
By Palazzo
THE DOG WHO WALKED WITH GOD By Rosen
BLESS US ALL
By Ryland
GOD INBETWEEN
By Sasso
IN GOD'S NAME
By Sasso
GOD'S WONDERFUL WORLD
By Mason (15)
PRAYER FOR THE EARTH
By Sasso
ONE EARTH, ONE SPIRIT
By Strickland
SMALL PRAYERS FOR SMALL CHILDREN
By Schreivogel
GIVING THANKS
By Swamp
SOMEWHERE TODAY
By Thomas
AND IT WAS SO
By Tudor
MY VERY OWN BOOK OF THE LORD'S PRAYER
By Turner
OLD TURTLE
By Wood
GENESIS
By Young

POETRY*4

THE EARTH IS PAINTED GREEN
By Brenner (also environment)
THE BOOK OF GIVING
By Chorao (also moral issues/values)
SONGS AND HYMNS FOR PRIMARY CHILDREN
By Ebert
SOUL LOOKS BACK IN WONDER
By Feelings
(Poetry cont'd)
LULLABIES AND NIGHT POEMS
By Hague
THE WONDER THING
By Hathorn (also environment)
GOD IS IN THE MOUNTAIN
By Keats (also spiritual)
CHILDREN'S BOOK OF VERSE
By Kincaid
SING A NEW SONG
By LeTord (also Bible story)
FAIRIES
By Lorenz
HOME SWEET HOME
By Marzollo
HARLEM
By Myers
MOTHER GOOSE
By Offen
THE RANDOM HOUSE BOOK OF POETRY FOR CHILDREN
By Prelutsky
SIMPLE GIFTS
By Raschka (also music)
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
By Weiss
SACRED PLACES
By Yolen

HOLIDAYS*5

This section contains a rich selection of books about Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter as well as Passover and Hanukkah.