Children's Literature Final
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Terms | Definitions |
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 A Story, A Story | woodcuts Haley, Gail E. In an African tale, Ananse the spider man bargains with the Sky God |
| Alphabetics | observing MacDonald, Suse A series of pictures change a letter into an object |
| Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions | abc book Musgrove, Margaret Traditions of twenty-six African peoples are presented in alphabetical order |
| Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale | cummulative Aardema, Verna Vidal, Beatriz A cumulative tale from Kenya tells how a herdsman brings rain to the parched land. |
| Changes, Changes | wordless Hutchins, Pat Two doll figures create different things out of blocks |
| Chicka Chicka Boom Boom | repetitive Martin, Bill, Jr. The ABC's are presented through rhythmic verse |
| Chrysanthemum | social issues Henkes, Kevin A mouse child experiences problems adjusting to other school children who make fun of her name |
| Crispin: The Cross of Lead | historical fiction Avi Falsely accused of theft, an ophan boy escapes his 14th century English village |
| Dressing | sequencing Oxenbury, Helen A board book shows step-by-step dressing |
| Family Pictures | multicultural Lomas Garza, Carmen Author describes, in bilingual text and illustrations, her experiences growing up in a Hispanic community in Texas |
| Free Fall | wordless Wiesner, David A fantasy wordless book tells the story of a boy's dream |
| Goodnight Moon | repetitive pict.bk Brown, Margaret Hurd, Clement A book for young children that creates a calm atmosphere at bedtime |
| Hattie and the Fox | rep. and cumm. Fox, Mem Mullins, Patricia In a cumulative tale, a hen tries to convince farm animals about approaching danger |
| Holes | realistic fic Sachar, Louis A boy solves a family mystery while at a juvenile detention center. |
| In the Night Kitchen | fantasy Sendak, Maurice A young child dreams that he is in the world of the night kitchen |
| The Midwife's Aprentice | historical fict/survival Karen Cushman Young orphan is taken in by a midwife to become her apprentice. |
| Jumanji | prediction/fantasy Van Allsburg, Chris An unusual games creates a jungle environment |
| Keep Looking! | observing Selsam, Millicent Chartier, N This book encourages readers to find animals in a winter setting |
| Kitten's First Full Moon | use of line Henkes, Kevin Kitten experiences his first glimpse at a full moon. |
| Make Way for Ducklings | pict story bk. McCloskey, Robert A city park provides a safe home for the ducklings |
| Millions of Cats | pen and ink Gag, Wanda An old woman's desire for a pretty cat results in a fight among trillions of cats |
| Owl Moon | texture Yolen, Jane Schoenherr, John A poetic story follows father and son as they search for owls in the winter woods |
| Ox-Cart Man | pict. Bk seasons Hall, Donald Cooney, Barbara Subtle illustrations complement a tale about a New England farmer in the early 1800s |
| Peter's Chair | personality/ collage Keats, Ezra Jack Peter overcomes jealousy when his furniture is painted for his new baby sister |
| Saint George and the Dragon | formal illustrations Hodges, Margaret Hyman, Trina An English legend is adapted from Edmun Spenser's The Faerie Queen |
| Sarah, Plain and Tall | historical fiction MacLachlan, Patricia A frontier family longs for a new mother |
| Shapes | Classifying Tana Hoban Young children can classify different objects with similar shapes |
| Song and Dance Man | egocentric karen Ackerman Shows the relationship between a grandfather and his grandchildren as he performs for them. |
| Stevie | pict. Storybk/ sibling rivalry Steptoe, John Robert is unhappy when Stevie plays with his toys and wants his own way |
| Swimmy | abstract/collage Lionni, Leo A little fish learns about the marvels of the sea |
| The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses | jagged lines show danger Goble, Paul Tells about an American Indian girl who loves wild horses, joins them in a flight during a storm |
| The House That Jack Built | cummulative Stevens, Janet Cummulative tale describes Jack's building his house |
| The Little House | personification Burton, Virginia Lee A house is strong but needs love as it becomes dilapidated and lonely over the years. |
| The Mysteries of Harris Burdick | wordless/creative writing Van Allsburg, Chris Mystery and fantasy pictures encourage readers to plot their own stories |
| The News About Dinosaurs | Classifying Patricia Lauber Children can group the different types of dinosaurs. |
| The Sign of the Beaver | historical fiction Speare, Elizabeth George A boy survives in a frontier cabin after an Indian friend teaches him survival techniques |
| The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales | oil and acrylic Scieszka, Jon Smith, Lane Through adaptations of traditional folktales, the author creates stories such as "The Other Frog Prince," |
| The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs | oil and acrylic Scieszka, Jon Smith, Lane Humorous illustrations accompany a new version of the tale |
| The Very Hungry Caterpillar | collage Carle, Eric A colorful collage picture books presents the life cycle of a caterpillar who eats his way through the pages |
| The Z Was Zapped | prediction/abc bk Van Allsburg, Chris Letters from a twenty-six-act play |
| Tuesday | wordless Wiesner, David A wordless book format; the artist depicts what happens on Tuesday night when frogs float through the air |
| Where the Wild Things Are | fantasy Sendak, Maurice Max's vivid imagination turns his room into a forest inhabited by wild things |
| Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale | pourquoi bk Aardema, Verna Dillon, Leo and Diane Dillon A cumulative African folktale tells the humorous reason for mosquitoes' buzzing |
| Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin | counting/informal illustrations Moss, Lloyd Priceman, Marjorie A counting story uses instruments |
| A Chair for My Mother | Williams, Vera A young girl helps save money for a new chair Multicultural, Hispanic |
| A Quetzalcoatl Tale of Corn | Parke, Marilyn Quetzalcoatl brings the gift of corn to the Aztecs Multicultural, Aztec, legend |
| A Snowy Day | Keats, Ezra Jack Peter experiences a great snowfall Picture storybook |
| Aesop's Fables | Aesop Thirteen fables are illustrated with full-color paintings Fables |
| Alligators All Around an Alphabet | Sendak, Maurice A family of alligators illustrate the alphabet with every day activities. Alphabet |
| Alphabatics | MacDonald, Suse A series of pictures change a letter into an object Alphabet |
| An Edward Lear Alphabet | Lear, Edward This text is a newly illustrated version of Lear's nonsense rhyme Alphabet |
| Arroz con Leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America, | Delacre, Lulu This text includes a variety of songs and poems Collection of nursery rhymes, Hispanic |
| Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions | Musgrove, Margaret Traditions of twenty-six African peoples are presented in alphabetical order Alphabet, African American |
| Changes, Changes | Hutchins, Pat Two doll figures create different things out of blocks Wordless |
| Chasing Vermeer | Blue Balliett Friends tries to figure out the mystery of a stolen Vermeer painting. Mystery |
| Cirque du Freak: a Living Nightmare | Darren Shan A frightening saga of a young boy whose visit to a mysterious freak show leads him on a journey into a darrk world of vampires. Horror |
| Chicka Chicka Boom Boom | Martin, Bill, Jr. and Archambault, John The ABC's are presented through rhythmic verse Alphabet |
| Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type | Doreen Cronin Cows revolt at Farmer Brown's farm. Picture book |
| Count and See | Hoban, Tana Photographs illustrate numbers Counting |
| Curious George | Rey, Hans George begins his slapstick adventures when he leaves the jungle with the man who has a yellow hat Picture storybook |
| David Gets in Trouble | Shannon, David Young David gets in all sorts of trouble. Picture book |
| Dr. Coyote: A Native American Aesop's Fables | Biershorst Collection of Aesop's fables with a Southwestern theme Multicultural, fables , Native American |
| Ed Emberley's ABC | Emberley, Ed An amusing alphabet shows the formation of the letters and an animal representation for each letter Alphabet |
| The Lightning Thief | Rick Riordan Percy Jackson finds out that he is a child of an Olympian God when his mother sends him off to a private school. Fantasy |
| Freight Train | Crews, Donald Colors, cars on a freight train, and concepts such as daylight, and darkness are developed Concept |
| Frog and Toad Are Friends | Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad are seen in five short stories Easy-to-read, controlled vocabulary |
| Frog on His Own | Meyer, Mercer The adventures of a little boy and his frog when they go fishing Wordless |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Rowling, J.K. A young wizard is in a setting with magical possibilities. Fantasy |
| In the Tall, Tall Grass | Fleming, Denise A young boy searches for different animals in the tall grass Concept |
| Jumanji | Van Allsburg, Chris An unusual game creates a jungle environment Fantasy |
| Jump! The Adventures of Br'er Rabbit | Harris, Joel Chandler Five Br'er Rabbit stories include "The Comeuppance of Br'er Wolf" and "The Moon in the Millpond" African American, Multicultural |
| Legend of the Bluebonnet | dePaolo, Tomie A Commache tale about the bluebonnet. Native American, Multicultural |
| Lon Po Po : A Red-Riding Hood Story from China | Young, Ed Three sisters, Shang, Tao, and Paotze, who are staying home alone, are endangered by a wolf. The girls outwit the wolf in this version. Chinese Little Red Riding Hood |
| Mama One, Mama Two | MacLachlan, Patricia A foster mother shares a story about a girl's real mother Picture storybook, social issues |
| Math Curse | Scieszka, Jon When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse, trying to calculate everything around. Concept, picture storybook |
| Max's Breakfast | Wells, Rosemary A humorous book is about a young rabbit's breakfast Picture storybook |
| Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel | Burton, Virginia Lee Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel Mary Anne prove that she can dig more in one day than one hundred men can dig in a week Tall tale, personification |
| Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book | Feelings, Muriel Numbers from one through ten are shown in numbers, written in Swahili, and illustrated with scenes of Africa Counting |
| Mother Goose on the Rio Grande | Alexander, F. Mother Goose tales told in English and in Spanish Collection of Mother Goose rhymes |
| Mother Goose: Or, the Old Nursery Rhymes | Greenaway, Kate A small Mother Goose is illustrated with charming Greenaway children Collection of Mother Goose rhymes |
| Mother Scorpion Country | Rohmer, Harriet; Chow, Ocatavio; & Viduare, Morris A Central American tale is written in both English and Spanish Hispanic American, Multicultural (Miskito Indians) |
| Mouse Count | Walsh, Ellen Stoll The illustrations and the text proceed from 1 through 10 and then count backward from 10 to 1 Counting |
| Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale | Steptoe, Javaka An African folktale has some Cinderella elements African Cinderella tale |
| Officer Buckle and Gloria | Rathmann, Peggy A police dog adds humorous displays to safety tips Picture storybook, friendship |
| Picnic | McCully, Emily Arnold A young mouse is lost on the day of the family picnic Wordless |
| Richard Scarry's The Best Word Book Ever | Scarry, Richard Alphabet book with numerous illustrations to help children with vocabulary Alphabet |
| Rosie's Walk | Hutchinson, Pat A fox follows Rosie on her daily walk Concept |
| Saint George and the Dragon | Hodges, Margaret An English legend is adapted from Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene Legend |
| Sheep in a Jeep | Shaw, Nancy Sheep have an adventure while driving a jeep Easy-to-read, controlled vocabulary |
| Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady | Hastings, Selina (reteller) After a horrible hag saves King Arthur's life by answering a riddle, Sir Gawain agrees to marry her and thus releases her from an evil enchantment. Based on Chaucer's "Wife of Bath's Tale." Legend |
| Smoky Night | Bunting, Eve People learn the value of getting along with their neighbors during the LA riots. Picture storybook, racial issues |
| Sylvester and the Magic Pebble | Steig, William A magical pebble causes a donkey to turn into a rock Picture storybook, fantasy |
| Tar Beach | Ringgold, Faith A girl imagines that she can fly over the city Multicultural, African American |
| Ten, Nine, Eight | Bang, Molly A charming number game counts objects backward Counting |
| The ABC Bunny | Gag, Wanda A bunny has numerous adventures related to letters of the alphabet Alphabet |
| The Cat in the Hat | Seuss, Dr. A very unusual cat causes both amusement and mischief when he entertains two bored children on a rainy day Picture storybook, fantasy, humorous |
| The Fortune Tellers | Alexander, Lloyd A carpenter in central Africa seeks the advice of a fortune teller whose predictions come true African American, Multicultural |
| The Giver | Lowry, Lois In a science fiction story, a boy changes a world that is devoid of conscience SciFi, Fantasy |
| The Invisible Hunters | Rohmer, Harriet; Chow, Ocatavio; & Viduare, Morris A tale reflects the impact of European traders Hispanic American, Multicultural, (Miskito Indians) |
| The Little House | Burton, Virginia Lee A house is strong but needs love as it becomes dilapidated and lonely over the years Picture storybook, personification |
| The Llama's Secret | Palacios, Argentina A llama warns the people and animals to seek shelter on Huillcacoto to avoid the rising sea. Peruvian, Multicultural (Noah's Ark Story) |
| The Mysteries of Harris Burdick | Van Allsburg, Chris Mystery and fantasy pictures encourage readers to plot their own stories Wordless |
| The Tale of Peter Rabbit | Potter, Beatrix This is the original tale of the mischievous rabbit, with Potter's original illustrations Picture storybook |
| The Talking Eggs | San Souci, Robert Creole Folktale collected in Louisiana. Kindness gets rewarded; greed does not African-American, Multicultural |
| The Velveteen Rabbit | Williams, Margery A child must give up his toy rabbit after an illness Picture storybook, personification |
| The Very Busy Spider | Carle, Eric Illustrated version of the children's song Illustration-collage |
| The Village of Round and Square Houses | Grifalconi, Ann A "why" tale is from Cameroon African American, Social Issues |
| The Z Was Zapped | Van Allsburg, Chris Letters from a twenty-six-act play Alphabet |
| Tortillitas Para Mama | Griego, Margot C. and Betsy L. Bucks, Nursery rhymes appear in Spanish and English Multicultural, Hispanic |
| Tuesday | Wiesner, David Through a wordless book format, the artist depicts what happens on Tuesday night when frogs float through the air Wordless book, fantasy |
| Where the Buffaloes Begin | Baker, Olaf A story about the lake where the buffaloes were created Native American, Multicultural |
| Where the Wild Things Are | Sendak, Maurice Max's vivid imagination turns his room into a forest inhabited by wild things Picture storybook, fantasy |
| Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale | Aardema, Verna A cumulative African folktale tells the humorous reason for mosquitoes' buzzing African tale, cumulative, porquoi |
| William Wegman's Mother Goose | Wegman, William Mother Goose tales told with dogs portraying each nursery rhyme Collection of Mother Goose rhymes |
| Working Cotton | Williams, Sherley Anne This story develops around memories of a migrant family working in the cotton fields of California Multicultural, geographic, social issues, picture storybook |
| Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin | Moss, Lloyd A counting story uses instruments Counting |
| A Chair for My Mother | Williams, Vera A young girl helps save money for a new chair Multicultural, Hispanic |
| A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Adler, David A biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Biography, Political Leaders and Social Activists, African American |
| A Year Down Yonder | Peck, Richard A sequel to A Long Way to Chicago. Historical fiction |
| Amazing Grace | Hoffman, Mary A girl shows that she can be the best Peter Pan African American |
| Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones | Barton, Byron A cast of characters look form find, and assembles some dinosaur bones. Ancient World |
| Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle | Jeffers, Susan A poetic retelling of the words of Chief Seattle Native American, Multicultural |
| Bud, Not Buddy | Curtis, Christopher Paul Set during the Depression, a boy searches for his father. Historical fiction, African-American |
| Carver: A Life in Poems | Nelson, Marilyn A series of 59 poems portrays botanist and educator George Wahington Carver Biography, African American |
| Charlie Needs a Cloak | dePaolo, Tomie A simple information book tells in a humorous way how a shepherd shears sheep, cards and spins wool, weaves and dyes the cloth, and then sews a cloak Picturebook |
| Desert Giant: The world of the Saguaro Cactus | Bash, Barbara The text and illustrations are about the life cycle of the saguaro cactus Nature-plants |
| Diego | Winter, Jonah Biography of this famous Mexican muralist Biography, Authors & Artists |
| Esperanza Rising | Munoz, Pam A young girls leaves her hacienda in Mexico to become a migrant worker Multicural, Hispanic |
| Frida Kahlo | Turner, Robyn Montana Introduces the works of this Mexican painter Biography, Authors & Artists |
| Hatchet | Paulsen, Gary A thirteen-year-old boy learns personal and physical survival in the Canadian wilderness Contemporary realistic fiction, Survival |
| Legend of the Bluebonnet | dePaolo, Tomie The Cherokee story of the origin of the bluebonnet. Native American, Multicultural |
| Lincoln: A Photobiography | Freedman, Russell Abraham Lincoln's life is carefully documented Biography, Political Leaders and Social Activists, African American |
| Mama One, Mama Two | MacLachlan, Patricia A foster mother shares a story about a girl's real mother Social Issues, Picture Storybook |
| Molly's Pilgrim | Cohen, Babrara MollyÕs mother makes a unique pilgrim doll for Thanksgiving Russian American, Multicultural |
| Number the Stars | Lowry, Lois In Copenhagen, a ten-year-old girl helps the Danish Resistance Historical Fiction, Holocaust |
| Sadako | Coerr, Eleanor When a nine-year-old Hiroshima girl becomes sick with leukemia, she tries to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy. Asian, Multicultural |
| Scout, The Christmas Dog | Sansom, Andrew An aging black Labrador retriever gets lost on a hunting trip and is found by a friend during the Christmas holidays. Realistic contemporary Fiction, animal stories, dogs |
| Shaka: King of the Zulus | Stanley, Diane and Vennema, Peter This is a picture biography of a Zulu chief who lived from 1787 to 1828 Biography, Political Leaders and Social Activists, African American |
| Sharks | Simon, Seymour Pictures and descriptions of sharks and their habitats Nature-animals |
| Snakes! Strange and Wonderful | Pringel, Laurence Answers questions about snakes and illustrations show many different kinds of snakes from around the world Insects, Spiders, Snakes, and Turtles |
| Summer of Fire : Yellowstone 1988 | Lauber, Patricia Describes the season of fire that struck Yellowstone in 1988, and examines the complex ecology that returns plant and animal life to a seemingly barren, ash-covered expanse. Nature-plants |
| The House that Crack Built | Taylor Clark Parody of the children's version showing the results of crack use Realistic contemporary Fiction, Violence and drug use |
| The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth | Cole, Joanna This book provides a humorous approach to the study of the Earth Nature-Geology |
| The News About Dinosaurs | Lauber, Patricia Reflects past beliefs as well as newer information that often refutes earlier beliefs about dinosaurs Nature: dinosaurs |
| The Patchwork Quilt | Flourney, Denise Constructing a quilt develops close family memories and brings a family together African-American, Multicultural |
| The Story of a Monarch Butterfly | Pringel, Laurence Follows the often perilous route of the butterfly as it migrates from New England to Mexico Insects, Spiders, Snakes, and Turtles |
| The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane | Freedman, Russell Photographs help document the life and accomplishments of the Wright Brothers as they develop the airplane Biography, Explorers of Earth and Space |
| Underground | Macaulay, David Text and drawings describe the subways, sewers, building foundations, telephone and power systems, columns, cables, pipes, tunnels, and other underground elements of a large modern city. Discoveries and How Things Work |
| Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens | Lauber, Patricia Photographs and text follow progress of the eruption Nature-Geology |
| What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? | Fritz, Jean This is a biography of the inventor, ambassador, and co-author of the Declaration of Independence Biography, Political Leaders and Social Activists |
| Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus? | Fritz, Jean Fritz's style creates a believable background for the four voyages of Columbus Biography, Explorers of Earth and Space |
| Working Cotton | Williams, Sherley Anne This story develops around memories of a migrant family working in the cotton fields of California Multicultural, geographic, social issues |
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