Children's Round Table -- 2x2 List 2002

2002 Book List

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Alarcón, Francisco X. Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems/Iguanas en la Nieve y Otros Poemas de Invierno. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. Children's Book Press. Ages 6-8. ISBN 0-89239-168-5. $15.95.
Brief, but lively verses enriched with colorful artwork and written in both English and Spanish show a family celebrating winter in a variety of ways.
Baker, Keith. Little Green. Harcourt, Inc. Ages 4-8. ISBN 0-15-292859-6. $16.00.
A young boy with paint brushes in hand watches and paints his own picture of a hummingbird as it flits, flies, and flutters through the garden.

Calmenson, Stephanie. Good for You: Toddler Rhymes for Toddler Times. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Ages 2-5. HarperCollins Publishers. Trade: ISBN 0-688-17737-9. Library Binding: ISBN 0-06-029811-1. $16.95.
The everyday activities of toddlers are appealingly captured through full page spirited illustrations and playful rhymes and riddles.
Cusimano, Maryann K. You Are My I Love You. Illustrated by Satomi Ichikawa. Philomel Books. Ages 2-5. ISBN 0-399-23392-X. $15.99.
The loving relationship of bear parent to child is tenderly described in rhyming text and endearing illustrations.
Davies, Nicola. Bat Loves the Night. Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies. Candlewick Press. Ages 3-5. ISBN 0-7636-1202-2. $15.99.
Hushed illustrations evoke the nighttime world of bat as she flies through the night. Simple prose tells her story as the author appends facts for young nature enthusiasts.
DePaola, Tomie. Meet the Barkers: Morgan and Moffit Go to School. G.P. Putman's Sons. Ages 4-6. ISBN 0-399-23708-9. $13.99.
The Barker twins teach each other how to win gold stars and make friends, as they enjoy their first week of school.
Edwards, Pamela Duncan. Warthogs Paint: A Messy Color Book. Illustrated by Henry Cole. Hyperion Books for Children. Ages 3-5. ISBN 0-7868-0470-X. $14.99.
Funny art lessons as warthogs rhyme, mix colors, and paint a wall, in this messy good time.
Falwell, Cathryn. David's Drawings. Lee and Low Books Inc. Ages 4-7. ISBN 1-58430-031-0. $16.00.
Shy David makes friends as he enjoys letting his classmates contribute to his picture. At home he draws another picture just for himself, and enjoys his creativity again.<
Gillard, Denise. Music from the Sky. Illustrated by Stephen Taylor. Groundwood Books/Distributed by Publisher's Group West. Ages 4-8. ISBN 0-88899-311-0. $15.95.
A young girl and her grandfather find a perfect piece of a tree branch to make a flute, to create her own music from the sky.
Gliori, Debi. Flora's Blanket. Orchard Books. Ages 2-6. ISBN 0-531-30305-5 $15.95.
Little Flora can't get to sleep without her blanket so the whole Rabbit-Bunn family jumps into action to find it.
Hines, Anna Grossnickle. Whose Shoes? Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Harcourt, Inc. Ages 2-5. ISBN 0-15-201773-9. $14.00.
A mouse tries on shoes belonging to her mother, her father, her brother and the baby, only to find that her own snappy, just-right shoes are best.
Hoberman, Mary Ann. You Read To Me, I'll Read To You. Illustrated by Michael Emberley. Little, Brown and Company. Ages 4-8. ISBN 0-316-36350-2. $15.95.
Twelve short stories on double-spread pages featuring rhythm, rhyme, and repetition, invite young children to read along using color-coded phrases for two voices.
McCully, Emily Arnold. Four Hungry Kittens. Dial Books for Young Readers. Ages 2-5. ISBN 0-8037-2505-1. $15.99.
This wordless picture book will delight children of all ages as they follow the antics of four kittens in a barn who are being protected by a dog while their mother hunts for dinner.
McDermott, Gerald. Jabutí the Tortoise, a Trickster Tale from the Amazon. Harcourt, Inc. Ages 6-8. ISBN 0-15-200496-3. $16.00.
A trickster tale from the Amazon relates how the jealous vulture tricks Jabuti, the tortoise, into flying with him only to drop Jabuti, which results in, the tortoise's shell becoming cracked and patched.
MacDonald, Margaret Read. Reteller. Mabela the Clever. Illustrated by Tim Coffey. Albert Whitman & Company. Ages 5-8. ISBN 0-8075-4902-9. $15.95.
In this folktale from Sierre Leone, Africa, cat almost succeeds in capturing all the mice but Mabela, the clever, outwits the cat. Children will want to join in the refrain "When we are marching we never look back! The cat is at the end! Fo Feng!"
Paolilli,Paul, Brewer, Dan. Silver Seeds: A Book of Nature Poems. Illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. Viking. Ages 5-8. ISBN 0-670-88941-5. $15.99
Hummingbirds, leaves and the sun are just a few of the topics in this wondrous collection of nature poems.
Root, Phyllis. Rattletrap Car. Illustrated by Jill Barton. Candlewick Press. Ages 5-7. ISBN 0-7636-0919-6 $15.99.
Junie and Jakie convince their Poppa to take them and Baby down to the lake. After a few mishaps and some ingenious repairs, they arrive at the lake in their Rattletrap Car.
Ryan, Pam Muñoz. Mice and Beans. Illustrated by Joe Cepeda. Scholastic Press. Ages 5-7. ISBN 0-439-18303-0. $15.95.
Mix one birthday party, a grandma and a few mice to get a delightful mixture of fun. Grandma’s rice and beans recipes can be found on the back cover.
Sayre, April Pulley. Crocodile Listens. Illustrated by JoEllen McAllister Stammen. Greenwillow Books. Trade ISBN 0-688-16504-4. $15.95. Library binding ISBN 0-688-16505-2.
Sounds from the sand are calling and mama crocodile listens. Her babies are hatching and soon mama will take them to the river where they will swim together.
Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth. A Taste of Honey. Winslow Press. Ages 5-8. ISBN 1-890817-51-1 $15.95.
Lily Bear wants to know where honey comes from. And so begins the process of tracing back the honey to the bees.

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