2004 Book List

Anastas, Margaret. Mommy’s Best Kisses. Illustrated by Susan Winter. HarperCollins Publishers. Ages 2-5. Trade ISBN 0-06-623601-0. $15.99. Library Binding ISBN 0-06-623606-1. $16.89. Animal moms and their adorable babies will make this a favorite bedtime story.

Ashman, Linda. Babies on the Go. Illustrated by Jane Dyer. Harcourt, Inc. Ages 2-5. ISBN 0-15-201894-8. $16.00. Delicate watercolors depict the many ways parents care for babies when they are “on the go.”

Bryan, Ashley. Beautiful Blackbird. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Ages 4-8. ISBN 0-689-84731-9. $16.95.In this colorful adaptation of an African folktale, Blackbird gives Ringdove a black ring around his neck prompting the other birds to want a touch of black too.

Cooke, Trish. Full, Full, Full of Love. Illustrated by Paul Howard. Candlewick Press. Ages 4-7. ISBN 0-7636-1851-9. $15.99. Grannie’s house is always full, full, full of hugs and kisses and so much more.

Cronin, Doreen. Diary of a Worm. Illustrated by Harry Bliss. Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins. Ages 5-8. Trade ISBN 0-06-000150-X. $15.99. Library Binding ISBN 0-06-000151-8. $16.89. A likeable young worm in a red baseball cap shares a few memorable days from his diary in this humorous story with a gentle ecological message.

Dunrea, Olivier. Ollie. Houghton Mifflin Company. Ages 2-4. ISBN 0-618-33928-0. $9.95. No amount of coaxing will make Ollie come out of his shell until Gossie and Gertie decide to change their tactics and tell him NOT to come out.  

Florian, Douglas. bow wow meow meow: it’s rhyming cats and dogs. Harcourt, Inc. Ages 4-8. ISBN 0-15-216395-6. $17.00. These twenty-one poems about all kinds of dogs and cats are sure to amuse and entertain.

Hest, Amy. You Can Do It, Sam. Illustrated by Anita Jeram. Candlewick Press. Ages 3-5. ISBN 0-7636-1934-5. $15.99. Mrs. Bear and Sam bake cakes for their neighbors, and a reluctant Sam is encouraged by his Mama to deliver the treats all by himself.

Hudson, Cheryl Willis. Hands Can. Photographs by John-Francis Bourke. Candlewick Press. Ages 3-6. ISBN 0-7636-1667-2. $14.99. Simple, rhyming text, united with captivating photos, portray the various ways children can explore and play with their hands.

Jeffers, Susan. My Pony. Hyperion Books for Children. Ages 5-8. ISBN 0-7868-1995-2. $15.99. 
A young girl dreams of owning a pony and with her imagination she brings her pony, Silver, to life.

¡Pío Peep!: Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes. Selected by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy with English Adaptations by Alice Schertle. Illustrated by Viví Escrivá. HarperCollins Publishers Rayo. Ages 4-7. Trade ISBN 0-688-16019-0. $14.99. Library Binding ISBN 0-688-16020-4. $16.89. These brightly illustrated nursery rhymes from various Spanish-speaking areas of the world are just right for young children. English “poetic re-creations” accompany each Spanish verse.

Schaefer, Lola M. Pick, Pull, Snap! Where Once a Flower Bloomed. Illustrated by Lindsay Barrett George. Greenwillow Books. Ages 5-8. ISBN 0-688-17834-0. $15.99. Peaches, raspberries, peanuts and other fruits and nuts all began first as a flower. Poetic text explains how this growth occurs.

Schertle, Alice. When the Moon is High. Illustrated by Julia Noonan. HarperCollins Publishers. Ages 3-5. Trade ISBN 0-688-15143-4. $15.99. Library Binding ISBN 0-688-15144-2  $16.89. Nighttime animals are encountered when a father takes his small son on a walk outdoors to help the child go to sleep. 

Shannon, George. Tippy-Toe Chick, GO! Illustrated by Laura Dronzek. Greenwillow Books. Ages 3-7. Trade ISBN 0-06- 029823-5. $15.99. Library Binding ISBN 0-06-029824-3. $16.89. Bold, colorful art and humorous text bring to life the story of Little Chick who saves the day for his family when a big, grumpy dog blocks the path to the garden for their favorite treat.

Sill, Cathryn. About Arachnids: A Guide for Children. Illustrated by John Sill. Peachtree Publishers. Ages 4-8. ISBN 1-56145-038-3. $15.95. Full-page watercolor illustrations detail the characteristics and behavior of sixteen arachnids.

Steinberg, Laya. Thesaurus Rex. Illustrated by Debbie Harter. Barefoot Books. Ages 4-8. ISBN 1-84148-042-8. $15.99. An adorable turquoise dinosaur plays, eats and gets into some trouble in this book that is filled with rich, descriptive text.

Van Fleet, Matthew. Tails. Harcourt, Inc. Ages 2-4. ISBN 0-15-216773-0. $12.95. Tails, tails and more tails! There are tails to touch, tabs to pull and flaps to open in this interactive book all about tails!

Van Laan, Nancy. scrubba dub. Illustrated by Bernadette Pons. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Ages. 2-5. ISBN 0-689-84459-X. $15.95. Good clean fun abounds as Baby Bunny frolics through bath time.

Wheeler, Lisa. One Dark Night. Illustrated by Ivan Bates. Harcourt, Inc. Ages 4-6. ISBN 0-15-202318-6. $16.00. One dark night Mouse and Mole nervously venture out of their wee tiny house looking for a very big treat.

Wilson, Karma. A Frog in the Bog. Illustrated by Joan Rankin. Margaret K. McElderry Books.            Ages 4-7. ISBN 0-689-84081-0. $16.95. A hungry frog continues to grow as he eats more and more bugs until what he thinks is a half-sunken log puts an end to his eating spree.