“. . . a man will turn over half a library to make one book.”
—SAMUEL JOHNSON
*=rhymed picture book
O=strong opening
E=strong ending
L=lyrical writing
Adams, Jennifer, and Greg Pizzoli. My Little Cities: Paris. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2015.
Aesop. Aesop’s Fables Online Collection. Edited by John R. Long. Translated by Ambrose Bierce, Jean De La Fontaine, and George Fyler Townsend. John R. Long/Star Systems, 2014. http://aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?1&TheAntandtheDove&&antdove2.ram.
Alko, Selina, and Sean Qualls. The Case for Loving; The Fight for Interracial Marriage. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2015.
Appelt, Kathi, and Bob Dunlavey. Counting Crows. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2015.
(*) Ashman, Linda, and Christine Davenier. Samantha on a Roll. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
(*) Ashman, Linda, and Chuck Groenink. William’s Winter Nap. Los Angeles: Disney-Hyperion, 2017.
(*) Aylesworth, Jim, and Brad Sneed. Cock-a-doodle-doo, Creak, Pop-Pop, Moo. New York: Holiday House, 2012.
Baker, Keith. Hap-pea All Year. La Jolla, CA: Beach Lane Books, 2016.
(O, E, L) Bakos, Lisa M., and Anna Raff. The Wrong Side of the Bed. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, 2016.
Bang, Molly, and Penny Chisholm. Rivers of Sunlight: How the Sun Moves Water Around the Earth. New York: Blue Sky Press, 2017.
(L) Barnett, Mac, and Jon Klassen. Extra Yarn. New York: Balzer and Bray, 2012.
Barton, Byron. My Bus. New York: Greenwillow, 2014.
Bateman, Teresa, and Paul Meisel. The Leprechaun Under the Bed. New York: Holiday House, 2012.
Baum, L. Frank, and W. W. Denslow. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. New York: HarperCollins, 2000.
(*) Beaty, Andrea, and David Roberts. Ada Twist, Scientist. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2016.
(*) Beaty, Andrea, and David Roberts. Happy Birthday Madame Chapeau. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2014.
(*) Beaumont, Karen, and David Catrow. Doggone Dogs! New York: Dial Books, 2008.
(*) Beaumont, Karen, and LeUyen Pham. Hats Off to You! New York: Scholastic Press, 2017.
(L) Becker, Bonny, and Kady MacDonald Denton. A Library Book for Bear. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2014.
(*) Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeleine. New York: Viking Press, 1939.
(*) Berger, Samantha, and Kristyna Litten. Snoozefest. New York: Dial Books, 2015.
Bingham, Kelly, and Paul O. Zelinsky. Z is for Moose. New York: Greenwillow, 2012.
(E) Birdsall, Jeanne, and Harry Bliss. My Favorite Pets: By Gus W. for Ms. Smolinski’s Class. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2016.
(O) Boelts, Maribeth, and Lauren Castillo. Happy Like Soccer. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2012.
Bonwill, Ann, and Simon Rickerty. I Don’t Want to Be a Pea! New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012.
Boynton, Sandra. Happy Hippo, Angry Duck: A Book of Moods. New York: Little Simon, 2011.
(L) Bryant, Jen, and Melissa Sweet. A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdman’s Publishing Co., 2008.
Buckley, Michael, and Dan Santat. Ken Gilligan’s Daredevil Stunt Show. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2012.
Bunting, Eve, and Lauren Castillo. Yard Sale. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2015.
(*) Bunting, Eve, and Sergio Ruzzier. Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? New York: Clarion Books, 2013.
(O, E) Cannon, A.E., and Lee White. Sophie’s Fish. New York: Viking Books for Young Readers, 2012.
(O) Carbone, Elisa, and Jen Hill. Diana’s White House Garden. New York: Viking Books for Young Readers, 2016.
(O) Carnesi, Mônica. Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic. New York: Paula Wiseman Books, 2012.
Casanova, Mary, and Nick Wroblewski. Wake Up, Island. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2016.
(*) Clarke, Jane, and Charles Fuge. Who Woke the Baby? London: Noisy Crow, 2016.
(L) Colby, Rebecca, and Steven Henry. It’s Raining Bats and Frogs. New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2015.
(*, E) Collins, Ross. There’s a Bear on My Chair. London: Nosy Crow, 2016.
(L) Cuyler, Margery, and David Catrow. That’s Good! That’s Bad! New York: Henry Holt and Company, LLC, 1991.
Cuyler, Margery, and Michael Garland. That’s Good! That’s Bad! On Santa’s Journey. New York: Henry Holt/Macmillan, 2009.
De la Peña, Matt, and Christian Robinson. Last Stop on Market Street. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2015.
Diesen, Deborah, and Dan Hanna. Sweet Dreams, Pout-Pout Fish. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2014.
Dodd, Emma. I Love Bugs! New York: Holiday House, 2010.
Edwards, Michelle, and G. Brian Karas. A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: A Story about Knitting and Love. New York: Schwartz and Wade, 2016.
Falconer, Ian. Olivia. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2000.
(L) Ferber, Brenda A., and Tedd Arnold. The Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine Ever. New York: Dial Books, 2012.
(O, L) Ferris, Jeri Chase, and Vincent X. Kirsch. Noah Webster and His Words. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
Fleming, Candace, and Nancy Carpenter. Imogene’s Last Stand. New York: Schwartz & Wade, 2009.
(L) Fleming, Candace, and Eric Rohmann. Oh, No! New York: Schwartz & Wade, 2012.
(L) Fleming, Candace, and Eugene Yelchin. Seven Hungry Babies. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2010.
(L) Floca, Brian. Locomotive. New York: Richard Jackson Books, Atheneum, 2013.
Forler, Nan, and Peter Etril Snyder. Winterberries and Apple Blossoms: Reflections and Flavors of a Mennonite Year. Plattsburgh, NY: Tundra Books, 2011.
(*) Fox, Mem, and Mike Austin. Nellie Belle. La Jolla, CA: Beach Lane Books, 2015.
(O) Frazee, Marla. The Boss Baby. La Jolla, CA: Beach Lane Books, 2010.
Frazee, Marla. The Farmer and the Clown. La Jolla, CA: Beach Lane Books, 2014.
(*) Frost, Helen, and Rick Lieder. Step Gently Out. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2012.
(*) Frost, Helen, and Rick Lieder. Wake Up! Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2017.
Funk, Josh, and Rodolfo Montalvo. Dear Dragon: A Pen Pal Tale. New York: Viking Books for Young Readers, 2016.
Gallion, Sue Lowell, and Joyce Wan. Pug Meets Pig. La Jolla, CA: Beach Lane Books, 2016.
Gantos, Jack, and Nicole Rubel. Rotten Ralph. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1976.
Gomi, Taro, and Amanda Mayer Stinchecum. Everyone Poops. La Jolla, CA: Kane Miller Books, 1993.
(L) Gottesfeld, Jeff, and Peter McCarty. The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank’s Window. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2016.
(*) Green, Katie May. Seen and Not Heard. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2015.
(*) Haber, Tiffany Strelitz, and Kirstie Edmunds. The Monster Who Lost His Mean. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2012.
Hall, Michael. Perfect Square. New York: Greenwillow Books, 2011.
(O) Hanlon, Abby. Ralph Tells a Story. New York: Two Lions, 2012.
Harris, Robie H., and Nadine Bernard Westcott. Who Has What?: All About Girls’ Bodies and Boys’ Bodies. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Books, 2011.
Hershenhorn, Esther, and Zachary Pullen. S is for Story: A Writer’s Alphabet. Ann Arbor, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2009.
Hoban, Russell, and Garth Williams. Bedtime for Frances. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1960.
Hoffman, Ian, Sarah Hoffman, and Chris Chase. Jacob’s New Dress. Parkridge, IL: Albert Whitman & Company, 2014.
Hoffmann, Heinrich. Struwwelpeter. Richmond, VA: Robert Godwin-Jones/Virginia Commonwealth University, 1999. germanstories.vcu.edu/struwwel/struwwel.html.
Holub, Joan, and Tom Lichtenheld. Zero the Hero. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2012.
(O) Howe, James, and Chris Raschka. Otter and Odder: A Love Story. Somerville, MA, Candlewick, 2012.
Isadora, Rachel. Old Mikamba Had a Farm. New York: Nancy Paulsen Books, 2013.
(L) Jenkins, Emily, & Sophie Blackall. A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat. New York: Schwartz & Wade Books, 2015.
Jenkins, Steve, and Robin Page. Creature Features. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2015.
(L) Jenson-Elliott, Cindy, and Carolyn Fisher. Weeds Find a Way. La Jolla, CA: Beach Lane Books, 2014.
(O, L) Joosse, Barbara, and Randy Cecil. Lovabye Dragon. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2012.
(L) Joosse, Barbara, and Jan Jutte. Old Robert and the Sea-Silly Cats. New York: Philomel Books, 2012.
(O) Judge, Lita. Flight School. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2014.
(*) Ketteman, Helen, and Ponder Goembel. Swamp Song. Allentown, PA: Two Lions, 2009.
(*) Ketteman, Helen, and Bonnie Leick. Goodnight, Little Monster. Allentown, PA: Two Lions, 2010.
(O, L) Khan, Rukhsana, and Sophie Blackall. Big Red Lollipop. New York: Viking Books for Young Readers, 2010.
Klassen, Jon. I Want My Hat Back. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2011.
Klassen, Jon. This is Not My Hat. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2012.
Klassen, Jon. We Found a Hat. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2016.
(O) Knudsen, Michelle, and Scott Magoon. Big Mean Mike. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2012.
Kontis, Alethea, and Bob Kolar. Alpha Oops!: The Day Z Went First. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2006.
Krauss, Ruth, and Maurice Sendak. A Hole Is to Dig. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1952.
(L) Krensky, Stephen, and Josée Bisaillon. The Great Moon Hoax. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 2011.
Kunhardt, Dorothy. Pat the Bunny. New York: Golden Books, 1940.
Laden, Nina. Peek-a Boo! San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2015.
Leaf, Munro, and Robert Lawson. The Story of Ferdinand. New York: Viking Press, Inc., 1936.
Leathers, Philippa. The Black Rabbit. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2013.
Levine, Arthur A., and Julian Hector. Monday is One Day. New York: Scholastic Press, 2011.
(L) Levy, Debbie, and Elizabeth Baddeley. I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark. New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016.
(E) Liu, Cynthea, and Kristyna Litten. Bike On, Bear! New York: Aladdin, 2015.
Lobel, Arnold. Fables. New York: HarperCollins, 1980.
(L) Logue, Mary, and Pamela Zagarenski. Sleep Like a Tiger. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers, 2012.
(L) Loh-Hagan, Virginia, and Renné Benoit. PoPo’s Lucky Chinese New Year. Ann Arbor, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2016.
(O, E) Manley, Curtis, and Kate Berube. The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read. New York: Paula Wiseman Books, Simon & Schuster, 2016.
(*) Manushkin, Fran, and Lauren Tobia. Happy in Our Skin. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2015.
(L) Markel, Michelle, and Nancy Carpenter. Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children’s Books. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2017.
(O, L) Markel, Michelle, and LeUyen Pham. Hillary Rodham Clinton: Some Girls Are Born to Lead. New York: Balzer and Bray, 2016.
(L) Markel, Michelle, and Melissa Sweet. Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909. New York: Balzer and Bray, 2013.
Maynor, Megan, and Rosalinde Bonnet. Ella and Penguin Stick Together. New York: HarperCollins, 2016.
McPike, Elizabeth, and Patrice Barton. Little Bitty Friends. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, 2017.
Messner, Kate, and Christopher Silas Neal. Over and Under the Snow. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2011.
(O) Miller, Pat Zietlow, and Anne Wilsdorf. Sophie’s Squash. New York: Schwartz & Wade, 2013.
(*) Mortensen, Lori, and Michael Allen Austin. Cowpoke Clyde Rides the Range. New York: Clarion Books, 2016.
(E) Mortensen, Lori, and Nina Victor Crittenden. Chicken Lily. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
(*) Mortensen, Lori, and Betsy Lewin. Mousequerade Ball: A Counting Tale. New York: Bloomsbury USA, 2016.
Nagara, Innosanto. A is for Activist. Salem, OR: Triangle Square, 2013.
Numeroff, Laura, and Felicia Bond. If You Give a Cat a Cupcake. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2008.
Numeroff, Laura, and Felicia Bond. If You Give a Dog a Doughnut. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2011.
Numeroff, Laura, and Felicia Bond. If You Give a Moose a Muffin. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 1991.
Numeroff, Laura, and Felicia Bond. If You Give a Mouse a Brownie. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2016.
Numeroff, Laura, and Felicia Bond. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 1985.
O’Brien, Anne Sibley. I’m New Here. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2015.
O’Connor, Jane, and Robin Preiss Glasser. Fancy Nancy. New York: HarperCollins, 2005.
(L) O’Neill, Alexis, and Terry Widener. The Kite that Bridged Two Nations: Homan Walsh and the First Niagara Suspension Bridge. Honesdale, PA: Calkins Creek, 2013.
Parker, Jake. Little Bot and Sparrow. New York: Roaring Brook, 2016.
Paul, Ann Whitford, and Ethan Long. Count on Culebra: Go from 1 to 10 in Spanish. New York: Holiday House, 2008.
Paul, Ann Whitford, and Ethan Long. Fiesta Fiasco. New York: Holiday House, 2007.
Paul, Ann Whitford, and Ethan Long. Mañana, Iguana. New York: Holiday House, 2004.
Paul, Ann Whitford, and Ethan Long. Tortuga in Trouble. New York: Holiday House, 2009.
Paul, Ann Whitford, and Michael McCurdy. The Seasons Sewn: A Year in Patchwork. San Diego: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1996.
(*) Paul, Ann Whitford, and Maggie Smith. Everything to Spend the Night: From A to Z. New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 1999.
(*) Paul, Ann Whitford, and David Walker. If Animals Kissed Good Night. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
(*, O) Paul, Ann Whitford, and David Walker. If Animals Said I Love You. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
(E) Paul, Ann Whitford, and David Walker. Little Monkey Says Good Night. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.
(*) Paul, Ann Whitford, and Nadine Bernard Westcott. Hello Toes! Hello Feet! New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 1998.
Paul, Ann Whitford, and Jeanette Winter. Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991.
Perrault, Charles. Perrault’s Mother Goose Tales. Edited by D.L. Ashliman. Pittsburgh: D. L. Ashliman/University of Pittsburgh, 2013. www.pitt.edu/~dash/perrault01.html.
(L) Phi, Bao, and Thi Bui. A Different Pond. Mankato, MN: Capstone Publishers, 2017.
Platt, Cynthia, and Veronica Vasylenko. Panda-Monium! Wilton, CT: Tiger Tales, 2011.
(O) Portis, Antoinette. Best Frints in the Whole Universe. New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2016.
Portis, Antoinette. Not a Box. New York: HarperCollins, 2006.
Portis, Antoinette. Not a Stick. New York: HarperCollins, 2007.
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1902.
(L) Rappaport, Doreen, and Matt Tavares. Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller. New York: Disney-Hyperion, 2012.
(L) Rex, Adam, and Christian Robinson. School’s First Day of School. New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2016.
Rey, H.A., and Margret Rey. Curious George Gets a Medal. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1957.
(O) Reynolds, Aaron, and Sara Varon. President Squid. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2016.
(L) Rockliff, Mara, and William Low. Me and Momma and Big John. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2012.
Santat, Dan. The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend. New York: Little, Brown, 2014.
Sauer, Tammi, and Goro Fujita. Your Alien. New York: Sterling Publishers, 2015.
Sauer, Tammi, and Scott Magoon. Mostly Monsterly. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2010.
(L) Sayre, April Pulley, and Steve Jenkins. Eat Like a Bear. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2013.
Scheffler, Axel. Cuddly Cow. London: Nosy Crow, 2017.
(*) Schertle, Alice, and Jill McElmurry. Little Blue Truck. New York: Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt, 2008.
(*) Schwartz, Corey Rosen, and Deborah Marcero. Twinderella: A Fractioned Fairy Tale. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, 2017.
Scieszka, Jon, and Lane Smith. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs. New York: Viking, 1989.
Sendak, Maurice. Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1962.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1963.
Seuss, Dr. Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories. New York: Random House, 1958.
Shannon, David. No, David! New York: Blue Sky Press, 1998.
(*) Sierra, Judy, and Tim Bowers. Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: A First Book of Manners. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2012.
(*) Sierra, Judy, and G. Brian Karas. Make Way for Readers. New York: Paula A. Wiseman Books, 2014.
(*) Silverman, Erica, and Laure Fournier. Wake Up, City! New York: Little Bee Books, 2016.
Slade, Suzanne, and Stacy Innerst. The Music in George’s Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue. Honesdale, PA: Calkins Creek/Boyds Mills Press, 2016.
(L) Slater, Dashka, and Terry Fan. The Antlered Ship. La Jolla, CA: Beach Lane Books, 2017.
(L) Smith, Cynthia Leitich, Cornelius Van Wright, and Ying-Hwa Hu. Jingle Dancer. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 2000.
(E) Staub, Leslie, and Jeff Mack. Time for (Earth) School, Dewey Dew. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2016.
Stead, Philip C., and Erin E. Stead. Bear Has a Story to Tell. New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2012.
Stein, David Ezra. Love, Mouserella. New York: Nancy Paulsen Books, 2011.
Sullivan, Tom. I Used to Be a Fish. New York: Balzer and Bray, 2016.
Twohy, Mike. Wake Up, Rupert! New York: Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Ultman, Suzy. Tiny Town. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2017.
Underwood, Deborah, and Laura Rankin. A Balloon for Isabel. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
(O) Vail, Rachel, and Jeremy Tankard. Piggy Bunny. New York: Feiwell and Friends, 2012.
(L) Van Slyke, Rebecca, and Chris Robertson. Where Do Pants Go? New York: Sterling Children’s Books, 2016.
(L) Waddell, Martin, and Patrick Benson. Owl Babies. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 1992.
Wahl, Phoebe. Sonya’s Chickens. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2015.
Walker, Sally M., and Jonathan D. Voss. Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2015.
Ward, Lindsay. When Blue Met Egg. New York: Dial Books, 2012.
(O) Wayland, April Halprin, and Katie Kath. More Than Enough: A Passover Story. New York: Dial Books, 2016.
Wenzel, Brendan. They All Saw a Cat. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2016.
(L) Wheeler, Lisa, and Jerry Pinkney. The Christmas Boot. New York: Dial Books, 2016.
Willems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale. New York: Hyperion, 2004.
(L) Willems, Mo. Nanette’s Baguette. New York: Disney-Hyperion, 2016.
Willems, Mo, and Jon J. Muth. City Dog, Country Frog. New York: Disney-Hyperion, 2010.
(L) Winnick, Karen B., and Laura Watkins. Good Night, Baby Animals You’ve Had a Busy Day. New York: Henry Holt, 2017.
Wolff, Ashley. Baby Bear Sees Blue. La Jolla, CA: Beach Lane Books, 2012.
Woodson, Jacqueline, and James Ransome. This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration. New York: Nancy Paulsen Books, 2013.
Zagarenski, Pamela. Henry & Leo. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.
Alexander, Kwame, Chris Colderley, Marjory Wentworth, and Ekua Holmes. Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets. Somerville, MA: Candlewick, 2017.
Belle, Jennifer, and David McPhail. Animal Stackers. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2005.
Benét, Rosemary, Stephen Vincent Benét, and Charles Child. A Book of Americans. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1933.
Chandra, Deborah, and Leslie Bowman. Balloons and Other Poems. New York: Farrar, Straus Giroux, 1990.
Clifton, Lucille, and Ann Grifalconi. Everett Anderson’s Goodbye. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1983.
Dotlich, Rebecca Kai, and Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Lemonade Sun and Other Summer Poems. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press, 1998.
Elya, Susan Middleton, and Juana Martinez-Neal. La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for Los Niños. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, 2016.
Fleischman, Paul, and Eric Beddows. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1988.
Florian, Douglas. On the Wing. San Diego: Harcourt, Inc., 1996.
Frank, John, and London Ladd. Lend a Hand: Poems about Giving. New York: Lee and Low, 2014.
Frost, Robert. The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1969.
George, Kristine O’Connell, and Kate Kiesler. Old Elm Speaks: Tree Poems. New York: Clarion Books. 1998.
Giovanni, Nikki, and George Martins. Spin A Soft Black Song: Poems for Children. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985.
Graham, Joan Bransfield, and Kyrsten Brooker. The Poem That Will Not End: Fun with Poetic Forms and Voices. Allentown, PA: Two Lions, 2014.
Gunning, Monica, and Ken Condon. America, My New Home. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press, 2004.
Hoban, Russell, and Lillian Hoban. The Pedaling Man and Other Poems. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1968.
Holman, Felice, and Jim Spanfeller. The Song in My Head and Other Poems. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1985.
Hopkins, Lee Bennett, and Charlene Rendeiro. Been to Yesterdays: Poems of a Life. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press, 1995.
Hosford, Kate, and Cosei Kawa. Feeding the Flying Fanellis and Other Poems from a Circus Chef. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 2015.
Hovey, Kate, and Murray Kimber. Ancient Voices. New York: Margaret K. McElderry, 2004.
Hughes, Langston, and Brian Pinkney. The Dream Keeper and Other Poems. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1994.
Johnston, Tony, and Ted Rand. It’s About Dogs. San Diego: Harcourt, Inc., 2000.
Kumin, Maxine, and Pamela Zagarenski. Mites to Mastodons: A Book of Animal Poems. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006.
Lewis, J. Patrick, and Keith Graves. The World’s Greatest: Poems. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2008.
Livingston, Myra Cohn, and Leonard Everett Fisher. Celebrations. New York: Holiday House, 1985.
McCord, David, and Henry B. Kane. One at a Time: His Collected Poems for the Young. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1986.
Merriam, Eve, and Walter Gaffney-Kessell. A Sky Full of Poems. New York: Dell Publishing, 1986.
Moore, Clement C., and Charles Santore. The Night Before Christmas. New York: Applesauce Press/Simon & Schuster, 2011.
Moore, Lilian, and Jill McElmurry. I’m Small and Other Verses. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2001.
Oliver, Lin, and Tomie dePaola. Little Poems for Tiny Ears. New York: Nancy Paulsen Books, 2014.
Paul, Ann Whitford, and Michael Steirnagle. All by Herself. San Diego: Browndeer Press/Harcourt Brace & Company, 1999.
Phi, Bao, and Thi Bui. A Different Pond. North Mankato, MN: Capstone Young Readers, 2017.
Prelutsky, Jack, and Arnold Lobel. Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1988.
Raczka, Bob. Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems. New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2016.
Roberts, Elizabeth Madox. Under the Tree. Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007.
Rosenthal, Betsy R., and Margaret Chodos-Irvine. My House Is Singing. San Diego: Harcourt, Inc., 2004.
Rosenthal, Betsy R., and Jago. An Ambush of Tigers: A Wild Gathering of Collective Nouns. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook, 2015.
Saltzberg, Barney. All Around the Seasons. Sommerville, MA: Candlewick, 2010.
Schertle, Alice, and Amanda Schaffer. How Now, Brown Cow? San Diego: Browndeer Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994.
Sidman, Joyce, and Pamela Zagarenski. Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Silverstein, Shel. A Light in the Attic. New York: HarperCollins, 1981.
Singer, Marilyn, and Josée Masse. Mirror, Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems. New York: Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2010.
Smith, Hope Anita, and E.B. Lewis. Keeping the Night Watch. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2008.
Sones, Sonya. Saving Red. New York: Harper Teen, 2016.
Stevenson, James. Candy Corn. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1999.
Stevenson, Robert Louis, and Tasha Tudor. A Child’s Garden of Verses. Rev. ed. New York: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, 1999.
VanDerwater, Amy Ludwig, and Dylan Metrano. Every Day Birds. New York: Orchard Books, 2016.
Viorst, Judith, and Lynne Cherry. If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1981.
Wardlaw, Lee, and Eugene Yelchin. Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2011.
Wayland, April Halprin, and Elaine Clayton. Girl Coming in for a Landing: A Novel in Poems. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.
Wheeler, Lisa, and Sophie Blackall. Spinster Goose: Twisted Rhymes for Naughty Children. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011.
Whitman, Walt, and Charles Mikolaycak. Voyages. Edited by Lee Bennett Hopkins. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers, 1988.
Wong, Janet S. Good Luck Gold and Other Poems. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1994.
Worth, Valerie, and Natalie Babbitt. All the Small Poems and Fourteen More. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1987.
Zolotow, Charlotte, and Margot Tomes. Everything Glistens and Everything Sings: New and Selected Poems. San Diego: Harcourt, 1987.
Alderson, Martha. The Plot Whisperer: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2011.
Bayles, David, and Ted Orland. Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking. Santa Cruz, CA: Image Continuum Press, 2001.
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