Here are about forty books I requested today from the Durham Country Library which are recommended in
Mary Ruth Wilkinson & Heidi Wilkinson Teel: A Time to Read: Good Books for Growing Readers
See also my post:
How to choose which books to get at the library
Forty books:
Abraham Lincoln, by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire.
Ben's trumpet / by Rachel Isadora.
The Book of Jonah / retold and illustrated by Peter Spier.
Chickens aren't the only ones / by Ruth Heller.
Francis, the poor man of Assisi / written and illustrated by Tomie de Paola.
George Washington / by Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire.
Lincoln and his boys / Rosemary Wells ; illustrated by P.J. Lynch.
Lumberjack. Paintings and story by William Kurelek.
Max and Ruby's first Greek Myth: Pandora's box / Rosemary Wells.
Max and Ruby's Midas : another Greek myth / Rosemary Wells.
Max's breakfast / by Rosemary Wells.
Max's chocolate chicken / Rosemary Wells.
Max's new suit / by Rosemary Wells.
Max's ride / by Rosemary Wells.
May I bring a friend? / Beatrice Schenk de Regniers ; illustrated by Beni Montresor.
by De Regniers, Beatrice Schenk.
The mitten : a Ukrainian folktale / adapted and illustrated by Jan Brett.
The mysteries of Harris Burdick / Chris Van Allsburg.
Ruby's beauty shop / by Rosemary Wells.
Thidwick, the big-hearted moose; written and illus. by Dr. Seuss.
To everything there is a season / Jude Daly.
Tom Thumb / retold and illustrated by Richard Jesse Watson.
Where the river begins / by Thomas Locker.
The wump world. Written and illustrated by Bill Peet.
The chicken book / Garth Williams.
The creation : a poem / by James Weldon Johnson ; pictures by Carla Golembe.
by Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.
The disappearance of childhood / Neil Postman.
Drummer Hoff / adapted by Barbara Emberley ; illustrated by Ed Emberley.
If once you have slept on an island / by Rachel Field ; illustrated by Iris Van Rynbach.
In the night kitchen / Maurice Sendak ; [lettering by Diana Blair].
Jamberry / story and pictures by Bruce Degen.
Journey cake, ho! / by Ruth Sawyer ; illustrated by Robert McCloskey.
Little Donkey close your eyes / Margaret Wise Brown ; illustrated by Ashley Wolff.
by Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952.
Little fur family / story by Margaret Wise Brown ; pictures by Garth Williams.
by Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952.
Little Oh / Laura Krauss Melmed ; illustrated by Jim LaMarche.
The Maggie B. / by Irene Haas.
Mama, do you love me? / Barbara M. Joosse ; illustrated by Barbara Lavallee.
Mice squeak, we speak / by Arnold L. Shapiro ; illustrated by Tomie dePaola.
Owl moon / by Jane Yolen ; illustrated by John Schoenherr.
The relatives came / Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Stephen Gammell.
Roxaboxen / by Alice McLerran ; illustrated by Barbara Cooney.
The tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher / by Beatrix Potter.
by Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943.
Time for bed / Mem Fox ; illustrated by Jane Dyer.
Tomie dePaola's book of Bible stories.
When I was young in the mountains / by Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Diane Goode.
When the sun rose / Barbara Helen Berger.
by Berger, Barbara, 1945 Mar. 1-