Books for Preschool - 2nd Grade

Summer Bibliographies 2008

JE/BELL-REHWOLDT
Bell-Rehwoldt, Sheri - You Think It's Easy Being the Tooth Fairy?
Tired of Santa getting all the fame, the Tooth Fairy reveals the adventures and dangers she must face every day on her job.

JE/BOELTS
Boelts, Maribeth - Those Shoes
Jeremy wants a pair of expensive high-tops but Grandma says they can't afford them because "There's no room for want around here—just need."

JE/BROACH
Broach, Elise - When Dinosaurs Came with Everything
A boy who's bored running errands with his mom perks up when he sees a sign at the bakery that says: "Buy a dozen (doughnuts) and get a dinosaur!"

JE/BROWN
Brown, Ruth - The Old Tree
Pigeon Post spots a big "X" painted on the Old Tree, and points it out to the tree's many residents as she delivers the mail. Only Captain Crow realizes what the "X" means for their tree.

JE/CAL
Calmenson, Stephanie - May I Pet Your Dog?: The How-to Guide for Kids Meeting Dogs (and Dogs Meeting Kids)
Harry the dachshund introduces readers to proper etiquette and safety procedures when meeting a dog and its owner.

JE/CRONIN
Cronin, Doreen - Diary of a Fly
A young fly writes in her diary about her life at school and her adventures with friends Spider and Worm.

JE/GRAVETT
Gravett, Emily - Meerkat Mail
Sunny Meerkat is tired of his extremely large family and goes off on his own, looking for a new place to live.

JE/HELAKOSKI
Helakoski, Leslie - Big Chickens Fly the Coop
Four timid chickens decide to leave home to see the farmhouse but encounter some scary things along the way that send them right back to their coop.

JE/KELLER
Keller, Laurie - Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners
Mr. Rabbit doesn't think he will get along with his new neighbors, the Otters, until he hears some valuable advice and tries to "Do unto otters as you would have otters do unto you!"

JE/KIMMEL
Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody - The Top Job
On Career Day, the class thinks that one father's job sounds particularly boring: he changes light bulbs. However, when his daughter describes how he changed one very unusual bulb, they are fascinated!

JE/LIPP
Lipp, Frederick - Running Shoes
Sophy, a girl from a poor Cambodian village, cannot attend school because the nearest one is too far away—until she receives the gift of a pair of running shoes.

JE/LONDON
London, Jonathan - Froggy Plays T-Ball
Froggy's first t-ball game isn't going well, but he's trying as hard as he can!

JE/MADISON
Madison, Alan - Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly
Velma never gets noticed until a class trip to a butterfly conservatory, where Velma's special interest in science allows her to shine.

JE/NUMEROFF
Numeroff, Laura Joffe - The Jellybeans and the Big Dance
Emily doesn't have anything in common with the other girls in her dance class, but their recital may be a disaster if they don't find a way to work together.

JE/O'MALLEY
O'Malley, Kevin - Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates
Captain Raptor and his fearless spaceship crew respond to an S.O.S. call when the planet Jurassica is invaded by space pirates.

JE/PALATINI
Palatini, Margie - The Cheese
Even though he's been warned that "The cheese stands alone," the rat from The Farmer in the Dell is determined to eat the cheese.

JE/PLOURDE
Plourde, Lynn - Science Fair Day
All of the students in Mrs. Shepherd's class are busy getting ready for Science Fair Day—except for Ima, who wants to know everything about each project.

JE/REX
Rex, Adam - Pssst!
During a visit to the zoo, a girl is asked to do a series of very unusual favors for some of the animals.

JE/STEVENS
Stevens, Janet - Help Me, Mr. Mutt!: Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems
Canine counselor Mr. Mutt answers letters from dogs with people problems (and gives a little advice on their cat problems, as well!).

JE/TAYLOR
Taylor, Sean - When a Monster Is Born
When a monster is born, there are many possibilities, starting with whether to be a faraway-in-the woods monster, or an under-the-bed monster…

JE/VAIL
Vail, Rachel - Righty & Lefty
Two feet, Righty and Lefty, don't agree on anything. When Righty is comfortable, Lefty is cold. When Lefty wants to play, Righty has fallen asleep. If these two feet don't start working together, they'll never get anywhere!

JE/WEIGELT
Weigelt, Udo - Super Guinea Pig to the Rescue
Little Guinea Pig declares that his favorite TV star, Super Guinea Pig, is his new best friend, but it's his companions Canary, Hound Dog and Goldfish who help him out of a jam.

JE/WILCOX
Wilcox, Leah - Waking Beauty
Prince Charming tries every way he can thing of to wake up Sleeping Beauty so that he can avoid The Kiss (yuck!).

JE/WILLEMS
Willems, Mo - Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Trixie brings her beloved, one-of-a-kind, stuffed rabbit Knuffle Bunny to show and tell and is shocked to find that another little girl also has a Knuffle Bunny!

JE/YEE
Yee, Wong Herbert - Detective Small in the Amazing Banana Caper
Bananas are disappearing all over town so the police call in Detective Small to help crack the case!

JE/ZEMACH
Zemach, Kaethe - Ms. McCaw Learns to Draw
Dudley often has a hard time at school but his teacher always helps him—so Dudley is very excited to help Ms. McCaw when she admits that she can't draw.

Prepared by Sara Pemberton, April 2008