Steven Kellogg
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
1987
Description
From beloved author Steven Kellogg!It's Louis's birthday and Uncle McAllister has brought him a very special gift- a tadpole all the way from Scotland! Louis can hardly wait for Alphonse to grow into a frog. But it soon becomes clear that Alphonse is not turning into any ordinary frog. First Alphonse outgrows his jar, then the sink, and then the bathtub!
10) Paul Bunyan
Author
Publisher
William Morrow & Company
Pub. Date
1984
Description
Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2004, c1989
Appears on list
Description
A young llama asks his friends if their mamas are llamas and finds out, in rhyme, that their mothers are other types of animals. She grazes on grass, and she likes to say, 'Moo!' I don't think that is what a llama would do." In this favorite, whimsical rhyming riddles help Lloyd the baby llama guess what kind of animal everyone's mama really is. But it's his friend Lyn the llama that finally leads Lloyd to the answer he most longs to hear. Is your...
15) Snowflakes fall
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
In this illustrated poem in honor of the victims of the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, falling snowflakes celebrate the uniqueness of life, its precious, simple moments, and the strength of memory.
16) And I love you
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Simple, rhythmic text follows a mother cat and her kitten as they discover the love of big forests for little trees, big skies for little skyscrapers, and parents for their children.
18) Library Lil
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1997
Description
A formidable librarian makes readers not only out of the once resistant residents of her small town, but out of a tough-talking, television-watching motorcycle gang as well.