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This book is about two dogs who dig up a bone and they can't decide who gets it because Nap saw it first but Winkle touched it first. They go on a journey asking everyone who they think should get the bone, but they never get a straight answer. Finally , they see another dog, but the dog says he can't give an answer until he sees the bone for himself. When Nap and Winkle dig up the bone, he darts away with it leaving Winkle and Nap boneless. They go after him and get the bone back and the story ends with them splitting it. The lesson of the story is that sometimes it is easier to share than wanting something for yourself. This story includes repetition and a lesson. I would recommend this book for first and second graders.
Will and Nicolas. Finders Keepers. Harcourt, 1951.

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The Rooster Grows by Maud and Miska Petersham

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The Rooster Grows by Maud and Miska Petersham

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This book is full of nursery rhymes. It has all types of stories on each page. Great book for younger children because this story does need a long attention span to be understood. The repetitiveness will be good for learning new words because they repeat throughout. Recommended for pre-school and kindergarteners.
Petersham, Maud and Miska. The Rooster Grows. Simon and Schuster, 1945.

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This story is about a young maiden who lived with her evil step mother. The made her sleep on the floor and clean everything in the house for them. They treated her like dirt. Then they all got invited to the prince's ball, and Cinderella wanted to go terribly. After he sisters left, a fairy godmother showed up to get her ready for the ball. The only conditions was that she had to be home before midnight or the magic would wear off. She danced with the prince and her step sisters didn't recognize her. She was having so much fun that she lost track of time. On her way out though, she was running down the stairs to get home before midnight and her glass slipper fell off. The next day, the prince looked far and wide by making every maiden in the area try on this glass slipper. He finally found her and they lived happily ever after, away from her step sisters and evil step mother. This story sparks imagination and draws more children in because there is a movie that follows. I would suggest this book for second and third graders.
Brown. Marcia. Cinderella. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1954.

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Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks and Richard Egielski

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Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks and Richard Egielski

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This book is about a janitor named Al and his dog named Eddie. Al and Eddie worked hard and Eddie did not like where they lived. One day, a bird pops into Al's bathroom window and propositions him and Eddie to live somewhere with no worries and a carefree life. Al was a bit reluctant, but Eddie convinced him. The bird picks them up and they fly into the sky. The place is beautiful and the are living in ecstasy. After a long time in the sky, they wake up one morning in a panic. They have grown beaks and wings. They quickly leave because they do not want to be birds. Eddie falls into the ocean on the way back and Al returns to his home alone. He misses his friend and missed his house. Eddie thankfully makes it back and they are happier than ever. The lesson in this story is to be grateful for what you have instead of longing for something that isn't as good as you originally thought. It provides a good story and entertainment while also teaching a lesson. I recommend this book for first and second graders.
Yorinks, Arthur. Hey, Al. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, November 1, 1986.

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The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent 

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The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent 

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This book is about a little old Japanese woman. She loved making dumplings, but one day the Earth cracked in half and her dumpling rolled away. She went by all of the Jizo Samas and they told her where it went, but they told her to turn back for fear the wicked Oni would get her. She laughed in their faces and trudged on, but she was then kidnapped by the Oni. He planned for her to make dumplings for hum and all of his friends forever. He gave her a magic paddle that turned a grain of rice into a full pot. After cooking for them for a few weeks, she grew homesick so she planned to run away. She went by boat and made it halfway before the Oni spotted her and decided to drink all of the lake water to keep her from escaping. She took the magic paddle with her. The mud that was left made the woman look crazy and all the Onis laughed, refilling the lake. The woman then got home and decided to sell her dumplings, for she now had the magic paddle to help make them a lot quicker. This book is great for cultural awareness. It teaches of the Japanese ancestors and their food. I would recommend this for first and second graders.
Mosel, Arlene. The Funny Little Woman. E.P. Dutton, 1972.

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The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble

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The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble

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This book is about a young Native American girl who love to ride with her horses. She lived in her village and always stayed on the path to not get lost. One day, she was with her horses and took a nap in a meadow. Once she woke, there was a horrendous storm that made her horses scared. She was on the horses back and they just ran and ran. She then meets the leader of the wild horses. The horse welcomes her to stay with them and live free. Over a year later, her family finds her and take her back to the village. She grows sad and says the only solution to make her happy is to be reunited with the horses forevermore. Her family allows this and she visits the village each year. One year, she doesn't return, but the villagers see a new beautiful horse and believe she finally became one of the wild horses like she sought out to. This book is great for cultural representation. It teaches the students of different beliefs. Recommended for grades second through fourth.
Goble, Paul. The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. Bradbury Press, Simon & Schuster, 1978.

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This book is a picture book. The story illustrates frogs in the night. The frogs were flying on their Lili pads through the city. Many people saw these flogs soaring passed their windows. The frogs were flying into clothes lines and getting clothing stuck on their heads. They, of course, thought they were losing their minds because something so peculiar doesn't happen in real life. In the morning, the policeman showed up to the scene and saw Lili pads all over the road. At the end of the book, it shows pigs flying through the city the next night. I recommend this book for preschoolers because it only has a few words and it is a picture book. It will help them expand their imaginations by following the story.
Wiesner, David. Tuesday. Clarion Books, 1951.

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Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

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Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

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This book tells the story of young boy that is fascinated with snow. He loves how no snowflakes are the same. He wants to photograph them and share them with the world. His parent spend all of their money to buy him a camera for his eighteenth birthday. He has his struggles at the beginning, but eventually gets a good picture. Everyone makes fun of him for spending so much time on something that is as "common as dirt in Vermont." He then published a book about the snowflakes he studied and it became very popular. This book provides an interdisciplinary connection to science. I would recommend this to grades three and four due to the vocabulary.
Martin, Jacqueline. Snowflake Bentley. Houghton Mifflin, 1998.

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This children's book is about a male frog who asks for mouse's hand in marriage. The frog has to ask the uncle of the mouse for his niece's hand. The story goes on to tell of the wedding preparations. It tells who will attend, what food will be eaten, and where is will take place. During the wedding reception, a cat crashes their wedding. In the end, the frog and mouse just get married in France. This book is great for rapid development of language because it rhymes. This story will provide great comprehension because it is fairly easy to follow. Recommended for pre-school and kindergarteners.
Langstaff, John. Frog Went A-Courtin'. Harcourt, 1955.

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Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

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Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

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This children's book is about a small kitten that thinks the moon is a bowl of milk. She goes to great lengths to try and get the bowl of milk, but it is unreachable. She gets very discouraged and heads back to the porch she was originally sitting on. Low and behold, there is a bowl of milk already waiting for her. I think the lesson of this book is that when you are too focused on something you want, you lose sight of what is right in front of you. This book will be great for student development because it has repetition and character awareness. Very easy to understand the message. Recommended for kindergarteners.
Henkes, Kevin. Kitten's First Full Moon. Green Willow Books, March 2, 2004.