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Pick of the Decade 1995-2005:
1st Grade
Picture Books
Addy, Sharon . When Wishes Were Horses , 2002.
On his way home, Zeb wishes for a horse. Much to his amazement his wish is granted, but soon things gallop out of control.
Adlerman, Dan. Africa Calling , 1996.
A young girl imagines herself in Africa with an assortment of native animals.
Agee, John. Milo's Hat Trick , 2001.
Milo is trying hard to be a successful magician but is a dismal failure until a bear comes along and teaches him some useful tricks.
Auch, Mary Jane. Hen Lake , 1995.
Poulette, a ballerina hen, convinces her fellow chickens to join her in out performing a boastful peacock. (See also: Peeping Beauty ; Eggs Mark the Spot ; Bantam of the Opera ; Nutquacker ; Souper Chicken ; Poultrygeist ; and The Princess and the Pizza .)
Bang, Molly. Goose , 1996, o.p.
Because a storm blows her egg from the nest a gosling hatches far from her family and is adopted by woodchucks. (See also: The Paper Crane .)
Barrett, Judi. Things That Are Most in the World , 1998.
An imaginative exploration of superlative adjectives. (See also : Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ; and Pickles to Pittsburgh .)
Beames, Margaret. Night Cat , 2003.
Oliver the cat investigates the things that lurk in the alluring shadows of a night time garden.
Best, Cari. Three Cheers for Catherine the Great , 1999.
Sara's Russian grandmother insists she wants no presents for her birthday, so Sara and her family search for the perfect, "no present."
Bloom, Becky. Wolf! , 1999.
When his prospective victims ignore him because they are engrossed in their books, a wolf decides to learn to read himself.
Bottner, Barbara. Wallace's Lists . 2004.
Devoted to making lists about everything in his life, Wallace the mouse discovers the joys of spontaneity and adventure when he becomes friends with his neighbor Albert.
Brenner, Emily. On the First Day of Grade School , 2004.
On the first day of grade school, the students love their teacher so much that they give her a python -- one that doesn't squeeze her. On the second day, they give her two buzzing bees. On the third day she receives three fat rats, on the fourth four burping goats, on the fifth... and the days and presents just keep coming!
Brett, Jan. The Hat , 1997.
When Lisa retrieves her winter clothes from storage, a strong wind blows her knitted sock off the line and Hedgie gets entangled in it. (See also: Berlioz the Bear ; Comet's Nine Lives ; Hedgie's Surprise ; and Daisy Comes Home .)
Buehner, Caralyn. Fanny's Dream , 1996.
Fanny, a farm girl, dreams of marrying a prince but when her fairy godmother takes too long she decides to determine her own fate and marries a farmer of her choosing. (See also: Snowmen at Night .)
Calhoun, Mary. Blue-Ribbon Henry , 1999, o.p.
Henry, the Siamese Cat, attends a country fair and makes one mistake after another until his bravery enables him to lead a lost girl back to her family. (See also: Hot-Air Henry and High-Wire Henry .)
Calmenson, Stephanie. The Frog Principal , 2001.
When a visiting magician accidentally turns the principal, Mr. Bundy, into a frog, the newly made amphibian must bargain to keep running the school until things can be set right. (See also: The Principal's New Clothes .)
Campoy, F. Isabel. Rosa Raposa , 2002.
In three Spanish trickster tales set in the Amazon Rainforest, Rosa, the crafty fox, outsmarts Jaguar.
Carle, Eric. Mister Seahorse , 2004.
After Mrs. Seahorse lays her eggs on Mr. Seahorse's belly, he drifts through the water, greeting other fish fathers who are taking care of their eggs.
Carlow, Emma. Kitty Princess and the Newspaper , 2003.
A fairy godmouse relates a tale of a very rude Kitty Princess.
Chen, Chih-Yuan. Guji-Guji , 2004.
Raised from an egg by Mother Duck, Guji Guji is quite content with his life as a duckling, despite the fact that he doesn't look anything like his brothers. Then one fateful day he meets up with three nasty, grinning creatures who not only convince him that he is, like them, a crocodile, but also try to persuade him to deliver his fat, delicious duck relatives for their dinner!
Child, Lauren. That Pesky Rat , 2002.
A plain brown rat longs for three things: a home, an owner and most of all a name. So, he sets out to secure all three.
Choldenko, Gennifer. Moonstruck: The True Story of the Cow Who Jumped Over the Moon , 1997, o.p.
The old brown horse in charge of training his fellow equines to jump over the moon relates this tale of a cow who longed to soar.
Christelow, Eileen. Where's the Big Bad Wolf? , 2002.
Detective Doggedly persistently attempts to track down the Big Bad Wolf. (See also: Olive and the Magic Hat ; Jerome Camps Out ; and The Great Pig Search .)
Clement, Rod. Grandpa's Teeth , 1997.
Grandpa keeps his false teeth in a jar of water by his bed at night, but when they disappear one day, Inspector Rate quizzes the whole town about their whereabouts.
Cowan, Catherine. My Life with a Wave , 1997.
One day at the beach, a boy makes friends with a wave and decides to bring it home to play.
Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack Moo: Cows That Type , 2000.
Farmer Brown hears a clickety-clack coming from the barn and discovers that his cows are typing him messages demanding better working conditions. (See also: Giggle, Giggle Quack .)
Cronin, Doreen. Diary of a Worm , 2003.
A worm adorned in a baseball cap, relates the ups and downs of his daily life.
Cronin, Doreen. Duck for President , 2004.
When Duck tires of working for Farmer Brown, he embarks on an ever-escalating quest for political office.
D'Arcy, Karen. My Grandmother Is a Singing Yaya , 2001.
Lulu's Greek grandmother bursts into song whenever she is happy. Sometimes Lulu enjoys this and sometimes it embarrasses her, but she always loves her Yaya.
Daly, Niki. Jamela's Dress , 1999.
In South Africa , Jamela falls in love with the new fabric for Mama's dress, but when she gets it stained during her imaginative play, no one is happy with her. (See also: Papa Lucky's Shadow ; and What's Cooking Jamela .)
Danneberg, Julie. First Day Jitters , 2000.
Sarah Jane has some worries about the first day of school but when she finally makes it, readers are in for a surprise. (Sequel: First Year Letters .)
Dayle, Ann. The Kettles Get New Clothes , 2002.
The Kettles' favorite clothing store has a new owner who tries to get them to expand their attire horizons.
Donaldson, Julie. Room on the Broom , 2001.
A witch makes room for an assortment of animals on her broom but when a frog accidentally snaps it in two, the animals must rescue the witch.
Edwards, Pamela . Some Smug Slug , 1998.
An arrogant slug ignores a series of warnings and must face the nasty consequences.
Egielski, Richard. Buz, 1995.
Buz, a bug, gets swallowed with some cornflakes and now must avoid the Keystone Cop pills as they chase him around the boy's body. (See also: The Gingerbread Boy ; Jazper ; and Slim and Jim .)
Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Stella Louella's Runaway Book , 1998.
Stella is distressed because she cannot find her library book and the townsfolk join in the search to help her locate it. (See also: When Bluebell Sang ; Walter's Tail ; The Letters Are Lost ; Goldilocks Returns ; and Wake up, It's Spring! )
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