Pick of the Decade 1995-2005: Kindergarten
Picture Books
Jones, Ursula. The Witch's Children , 2003.
Three young witch siblings pay a visit to the park and unintentionally wreak magical havoc, but Little One knows just what to do to fix things.
Kasza, Keiko. Don't Laugh, Joe , 1997.
Joe, a possum, has great difficulty learning to play dead because he's always laughing.
Kasza, Keiko. The Mightiest , 2001.
Bear, Lion and Elephant strive to prove which of them is the mightiest, but a little old lady surprises them all. (See also: The Wolf's Chicken Stew ; The Pigs' Picnic ; When the Elephant Walks ; and A Mother for Choco .)
Keller, Debra. The Trouble with Mister , 1995, o.p.
When a child's pleas for a dog fall on deaf ears he paints his own and it comes to life.
Keller, Holly. Farfallina and Marcel , 2002.
Marcel, a gosling, and Farfallina, a caterpillar, become fast friends. When they are reunited after a separation, at first they do not recognize each other.
Kleven, Elisa. The Puddle Pail , 1997.
Ernst, a young blue crocodile and his older brother spend the day at the beach and discover that they each like to collect different things.
Koller, Jackie French. No Such Thing , 1997.
Howard's mother insists that there is no such thing as a monster under the bed, just as Young Monster's mother insists that there is no boy on top of the bed. Both learn differently when they meet up at last.
Koller, Jackie French. One Monkey Too Many , 1999.
An extra monkey partakes of succeeding adventures, all wreaking havoc wherever they go.
Kurtz, Jane. Water Hole Waiting , 2002.
In the African savannah, a baby monkey waits impatiently for his turn while an assortment of animals drinks their fill.
Kurtz, Jane. Rain Romp , 2002.
When a young girl awakens to a gray and dreary day, she is beyond grouch until she ventures outside with her family to play in the rain.
L'Engle, Madeleine. The Other Dog , 2001.
The family poodle is feeling put out when the mistress brings home the "new dog," which is, in fact, the new baby.
Lasky, Kathryn. Lunch Bunnies , 1996.
Clyde , a rabbit entering first grade, is terrified thinking about all the things that could go wrong at lunchtime.
Lawrence, John. This Little Chick , 2002.
A little chick travels around the barnyard, conversing with his friends in their own languages.
Lester, Helen. Tacky in Trouble , 1998.
Tacky, the always-different penguin, ends up on a tropical island proving to an elephant that he is who he says he is. (See also: Tacky the Penguin ; Three Cheers for Tacky ; Tacky and the Emperor ; Tackylocks and the Three Bears ; A Porcupine Named Fluffy ; Score One for the Sloths ; and Something Might Happen .)
Leuck, Laura. My Creature Teacher , 2004.
A student describes all the things that his creature teacher does at school.
Lillegard, Dee. Tiger, Tiger , 2002.
While the other villagers nap during the heat of the day, Pocu wanders off into the forest. Finding a peacock feather, he creates an imaginary tiger, which may be too real after all. (See also: The Big Bug Ball ; Tortoise Brings the Mail ; and Sitting in My Box .)
Lin, Grace. Dim Sum for Everyone , 2001.
When a family visits a restaurant in Chinatown , they each enjoy a variety of "little dishes." (See also: The Ugly Vegetables ; Fortune Cookie Fortunes ; and Kite Flying .)
London, Jonathan. Froggy Goes to School , 1996.
In this fourth Froggy book, the endearing Froggy is nervous about going to school. He has a nightmare that he shows up the first day in is underwear, but fortunately the reality turns out to be much better. (See also: Froggy Gets Dressed ; Let's Go Froggy ; Froggy Learns to Swim ; Froggy's First Kiss ; Froggy's Halloween ; Froggy Plays Soccer ; Froggy's Best Christmas ; Froggy Goes to Bed ; Froggy Eats Out ; Froggy Plays in the Band ; Froggy Goes to the Doctor ; Froggy's Baby Sister ; and Froggy's Day with Dad .)
Look, Lenore. Henry's First Moon Birthday , 2001.
Jenny and her grandmother prepare to celebrate her little brother's first moon with a traditional Chinese party, even though Jenny thinks the one-month-old doesn't deserve it. All he does is eat, sleep and cry.
Loomis, Christine. Astro Bunnies , 2001.
Carried along by snappy rhyme, a group of bunnies boldly go where no bunnies have gone before. (See also: Cowboy Bunnies and Scuba Bunnies .)
Lujan, Jorge. Rooster , 2004.
The Rooster's song begins the day in this poetic text which is in English and Spanish.
Manning, Maurie. The Aunts Go Marching , 2003.
In this story that puts a clever twist on an old song, a young girl and her aunt go shopping in the rain.
Mannis, Celeste Davidson. One Leaf Rides the Wind: Counting in a Japanese Garden , 2002.
A counting book done in traditional haiku, follows young girl as she explores a Japanese garden.
McCarty, Peter. Hondo and Fabian , 2002.
A day in the life of family pets, Hondo and Fabian, is depicted, as Hondo the dog spends time at the beach and Fabian the cat eludes a toddler at home.
McDermott, Gerald. Creation , 2003.
A version of the Biblical creation story boldly illustrated by a Caldecott-winning artist. (See also: Anansi the Spider ; Arrow to the Sun ; Tim O'Toole and the Wee Folk ; Zomo the Rabbit ; Raven ; Coyote ; and Jabuti the Tortoise .)
McFarland, Lyn. Widget , 2001.
Widget, a small stray dog, has been adopted into a home with lots of cats. Adapting to the ways of the felines, he shows them in the end that being a dog can be a good thing too. (Sequel: Widget and the Puppy .)
McGeorge, Constance W. Boomer Goes to School , 1996.
Boomer, a lovable golden retriever, attends school as a show and tell project. (See also: Boomer's Big Day and Boomer's Big Surprise .)
McMullan, Kate. I Stink! 2002.
A gleeful garbage truck extols the joys of collecting the trash.
McNeil, Florence . Sail Away , 2000.
Bathtime becomes a nautical adventure for a young lad garbed as a pirate.
McPhail, David. The Puddle , 1998.
Sailing his toy ship in a puddle on a rainy day, the young narrator embarks on an imaginary voyage. (See also: Something Special ; Tinker and Tom and the Star Baby ; and Mole Music .)
Martin, Bill. Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?, 2003.
Panda Bear observes a procession of endangered animals. (See also: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? ; Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? ; White Dynamite and Curly Kidd ; and Knots on a Counting Rope .)
Martin, Bill. Chicka Chicka 1,2,3, 2004.
101 rambunctious digits have a rollicking time climbing an apple tree (see also: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom .)
Meddaugh, Susan, Martha Blah, Blah , 1996.
Martha, the talking dog, has eaten her bowl of alphabet soup, but when she opens her mouth, strange sounds come out instead of words. (See also: Martha Speaks ; Martha Calling ; Martha Walks the Dog ; Martha and Skits ; and Perfectly Martha .)
Meddaugh, Susan. The Best Place , 1999.
An old Wolf sells his cozy home and travels the world in search of the best place.
Mitton, Tony. Down by the Cool of the Pool , 2002.
Buoyant verse describes the antics of frog and his farmyard friends as they frolic in the cool of the pool.
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