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Hickory (2013)
The story of a mouse and a grasshopper, told in the author’s inimitable style, with his charming subtly colored illustrations.
Author(s):
Palmer Brown
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Brown
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (2011)
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Author(s):
Jane Taylor
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
The Little Red Hen (2006)
The classic tale of the Little Red Hen who bakes a loaf of bread.
Author(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Noah’s Ark (2002)
Forty days and forty nights it rained on the earth while Noah and his family and the animals in the ark floated on the waters.
Author(s):
Jerry Pinkney, The Bible
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
The Nightingale (2002)
Cast aside for a mechanical marvel, the nightingale does not abandon its song.
Author(s):
Hans Andersen
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Sam and the Tigers (1996)
A retelling of Little Black Sambo.
Author(s):
Helen Bannerman, Julius Lester
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
The Fairy Book (1913)
A large collection of traditional fairy tales. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Dinah Mulock
Illustrator(s):
Warwick Goble
Biblical Advent Calendar (1992)
An advent calendar based on the Christmas story by Matthew and Luke. A Post-It note is peeled off each day.
Author(s):
The Bible
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
Little Red Riding Hood (2007)
A girl, a cape, a grandmother, a wolf and a woodcutter.
Author(s):
Jerry Pinkney, Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Cheerful: A Picture-Story (2012)
A young church mouse sets out to see the world.
Author(s):
Palmer Brown
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Brown
I Got It! (2018)
In the outfield, waiting for a fly ball.
Author(s):
David Wiesner
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
Berta and Elmer Hader’s Picture Book of Mother Goose (2014)
A collection of Mother Goose rhymes, songs, games and lullabies, many with music. The plates were redone for this third edition.
Author(s):
Berta Hader, Elmer Hader
Illustrator(s):
Berta Hader, Elmer Hader
Grimm’s Household Tales (1912)
A selection of forty-nine favorites for children. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s):
Anning Bell
The Story of Holly and Ivy (1958)
An orphan girl goes to see her ‘grandmother in Appleton’ on Christmas eve, while a doll in a toy shop waits for a child to claim her.
Author(s):
Rumer Godden
Illustrator(s):
Adrienne Adams
Babar’s Friend Zephir (1937)
Babar’s friend Zephir the monkey is certain that he can save Isabelle the monkey princess. But he needs the help of a tiny mermaid named Eleanore.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Babar at Home (1938)
Babar and Celeste have triplets. The smallest, Alexander, has a knack for getting into predicaments.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
The Fairy Ring (1857)
Author(s):
Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s):
Richard Doyle
The Story of Holly and Ivy (1985)
An orphan girl goes to see her ‘grandmother in Appleton’ on Christmas eve, while a doll in a toy shop waits for a child to claim her.
Author(s):
Rumer Godden
Illustrator(s):
Barbara Cooney
The Story of Little Black Sambo (1899)
Author(s):
Helen Bannerman
Illustrator(s):
Helen Bannerman
The Fairy Ring (1847)
Newly translated tales from the collection of the Brothers Grimm. This is the expanded second edition.
Author(s):
Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s):
Richard Doyle