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Books in the Picture Book genre:

The 23rd Psalm (1999)

The Lord is my true shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): The Bible
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Another Important Book (1999)

Rhymes and pictures illustrate how a child grows from one to six.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Chris Raschka

At School (1999)

What happens when you go to school? Turn the wheel to find out.

Author(s): Jane Brett
Illustrator(s): Richard Fowler

Bob and 6 More Christmas Stories (1999)

A collection of rhyming tales featuring silly animals, including a very tiny reindeer and a dog who is searching for the perfect gift box.

Author(s): Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

The Bravest Ever Bear (1999)

Fairy tale characters tell their stories from their own perspective, with new endings, and find themselves encountering each other as their stories overlap. We count 30 unnumbered pages. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Paul Howard

Building the Book Cathedral (1999)

A look at the process of writing and illustrating the author’s first book.

Author(s): David Macaulay
Illustrator(s): David Macaulay

Chicken, Chips and Peas (1999)

Fast Fox is hungry and wants his chicken, chips and peas for supper. When he looks in his freezer, he has everything but no chicken. Oh no! The poor little chickens, who will save them? We count 30 unnumbered pages. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): André Amstutz

A Child’s Calendar (1999)

A poem for every month of the year.

Author(s): John Updike
Illustrator(s): Trina Schart Hyman

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 2000

Fast Fox Goes Crazy (1999)

The chickens, Mother Hen and Slow Dog have a party. When they play on the bouncy castle, Fast Fox opens his sack and the nine chicks bounce in, but the last chick can't bounce. Slow dog shows him how to bounce and lands on top of Fast Fox - the chick... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): André Amstutz

The Giant Golden Book of Elves and Fairies (1999)

A collection of stories and poems about fairies, elves and goblins.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Various
Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

The Gingerbread Baby (1999)

In Jan Brett’s telling, the Gingerbread Baby finds a home -- and not in the fox’s stomach! Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Jan Brett
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

The Hen House (1999)

It is bedtime in the Hen House and Mother Hen, Slow Dog and the chickens are getting ready for bed. But a sinister character lurks in the shadows. The intruder abducts the chickens, but luckily, Slow Dog sleepwalks out of the window and lands on the ... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): André Amstutz

I Like Bugs (1999)

A poem about insects that the narrator likes.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): G. Brian Karas

Jane on Her Own (1999)

Jane returns to the city to have adventures.

Author(s): Ursula K. Le Guin
Illustrator(s): S. D. Schindler

The Little Match Girl (1999)

One of Andersen’s most pathetic tales.

Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Locomotive: Building an Eight-Wheeler (1999)

The construction of a 4-4-0 from draftsman to delivery.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

Madeline in Texas (1999)

A special edition of Madeline in America sold by Neiman-Marcus. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Michael Hague’s Magical World of Unicorns (1999)

A collection of unicorn paintings with short poems and quotations.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

Sector 7 (1999)

A boy on a trip to the Empire State Building gets a tour of Sector 7, where the clouds are made. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): David Wiesner
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 2000

Ten Little Bears (1999)

A counting rhyme featuring teddy bears.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Kathleen Hague
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

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