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This bibliography is a selected list of picture books found in the Youth Collection at the Peabody Library.
Anno's U.S.A. by Mitsumasa Anno. Philomel Books, 1983. A very unique and personal view of the United States from the perspective of this gifted and prolific artist. PZ 7 .A5875 As 1983
Beach Day by Helen Oxenbury. Dial, 1991. A board book for toddlers presenting everyday experiences. Other titles in this series (Very First Books): Good Night, Good Morning Monkey See, Monkey Do Mother's Helper and Shopping Trip. PZ 7 .O975 Be 1991
A Birthday Wish by Ed Emberley. Little, Brown, and Company, 1977. Clever sequence of events leading to the granting of a small mouse's birthday wish. PZ 7 .E565 Bi
The Chicken's Child by Margaret A. Hartelius. Doubleday, 1975. Because the chicken's adopted child, an alligator, eats everything in sight, he is banished from the farm but when his foster mother is caught by a wily fox, it is alligator to the rescue and all is forgiven! P H252c
Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric Carle. Crowell, 1971. Carle ingeniously combines beauty, fun, and learning in this book which teaches basic skills of reading readiness. PZ 10.3 C1896 Do
Everyone Is Dressing Up! by Mary Rousseau. Kane/Miller, 1991. This board book shows a toddler's stuffed animals in various stages of getting dressed. Illustrations are funny and make use of lots of bright colors. PZ 7 .R7625 Ev 1991
Frog Goes to Dinner by Mercer Mayer. Dial, 1974. Hilarious story without words in which a family goes to a "fancy restaurant" and discovers that, to their chagrin, a pet frog has stowed away in a pocket. Scenes depicted will have you wiping away tears from laughing so hard! PZ 7 .M462 Fm
The Great Escape by Philippe Dupasquier. Houghton Mifflin, 1988. In this appealing comic book format story without words, an escaped prisoner leads the police on an exciting chase. PZ 7 .D924 Gr 1988
The Surprise Picnic by John Goodall. Atheneum, 1977. Delightful story without words of a mother cat and her two kittens setting out for a leisurely picnic and encountering high adventure before reaching their picnic site! Exceptional art work from this talented artist. PZ 7 .G6018 Su
Time Flies by Eric Rohmann. Crown, 1994. Rohmann's stunning and intense art depicts a real bird who flies inside a natural history museum and imagines that one of the dinosaurs from an exhibit has come to life and is eyeing him as prey! PZ 7 .R6413 Ti 1994
The Tooth Fairy by Peter Collington. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1995. In this beautifully illustrated book, a lucky little girl is blessed with a highly resourceful tooth fairy. Imaginative! PZ 7 .C686 To 1995
Tuesday by David Wiesner. Clarion, 1991. Frogs on their lily pads delight in startling birds and frogs, as well as humans, as they fly over the community one night. Highly inventive and comical! PZ 7 .W6367 Tu 1991
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