Picture Books for Children Read online

Cocca-Leffler, Maryann, 70

  Coffey, Tim, 153

  Cole, Henry, 23

  Colón, Raul, 155

  color, use of, 10–11

  Come to the Fairies’ Ball, 9, 138

  community themes, 47–58

  composition, 13

  Connor, Leslie, 85

  The Contest Between the Sun and the Wind, 139–140

  Conway, David, 12, 70, 85

  Cool Cat, 170

  Cooper, Elisha, 86

  Cooper, Ilene, 86

  Cordell, Matthew, 11, 23

  Coriander the Contrary Hen, 4, 111

  Cossi, Olga, 102

  Cotten, Cynthia, 70–71

  A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, 2, 62

  Covert, Ralph, 135

  The Cow That Laid an Egg, 112

  Cowdrey, Richard, 116–117

  Creaky Old House: A Topsy-Turvy Tale of a Real Fixer-Upper, 48

  The Crocodile’s True Colors, 170

  Cronin, Doreen, 4, 9, 112

  Crow, Kristyn, 24

  Crow Call, 15, 33

  Crowe, Carole, 24, 25

  Croza, Laurel, 49–50

  Cruise, Robin, 33

  Crum, Shutta, 24

  Crummel, Susan Stevens, 135–136

  Cunnane, Kelly, 50

  The Curious Garden, 5, 83–84

  Curry, Tom, 136

  Curtis, Carolyn, 112–113

  Cutbill, Andy, 112

  Czekaj, Jef, 5, 59, 173

  D

  Da Costa, Deborah, 86–87

  Dadblamed Union Army Cow, 89

  Daffodil, 72

  Daffodil, Crocodile, 71–72

  Daly, Jude, 12, 85, 154

  Daly, Niki, 50, 161

  Davies, Jacqueline, 8, 113

  Dawn Watch, 98

  Day, Larry, 34

  Day, Nancy Raines, 138

  The Day Ray Got Away, 120–121

  A Day with Dad, 13, 29, 29

  Dean, James, 122

  Dear Mrs. LaRue, 136

  Debon, Nicolas, 98

  Deedy, Carmen Agra, 143

  DeFelice, Cynthia, 143

  Demi, 143–144

  Dempsey, Kristy, 122

  Denise, Anika, 26

  Denise, Christopher, 26

  Denos, Julia, 72

  Derby, Sally, 113, 114–115

  The Desperate Dog Writes Again, 136

  Dewey, Ariane, 142

  Dick Whittington and His Cat, 147–148, 148

  digital illustration, 15–16

  Dillon, Leo and Diane, 117–118, 129

  Dirtball Pete, 70

  The Django, 128

  Do Not Open this Book!, 174

  Dodd, Emma, 40

  Dodson, Bert, 102

  Dog Loves Books, 70

  Dogfish, 7, 40–41

  Doña Flor, 155

  Don’t Read this Book!, 5, 174

  The Dot, 171

  Dotty, 72

  Doughty, Rebecca, 36

  Dressen-McQueen, Stacey, 88–89

  A Drive in the Country, 36

  Dunbar, Polly, 9, 122–123

  Dust Devil, 149

  E

  e-books, 16–17

  Egan, Tim, 60

  Egielski, Richard, 152

  Ehlert, Lois, 2, 87

  Ehrhardt, Karen, 129

  Elephants Never Forget!, 10, 99

  Ellery, Amanda, 116, 116

  Ellery, Tom, 116

  Elliott, David, 9, 87

  Emberley, Michael, 13, 69–70

  Emberley, Rebecca, Adrian, and Ed, 162

  Emma Kate, 72

  Eriksson, Eva, 13, 29, 29

  Ernst, Lisa Campbell, 160

  Errol and His Extraordinary Nose, 70

  Espinosa, Laura, 6, 60

  Espinosa, Leo, 6, 60

  Essakalli, Julie Klear, 79, 80

  Estrada, Pau, 170

  Ettlinger, Doris, 72

  evaluation of picture books, 6–13

  characterization, 7–8

  color, 10–11

  composition, 13

  illustrations, 10

  language, 9

  line, 11

  media and technique, 13

  motion, 12–13

  plot, 8

  point of view, 8

  setting, 8

  shape, 11

  space and perspective, 12

  text, 6–7

  texture, 12

  theme, 9

  Evans, Freddi Williams, 88

  expressionistic art style, 14

  F

  Fabian Escapes, 64

  Falconer, Ian, 26

  family themes, 19–45

  Fearing, Mark, 174

  Fern, Tracey E., 88

  A Fine St. Patrick’s Day, 136

  First Come the Zebra, 82

  First Grade Stinks!, 74

  The Fisherman and His Wife, 145

  Fleischman, Paul, 144

  Fleming, Candace, 10, 88–89, 116

  Fleming, Denise, 12, 60–61, 61, 61

  Fletcher, Ralph, 116–117

  Fletcher, Susan, 89

  Flora’s Very Windy Day, 113

  Foley, Greg, 117

  folk art style, 14

  folktales and fairy tales, 139–162

  For You Are a Kenyan Child, 50

  Fox, Mem, 117–118

  Franco, Betsy, 89

  Frank, John, 90

  Frazee, Marla, 2, 62, 100–101

  friendship as theme, 58–69

  Fronty, Aurélia, 159

  G

  Gaber, Susan, 139–140

  Gait, Darlene, 55

  Gathering Sparks, 101

  Gay, Marie-Louise, 118

  George, Jean Craighead, 12, 90

  Gershator, David and Phillis, 151

  Gerstein, Mordicai, 173

  The Ghost Catcher: A Bengali Folktale, 145, 146

  Ginger and Petunia, 128–129

  The Gingerbread Cowboy, 160

  Gingerbread Friends, 160

  The Gingerbread Girl, 160

  Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal, 144

  global community as theme, 79–105

  The Goblin and the Empty Chair, 117–118

  The Gold Miner’s Daughter, 148–149

  The Golden Rule, 86

  Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Aylesworth), 141

  Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Spirin), 141

  Goode, Diane, 73–74

  Goodell, Jon, 148–149

  Goodnight Moon, 42

  Gorbachev, Valeri, 62

  Gott, Barry, 55

  Graber, Janet, 90–91

  Graham, Bob, 118

  Grandfather Buffalo, 8, 81

  Grandma Calls Me Beautiful, 30–31

  Grandmother, Have the Angels Come?, 31

  graphic novels and cartoons, 6, 14

  Gravett, Emily, 2, 26–27, 174

  Gray, Steve, 162

  Great Big Guinea Pigs, 99–100

  Gregory, Nan, 28

  Griessman, Annette, 25

  Griffin, Kitty, 14, 144

  Grimes, Nikki, 11, 27

  Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, 145

  Guay, Rebecca, 147

  Guevara, Susan, 68

  Guji Guji, 111

  H

  Hair Dance!, 51–52

  The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School, 68–69

  Hale, Bruce, 156

  The Hallelujah Flight, 83

  Halperin, Wendy Anderson, 10, 22–23, 96, 97

  Ham and Pickles: First Day of School, 7, 75

  Hamilton, Martha, 145, 146

  Hamilton, Virginia, 152

  Hannah Is My Name, 58

  Hansel and Gretel, 145, 145

  Harold and the Purple Crayon, 107

  Harper, Charise Mericle, 4, 27–28

  Harrington, Janice N., 28

  Haseley, Dennis, 169

  Have I Got a Book for You!, 175

  Hawes, Louise, 147

  Hawkes, Kevin, 9, 109
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br />   Hegamin, Tonya Cherie, 91

  Heide, Florence Parry, 119

  Heller, Janet Ruth, 14, 147

  The Hello, Goodbye Window, 31

  Help! A Story of Friendship, 64

  Help Me, Mr. Mutt!, 135–136

  Hen Hears Gossip, 4, 123–124

  Hendrix, John, 5, 62–63

  Henkes, Kevin, 71

  Henri, Egg Artiste, 171

  Henry’s Freedom Box, 8, 92

  Henson, Heather, 5, 51

  Heo, Yumi, 8, 28, 33

  Here Comes the Garbage Barge!, 5, 103

  Hip & Hop, Don’t Stop!, 59

  Hippo Goes Bananas!, 124

  Hodges, Margaret, 147–148, 148

  Hodson, Ben, 14, 147

  Hoffman, Mary, 45

  Hogrogian, Nonny, 170

  Hogwood Steps Out, 4, 93

  Holler Loudly, 55

  Holmberg, Bo R., 13, 29, 29

  Holt, Kimberly Willis, 119

  Holyfield, John, 83

  Homegrown House, 44

  Hondo and Fabian, 64

  Hook, 105

  Hopkins, Jackie Mims, 148–149

  Hopkinson, Deborah, 5, 62–63, 91

  Horace and Morris Say Cheese (Which Makes Dolores Sneeze!), 63

  Hot Rod Hamster, 122

  The House in the Night, 10, 42

  The House Takes a Vacation, 8, 113

  Houston, Gloria, 51

  How Chipmunk Got His Stripes, 142

  How the Moon Regained Her Shape, 14, 147

  How to Be a Baby, 43

  How to Catch a Fish, 90

  Howe, James, 63

  Hoyt, Ard, 68–69

  Hu, Ying-Hwa, 86–87

  Hucke, Johannes, 12, 91–92

  Hugo & Miles in I’ve Painted Everything!, 170

  Huling, Phil, 151

  The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey, 143–144

  Hurd, Thacher, 7, 119–120

  Hurry and the Monarch, 7, 98

  Hush Harbor: Praying in Secret, 88

  Hyman, Miles, 58–59

  I

  I Know Here, 49–50

  I Love Going Through this Book, 173

  I Love My Pirate Papa, 124

  I Stink, 8, 96–97

  I Took the Moon for a Walk, 112–113

  Ibatoulline, Bagram, 15, 33

  Ichikawa, Satomi, 120

  If I Had a Dragon, 116

  If I Were a Jungle Animal, 116

  illustrations, functions of, 2, 10, 15–16

  I’m Bad!, 97

  I’m Dirty!, 97

  I’m Mighty!, 97

  The Imaginary Garden, 170

  imagination as theme, 107–138

  impressionistic art style, 14

  In a Blue Room, 10, 20

  In the Wild, 9, 87

  The Incredible Book Eating Boy, 174

  Ingalls, Ann, 7, 51

  Ingman, Bruce, 107–108

  Ingpen, Robert, 11, 92, 94–95

  instructional uses of picture books, 3

  Interrupting Chicken, 9, 41

  Isaacs, Anne, 149, 149

  Isadora, Rachel, 145, 145

  Ish, 171

  It’s a Secret!, 110–111

  Ivan the Terrier, 41

  J

  Jack Outwits the Giants, 162

  Jack’s Talent, 70

  Jackson, Shelley, 28

  Jaeggi, Yoshiko, 39–40, 40

  James, Matt, 49–50

  Jarrett, Clare, 98

  Javaherbin, Mina, 149–150

  Jay, Alison, 112–113

  Jazz on a Saturday Night, 129

  Jeffers, Oliver, 11, 63, 174

  Jeffers, Susan, 135

  Jenkins, Emily, 30, 71–72, 72

  Jenkins, Steve, 89

  Jennings, Sharon, 22

  Jeremy Draws a Monster, 108

  Joha Makes a Wish, 144

  John Coltrane’s Giant Steps, 14, 129

  Johnson, Angela, 120–121, 170

  Johnson, Crockett, 107

  Johnson, Dinah, 51–52

  Johnson, Kelly, 51–52

  Johnson, Paul Brett, 162

  Johnston, Tony, 10, 30

  Jones, Mark, 138

  Jones, Noah Z., 13, 69

  Joosse, Barbara M., 30–31

  Jorisch, Stéphane, 56

  Juan, Ana, 50

  The Jungle Grapevine, 124

  Just in Case (Viorst), 42–43

  Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book (Morales), 155

  Juster, Norton, 31

  K

  Kajikawa, Kimiko, 12, 150

  Kallaloo!, 151

  Kami and the Yaks, 102

  Kanninen, Barbara, 174

  Karas, G. Brian, 10, 21, 116, 150

  Kate and the Beanstalk, 156

  Katie’s Sunday Afternoon, 170

  Keiser, Paige, 53–54

  Keller, Holly, 64

  Kellogg, Steven, 14, 151

  Kelly, Mij, 20

  Khan, Rukhsana, 31

  Kim, Joung Un, 123–124

  Kimmel, Eric A., 144, 151

  Kimmelman, Leslie, 151–152

  King Pom and the Fox, 159

  Kleven, Elisa, 7, 119–120

  Kneen, Maggie, 121

  Knowlton, Laurie Lazzaro, 33

  Knutson, Barbara, 152

  Koyose, Junji, 126–127

  Krishnaswami, Uma, 28

  Krommes, Beth, 10, 42

  Kulikov, Boris, 20–21

  L

  LaMarca, Luke, 120–121

  Lammle, Leslie, 32

  Langton, Jane, 152

  language, use of, 9

  Lanquetin, Anne-Sophie, 4, 44–45

  Larsen, Andrew, 170

  The Last Polar Bear, 12, 90

  Lavallee, Barbara, 30–31

  Lawn to Lawn, 137

  Leaf Man, 2, 87

  Lehman, Barbara, 3, 121, 121, 174

  Lemaitre, Pascal, 174

  Lendler, Ian, 174

  Lenski, Lois, 103

  Lester Fizz, Bubble-Gum Artist, 171

  Letters from a Desperate Dog, 136

  Leuck, Laura, 124

  Levine, Ellen, 8, 92

  Levine, Gail Carson, 161

  Lewin, Betsy, 4, 9, 32, 112

  Lewin, Ted, 82

  Lewis, E. B., 44, 158, 170

  Lewis, Jill, 5, 174

  Lichtenheld, Tom, 109, 170

  Like a Hundred Drums, 25

  Lila and the Secret of Rain, 12, 85

  Lilly’s Big Day, 71

  Lily Brown’s Paintings, 170

  Lin, Grace, 11, 52

  Lindbergh, Reeve, 8, 32–33

  line in art, 11

  The Lion & the Mouse, 3, 157

  Lippert, Margaret H., 111

  Lippincott, Gary, 8, 138

  The Little Auto, 103

  Little Black Crow, 9, 99

  Little Blue Truck, 9, 101

  Little Eagle, 84–85

  The Little Fire Engine, 103

  The Little House, 8

  Little Mamá Forgets, 33

  Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears, 2, 26–27

  Little Night, 125–126

  The Little Piano Girl, 7, 51

  Little Red Hen, 152

  The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah, 151–152

  Little Red Riding Hood (Pinkney), 161

  Litwin, Eric, 122

  Litzinger, Rosanne, 155–156

  Liwska, Renata, 55–56

  Lloyd-Jones, Sally, 43

  LMNO Peas, 108

  Lofthouse, Liz, 11, 92, 94–95

  The Lonely Moose, 11, 67

  Long, Melinda, 124

  The Longest Night, 82

  Look, Lenore, 8, 33

  Look! Look! Look!, 171

  Looking Like Me, 13, 34, 35

  Lord, Cynthia, 122

  Lost and Found, 11, 63

  Louise the Big Cheese, 73–74

  Louise the Big Cheese and the La-Di-Da Shoes, 74

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nbsp; Lousy Rotten Stinkin’ Grapes, 157

  Love and Roast Chicken, 152

  Lowery, Mike, 66

  Lowry, Lois, 15, 33

  Lucky Jake, 47

  Lunge-Larsen, Lise, 153

  Luxbacher, Irene, 170

  M

  Mabela the Clever, 153

  MacDonald, Margaret Read, 153, 153–154

  Macdonald, Maryann, 7, 51

  Mack, Scott, 90–91

  Madlenka Soccer Star, 67

  Maggie’s Monkeys, 37

  Magoon, Scott, 170

  Mahy, Margaret, 9, 122–123

  Malone, Peter, 134–135

  Maltbie, P. I., 170

  Manning, Jane, 9, 73

  Mansfield, Howard, 4, 93

  Manushkin, Fran, 123

  Martin, Jacqueline Briggs, 52

  Martin, Whitney, 174

  Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, 143

  The Matzo Ball Boy, 160

  Max’s Dragon, 20, 175

  Max’s Words, 20–21

  Mayhew, James, 170

  McCarty, Peter, 64, 64, 108

  McClintock, Barbara, 93, 93, 141

  McClure, Nikki, 37, 38

  McCully, Emily Arnold, 93, 96

  McDermott, Gerald, 154

  McDonald, Megan, 4, 123–124

  McDonnell, Patrick, 170

  McElmurry, Jill, 8, 101

  McGhee, Alison, 53

  McGill, Alice, 154

  McGinty, Alice B., 10, 96, 97

  McMullan, Jim, 96–97

  McMullan, Kate, 8, 96–97, 97

  McNaughton, Colin, 4, 124

  McPhail, David, 19, 124

  Me and You, 141

  Meade, Holly, 87

  media and technique, 13

  Meisel, Paul, 151–152

  Menchin, Scott, 53, 112

  Meschenmoser, Sebastian, 125

  The Middle-Child Blues, 24

  Miles, Victoria, 68

  Miller, Bobbi, 161

  Mills, G. Riley, 135

  Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf, 134

  Mini Racer, 122

  Minor, Wendell, 12, 90

  Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel, 85

  Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I Don’t), 13, 69–70

  Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile, 51

  Miss Tutu’s Star, 53

  The Mitten, 141

  Mohammed, Khadra, 76

  Monkey See, Monkey Draw, 169

  Monkey with a Tool Belt, 124

  Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Noisy Problem, 125

  Monroe, Chris, 125

  Monsoon Afternoon, 39–40, 40

  Montanari, Eva, 170

  The Moon, 41

  Moongirl, 132, 133

  Moore, Cyd, 34–35

  Mora, Pat, 155

  Morales, Magaly, 110

  Morales, Yuyi, 10, 30, 125–126, 155

  Mordan, C. B., 81–82

  Moser, Barry, 93, 157

  Moses, Will, 127

  Most Loved in All the World, 91

  motion, depiction of, 12–13

  Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile, 111

  Muktar and the Camels, 90–91

  Müller, Daniel, 12, 91–92

  Muntean, Michaela, 174

  Murray, Marjorie Dennis, 124

  Museum Trip, 3, 121

  Muth, Jon J., 10, 68, 126, 126, 151

  Muti’s Necklace: The Oldest Story in the World, 147