Picture Books for Children Read online

  My Abuelita, 10, 30

  My Best Friend Is as Sharp as a Pencil, 11, 73

  My Father Is Taller Than a Tree, 22–23

  My Little Grandmother Often Forgets, 8, 32–33

  My Little Train, 120

  My Mei Mei, 28

  My Name Is Sangoel, 76

  My Name Is Yoon, 74

  Myers, Christopher, 13, 34, 35

  Myers, Walter Dean, 13, 34, 35

  N

  Naden, Corinne J., 5, 48

  naive art style, 15

  Nakagawa, Chihiro, 126–127

  Nash, Scott, 128

  Nelson, Kadir, 8, 92, 156

  Neubecker, Robert, 11, 43

  New Year at the Pier, 56

  Newman, Lesléa, 53

  Nguyen, Vincent, 113, 114–115

  A Nickel, a Trolley, a Treasure House, 169

  Night Running, 91

  Nine Animals and the Well, 9, 130–131

  Nishizuka, Koko, 155–156

  No Laughing, No Smiling, No Giggling, 174

  Noah’s Mittens, 153

  Noble, Trinka Hakes, 72

  Nolen, Jerdine, 156

  Not Afraid of Dogs, 34

  Not All Princesses Dress in Pink, 4, 44–45

  Noyes, Deborah, 64–65

  Numeroff, Laura, 65

  The Nutcracker, 134–135

  A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas, 135

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  Ó Flatharta, Antoine, 7, 98

  O’Brien, Anne Sibley, 11, 20

  O’Brien, Patrick, 6, 127, 127

  O’Callahan, Jay, 127

  Oh, Brother!, 11, 27

  Old Mother Bear, 68

  Oliver, the Spaceship, and Me, 15, 129

  Olivia Forms a Band, 26

  O’Malley, Kevin, 6, 127, 127

  On a Windy Night, 138

  Once Upon a Baby Brother, 42

  Once Upon a Saturday, 32

  One City, Two Brothers, 159

  One Fine Trade, 161

  One of Those Days, 36

  One Potato, Two Potato, 143

  One-Dog Canoe, 141

  The Orange Shoes, 72

  Ormerod, Jan, 81

  Osborne, Mary Pope, 156, 156

  Osborne, Will, 156, 156

  Otis and Rae and the Grumbling Splunk, 6, 60

  Our Corner Grocery Store, 54

  Out of the Deeps, 59

  P

  Palatini, Margie, 112, 157, 160

  Papa and the Pioneer Quilt, 81

  Papa Small, 103

  Paschkis, Julie, 144

  Paul, Ann Whitford, 161

  Paula Bunyan, 155

  Paye, Won-Ldy, 111

  Payne, C. F., 84

  The Pea Blossom, 157–158

  Pearson, Tracey Campbell, 41

  Pecan Pie Baby, 44

  Peck, Beth, 70–71, 169

  Peggony-Po: A Whale of a Tale, 98–99

  Pelletier, Andrew T., 128

  Pelley, Kathleen T., 53–54

  Pemba Sherpa, 102

  The Pencil, 107–108

  Pendziwol, Jean E., 98

  Pericoli, Matteo, 170

  Perkins, Lynne Rae, 65

  Perl, Erica S., 72

  Perry, John, 174

  Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, 122

  Peter and the Wolf, 129

  Pfister, Marcus, 171

  Phelan, Matt, 8, 66

  Picasso and Minou, 170

  picture books, definition, 1–4

  The Pied Piper’s Magic, 14, 151

  Pieper, Christiane, 10, 99

  A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea, 9, 109

  Pig-Boy: A Trickster Tale from Hawai’i, 154

  Pinfold, Levi, 128

  Pink, 28

  Pink Me Up, 4, 27–28

  Pinkney, Andrea Davis, 98–99

  Pinkney, Brian, 98–99

  Pinkney, Jerry, 3, 152, 157, 161

  Pip in the Grand Hotel, 12, 91–92

  Pirates Don’t Change Diapers, 124

  Pitzer, Susanna, 34

  Piven, Hanoch, 11, 73

  plot, 8

  Plume, Ilse, 152

  point of view, 8

  Polacco, Patricia, 72, 128–129

  Poole, Amy Lowry, 157–158

  Pop’s Bridge, 84

  Postier, Jim, 24, 25

  Potter, Giselle, 7, 51, 156, 156

  Potter, Mélisande, 147–148, 148

  Pratt, Pierre, 30

  Prelutsky, Jack, 9, 73

  Pretty Salma, 161

  Priceman, Marjorie, 14, 144

  Primavera, Elise, 73–74, 74

  The Princess and the Pea, 145

  Princess Grace, 45

  Princess Hyacinth, 119

  Prudence & Moxie: A Tale of Mismatched Friends, 64–65

  Q

  The Quiet Book, 55–56

  R

  Raccoon’s Last Race, 142

  Radunsky, Vladimir, 41

  Rain School, 75

  Rainstorm, 121

  Raj the Bookstore Tiger, 53–54

  Ramadan Moon, 54

  Ransom, Jeanie Franz, 34–35

  Rapunzel, 145

  Raschka, Chris, 9, 14, 31, 99, 129, 129

  Raspberries!, 127

  Ravishankar, Anushka, 10, 99

  realistic art style, 15

  Recorvits, Helen, 74, 74

  The Red Book, 174

  Red Nose Studio, 103

  Reed, Lynn Rowe, 15, 129, 174

  Rennert, Laura Joy, 110

  Rescue Bunnies, 112

  Rex, Adam, 7, 108

  Reynolds, Aaron, 4, 130, 130

  Reynolds, Peter H., 171

  Ribbit Rabbit, 66

  The Ride: The Legend of Betsy Dowdy, 14, 144

  Riley-Webb, Charlotte, 49

  Ritz, Karen, 35–36

  Roasted Peanuts, 60

  Robbins, Jacqui, 8, 66

  Robert, Na’ima B., 54

  Roberton, Fiona, 41

  Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow, 158

  Rockwell, Anne, 98

  Rodman, Mary Ann, 74

  Rodriguez, Edel, 130, 130

  Ron’s Big Mission, 5, 48

  Root, Kimberly Bulcken, 89

  Root, Phyllis, 155

  Rosen, Michael J., 36

  Rosenthal, Amy Krouse, 36

  Rosenthal, Marc, 125

  Rosie and Buttercup, 19

  Roth, Susan L., 99–100

  Rubel, Nicole, 7, 75

  Ruby Sings the Blues, 50

  Rumford, James, 9, 75, 130–131

  The Runaway Bunny, 126

  Russell and the Lost Treasure, 132

  Russell the Sheep, 132

  Russell’s Christmas Magic, 132

  Russo, Marisabina, 75–76

  Ryan, Candace, 66

  Rylant, Cynthia, 37, 38, 145

  S

  Saaf, Donald, 119

  Saint Francis and the Wolf (Egielski), 152

  Saint Francis and the Wolf (Langton), 152

  San Souci, Robert D., 158

  Sanders-Wells, Linda, 37

  Sandford, John, 140

  The Sandman, 116–117

  Santore, Charles, 10, 158

  Sarcone-Roach, Julia, 66–67

  Say, Allen, 10, 100

  Scanlon, Liz Garton, 100–101

  The Scarab’s Secret, 104

  Schachner, Judy, 131

  Schertle, Alice, 9, 101

  school as theme, 69–77

  Schwartz, Howard, 101

  Schwartz, Joanne, 54

  Schwarz, Viviane, 131–132, 174

  Scieszka, Jon, 171

  Scotton, Rob, 132, 132

  Scow, Alfred, 55

  The Secret Message, 149–150

  Secret of the Dance, 55

  The Secret Plan, 66–67

  Seen Art?, 171

  Segal, John, 11, 67

  Seibold, J. Otto, 134

  self-referential picture books, 173–175

  Selick, Henry, 132, 133
/>   Sergio Makes a Splash!, 130

  Sergio Saves the Game!, 4, 130

  setting, 8

  Shannon, David, 7, 39

  The Shape Game, 169

  shape in art, 11

  Shark and Lobster’s Amazing Undersea Adventure, 131–132

  Shark vs. Train, 109

  Shaw, Hannah, 134

  Shea, Bob, 39

  Sheth, Kashmira, 39–40, 40

  Shields, Gillian, 7, 40–41

  The Shivers in the Fridge, 123

  Show Way, 91

  Shulman, Lisa, 160

  A Sick Day for Amos McGee, 135

  Sierra, Judy, 134, 134

  Silent Movie, 81–82

  The Silk Princess, 10, 158

  Sís, Peter, 67

  Skinny Brown Dog, 119

  Skippyjon Jones Lost in Spice, 131

  Slavin, Bill, 58

  Sleeping Bobby, 156

  Small, David, 51, 109–110

  Smith, Chris, 159

  Smith, Cynthia Leitich, 55

  Smith, Lane, 39, 119, 171

  Sneaky Weasel, 134

  Snoring Beauty, 156

  Snow in Jerusalem, 86–87

  Snow Party, 138

  So, Meilo, 7, 98

  Solheim, James, 43

  Solomon, Heather, 162

  Song of Middle C, 53

  Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth!, 11, 43

  Soto, Gary, 68

  Souhami, Jessica, 159

  Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie, 31

  space and perspective, 12

  Spalding, Andrea, 55

  Spiegel, Beth, 74

  Spinner, Stephanie, 134–135

  Spirin, Gennady, 141, 159–160

  Spiro, Ruth, 171

  Squashed in the Middle, 24

  Squires, Janet, 160

  Stanley’s Wild Ride, 58

  Stead, Erin E., 135

  Stead, Philip C., 135

  The Steel Pan Man of Harlem, 151

  Steel Town, 9, 104

  Stein, David Ezra, 9, 41

  Stemple, Heidi E. Y., 4, 44–45

  Stevens, Janet, 135–136

  Stevenson, James, 174

  Stevenson, Robert Louis, 41

  Stewart, Joel, 131–132

  Still My Grandma, 33

  Stock, Catherine, 76

  Stohner, Anu, 11, 136, 136

  Stone Soup, 151

  A Story with Pictures, 174

  Stringer, Lauren, 9, 101–102

  Stryer, Andrea Stenn, 102

  styles of art, 14–15

  Sullivan, Sarah, 42

  Swamp Angel, 149

  Swanson, Susan Marie, 10, 42

  Swarner, Kristina, 101

  Sweet, Melissa, 160–161

  Swiatkowska, Gabi, 74, 86

  Swift, 12, 83

  Sylvada, Peter, 14, 56, 57, 90

  T

  Taback, Simms, 161

  Tate, Don, 48

  Taylor, Dan, 7, 40–41

  Teague, Mark, 136

  Tell the Truth, B.B. Wolf, 134

  Ten Days and Nine Nights, 28

  The Terrible Hodag and the Animal Catchers, 140

  text, functions of, 6–7

  texture in art, 12

  Thank You, World, 10, 96, 97

  Thanking the Moon, 11, 52

  That Book Woman, 5, 51

  That New Animal, 30

  theme, 9

  There Are No Cats in this Book, 174

  There Was an Old Monkey Who Swallowed a Frog, 162

  There Was an Old Monster!, 162

  There’s a Wolf at the Door, 140

  There’s No Place Like School, 9, 73

  This Is the House That Jack Built, 161

  This Jazz Man, 129

  This School Year Will Be the Best!, 76–77

  Thompson, Carol, 24

  Thomson, Bill, 171

  Those Shoes, 13, 69

  The Three Pigs, 5, 175

  The Three Snow Bears, 141, 142

  Thunder Rose, 156

  Thunder-Boomer, 24

  Tommaso and the Missing Line, 170

  Too Many Toys, 7, 39

  Tortuga in Trouble, 161

  Tougas, Chris, 171

  The Toy Farmer, 128

  trends in topics, 4–5

  Trouble Gum, 11, 23

  Truck Driver Tom, 102–103

  Trudy, 23

  Trueman, Matthew, 153

  Tsunami!, 12, 150

  Tunjur! Tunjur! Tunjur!, 153–154

  Turtle Girl, 24, 25

  Turtle’s Race with Beaver, 142

  Tusa, Tricia, 10, 20, 42

  The Twelve Dancing Princesses, 145

  Twenty Heartbeats, 169

  Two of a Kind, 8, 66

  U

  Uegaki, Chieri, 19

  The Ugly Duckling, 145

  The Umbrella Queen, 5, 49

  Uncle Peter’s Amazing Chinese Wedding, 8, 33

  Under the Quilt of Night, 91

  Underwood, Deborah, 55–56

  An Undone Fairy Tale, 174

  U’Ren, Andrea, 143

  V

  van der Sterre, Johanna, 21–22

  van Leeuwen, Jean, 81

  Van Wright, Cornelius, 86–87

  VanHecke, Susan, 161

  Vega, Denise, 31

  A Very Big Bunny, 75–76

  Viorst, Judith, 42–43

  W

  Wait! No Paint!, 175

  Waiting for Winter, 125

  Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth, 171

  Walrod, Amy, 63

  Wanted: The Perfect Pet, 41

  Ward, Jennifer, 162

  Wardlaw, Lee, 43

  Water Boy, 124

  The Water Gift and the Pig of the Pig, 52

  Watt, Mélanie, 5, 76, 174, 175

  Way Up and Over Everything, 154

  Wayland, April Halprin, 56

  The Weaver, 7, 119–120

  websites for authors, 14–15

  Weeks, Sarah, 11, 43

  Weiss, Mitch, 145, 146

  Wellington, Monica, 102–103

  What Do Parents Do? (When You’re Not Home), 34–35

  What Pet to Get?, 40

  What Will You Be, Sara Mee?, 11, 20

  Whatley, Bruce, 149–150, 175

  What’s the Big Idea, Molly?, 62

  Whelan, Gloria, 14, 56, 57

  When Dinosaurs Came with Everything, 109–110

  When I Was King, 19

  Where Is Tippy Toes?, 32

  White, Lee, 8, 113

  The White Nights of Ramadan, 54

  Who Made This Cake?, 126–127

  Whoosh Went the Wind!, 113, 114–115

  Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Book?, 173

  Why Do I Have to Make My Bed?, 21–22

  Wickstrom, Thor, 171

  Widener, Terry, 9, 104

  Wiesner, David, 5, 171, 175

  Will and Squill, 59

  Willems, Mo, 10, 68

  Willey, Margaret, 162

  William and the Night Train, 20

  Williams, Karen Lynn, 76

  Willoughby & the Lion, 117

  Willoughby & the Moon, 117

  Wilson, Henrike, 11, 136, 136

  Windows with Birds, 35–36

  Wingerter, Linda S., 52

  Winter, Jeanette, 103

  Winter, Jonah, 5, 9, 103, 104

  Winter Is the Warmest Season, 9, 101–102

  Winters, Kay, 76–77

  Winthrop, Elizabeth, 24

  Wojciechowski, Susan, 136

  Wojtowicz, Jen, 137

  Wolves, 174

  Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku, 43

  Wonder Horse, 93, 96

  Wong, Janet S., 44

  Woodson, Jacqueline, 44, 91

  wordless picture books, 3

  Would, Nick, 104

  Would I Trade My Parents?, 65

  Y

  Yaccarino, Dan, 137, 173

  Yang, Belle, 58

  Yatandou, 14, 56, 57

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p; Yates, Louise, 70

  Yelchin, Eugene, 43

  Yerxa, Leo, 104–105

  Yolen, Jane, 4, 9, 44–45, 138

  Yoo, Taeeun, 49

  Yoon and the Christmas Mitten, 74

  Yoon and the Jade Bracelet, 74

  You?, 41

  Young, Ed, 12, 28, 105, 150, 169

  A Young Man’s Dance, 33

  Young Zeus, 150

  Z

  Zahares, Wade, 47

  Zelinsky, Paul O., 123, 149, 149

  Zen Ghosts, 126

  Zen Shorts, 126

  Zen Ties, 126

  Ziba Came on a Boat, 11, 92, 94–95

  Ziefert, Harriet, 138, 138