Ahlberg, Janet and Allan. Each Peach, Pear, Plum. Rhymed text and illustrations invite the reader to play "I Spy," with a variety of Mother Goose and other folklore characters.
Arnold, Tedd. No Jumping on the Bed. Walter lives near the top floor of a tall apartment building, where one night his habit of jumping on his bed leads to a tumultuous fall through floor after floor, collecting occupants all the way down.
Asbjornsen, Peter C. Three Billy Goats Gruff. Translation of: De tre bukkene Bruse. Three clever billy goats outwit a big ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain.
Bang, Molly. The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher. The strawberry snatcher tries to wrest the strawberries from the grey lady but as he follows her through shops and woods he discovers some delicious blackberries instead.
Brett, Jan. Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Lost in the woods, a tired and hungry girl finds the house of the three bears where she helps herself to food and goes to sleep.
Brown, Margaret Wise. The Runaway Bunny. A little rabbit who wants to run away tells his mother how he will escape, but she is always right behind him.
Browne, Anthony. Piggybook. When Mrs. Piggott unexpectedly leaves one day, her demanding family begins to realize just how much she did for them.
Burton, Virginia. The Little House. A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.
Carle, Eric. The Grouchy Ladybug. A grouchy ladybug who is looking for a fight challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength.
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Cauley, Lorinda Bryan. The Trouble with Tyrannosaurus Rex. "Voyager Books"-- Cover. Ankylosaurus and Duckbill devise a plan with the other peaceful dinosaurs in their neighborhood to outwit and humiliate Tyrannosaurus Rex before he eats them all.
Cherry, Lynne. The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. A Gulliver Green book. The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.
Cooney, Barbara. Island Boy. Matthais grows from a little boy to a grandfather on a small island off the coast of New England.
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De Paola, Tomie. Big Anthony and the Magic Ring. When Big Anthony borrows Strega Nona's magic ring to turn himself into a handsome man, he gets more trouble than fun.
Hoff, Syd. Danny and the Dinosaur. Danny and his friend the dinosaur go to summer camp together.
Hort, Lenny. The Boy Who Held Back the Sea. "A Puffin pied piper.";Adaptation of: Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates / Mary Mapes Dodge. By blocking a leaking hole in the dike, a young boy saves his town from destruction.
Lester, Hester. Tacky the Penguin. Tacky the penguin does not fit in with his sleek and graceful companions, but his odd behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps and traps.
Lionni, Leo. Swimmy. Swimmy, a small black fish, finds a way to protect a school of small red fish from their natural enemies.
Marshall, James. Red Riding Hood. A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother.
McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings. A family of mallard ducks searches for a new home in Boston.
Novak, Matt. Mouse TV. A Richard Jackson book--Each member of the Mouse family wants to watch something different on television, but they discover a solution to their problem one night when the television does not work.
Polacco, Patricia. Rechenka’s Eggs. Having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival in Moscva, an injured goose rescued by Babushka lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them, leaving behind one final miracle in egg form before returning to her own kind.
Rathmann, Peggy. Officer Buckle and Gloria. The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle’s safety tips until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches.
Rylant, Cynthia. The Relatives Came. The relatives come to visit from Virginia and everyone has a wonderful time.
Schachner, Judith Byron. Willy and May. A girl who always looks forward to her visits with her Great-aunt May and May's canary Willy is terribly disappointed when she thinks she will not be able to see them one Christmas.
Schwartz, Alvin. Ghosts! Ghostly Tales from Folklore. Presents seven, easy-to-read ghost stories based on traditional folk tales and legends from various countries.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. After he is sent to bed without supper for behaving like a wild thing, Max dreams of a voyage to the island where the wild things are.
Seuss, Dr. The Lorax. The Once-ler describes the results of the local pollution problem.
Steig, William. Doctor De Soto. Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in great pain.
Steptoe, John. Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughter. Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife.
Waber, Bernard. A Lion Named Shirley Williamson. Although a lion's unusual name causes confusion and misunderstanding at the zoo, she becomes a favorite with the public and with Seymour the zookeeper.
Wood, Audrey. King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub. Despite pleas from his court, a fun- loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.
Yolen, Jane. Owl Moon. On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
Zelinsky, Paul O. Rumpelstiltskin. A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.
Any titles by the following authors
Anno, Mitsumasa
Lobel, Arnold
Any books in the following series
Bridwell, Norman. "Clifford" the Dog.
Brunhoff, Jean and Laurent. "Babar" the Elephant.
Rey, H.A. "Curious George".
Poetry anthologies
The Random House Book of Poetry for Children
Sing a Song of Popcorn