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Artistic
ABC3D
by Marion Bataille- 2008
Roaring Brook Press
Pop-up work of art.
Best Pop-Up Books
Anno’s Journey
by Mitsumasa Anno - 1980
Puffin
Trek through history and art finding hidden things in populated villages.
Art Dog
by Thacher Hurd - 2004
HarperCollins
Arthur Dog is a guard at a art museum but a superhero off hours.
Allie Lamb
The Art Lesson
by Tomie De Paola - 1989
Puffin Books
Artistic individuality goes against the rules of school.
storybookreadalong
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse
by Eric Carle - 2011
Philomel
Let out the artist inside readers.
Art with Mrs. F
Bad Day at Riverbend
by Chris Van Allsburg - 1995
Houghton/HMH
This crime solving western mystery solves a puzzle about a coloring book.
Pachion Carlson
The Big Orange Splot
by Daniel Pinkwater - 1977
Scholastic
A family goes against the grain using artistic expression & diversity to solve a house color problem.
Jennifer Veneracion
Chalk
by Bill Thomson - 2010
Scholastic
3 Kids drawings come to life with rainy day magical chalk.
Laura Di Placido
The Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt - 2013
Philomel
Crayons on strike upset a boy who wants to color.
Lawson's Dad the Actor
Dimity Dumpty: The Story of Humpty’s Little Sister
by Bob Graham - 2006
Candlewick
Humpty's shy sis rescues him when he falls doing graffiti.
Rebecca Waddington
Draw!
by Raúl Colón. (written & illustrated) - 2014
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman.
A boy makes friends on a journey powered by his imagination and his sketch books.
Rosy Paulson
Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building
by Christy Hale. (written & illustrated) - 1996
Lee & Low
Kids drawings mirror shown structures in this poetic architecture book.
Mollie Baumann
The Egg Tree
by Katherine Milhous - 1950
Aladdin
Easter tale at grandma's house highlighting an artistic task to completion.
Storytime Bunnies
Elephants Can Paint Too!
by Katya Arnold - 2005
Atheneum Books or Simon & Schuster/Anne Schwartz.
This nonfiction book highlights real elephant art and facts.
Jenni Balderson
Flashlight by Lizi Boyd. xx
Frida
by Jonah Winter, Illus. by Ana Juan - 2002
Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
The biography of Mexican folk artist, Frida Kahlo.
The Teacher's Library
Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book
by Rufus Butler Seder- 2007
Workman Publishing Company
Murals that come to life.
Annie Spratt
Garden of Abdul Gasazi
by Chris Van Allsburg - 1979
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Surreal artistic book.
Carmen Eckard
Grandma’s Gift
by Eric Velasquez. (written & illustrated) - 2010
Walker
A visit to the museum opens self-discovery for a Puerto Rican boy who wants to be an artist.
Green
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. (written & illustrated) - 2012
Roaring Brook/Neal Porter.
A creative look at the shades of the color green, that connects page to page using cutouts.
MacmillanChildrens
Harold and the Purple Crayon
by Crockett Johnson - 1955
HarperCollins
Worlds created by crayons.
Grandma's House
Hippopposites
by Janik Coat - 2010
Harry N. Abrams
The opposite pairing of different looking hippos.
Katie's Bookshelf - Classroom
How Do Dinosaurs Learn Their Colors
by Jane Yolen - 2006
Blue Sky Press
Dinos are used to teach kids their colors.
Alphabet Teacher
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!
by Karen Beaumont- 2005
HMH Books for Young Readers
Painting his whole world & himself.
The Story Chair with Cris
by Karen Beaumont- 2005
I Love Colors
by Margaret Miller - 1999
Little Simon
A book to help babies with size, shape and color recognition.
Butters' Autism Journey
Imagine a Day
by Sarah L Thomson - 2005
Atheneum Books
This book where anything is possible has no plot but mixes surrealism and optical illusions.
Nicole Sommerfeld
In Her Hands: The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage
by Professor Alan Schroeder - 2009
Lee & Low Books
Augusta Savage bio.
The Iridescence of Birds: A Book about Henri Matisse
by Patricia MacLachlan. Illus. by Hadley Hooper - 2014
Roaring Brook/Neal Porter
A bio of the artist Henri Matisse showing his early art & influences.
D Stins
Ish
by Peter Reynolds - 2004
Candlewick
Art is defined in many ways in this inspirationaly creative love story.
ATeacher Reads
Leaf Man
by Lois Ehlert, - 2005
Harcourt
This book helps kids artistically look at found objects and create their own Leaf Men.
Denise Jackson
Liang and the Magic Paintbrush
by Demi - 1980
Square Fish
Greed has consequences after a magician's magic paintbrush gets into a boys hands.
PuppetryinPractice
Lines that Wiggle
by Candace Whitman, Illustrated by Steve Wilson- 2009
Blue Apple Books
This rhyming art book shows different variations of lines to make kids explore concepts & develop imagination.
Rachael Astorga
Linnea in Monet’s Garden
by Cristina Bjork and Lena Anderson - 1987
R & S Books
Kids learn impressionism and Monet as they travel to Paris.
Little Blue and Little Yellow
by Leo Lionni - 1959
HarperCollin
Colors become friends and mix into different shades and colors.
Art with Mrs. F
Little Oh
by Laura Krauss Melmed, Illus. byJim LaMarche- 1997
HarperCollins
This Japanese folk tale is about an origami girl that comes alive and gets lost.
Mouse Paint
by Ellen Stoll Walsh - 1989
HMH Books
3 white mice take a dip in some paints and mix primary colors to create secondary colors.
Art with Mrs. F
Moving Blocks
by Yusuke Yonezu. (written & illustrated) - 2015
Michael Neugebauer/Minedition
Guess and find vehicles in colored tangram blocks, like trains, buses and even a ship.
My Name is Georgia
by Jeanette Winter - 1998
Harcourt Brace/Silver Whistle/HMH Books
A bio of artist Georgia O'Keeffe whose individuality and creative journey graced us all.
Mt Bethel Art
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art
by Barb Rosenstock, Illus. by Mary Grandpré - 2010
Knopf/Random House
Bio of abstract artist Vasily Kandinsky who saw the world in a different way by experiencing colors as sounds.
Ashley Hendrix
Olivia
by Ian Falconer - 2000
Atheneum Books
Artistic fashion crazed pig gal.
Lauren Sambuco
The Origami Master
by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer - 2008
Albert Whitman & Company
A talented bird is captured and forced to create origami, but an orgami key frees his imprisonment and saves a friendship.
The Paper Dragon
by Marguerite W. Davol, Illus. by Robert Sabuda - 1997
Atheneum Books
An artist overcomes fear of a dragon using love, ingenuity, artistic vision and creativity.
Lisa Neu
The Patchwork Quilt
by Valerie Flournoy - 1985
Dial Book
A family tradition of making a quilt from scraps of old clothes, represents every member of the family.
Lee RebelTech
The Pencil
by Allan Ahlberg, Illustrated by Bruce Ingman - 2008
Candlewick Press
A lonely pencil creates a world with a boy and a dog, but they want changes & he almost loses control of the world he created.
Space On The Spectrum
Perfect the Pig
by Susan Jeschke - 1970
Square Fish
A pig wins its wings and befriends an artist who rescues him from an evil man who forces the pig to perform.
Mr. Alicea's Arcade of Knowledge
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
by Javaka Steptoe - 1971
Little, Brown and Company
An emotional roller coaster about the formative influences on an artist who was eaten alive by NYC.
Sankofa Read Aloud
Rickshaw Girl
by Mitali Perkins, illustrated by Jamie Hogan - 2008
Charlesbridge
A Bangladeshi child, uses her artistic talents to escape rough times.
Sector 7 x
by David Wiesner - 1999
Clarion Books
Bored cloud factory uses artist to creates new blueprints.
Nickolas Hartgrove
Simon's Book
by Henrik Drescher - 1983
MacAdam/Cage Publishing
Art supplies take over a story of a boy that is threatened by a monster who is redrawn to be friendly.
Sophie’s Masterpiece: A Spider’s Tale
by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by Jane Dyer - 2001
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Artistic spider.
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The Squiggle
by Carole Lexa Schaefer, Illus. by Pierr Morgan 1996
Dragonfly Books or Crown
A piece of string becomes a fun tool for a creative little girl's imagination.
Grandma "B" Reads with Me
There Was an Old Man Who Painted the Sky
by Teri Sloat - 2009
Henry Holt
A 9 year old discovers ceiling paintings of animals, people and planets in Spain's Altamira Cave.
The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book
by Lisa Campbell Ernst - 2004
Simon & Schuster Books
An optical illusion concept alphabet book that must be turned to discover the images from other perspectives.
Debbie Van Huffel
Viva Frida
by Yuyi Morales, (written & illustrated) - 2014
Roaring Brook/Neal Porter
A bilingual bio and celebration of the creativity and imagination of artist Frida Kahlo.
Ted Clements
What Do Illustrators Do?
by Eileen Christelow - 1999
Clarion / HMH Books
A creative instructional graphic novel looking at how 2 illustrators redo Jack & the Beanstalk.
Listen to reading
White on Black
by Tana Hoban - 1993
Greenwillow Books
Easy to focus on simple white picutes of everyday objects on a black background with no text, perfection.
Who Needs Donuts?
by Mark Alan Stamaty - 1973
Knopf Books
A boy befriends a donut collector after hitting the big city looking for donuts in this jam-packed comic styled book.
Zoom
by Istvan Banyai - 1995
Puffin Books
A series of close ups in full zoom mode that is then seen in an un-zoomed perspective.
Caio Volcoff
Fashionable
A Hat for Minerva Louise
by Janet Morgan Stoeke - 1997
Puffin Books
A chicken loves to be outside on snowy days but needs to stay warm so she relies on silly solutions.
Christina Ogier
A Three Hat Day
by Laura Geringer - 1985
HarperCollins
A hat loving man seaches for a woman to walk in the rain together wearing hats.
Mark Curtis
Duffy and the Devil
by Harve Zemach - 1973
Square Fish
A deal with devil for knitted treasures wins a husband.
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
by Margare Chodos-Irvine - 2003
HMH Book
Kids discover independence from dressing stylishly, no matter how silly or fancy.
alexandra zaiger
Fancy Nancy
by Jane O'Connor- 2005
HarperCollins
Girls who uses fancy words also dresses extravagantly.
Lights Down Reading
Fancy Nancy in Room 1-A
by Jane O'Connor - 2012
HarperCollins
Fancy Day at school, encourages Nancy to help the teacher glamorize.
Little Readers
Froggy Gets Dressed
by Jonathan London - 1992
Puffin Books
Froggy wants to play in the snow, but mom always calls him back to add more clothing.
Lee RebelTech
The Hinky Pink
by Megan McDonald, Illus. by Brian Floca - 2008
Atheneum/Richard Jackson.
A dress for the princess is stalled by Hinky Pink who demands a bed.
Stephanie Kelley
Horray For Hat
by Brian Won - 2014
HMH Books
An elephant is cheered up by a new hat, and he cheers up his friends all day long.
Mr. Pieri Reads Aloud
Jamela's Dress
by Niki Daly - 1999
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
After her moms fabric gets soiled, a photographer saves the day with a second chance.
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
by Simms Taback - 1999
Viking Books for Young Readers
Making something from nothing, nothing is wasted.
Stories That Build Character And More...
Ladybug Girl Dresses Up!
by David Soman - 2010
Grosset & Dunlap
A girl explores traits and identity by dressing up in costumes.
The Kidds
Little Mouse Gets Ready
by Jeff Smith, (written & illustrated) -2009
Toon Books
Mom is taking the family to the barn, so little mouse gets dressed by himself.
Tumpsky and Mrs Small
Magritte’s Marvelous Hat
by D. B. (Donald B.) Johnson. (written & illustrated) - 2012
Houghton/HMH Books
The floating hat of the Belgian surrealist painter Rene Magritt.
Miss Woodward Reads
New Shoes, Red Shoes
by Susan Rollings - 2000
Orchard Books
A girl with a love of shoes & rhyming, explores colors, patterns, opposites and similar things.
New Socks
by Bob Shea - 2007
Little, Brown Books
A new pair of socks give a chick confidence to go down the big kids slide & talk to the President.
Aaron Carlin
Not That TuTu!
by Michelle Sinclair - 2013
Robin Corey Books
A girl insists on one particular piece of clothing which starts with her pink tutu.
Reading with Arushi
Olivia
by Ian Falconer - 2000
Atheneum Books
Artistic fashion crazed pig gal.
Lauren Sambuco
The Purple Coat
by Amy Hest - 1986
Aladdin
A girl wants something new and different instead of the same yearly navy coat that is always made by her grandpa.
Thomas Moore
Shoe-la-la
by Karen Beaumont- 2013
Cartwheel Books
A girls imagination creates perfect party shoes.
Latoya Ponder
This Is Not My Hat
by Jon Klassen. (written & illustrated) - 2012
Candlewick
Stealing has consequences, as shown by a small fish grabing a hat and trying to hide in the weeds.
Storytime with Ryan and Craig
What Can You Do with a Rebozo?
by Carmen Tafolla, Illus. by Amy Cordova - 2008
Tricycle Press/Ten Speed Press
A Mexican woven shawl is seen from multiple perspectives, imaginations & values.
The Teacher's Library
by Carmen Tafolla, Illus. by Amy Cordova - 2008
Individualistic
A Hat for Minerva Louise
by Janet Morgan Stoeke - 1997
Puffin Books
A chicken loves to be outside on snowy days but needs to stay warm so she relies on silly solutions.
Christina Ogier
The Art Lesson
by Tomie De Paola - 1989
Puffin Books
Artistic individuality goes against the rules of school.
storybookreadalong
Duck at the Door
by Jackie Urbanovic - 2007
HarperCollins
Max leaves the flock to stay put for winter, but he gets cold and needs help.
The Third Parent Academy
King Bidgood is in the Bathtub
by Audrey Wood, ill. Don Wood - 1985
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
The king tries to to everything he needs to do while he stays in his favorite place, the bathtub.
ReadToMeDad
Little White Rabbit
by Kevin Henkes, (written & illustrated) - 2011
Greenwillow Books
A rabbit that loves to pretend explores and changes nature using his imagination.
Space On The Spectrum
Mama Cat Has Three Kittens
by Denise Fleming - 1998
Square Fish
One kitty likes to sleep when his siblings are playing, and wide awake and ready to go when they are sleepy.
Children's Library Hour - Books Read Aloud
Mr. Pusskins: A Love Story
by Sam Lloyd - 2006
Atheneum
A grumpy cat tries to live independently of his owners affection but the alley doesn't feel like home.
Storytime Castle
Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom!
by Kelly Dipucchio - 2005
Disney-Hyperion
Clean up time for a retiring hoarding teacher with a 50 year old clutter problem.
Lee RebelTech
My House
by Delphine Durande - 2007
Wingedchariot Press
Rooms of the house are filled with strange characters whose names make them very interesting.
No Two Alike
by Keith Baker - 2010
Beach Lane Books
Similar paired things are shown to be individual, different & unique even though quite similar looking.
Bookbuddy
The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art
by Barb Rosenstock, Illus. by Mary Grandpré - 2010
Knopf/Random House
Bio of abstract artist Vasily Kandinsky who saw the world in a different way by experiencing colors as sounds.
Ashley Hendrix
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
by Eric Litwin, Created andIllustrated by James Dean - 2012
HarperCollins
An independent cat keeps singing without worry when things go wrong, he even keeps his cool after loosing a button.
Ms. Michelle's Storytime
The Purple Coat
by Amy Hest - 1986
Aladdin
A girl wants something new and different instead of the same yearly navy coat that is always made by her grandpa.
Thomas Moore
Two Eggs Please
by Sarah Weeks - 2003
Atheneum Books
Eggs are alike on the inside, but like people and personalities can be different on the outside.
Violet the Pilot
by Steve Breen - 2008
Dial Books
An underdog story about a girl mechanical genius and her airshow adventures with her doggy.
SusanDalyMH
Waiting
by Kevin Henkes. (written & illustrated) - 2015
HarperCollins/Greenwillow.
5 friends sit on a window, they are stuffed animals who wait patiently for what each of them has wished for.
SnuggleBug StoryTime
Wow! Said the Owl
by Tim Hopgood - 2009
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A symphony of colors is discovered by an owl who stays awake to see the world during the daylight hours.
Funlearn
Self Expression
A Book
by Mordicai Gerstein. (written & Illustrated) - 2009
Roaring Brook
A writer searches for story ideas for a book.
The Art Lesson
by Tomie De Paola - 1989
Puffin Books
Artistic individuality goes against the rules of school.
storybookreadalong
The Big Orange Splot
by Daniel Pinkwater - 1977
Scholastic
A family goes against the grain using artistic expression & diversity to solve a house color problem.
Jennifer Veneracion
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
by Margare Chodos-Irvine - 2003
HMH Book
Kids discover independence from dressing stylishly, no matter how silly or fancy.
alexandra zaiger
Exclamation Mark
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Illus. by Tom Lichtenheld - 2013
Scholastic Press
An emphatic exclamation point finds excitement from different from boring old periods.
The StoryTime Family
Fancy Nancy Spectacular Spectacles
by Jane O’Connor - 2010
HarperCollins
After her friend gets fancy glasses, Nancy wishes for weaker eyes.
Tallulah Skya
Froodle
by Antoinette Portis. (written & illustrated) - 2014
Roaring Brook/Neal Porter
Animals make different silly noises in different silly languages until a bird gets sillier.
Grandma Annii
Grandma’s Gift
by Eric Velasquez. (written & illustrated) - 2010
Walker
A visit to the museum opens self-discovery for a Puerto Rican boy who wants to be an artist.
The Iridescence of Birds: A Book about Henri Matisse
by Patricia MacLachlan. Illus. by Hadley Hooper - 2014
Roaring Brook/Neal Porter
A bio of the artist Henri Matisse showing his early art & influences.
D Stins
Little White Rabbit
by Kevin Henkes, (written & illustrated) - 2011
Greenwillow Books
A rabbit that loves to pretend explores and changes nature using his imagination.
Space On The Spectrum
Max Found Two Sticks
by Brian Pinkney - 1994
Aladdin
A boy uses self-expression to make music everywhere.
Sky Campbell
My First Baby Signs
by Linda Acredolo - 2002
HarperFestiva
This informational communication book is a sign language guide for babies.
Tae Won Yu
My Name is Georgia
by Jeanette Winter - 1998
Harcourt Brace/Silver Whistle/HMH Books
A bio of artist Georgia O'Keeffe whose individuality and creative journey graced us all.
Mt Bethel Art
Not That TuTu!
by Michelle Sinclair - 2013
Robin Corey Books
A girl insists on one particular piece of clothing which starts with her pink tutu.
Reading with Arushi
The Origami Master
by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer - 2008
Albert Whitman & Company
A talented bird is captured and forced to create origami, but an orgami key frees his imprisonment and saves a friendship.
Pinky and Rex and the School Play
by James Howe - 1998
Simon Spotlight
Friends disagree but stay buddies even when one doesn't get the part they want in the school play.
Rebecca Courtade
Sidewalk Flowers
by JonArno Lawson.Illus. by Sydney Smith - 2015
Groundwood Books
A girls little acts of kindness giving out flowers, smiling & waving keeps this wordless story active.
ZaraZoha Shah
The Squiggle
by Carole Lexa Schaefer, Illus. by Pierr Morgan 1996
Dragonfly Books or Crown
A piece of string becomes a fun tool for a creative little girl's imagination.
Grandma "B" Reads with Me
Time for Bed, Spot
by Eric Hill - 2004
Warne
A untired dog dreams to be a pirate and a cowboy not to get ready for bed, but toys & imagination gets tiring.
Kid's Story Time
The Very Quiet Cricket
by Eric Carle - 1990
Philomel Books
A newborn cricket is just waiting to grow up to chirp, communicate & socialize with others insects and creatures.
Illuminated Films
Viva Frida
by Yuyi Morales, (written & illustrated) - 2014
Roaring Brook/Neal Porter
A bilingual bio and celebration of the creativity and imagination of artist Frida Kahlo.
Ted Clements
What Do We Do With the Baby?
by Rick Walton - 2008
HarperCollins
An interactive book that generates hugs, kisses, bouncing, tickles and peek-a-boo opportunities.
What Will Fat Cat Sit On?
by Jan Thomas - 2007
HMH Books
Using this books goofy interactive question-answer format you'll have enthusiastic kids screaming no.
FunnyFunTime
Who Wants a Hug?
by Jeff Mack - 2015
HarperCollins
A skunk plans backfire after he uses smelly fish & rotting garbage to scare away a bear who loves to hug.
Faith's Toy Reviews
Uniqueness
Aaaarrgghh! Spider!
by Lydia Monks - 2004
Houghton Mifflin,
A spiders clever webs makes its wish come true to be a family pet.
Sam Moser
Cromwell Dixon's Sky Cycle
by John Abbott Nez - 2009
Putnam
A fourteen year old flys from 1907-1910 in homemade bicycle and motor flying airships.
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
by Margare Chodos-Irvine - 2003
HMH Book
Kids discover independence from dressing stylishly, no matter how silly or fancy.
alexandra zaiger
Flat Stanley
by Jeff Brown - 1964
HarperCollins
This first book in the series explains how he got flat.
Readers are Leaders
Froodle
by Antoinette Portis. (written & illustrated) - 2014
Roaring Brook/Neal Porter
Animals make different silly noises in different silly languages until a bird gets sillier.
Grandma Annii
Frog Went A-Courtin'
by John Langstaff - 1955
HMH Book
This adaptation of a Scottish folksong about a frog who marries a mouse.
funstuff2007
Hippopposites
by Janik Coat - 2010
Harry N. Abrams
The opposite pairing of different looking hippos.
Katie's Bookshelf - Classroom
The Junkyard Wonders
by Patricia Polacco - 2010
Philomel Books
A girl is sent to a special school, but is amazed at the great teacher she finds.
Kristy Morton
Madlenka’s Dog
by Peter Sis - 2002
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
After her parents deny her a dog, she walks an imaginary dog around town.
Sam Paterson
Martha Speaks
by Susan Meddaugh - 1992
HMH Books
A bowl of alphabet soup makes a smart dog converse and tell people what it really thinks.
Big Papa Scott
Mommy, Mama and Me
by Lesléa Newman.Illus. by Carol Thompson - 2009
Tricycle
Explore the family units of same-sex parents and how they love and care for their kids.
Elizabeth Fisher
The Most Amazing Creature in the Sea
by Brenda Z. Guiberson.Illus. by Gennady Spirin - 2015
Henry Holt and Co
Vampire Squid, Box Jellyfish, Barreleye Fish, Leatherback Sea Turtle, Angler Fish, Leafy Sea Dragon & more.
Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends
by Wong Herbert Yee. (written & illustrated) - 2009
Houghton/HMH Book
Friends problem solve their dilema of scaring away the birds they want to watch, using dress up.
Move!
by Steve Jenkins - 2006
HMH Books
A book about how different animals move, each animals has two ways, the latter links the next animal.
Mrs. D's Reading Time
Mrs. Marlowe's Mice
by Frank Asch - 2007
Kids Can Press
Intimidating cat police check a kind hearted cat librarian who secretly harbors mice in her home.
My Beak, Your Beak
by Melanie Walsh - 2002
HMH Books
Using interactive elements kids can learn how various paired animals are similar and different.
My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World
by Gilles Bachelet - 2004
Harry N. Abrams
A silly baby elephant behaves like a playful kitty & even sleeps on the TV set.
Mr. Paulson Reads
My Life With The Wave. Based On The Story by Octavio Paz
by Catherine Cowan, Translator and adaptor. Illus. by Mark Buehner - 1997
HarperCollins /Lothrop, Lee & Shepard.
A boy coexists with nature and his obsessions by taking waves and clouds as his pets.
New Shoes, Red Shoes
by Susan Rollings - 2000
Orchard Books
A girl with a love of shoes & rhyming, explores colors, patterns, opposites and similar things.
No Two Alike
by Keith Baker - 2010
Beach Lane Books
Similar paired things are shown to be individual, different & unique even though quite similar looking.
Bookbuddy
No Yeti Yet
by Mary Ann Fraser - 2015
Peter Pauper Press
A Yeti hunt by brothers discovers a Yeti tracking them, it ends with all of them sharing hot chocolate together.
Mr. Pieri Reads Aloud
Only One You
by Linda Kranz - 2006
Cooper Square Publishing Llc
There is only one you in the world.
The Origami Master
by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer - 2008
Albert Whitman & Company
A talented bird is captured and forced to create origami, but an orgami key frees his imprisonment and saves a friendship.
Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm
by Alice and Martin Provensen - 1974
Aladdin
The quirks, idiosyncrasies, uniqueness & good and bad traits of animals on a farm.
The Paper Crane
by Molly Bang - 1985
Greenwillow Book
A paper crane turns to a real bird and draws customers into a failing restaurant thats on the old road.
Ultimate Trainer
Prudence Wants a Pet
by Cathleen Daly, Illus. by Stephen Michael King - 2011
Roaring Brook Press
A determined girl wants a pet so she uses her imagination to create some until her parents give in.
ThePhill68
Puss and Boots
by Ayano Imai - 2009
Minedition
A clever cat helps get his impoverished shoemaker master jobs and overcomes a cunning ogre.
The Red Lemon
by Bob Staake - 2006
Golden Books
A farmer finds that change and difference can be good when a red lemon creates a sweeter version.
Christine Hsu
Silly Suzy Goose
by Petr Horacek - 2006
Candlewick Press
A goose discovers that comformity is safer when a grumpy lion makes her feel vulnerable.
Channel NTmoVies
Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie
by Judy Sierra, Illus. by Edward Koren - 2006
Knopf Books
A fly pie is created by a rhyming monster but the flies are still alive and fly off with the pie.
Jenny Bratton
The Top Job
by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel - 2007
Dutton Books
Career day presents fantastic stories about parents jobs but a girls light bulb changing dad tops them all.
What! Cried Granny: An Almost Bedtime Story
by Kate Lum, Illustrated by Adrian Johnson - 1998
Dial
A boy stays with his grandmother but can't sleep until she makes him a bed, pillow, blanket & teddy bear.
Space On The Spectrum
Where's Walrus?
by Stephen Savage, (written & illustrated) - 2011
Scholastic Press
An escaped bored walrus hides from a zookeeper by wearing different hats and using his unique talents.
Elizabeth Lockwood
Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator
by Sarah C. Campbell, photographs by Sarah C. Campbell and Richard P. Campbell - 2008
Boyds Mills Press
The food chain of this creepy little-known meat eatting predator called the cannibal snail.
The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy
by Beatrice Alemagna. (written & illustrated). Tr. by Claudia Zoe Bedrick - 2015
Enchanted Lion Books
A girls imagination and determination goes wild looking for a fluffy little squishy present for moms birthday.
Read Aloud For Kids
Yoko
by Rosemary Wells- 1998
Disney-Hyperion
A kittens sushi lunch makes her classmates teasing focus on her uniqueness & cultural differences.
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