Bill Martin
9) Barn dance!
Author
Publisher
Holt
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Unable to sleep on the night of a full moon, a young boy follows the sound of music across the field and finds an unusual barn dance in progress.
10) Trick or treat?
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A child has a wonderful time collecting treats from the wacky neighbors until Magic Merlin decides that a trick would be more fun.
Author
Publisher
Holt
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Ideally suited to the board-book format, Here Are My Hands invites very young children to respond spontaneously and creatively as they learn the parts of the body. The rhyming text and bold illustrations do more than name the eyes, ears, nose, and toes. By featuring children of many different backgrounds, the book quietly celebrates the commonality of people around the world.
16) A beasty story
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
©1998
Language
English
Description
A group of mice venture into a dark wood where they find a dark brown house with a dark red stair leading past other dark colors to a spooky surprise.
17) Swish!
Author
Publisher
Holt
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Two girls' teams, the Cardinals and the Blue Jays, play a close and intense game of basketball.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
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Description
A treasury of more than two hundred poems includes classics as well as contemporary works, and features original illustrations from award-winning artists such as Dan Yaccarino, Nancy Tafuri, Chris Raschka, Ashley Bryan, and Lois Ehlert.