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Picture Books
Allard, Harry and James Marshall. Miss Nelson Is Missing. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. Print.
Miss Nelson is a non-threatening instructor whose students take advantage of her gentle personality by misbehaving. One day Miss Nelson disappears and is replaced by an ill-tempered substitute, Miss Viola Swamp, who makes the children appreciate their good-natured teacher. The book is designed for primary and early elementary readers.
Beaumont, Karen. I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! Florida: Harcourt, Inc. 2005. Print.
A little boy has been caught and chastised for decorating his home with a box of paints. His mother takes the paint set away from him and tells him, "Ya ain't gonna paint no more!" He soon reacquires the box of paints and becomes busily engaged in painting himself from head to toe. Preschool children will enjoy this book.
Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. New York: Collins Publishers. 1979. Print.
A young caterpillar hatches out of an egg and begins a voracious eating journey. The book teaches the days of the week by having the caterpillar eat something different each day. The caterpillar grows, becomes fat, builds a cocoon, and in two weeks it emerges as a butterfly. This book will appeal to preschoolers and early readers.
Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2000. Print.
Farmer Brown's cows and hens find an old typewriter in the barn and start leaving him demands. When they don't get what they want, they go on strike. The book is geared towards a K-2 audience.
Lehman, Barbara. The Red Book. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 2004. Print.
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