Anthony Browne
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Pub. Date
20240702
Language
English
Description
"Danny isn't expecting much excitement when he sets off with his dog, Scruff, for a walk on the shore. He would much rather play with his older brother, Mick, who's gone off to be with his friends. Scruff loves the beach, but Danny finds it boring. His mom tells him to keep his eyes open: "You never know what you might see." At the beach, a game of fetch leads to a close examination of sand treasures, until Danny spies an excited crowd waving at the...
2) Silly Billy
Author
Publisher
Candlewick
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
To help with his anxiety, Billy uses the worry dolls his grandmother recommends, but he finds that they do not quite solve his problem.
4) Piggybookh
Author
Series
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
c1986.
Language
English
Description
When Mrs. Piggott unexpectedly leaves one day, her demanding family begins to realize just how much she did for them.
5) Piggybook
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
c1986.
Language
English
Description
When Mrs. Piggot unexpectedly leaves one day, her demanding family begins to realize just how much she did for them.
7) My mom
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A child describes the many wonderful things about "my mom," who can make anything grow, roar like a lion, and be as comfy as an armchair.
10) Little Beauty
Author
Publisher
Candlewick
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
When a gorilla who knows sign language tells his keepers that he is lonely, they bring him a very special friend.
11) Willy the wimp
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
c1984.
Language
English
Description
A young chimpanzee, tired of being bullied by the suburban gorilla gang, decides to build up his muscles so he won't be a wimp anymore.
12) How do you feel?
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A young chimp describes a variety of emotions he experiences.
13) What if ...?
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
As Joe and his mother walk down a street on their way to a party, Joe starts to worry about such things as what if he doesn't like the party and what if he doesn't like the food.
"What if Joe doesn't like the party he's going to? What if he doesn't like the food or the games or the people? As Joe and his mom walk down the darkening street, Joe's imagination starts to run wild. And as they search for the right place, he wonders 'what if...' at each...
14) My brother
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A child describes the many wonderful things about "my brother," who can fly, write amazing stories, and stand up to bullies.
15) Me and you
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
An urban retelling of the classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears story, told from the baby bear's perspective.
16) My dad
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A child describes the many wonderful things about his dad.
17) Hide and seek
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Siblings Cy and Poppy play hide-and-seek in the woods.
19) The shape game
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
The author/illustrator describes how his mother's wish to spend her birthday visiting an art museum with her family changed the course of his life forever.