Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 14
Bahr, Mary. If Nathan Were Here......Page 30
Battle-Lavert, Gwendolyn. The Shaking Bag......Page 31
Bunting, Eve. The Memory String......Page 34
Bunting, Eve. Rudi's Pond......Page 35
Carrick, Carol. Upside-Down Cake......Page 36
Helldorfer, M. C. Hog Music......Page 39
Howland, Naomi. Latkes, Latkes Good to Eat: A Chanukah Story......Page 40
Jewell, Nancy. Five Little Kittens......Page 42
Lewis, Rose A. I Love You Like Crazy Cakes......Page 43
London, Jonathan. Snuggle Wuggle......Page 44
Oppenheim, Shulamith Levey. The Lily Cupboard: A Story of the Holocaust......Page 45
Rappaport, Doreen. Freedom River......Page 46
Quick Picks......Page 48
Arnold, Marsha Diane. The Bravest of Us All......Page 56
Bercaw, Edna Coe. Halmoni's Day......Page 57
Brown, Marc. Arthur's Underwear......Page 59
Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Satchel Paige......Page 61
Cox, Judy. Mean, Mean Maureen Green.......Page 62
Gorbachev, Valeri. Peter's Picture......Page 63
Hopkinson, Deborah. Maria's Comet......Page 64
McKee, David. Elmer and the Kangaroo......Page 65
Rodriguez, Bobbie. Sarah's Sleepover......Page 66
Quick Picks......Page 67
Ajmera, Maya, and Michael J. Regan. Let the Games Begin!......Page 70
Coles, Robert. The Story of Ruby Bridges......Page 72
Hopkinson, Deborah. Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt......Page 74
Medearis, Michael, and Angela Shelf Medearis. Daisy and the Doll......Page 75
Wildsmith, Brian. The Bremen Town Band......Page 76
Quick Picks......Page 77
Ackerman, Karen. Song and Dance Man.......Page 80
Harrison, David L. Farmer's Garden: Rhymes for Two Voices......Page 81
McGrory, Anik. Mouton's Impossible Dream......Page 82
Park, Linda Sue. Seesaw Girl......Page 83
Thimmesh, Catherine. Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women......Page 86
Thomas, Jane Resh. The Snoop......Page 87
Visconti, Guido. The Genius of Leonardo......Page 88
Quick Picks......Page 90
5 Flexibility......Page 94
Cocca-Leffler, Maryann. Mr. Tanen's Ties......Page 95
Yim, Natasha. Otto's Rainy Day......Page 97
Quick Picks......Page 98
Adoff, Arnold. The Return of Rex and Ethel......Page 100
Bunting, Eve. I Like the Way You Are......Page 101
Bynum, Janie. Otis......Page 103
Caseley, Judith. Field Day Friday......Page 104
Polacco, Patricia. The Butterfly......Page 106
Spinelli, Eileen. Tea Party Today: Poems to Sip and Savor......Page 107
Warner, Sally. Leftover Lily......Page 109
Quick Picks......Page 110
Coburn, Broughton. Triumph on Everest: A Photobiography of Sir Edmund Hillary......Page 112
Gherman, Beverly. Norman Rockwell: Storyteller with a Brush......Page 113
Rappaport, Doreen, and Lyndall Callan. Dirt on Their Skirts: The Story of the Young Women Who Won the World Championship......Page 114
Sanderson, Ruth. The Twelve Dancing Princesses......Page 116
Schanzer, Robyn. Escaping to America: A True Story......Page 118
Winter, Jonah. Once upon a Time in Chicago: The Story of Benny Goodman......Page 119
Quick Picks......Page 120
Bunting, Eve. The Wednesday Surprise......Page 124
Polacco, Patricia. Chicken Sunday......Page 125
Polacco, Patricia. Luba and the Wren......Page 127
Quick Picks......Page 128
9 Humor......Page 130
Lowell, Susan. Cindy Ellen: A Wild West Cinderella.......Page 131
Sachar, Louis. Dogs Don't Tell Jokes......Page 133
Quick Picks......Page 134
Barasch, Lynne. Radio Rescue......Page 136
Roop, Peter, and Connie Roop. Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie......Page 138
Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Jingle Dancer......Page 139
Williams, Vera B. A Chair for My Mother......Page 141
Winter, Jeanette. Follow the Drinking Gourd......Page 142
Quick Picks......Page 143
Adler, C. S. Winning......Page 146
Havill, Juanita. Jamaica and the Substitute Teacher......Page 147
Johnson, D. B. Henry Hikes to Fitchburg......Page 148
Kurtz, Jane. Fire on the Mountain......Page 150
Lalicki, Tom. Spellbinder: The Life of Harry Houdini......Page 151
McCully, Emily Arnold. Hurry!......Page 152
McKissack, Patricia C. The Honest-to-Goodness Truth......Page 153
Polacco, Patricia. Just Plain Fancy......Page 154
Sheindlin, Judy. Judge Judy Sheindlin's Win or Lose by How You Choose!......Page 155
Quick Picks......Page 156
Alexander, Sue. One More Time, Mama......Page 166
English, Karen. Nadia's Hands......Page 167
Fox, Mem. Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild......Page 168
Jukes, Mavis. Like Jake and Me.......Page 169
Krulik, Nancy E. Is It Hanukkah Yet?......Page 170
Mollel, Tololwa M. Subira Subira......Page 171
Quick Picks......Page 172
deGroat, Diane. Annie Pitts, Burger Kid......Page 176
Dodds, Dayle Ann. The Great Divide......Page 177
Rumford, James. Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs......Page 178
Quick Picks......Page 180
Bradbury, Ray. Switch on the Night.......Page 190
Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Goldilocks Returns......Page 191
Harjo, Joy. The Good Luck Cat......Page 192
Henkes, Kevin. Wemberly Worried......Page 193
Souhami, Jessica. No Dinner! The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin......Page 194
Tchana, Katrin, and Trina Schart Hyman. The Serpent Slayer and Other Stories of Strong Women......Page 195
Quick Picks......Page 197
Cole, Brock. Buttons, Buttons......Page 200
Deedy, Carmen Agra. The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark......Page 201
Jahn-Clough, Lisa. Missing Molly......Page 202
Pilegard, Virginia Walton. The Warlord's Puzzle......Page 204
Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter & Tabby Paint the Porch......Page 206
Taback, Simms. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat......Page 207
Woodruff, Elvira. The Memory Coat......Page 208
Quick Picks......Page 209
Adler, David. America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle......Page 214
Fritz, Jean. Why Not, Lafayette?......Page 216
Kurtz, Jane. I'm Sorry, Almira Ann......Page 217
Seuss, Dr. Horton Hatches an Egg......Page 219
Quick Picks......Page 220
Anaya, Rudolfo. Roadrunner's Dance......Page 226
Bishop, Nic. Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar......Page 227
Blackstone, Stella. Making Minestrone......Page 228
Chall, Marsha Wilson. Sugarbush Spring......Page 229
May, Kathy L. Molasses Man......Page 230
Medearis, Angela Shelf. Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story......Page 231
Poole, Amy Lowry. The Ant and the Grasshopper......Page 232
Quick Picks......Page 233
Afterword: Finding Others Who Demonstrate Character......Page 238
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