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	Allard, Harry	Miss Nelson Has a Field Day.
	The notorious Miss Swamp reappears at the Horace B. Smedley School, this time to shape up the football team and make them win at least one game.
S EB	Bertrand, Diane G.	Sip, Slurp, Soup, Soup Caldo, Caldo, Caldo.
	A rhythmic text with repetitive phrases relates how the children watch Mamá make soup (recipe included) and go with Papá to get tortillas before enjoying the results of her labor.
	Browne, Anthony	Willy the Wizard.
	Willy the chimpanzee loves to play soccer, but he is never picked for a team until a stranger gives him some shoes that he is certain are magic.
	Buehner, Caralyn	Fanny's Dream.
	Fanny Agnes is a sturdy farm girl who dreams of marrying a prince, but when her fairy godmother doesn't show up, she decides on a local farmer instead.
	Bunting, Eve	Smoky Night.
	When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.
J 398.24	Cecil, Laura	The Frog Princess.
	Forced to marry an ugly frog, the youngest son of the queen is astounded to learn that the frog is really a beautiful princess.
	Cowan, Catherine	My Life with the Wave.
	A child befriends a wave at the seashore and brings her home.
	Egan, Tim	Metropolitan Cow.
	Although his parents, very cosmopolitan cows, are uncomfortable with the idea, Bennett becomes good friends with Webster, a young pig who moves in next door.
	Foreman, Michael	Seal Surfer.
	Although he is on crutches, a boy goes to the beach with his grandfather, where they watch a seal being born, and over the following seasons, the boy and the seal develop a special bond.
	Heine, Helme	The Most Wonderful Egg in the World.
	The king must choose the most beautiful egg laid by three hens, one of which he will then make a princess.
	Hoban, Russell	Best Friends for Frances.
	Little sister Gloria becomes an ally in Frances' campaign against Albert, who will not let girls play in his ball game.
	Jackson, Ellen B	Cinder Edna.
	Cinderella and Cinder Edna, who live with cruel stepmothers and stepsisters, have different approaches to life and, although each ends up with the prince of her dreams, one is a great deal happier than the other.
	Jenkins, Steve	Big & Little
	Illustrates the concept of size by comparing different animals, from the smallest visible animals to the largest.
	Joyce, William	Santa Calls.
	Art Aimesworth receives a mysterious summons from Santa Claus and he shares a Christmas adventure with his sister that brings them closer together.
J 398.2	Kellogg, Steven	Pecos Bill: a Tall Tale
	Incidents from the life of Pecos Bill, from his childhood among the coyotes to his unusual wedding day.
	Meddaugh, Susan	Martha Blah Blah.
	When the current owner of the soup company breaks the founder's promise to have every letter of the alphabet in every can of soup, Martha, the talking dog, takes action.
	Melmed, Laura Krauss	Little Oh.
	A mother tells her son the story of Little Oh, a girl made of paper who becomes separated from her human mother.
	Pfister, Marcus	Milo and the Magical Stones.
	A mouse discovers an extraordinary stone that can bring delight or disaster to the world. Halfway through, the book splits into two sections, each offering a different ending.
	Polacco, Patricia	Appelemando's Dreams.
	Because he spends his time dreaming, the villagers are convinced that Appelemando will never amount to much but in time his dreams change the village and all the people in it.
	Polacco, Patricia	Mrs. Katz and Tush.
	A long-lasting friendship develops between Larnel, a young African-American, and Mrs. Katz, a lonely, Jewish widow, when Larnel presents Mrs. Katz with a scrawny kitten without a tail.
J 398.21	Pyle, Howard	Bearskin.
	A brave young man who has been raised by a bear with unusual powers rescues a princess from a menacing dragon and fulfills a long-ago prophecy that he would marry the king's daughter.
	Rey, Hans Augusto	Curious George Rides a Bike.
	Life becomes full of excitement when George, the monkey, starts off on his new bicycle to deliver newspapers.
	Ringgold, Faith	Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky.
	With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the Underground Railroad in order to reunite with her younger brother.
	Ringgold, Faith	Tar Beach.
	A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt painting of the same name.
J 92 E3715	Say, Allen	El Chino
	A biography of Bill Wong, a Chinese American who became a famous bullfighter in Spain.
J	Say, Allen	Grandfather's Journey.
	A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.
	Snyder, Dianne	The Boy of the Three-year Nap.
	A poor Japanese woman maneuvers events to change the lazy habits of her son.
	Stanley, Diane	Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter.
	Rumpelstiltskin's daughter may not be able to spin straw into gold, but she is more than a match for a monarch whose greed has blighted an entire kingdom.
	Steig, William	Doctor De Soto.
	Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in great pain.
		The Toy Brother.
	An apprentice alchemist finds that his despised kid brother is the only one who can help him when he concocts a potion which makes him the size of a peanut.
	Steptoe, John	Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters.
	Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife.
J	Van Allsburg, Chris	The Widow's Broom.
	A witch's worn-out broom serves a widow well, until her neighbors decide the thing is wicked and dangerous.
	Wiesner, David	June 29, 1999.
	While her third-grade classmates are sprouting seeds in paper cups, Becky has a more ambitious, innovative science project in mind.
	Wisniewski, David	Rain Player.
	To bring rain to his thirsty village, Pik challenges the rain god to a game of pok-a-tok.
	Wood, Audrey	The Bunyans.
	Paul Bunyan, his wife, and their children do some ordinary things which result in the formation of Niagara Falls, Bryce Canyon, and other natural monuments.
J 398.22	Zelinsky, Paul O.	Rapunzel.
	A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.

(Most of these titles are Easy Books unless where otherwise indicated)

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