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Kitten's First Full Moon
by Kevin Henkes (Caldecott)(2005)
Poor kitten, he longs for that bowl of milk in the sky!
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Snowflake Bentley
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (Caldecott)(1999)
This is the story of Wilson Bentley, also known as Snowflake Bentley. He figured out how to use a microscope and a camera to photograph thousands of snowflakes.
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Make Way For Ducklings
by Robert McCloskey (Caldecott)(1942)
A family of ducks looks for the best place to raise a family.
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My Friend Rabbit
by Eric Rohmann (Caldecott)(2003)
Trouble follows mouse's friend, Rabbit.
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The House In the Night
by Susan Swanson (Caldecott)(2008)
This cumulative tale is about a house in the night, a house full of light. The illustrations are wood cuts done in black, white and yellow.
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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
by Simms Taback (Caldecott)(2000)
Joseph gets a lot of mileage out of his overcoat! Cut outs on the pages highlight his ever-changing coat.
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The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg (Caldecott)(1986)
A little boy awakes one night to the sound of a train heading to the North Pole. All aboard!
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Flotsam
by David Wiesner (Caldecott)(2007)
A wordless picture book depicts the fascinating story of something found on the beach.
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Lon Po Po
by Ed Young (Caldecott)(1990)
Little girls, not little pigs, are the center of this Little Red Riding Hood tale from China.
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Rapunzel
by Paul Zelinsky (Caldecott)(1998)
This is an adaptation of Rapunzel with illustrations drawn in a Renaissance manner.
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