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- 2008 +SELZN - The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized. - 2007 +E WIESN - Flotsam by David Wiesner
The story of what happens when a camera becomes a piece of flotsam. - 2006 +E JUSTE - The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster
A little girl tells about the special kitchen window at her beloved Nanny and Poppy's house from which a person can see anyone or anything coming and going. - 2005 +E HENKE - Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.Also Available In: - 2004 +B P489G - The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers. - 2003 +E ROHMA - My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
Something always seems to go wrong when Rabbit is around, but Mouse lets him play with his toy plane anyway because he is his good friend. - 2002 +E WIESN - The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.Also Available In: - 2001 +973.099 S - So You Want to be President? by Judith St. George
Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton.Also Available In: - 2000 +E TABAC - Joseph had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
An ingenious man named Joseph finds numerous ways to make use of his overcoat as it wears away over time.Also Available In: - 1999 +B B477M - Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.Also Available In: - 1998 +E ZELIN - Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. . - 1997 +E WISNI - Golem by David Wisniewski
A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague. - 1996 +E RATHM - Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches.Also Available In: - 1995 +E BUNTI - Smoky Night by Eve Bunting
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.Also Available In: - 1994 +E SAY - Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say
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. - 1993 +E MCCUL - Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully
Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.Also Available In: - 1992 +E WIESN - Tuesday by David Wiesner
Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep. - 1991 +E MACAU - Black and White by David Macaulay
Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion.Also Available In: - 1990 +398.20951 Y - Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young
Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.Also Available In: - 1989 +E ACKER - Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman
Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.Also Available In: - 1988 +E YOLEN - Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.Also Available In: - 1987 +E YORIN - Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks
A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well.Also Available In: - 1986 +E VANAL - The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus. - 1985 +398 H - Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges
Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land. - 1984 +E PROVE - The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Blériot, July 25, 1909 by Alice Provensen
A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which crossed the English Channel in thirty-seven minutes in the early 1900's. - 1983 +E CENDR - Shadow by Blaise Cendrars
Free verse evocation of the eerie, shifting images of Shadow which represents the beliefs and ghosts of the past and is brought to life wherever there is light, fire, and a storyteller. - 1982 +E VANAL - Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game. - 1981 +LOBEL - Fables by Arnold Lobel
Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.Also Available In: - 1980 +E HALL - Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
Describes the day-to-day life throughout the changing seasons of an early 19th-century New England family.Also Available In: - 1979 +E GOBLE - The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free. . - 1978 +E SPIER - Noah's Ark by Peter Spier
Retells in pictures how a pair of every manner of creature climbed on board Noah's ark and thereby survived the Flood.Also Available In: - 1977 +916 M - Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions by Margaret Musgrove
Explains some traditions and customs of 26 African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z. - 1976 +E AARDE - Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale by Verna Aardema
Reveals the meaning of the mosquito's buzz. . - 1975 +E MCDER - Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale by Gerald McDermott
An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world.Also Available In: - 1974 +E ZEMAC - Duffy and the Devil: A Cornish Tale by Harve Zemach
The spinning and knitting the devil agrees to do for her win Duffy the Squire's name and a carefree life until it comes time for her to guess the devil's name.Also Available In: - 1973 +E MOSEL - The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel
While chasing a dumpling, a little lady is captured by wicked creatures from whom she escapes with the means of becoming the richest woman in Japan. - 1972 +E HOGRO - One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian
After the old woman cuts off his tail when he steals her milk, the fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again.Also Available In: - 1971 +E HALEY - A Story, a Story: An African Tale by Gail E. Haley
Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories."Also Available In: - 1970 +E STEIG - Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn into a rock but then cannot hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.
Caldecott Medal 1938 to 1969
