Annotations from Library of Congress or publishers' catalogs where
indicated.
Includes various indexes, such as subject, author, title, and
awards indices, which then give article numbers for specific books
These entries give very complete information -- author/illustrator,
publishing information, age range, subjects, main characters, time
period, setting, a summary, where the book's been reviewed, other
books by the author, and other related books -- which make this
book an excellent resource.
2. Donavin, Denise Perry, ed. ALA's Best of the Best for
Children. New York: Random House, 1992.
A select and reliable publication; entries give publishing
information, including price; age level; a brief summary; and any
awards. Organization is rather confusing.
3. Gillespie, John T. and Corinne J. Naden. Best Books for
Children: Preschool through Grade 6. New Providence, New Jersey:
Bowker.
Many categories listed; each gives publishing information, including
price; number of pages; a one sentence summary; and a source of reviews.
4. Lee, Lauren, ed. The Elementary School Library Collection.
18th ed. Williamsport, PA: Brodart, 1992.
Very brief entries give only author, title, year of publication,
and recommended reading level.
5. Lima, Carolyn W. and John A. From A to Zoo: Subject Access
to Children's Picture Books. 4th ed. New Providence, New Jersey:
Bowker, 1993.
Only gives title and author, but a handy quick reference for books
on specific topics.
6. Lynch-Brown, Carol and Carl M. Tomlinson. Essentials of
Children's Literature. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1993,
pp. 189-198 & Appendix A.
7. Lipson, Eden Ross. The NY Times Parent's Guide to the Best
Books for Children. New York: Times Books, 1988.
8. Children's Catalog 1994 Supplement. H. W. Wilson Co., 1994.
9. Social Education, v. 60, no. 4, April/May, 1996.
"1996 Notable Children's Trade Books."
10. Children's Catalog 1995 Supplement. H. W. Wilson, 1995.
"Solving Cultural Mysteries in Instructor, April, 1996, p.
28.
A fifth grade teacher shares strategies for teaching multicultural
themes.
Skipping Stones: A Multi-Ethnic Children's Forum.
(ages 7-13) Hazeltton Rd., Cottage Grove, OR 97424; quarterly -- $15.
2. Anglo American- Biography
*Stanley, Diane. Bard of Avon; The Story of William Sheakespeare.
William Morrow & Co., 1995?. Ages 7 up. From publisher's catalog.
======Charles Dickens: The Man Who Had Great Expectations.
William Morrow & Co., 1995?. Ages 7 up. From publisher's catalog.
Milne, A. A. Winnie-the-Pooh Illus. by Ernest H. Shepard.
Puffin Books.
=====The House at Pooh Corners. Ill. by Ernest Shepard.
Puffin Books.
Potter, Beatrix. The Adventures of Tom Kitten & Jemima
Puddle-Duck CD-ROM Puffin, 1996. Ages 3-7.
=====The Adventures of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny CD-ROM.
Puffin Books.
Wells, Rosemary. Lassie Come Home Ill. by Susan Jeffers. Henry
Holt, 1995. Grades 2-5.
A picture book adaptation of Eric Knight's classic about Joe, a
poor Yorkshire lad, and his collie.
*Perrault, Charles.Cinderella, or, The Little Glass Slipper
Ill. by Marcia Brown. Caldecott Award.
=======Little Red Riding Hood Ill. by Beni Montresor. Doubleday,
1991. Ages 8-10.
=======Puss in Boots Ill. by Fred Marcellino. Farrar, 1990. Ages 6-8
=======Puss in Boots Ill. by Marcia Brown. Scribner, 1952. Ages 6-8
=======The Sleeping Beauty Tran. and illus. by David Walker.
Crowell, 1976. Ages 6-8
*Haviland, Virginia. Favorite Fairy Tales Told in France. Retold
from Charles Perrault and other French storytellers by Virginia Haviland.
Illustrated by Diane Paterson. 1st Beech Tree ed. New York: Beech Tree
Books, 1994.
*Thomassie, Tynia. Feliciana Feydra Leroux; A Cajun Tall Tale Little
Brown, 1995. Primary. Reading level 5. (9)
(Feliciana's grandfather won't let her go alligator hunting.)
1. Folk tales
*Anno, Misumasa. Anno's Twice Told Tales; The Fisherman and
His Wife & The Four Clever Brothers by the Brothers Grimm; &
Mr. Fox. Philomel Bks., 1993 (8)
*Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Ill. by Nancy
Ekholm Burkert. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1972.
*Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. Snow White Ill. by Trina Schart
Hyman. Boston: Atlantic-Little, Brown, 1974.
*Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. The Bremen-Town Musicians
Retold and ill. by Ilse Plume. Doubleday, 1980. Ages 6-8.
*Grimm, Jakob, and Wilhelm Grimm. The Bremen Town Musicians Tras.
by Elizabeth Shub. Ill. by Janina Domanska. Greenwillow, 1980. Ages 6-8
*Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm. Hansel and Gretel Ill. by Anthony Browne.
Watts, 1981. Ages 6-8.
*Grimms. Hansel and Gretel Tras. by Elizabeth D. Crawford.
Ill. by Lisbeth Zwerger. Morrow, 1979. Ages 6-8
*Grimms. Little Red Cap Trasn. by Elizabeth D. Crawford. Ill.
by Lisbeth Zwerger. Morrow, 1983. Ages 608
*Grimms. Twelve Dancing Princesses Ill. by Errol Le Cain.
Viking, 1978. Ages 7-9.
*Grimms. Rumpelstiltskin Ill. by Paul O. Zelinsky. Puffin Books.
1987. Caldecott Honor Book; ALA Notable Book.
*Haviland, Virginia. Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Germany. Retold
from the Brothers Grimm. Illus. by Diane Paterson. 1st Beech Tree ed. New
York: Beech Tree Books, 1994.
*Matthews, Wendy. The Gift of a Traveler BridgeWater, 1995.
(9)
(A child visits his grandmother and the family's Romanian traditions
emerge.)
a. Nonfiction
2. Biography
Stanley, Diane. Leonardo da Vinci William Morrow & Co., 1995?.
Ages 7 up. From publisher's catalog.
b. Fiction
*Collodi, Carl. Pinocchio
*Dionetti, Michelle. Coal Mine Peaches. (5)
*Franklin, Kristine. The Wolfhound Illus. by Kris Waldherr.
William Morrow & Co., 1995?. Ages 5 up. From publisher's catalog.
Russia Pavel rescues a wolfhound. In Tsarist Russia it is
against the law for a commoner to own a wolfhound, but Pavel cannot
abandon the dog.
*Polacco, Patricia. Rechenka's Eggs Putnam & Grosset. 1988.
[picture book]
Russia Old Babushka is preparing her eggs for Easter festival when
she takes in Rechenka, an injured goose.
h2> b. Dutch-Fiction
* Taylor, Theodore. The Cay. Young Adult.
Philip, a young boy of Dutch-American heritage, must learn to look beyond
a person's skin color when he his stranded on a desert island with an
elderly black man, Timothy.
a. Nonfiction
1. Folk tales
*Haviland, Virginia. Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Ireland Retold
from Irish Storytellers by Virginia Haviland. Illus. by Catharine
O'Neill. New York: Beech Tree Books, 1994.
*Blazek, Sarah Kirwan. An Irish Night Before Christmas Illus. by
James Rice. Gretna, La.: Pelican Pub. co., 1995.
* Kroll, Steven. Mary McLean and the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
(5)
a. Nonfiction
1. Folk tales
Leodhas, Nic. Always Room for One MoreIllus. by Nonny Hogrogian.
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1965. Caldecott Award Book. Scots folk
song.
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