Author Of The Month
Every month, we focus on an author of children's books. We read several of their books and often visit their websites. Here are some of our favorite authors:
August-Kevin Henkes
Lily's Purple Plastic Purse
Chrysanthemum
Kitten's First Full Moon
Julius
Sheila Rae, The Brave
Chester's Way
Owen
Wemberly Worried
September-Leo Lionni
A Color of His Own
A Flea Story
Fish is Fish
Frederick
Inch by Inch
little blue and little yellow
Swimmy
The alphabet tree
October-Laura Numeroff
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
If You Give A Pig A Pancake
If You Give A Moose A Muffin
If You Take A Mouse To The Movies
If You Take A Mouse to School
What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies
Do Best
What Grandmas Do Best
Beatrice Doesn't Want To
December-Denise Fleming
In The Tall, Tall Grass
Lunch
In The Small, Small Pond
Barnyard Banter
Time To Sleep
The Everything Book
Mama Cat Has Three Kittens
The First of Winter
November-Tomie DePaola
Legend of the Bluebonnet
Legend of the Poinsettia
Strega Nova
Tale of Rabbit and Coyote
Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato
January-Jan Brett
The Mitten
The Hat
The Umbrella
Daisy Comes Home
Honey...Honey...Lion
Gingerbread Baby
Hedgie's Surprise
Town Mouse, Country Mouse
February-Audrey Wood
The Napping House
Quick As A Cricket
The Big Hungry Bear
Little Penguin's Tale
Silly Sally
King Bidgood's In The Bathtub
March- Dr. Seuss
Cat In The Hat
Foot Book
ABC Book
Green Eggs and Ham
Hop on Pop
The Places You'll Go
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
There's A Wocket In My Pocket
Fox In Socks
April- Eric Carle
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You See?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Mixed-Up Chamleon
The Grouchy Ladybug
The Very Busy Spider
The Very Lonely Firefly
Mister Seahorse
Pancakes, Pancakes!
Tiny Seed
Little Cloud
Dream Snow
May-Mem Fox/Robert Munsch
Shoes For Grandpa
Hattie And The Fox
Possum's Magic
Koala Lu
Alligator Baby
Purple, Green, And Yellow
Stephanie's Ponytail
The Fire Station
We Share Everything
