From Cover to Cover (20 page)

—.
Show and Tell: Exploring the Fine Art of Children’s Book Illustration
. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2008.

Griffith, Thomas.
A Practical Guide for Beginning Painters
. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1981.

Hands, Nancy S.
Illustrating Children’s Books: A Guide to Drawing, Printing, and Publishing
. New York: Prentice Hall, 1986.

Henkes, Kevin. “Illustration in Children’s Books: Printmaking Techniques.” Selected bibliography compiled, printed, and distributed by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, Madison, WI, May 1982.

Karl, Jean E.
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Kiefer, Barbara. “Visual Criticism and Children’s Literature,” in
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MacCann, Donnarae, and Olga Richard.
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Marantz, Kenneth A., and Sylvia S. Marantz.
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Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1997.

Marcus, Leonard S.
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. Boston, MA: Beacon, 1992.

—. “Medal Man: Randolph Caldecott and the Art of the Picture Book,”
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Nikolajeva, Maria, and Carole Scott.
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C
HILDREN’S
B
OOKS
C
ITED

Andersen, Hans Christian.
The Ugly Duckling
. Adapted and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. New York: William Morrow, 1999.

Bang, Molly.
Ten Nine Eight
. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1983.

Brown, Margaret Wise.
Another Important Book
. Illustrated by Chris Raschka. New York: Joanna Cotler/HarperCollins, 1999.

—.
Goodnight Moon
. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: Harper & Row, 1947.

—.
The Indoor Noisy Book
. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: W. R. Scott, 1942.

—. [Golden MacDonald, pseud.].
The Little Island
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—.
The Runaway Bunny
. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. New York: Harper & Row, 1942.

Burton, Virginia Lee.
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Campbell, Nicola I.
Shin-chi’s Canoe
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Coy, John.
Night Driving
. Illustrated by Peter McCarty. New York: Henry Holt, 1996.

Crews, Nina.
Below
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—.
The Neighborhood Mother Goose
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Cronin, Doreen.
Diary of a Worm
. Illustrated by Harry Bliss. New York: Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins, 2003.

Ehlert, Lois.
Leaf Man
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Fisher, Aileen.
The Story Goes On
. Illustrated by Mique Moriuchi. Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook, 2005.

Frame, Jeron Ashford.
Yesterday I Had the Blues
. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle, 2003.

Frazee, Marla.
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever
. San Diego: Harcourt, 2008.

Gág, Wanda.
Millions of Cats
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Geisert, Arthur.
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—.
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Goble, Paul.
Iktomi and the Buzzard: A Plains Indian Story.
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Graham, Bob.
How to Heal a Broken Wing
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Grey, Mini.
Traction Man Is Here!
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.

Hall, Donald.
Ox-Cart Man
. Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. New York: Viking, 1979.

Hoban, Tana.
So Many Circles, So Many Squares.
New York: Greenwillow Books, 1998.

Hole, Stian.
Garmann’s Summer
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Jenkins, Steve.
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Jenkins, Steve, and Robin Page.
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.

Johnson, Angela.
Just Like Josh Gibson
. Illustrated by Beth Peck. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.

Johnson-Davies, Denys.
Goha, the Wise Fool
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Levine, Ellen.
I Hate English!
Illustrated by Steve Björkman. New York: Scholastic, 1989.

Look, Lenore.
Henry’s First-Moon Birthday
. Illustrated by Yumi Heo. New York: Anne Schwartz/Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001.

Low, William.
Machines Go to Work
. New York: Henry Holt, 2009.

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs.
Snowflake Bentley
. Illustrated by Mary
Azarian. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.

McCarty, Peter.
Moon Plane
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McMillan, Bruce.
Fire Engine Shapes.
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1988.

Miller, Margaret.
Guess Who?
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Morales, Yuyi.
Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2003.

Myers, Christopher.
Wings.
New York: Scholastic, 2000.

Njeng, Pierre Ives.
Vacation in the Village: A Story from West Africa.
Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills, 1999.

Raschka, Chris.
Mysterious Thelonious
. New York: Orchard Books, 1997.

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro.
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. New Milford, CT: Neal Porter/Roaring Brook, 2007.

Sidman, Joyce.
Song of the Water Boatman, and Other Pond Poems
. Illustrated by Beckie Prange. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.

Smith, Charles R.
Loki & Alex: The Adventures of a Dog and His Best Friend
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Steptoe, Javaka.
In Daddy’s Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers.
New York: Lee & Low, 1997.

Steptoe, John.
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale.
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1987.

—.
Stevie.
New York: Harper & Row, 1969.

Swanson, Susan Marie.
The House in the Night
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Wiesner, David.
Flotsam
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Willems, Mo.
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
New York: Hyperion, 2003.

Williams, Vera B.
A Chair for My Mother
. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1982.

Winter, Jonah.
Frida
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Xiong, Blia.
Nine-in-One, Grr! Grr! A Folktale from the Hmong People of Laos
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Yolen, Jane.
The Emperor and the Kite.
Illustrated by Ed Young. Cleveland: World, 1967.

Young, Ed.
High on a Hill: A Book of Chinese Riddles.
New York: Collins, 1980.

—.
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China.
New York: Philomel Books, 1989.

—.
Seven Blind Mice.
New York: Philomel Books, 1982.

Zelinsky, Paul O.
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Zolotow, Charlotte.
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present
. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. New York: Harper & Row, 1962.

CHAPTER 6: EASY READERS AND TRANSITIONAL BOOKS

C
ITATIONS

John Hersey quote pp. 114–15 from “Why Do Students Bog Down with the First R?: A Local Committee Sheds Light on a National Problem: Reading,” p. 148.

Arnold Lobel quote pp. 116–17 from
Frog and Toad Are Friends
, pp. 20–24.

Dr. Seuss quote pp. 121–22 from
The Cat in the Hat
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Dori Chaconas quote p. 122 from
Cork & Fuzz
, p. 19.

Else Holmelund Minarik quote p. 122 from
Little Bear
, p. 24.

Ruth Horowitz quote pp. 123–24 from
Breakout at the Bug Lab
, pp. 5–6.

Mo Willems quote p. 129 from
There Is a Bird on Your Head
, pp. 12–22.

David Milgrim quote pp. 129–30 from
See Pip Point
, p. [15].

Erica Silverman quote pp. 130–31 from
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
, pp. [25–27].

Kate DiCamillo quote pp. 131–32 from
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride
, pp. 36–37.

Ann Cameron quote p. 133 from
The Stories Julian Tells
, p. 37.

Lenore Look quote p. 134 from
Ruby Lu, Brave and True
, pp. 6–7.

Anne Fine quote from p. 134
The Jamie and Angus Stories
, pp. 102–103.

Celia Barker Lottridge quotes p. 136 from
Berta: A Remarkable Dog
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