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Lewis, Richard. ALL OF YOU WAS SINGING.
A lyrical account of the earth's creation and the advent of music.

Hoffman, Mary. AMAZING GRACE.
Grace discovers that even though a classmate says she can't be Peter Pan in the school play, Grace can do anything she sets her mind to do.

Titherington, Jeanne. BABY'S BOAT.
A baby falls asleep while sailing on a silver moon boat.

Friend, David. BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, DADDY, AND ME.
A little boy and his father enjoy an assortment of sporting events together.

Gauch, Patricia Lee. BRAVO TANYA.
Tanya loves to dance, but has trouble integrating her steps with the clapping and counting of her instructor.

Kherdian, David. THE CAT'S MIDSUMMER JAMBOREE.
A roaming mandolin playing cat encounters a number of musical animals while on his travels.

Raschka, Chris. CHARLIE PARKER PLAYED BE BOP.
Introduces the famous saxophonist and his style of jazz known as bebop.

Ehlert, Lois. CIRCUS.
Performers in an unusual circus include leaping lizards, marching snakes, and a bear on a high wire.

Buehner, Caralyn and Mark. THE ESCAPE OF MARVIN THE APE.
When Marvin the ape slips out of the zoo, he discovers he likes life on the outside where he blends in with city lifestyles.

Rayner, Mary. GARTH PIG STEALS THE SHOW.
At a concert for the mayor, the Pig Players discover that their new sousaphonist likes pigs a little too much.

Isadora, Rachel. LILI AT BALLET.
Lili dreams of becoming a ballerina as she goes to her lessons four times a week.

Zolotow, Charlotte. THE MOON WAS THE BEST.
A mother brings her daughter all the best memories from a trip to Paris.

Morris, Ann. ON THE GO.
Photographs and text show the ways people all over the world get from place to place.

Nightingale, Sandy. PINK PIGS APLENTY.
Just how many pigs are there in the pig circus, and what are they doing?

Patrick, Denise Lewis. RED DANCING SHOES.
A little girl dances through town showing off her shiny new red shoes.

Crews, Donald. SHORTCUT.
Children taking a shortcut along a railroad track encounter excitement and danger when a train approaches.

Norworth, Jack. TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME.
Lyrics of the classic song illustrated with pictures based on the 1949 Yankees and Dodgers World Series.

Baer, Edith. THIS IS THE WAY WE GO TO SCHOOL.
Text and illustrations describe the modes of transportation children all over the world use to get to school.


Massachusetts Regional Library Systems' 1994 Summer Reading Program. Boston Public Library.


 


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