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Z is for Moose
Illustrator:
Paul O. Zelinsky Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction 
A Home for Bird
Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction 
Bear Has a Story to Tell
Illustrator:
Erin Stead Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction 
Bird Talk: What Birds Are Saying and Why
Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Nonfiction 
Birds of a Feather
Illustrator:
Francesco Pittau Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Nonfiction 
Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, Creak, Pop-Pop, Moo
Illustrator:
Brad Sneed Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Poetry 
Count Me In! A Parade of Mexican Folk Art
Illustrator:
The Aquilar Sisters Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Nonfiction 
Extra Yarn
Illustrator:
Jon Klassen Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction, Fantasy 
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction, Fairytales, Folk Tales, and Tall Tales 
I Am So Handsome
Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction 
Into the A, B, Sea
Illustrator:
Steve Jenkins Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Nonfiction 
The Island
Illustrator:
Ronald Tolman Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction, Fantasy 
Lemonade in Winter
Illustrator:
G. Brian Karas Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction 
More
Illustrator:
Brian Lies Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction 
Nighttime Ninja
Illustrator:
Ed Young Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction 
Oh, No!
Illustrator:
Eric Rohmann Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction 
Olive and the Big Secret
Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction 
Oliver
Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction 
Seahorses
Illustrator:
Chad Wallace Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Nonfiction 
This Is Not My Hat
Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Mystery, Fiction 
Zephyr Takes Flight
Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fiction 
Dinosaurs Before Dark
Illustrator:
Sal Murdocca Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Fantasy 
The Boy Who Cried Alien
Illustrator:
Brian Biggs Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Fairytales, Folk Tales, and Tall Tales, Science Fiction 
A Place for Bats
Illustrator:
Higgins Bond Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction 
Halfway to Perfect
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction 
The Hero of Little Street
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction 
The Legend of Diamond Lil: A J.J. Tully Mystery
Illustrator:
Kevin Cornell Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Mystery 
Make Your Mark: The Drawing Book for Children
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction 
Meat-Eating Plants: Toothless Wonders
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction 
Ringtale: Miner’s Cat
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction 
Snakes
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction 
The Arrow Finds Its Mark: A Book of Found Poems
Illustrator:
Antoine Guilloppe Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Poetry 
Hide and Seek
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction 
I Have a Dream
Illustrator:
Kadir Nelson Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction, Biography 
The One and Only Ivan
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction 
Moby Dick: Chasing the Great White Whale
Illustrator:
Andrew Glass Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Myths and Legends 
Return to the Willows
Illustrator:
Clint Young Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction 
A Strange Place to Call Home
Illustrator:
Ed Young Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction 
Starry River of the Sky
Age Level:
9-12 Genre:
Fairytales, Folk Tales, and Tall Tales, Fiction 
Tilly’s Moonlight Garden
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Fantasy 
Penny and Her Song
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction 
Body Actions
Illustrator:
David A. White Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction 
Laundry Day
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction 
Let’s Go for a Drive (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction 
Look! Another Book
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Poetry 
Saving Yasha: The Incredible True Story of an Adopted Moon Bear
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction 
The Sneaky Snow Fox
Illustrator:
Diane Palmisciano Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Mystery 
There’s a Fly Guy in My Soup
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction 
Who Has This Tail?
Illustrator:
Erik Brooks Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction 
Abe Lincoln’s Dream
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction 
Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Poetry 
Hello! Hello!
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction 
Jangles: A Big Fish Story
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Fairytales, Folk Tales, and Tall Tales 
Just Ducks!
Illustrator:
Salvatore Rubbino Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction 
Land of Milk and Honey
Illustrator:
Floyd Cooper Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction, Biography 
Magical Life of Mr. Renny
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Mystery 
Ostrich and Lark
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Poetry 
Seed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of John “Appleseed” Chapman
Illustrator:
Lynne Rae Perkins Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction, Biography, Myths and Legends 
The World’s Greatest Lion
Illustrator:
Ted Lewin Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Nonfiction 
Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction 
Charlotte’s Web
Illustrator:
Garth Williams Age Level:
9-12 Genre:
Fiction 
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Fantasy 
Dumpling Days
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction 
Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction 
Malcolm at Midnight
Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery