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Library Lil cover Library Lil

written by Suzanne Williams, illustrated by Steven Kellogg

Lil the librarian is discouraged because everyone in town would rather stay home and watch TV than come to her storytimes or check out her books. But during a two week power blackout Lil and her bookmobile create a community of avid readers.

B is for Bethlehem cover B is for Bethlehem

written by Isabel Wilner, illustrated by Elisa Kleven

Rhyming verses introduce the letters of the alphabet and the events surrounding the birth of Jesus.

Butterflies Fly cover Butterflies Fly

written by Yvonne Winer, illustrated by Karen Llyod-Jones

Simple, whimsical verses introduce a variety of butterflies, and colorful, detailed illustrations bring them to life with dazzling realism.

Frogs Sing Songs cover Frogs Sing Songs

written by Yvonne Winer, illustrated by Tony Oliver

Poems and pictures to celebrate the varied coloring and sounds and the amazing adaptability of frogs around the world.

Spiders Spin Webs cover Spiders Spin Webs

written by Yvonne Winer, illustrated by Karen Lloyd-Jones

Beautiful, non-threatening pictures and simple, rhyming text make Spiders Spin Webs and excellent introduction to the world of spiders.

Biblioburro cover Biblioburro

written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter

True story of a man in South America who has too many books. He buys two donkeys--Alfa and Beto--and starts a traveling library for the children in faraway villages.

Calavera Abecedario cover Calavera Abecedario

written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter

Don Pedro and his family make papier-mâché skeletons, or calaveras, for Mexico's Day of the Dead fiesta. Come and dance with special calavera for each letter of the alphabet.

Christmas Tree Ship cover The Christmas Tree Ship

written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter

The true story of Herman Schuenemann, who, beginning in 1887, sailed down Lake Michigan each year from upper Michigan to bring a shipload of Christmas trees to the city.

Maggie and the Monster cover Maggie and the Monster

written by Elizabeth Winthrop, illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Maggie wants to get rid of the monster that visits her room every night and accepts her mother's suggestion to simply ask the monster what it wants.

Story of the Nativity cover The Story of the Nativity

Elizabeth Winthrop, illustrated by Ruth Sanderson

The traditional story of the birth of Christ told through simple text and colorful realistic illustrations

Tough Cookie cover Tough Cookie

written and illustrated by David Wisniewski

Tough Cookie is a private detectve, living in a cookie jar. He learns that Fingers has gotten his old partner, Chips, so with his best girl, Pecan Sandy, at his side, he sets out to put Fingers away, for keeps!

Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey cover Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

by Susan Wojciechowski and P.J. Lynch

The widow McDowell and her seven-year-old son Thomas ask the gruff Jonathan Toomey, the best wood-carver in the valley, to carve the figures for a Christmas creche.

On Halloween Night cover On Halloween Night

Freida Wolff and Dolores Kozielski, illustrated by Dolores Avendaño

Thirteen suitably creepy things from witches to snakes and ghosts are counted in honor of Halloween.

Step by Step cover Step By Step

written by Diane Wolkstein, illustrated by Jos. A. Smith

A little ant in red sneakers travels over, across, and under obstacles in order to visit her friend.

Errata cover Errata: A book of historical errors

written by A.J. Wood, illustrated by Hemesh Alles

Twelve plates illustrate scenes from great civilizations of the past; each plate contains ten deliberate errors or anachronisms to test the reader.

Ultimate Spot the Difference cover Look! The Ultimate Spot-the-Difference Book

by A.J. Wood, illustrated by April Wilson

Can you find the 12 subtle changes that have occurred between the facing habitat paintings?

a rooster looking down between his legs at an egg; all shades of red Bright and Early Thursday Evening

dreamed by Audrey Wood, imagined by Don Wood

Follow me--you go first--into a spectacular world of whimsical paradoxes and playful contradictions. This "Tangled Tale" is fantasy with an edge and laden with oxymorons.

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear cover The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear

written by Audrey and Don Wood, illustrated by Don Wood

Little Mouse will do all he can to save his freshly picked, red, ripe strawberry from the Big, Hungry Bear,

Happy cartoon woman with curly red hair upside down under the title Silly Sally

written and illustrated by Audrey Wood

An exuberant cumulative rhyme about an unusual trip to town by Sally and her animal friends.

Rivers and Lakes cover Nature Hide & Seek: Rivers and Lakes

written by John Norris Wood and Kevin Dean

Test your powers of observation and see how many creatures you can find altogether in each large fold-out picture of a different river system.

Nature Hide and Seek Oceans cover Oceans Nature Hide & Seek

written by John Norris Wood, illustrated by Mark Harrison

Open the gatefolds of various oceans to discover some of nature's strangest creatures, camouflaged in coral reefs, lurking in weeds, and buried in sand..

Bats cover Bats

by Lily Wood

Science Reader for ages 5-6 with informative text and wonderful photographs

When Esther Morris Headed West cover When Esther Morris Headed West: Women, Wyoming, and the Right to Vote

written by Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge, illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers

A biography of the first female judge in the United States relating how, back in 1869, she fought for women's rights to vote and hold a public office.

New Alphabet of Animals cover The New Alphabet of Animals

written and illustrated Christopher Wormell

Animals representing the letters of the alphabet boldly portrayed in beautifully colored linoleum block prints.

Teeth, Tails, & Tentacles cover Teeth, Tails, & Tentacles An Animal Counting Book

written and illustrated by Christopher Wormell

Counting 1-20 with bold illustrations of animal characteristics such as 7 black spots on a ladybug or 12 antler points on a stag.

Through the Animals Eyes cover Through the Animals’ Eyes

written and illustrated by Christopher Wormell

A different perspective on the story of the First Christmas with wonderful woodcut illustrations.

The Blizzard cover The Blizzard

written by Betty Ren Wright, illustrated by Ronald Himler

Although a blizzard prevents his cousins from visiting for his birthday, a disappointed Billy ends up having a very special celebration when his teacher and classmates must stay overnight at his family's home to wait out the storm.

Something Beautiful cover Something Beautiful

written by Sharon Dennis Wyeth, illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet

A small African American girl in a scary neighborhood tells how she searches for something beautiful.

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