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Mary McLeod Bethune Library - Requested Books List
The library needs Hardcover books.
The books should be standard size - Trade or Library binding.
Original covers only.
The books should not be Perma-Bound or rebound books. (Paperback books with hard covers.)
No Board books. Librarian is requesting 2 copies of each title unless another number is specified.
John Newbery or Randolph Caldecott Award books.
Randolph Caldecott Award Books 1938 –2012
John Newbery Award Books 1922 - 2012
Requested Award Books
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural by P. McKissack
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Katherine Paterson
My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Snow by Uri Shulevitz
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
The Hobbit by Tolkien
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Crispin by Avi
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
A Ball For Daisy by Chris Raschka
Blackout by John Rocco – 1 copy
Grandpa Green by Lane Smith
Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill
Interrupting Chickens by David Ezra Stein
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
All the World by Liz Garton
The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee
Hondo & Fabian by Peter McCarty
The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
Yo! Yes? Chris Raschka
Mirette on the high Wire by Emily Arnold McCully
“More More More, “ Said the Baby : Three Love Stories by Vera B. Williams
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann – 1 copy
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai – 1 copy
Breaking Satan’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool – 1 copy
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stand – 1 copy
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson
After Tupac & D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson
Holes by Louis Sachar – 1 copy
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz
The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Pictures of Hollis Woods
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
The Grey king by Susan Cooper
M.C. Higgins the Great by Virginia Hamilton
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Books by Bruce Coville
Romeo and Juliet – 4 copies
William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Hamlet
William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale
William Shakespeare’s The Tempest
MacBeth – 4 copies
The Tempest
Books by Dr. Seuss
All titles except Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
Other Books
Dk’s Children’s Cookbook by Katherine Ibbs
Good Housekeeping Illustrated Children’s Cookbook by M. Zanzarella
Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cook Book by Jan E. Miller
The Story of Christmas by Barbara Cooney
The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore & Ted Rand
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown (2006)
Tailypo by Jan Wahl
The Library by Sarah Stewart
Because a Little Bug Went Ka-CHOO! by Rosetta Stone
The Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook by Georgeanne Brenan
How To Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
Harry The Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A. Kimmel
Emeline at the Circus by Marjorie Priceman
Robert The Rose Horse by Joan Heilbroner
Master of Mahogany - Tom Day Free Black Cabinetmaker by Mary E. Lyons
Mouse Cookies & More: A Treasury by Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond
Jump Back Honey –The Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Night John by Gary Paulsen
White Fang by Jack London
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
The Little Dancer by Laurence Anholt 1 copy
Frosty the Snowman by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins (ISBN 0-448-43199-8)
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer by Robert L. Mays (ISBN 0-448-42534-3)
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Dazzle the Dinosaur by Marcus Pfister
A Fine Fine School by Sharon Creech
First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Dream Maker by Langston Hughes
Balto by Natalie Standiford
Avengers - The Ultimate Guide by Tom DeFalco
Iron Man - The Ultimate Guide by Matthew Manning
Batman - The Ultimate Guide by Scott Beatty
Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper
Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner
Pippi Longstocking’s After Christmas Party by Astrid Lindgren
A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed by Eileen Christelow
Don’t Ever Cross That Road! An Armadillo Story by Conrad J. Jensen
Story of the Orchestra by Robert Levine
Musical Instruments from A to Z by Bobbie Kalman
Meet the Orchestra by Ann Hayes
My Best Book of Mummies by Miranda Smith
Crime & Detection by Brian Lane
Forensic Science by Chris Cooper
World Almanac for Kids 2013 by Sarah Janssen (or 2012)
Books by Peggy Parish
Amelia Bedelia
Amelia Bedelia and the Baby
Amelia Bedelia Helps Out
Teach Us Amelia Bedelia
Books By Raymond Bial
Underground Railroad
The Strength of These Arms
Tenement-Immigrant Life on the Lower East Side
Books by Jack Gantos
Joey Pigza Loses Control
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
What Would Joey Pigza Do?
I Am Not Joey Pigza
Biographies
Barack Obama - United States President by Roberta Edwards
DK Biography - Barack Obama by Stephen Krensky
Barack Obama – Son of Promise, Child of Hope by Nikki Grimes – 1 copy
YoYo Ma by Annie Buckley - 1 copy
YoYo Ma Internationally Acclaimed Cellist by Myra Weatherly – 1 copy
The Story of Money by Betsy Maestro
Neale S. Godfrey’s Kids Money Book
Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money (by George Cuhaj)
30th or 31st edition
A Guide Book to U.S. Coins by R.S. Yomen 64th edition
How Money is Made by Patricia Armentrout
Books by Peter and Connie Roop
(Available from Lerner Publishing)
Let’s Celebrate Valentine’s Day
Lets Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Books by Jerry Spinelli
Loser
Crash
Wringer
Books by C.S. Lewis
(The Chronicles of Narnia)
The Magician’s Newphew
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
The Horse and His Boy
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Last Battle
The Silver Chair
Books by Lloyd Alexander
The Foundling and Other Tales
(Chronicles of Prydain)
The Book of Three
The Black Cauldron
The High King
Taran the Wanderer
Castle of Llyr
Books by Peter Spier
Noah’s Ark – 1 copy
People
Books by Rosemary Wells
Yoko’s Paper Cranes
Yoko Writes Her Name
Max’s Chocolate Chicken – 3 copies
Morris’s Disappearing Bag – 3 copies
Max’s Christmas – 3 copies
Books by Tomie DePaola
Pancakes for Breakfast
The Popcorn Book – 1 copy
The Clown of God
Big Anthony - His Story
Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland
Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs
Now One Foot, Now the Other
The Art Lesson
The Legend of the Pointsettia – 1 copy
Fin M’ Coul
Merry Christmas, Strega Nona
Strega Nona Takes a Vacation
Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato
Books by A. A. Milne – 1 copy each title
The World of Christopher Robin
Winnie the Pooh
The House at Pooh Corner
Now We Are Six
When We Were Very Young
Books by Kevin Henkes
Chrysanthemun
Owen
Wemberly Worried – 1 copy
A Weekend With Wendall
Kitten First Full Moon
Shelia Rae the Brave
Classic Starts Series – 3 copies each title
Frankenstein - by Mary Shelley (Abridged by Deanna McFadden)
Dracula - by Bram Stoker
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Picture of Dorian Grey
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Books by Erza Jack Keats
The Snowy Day
Goggles
Peter’s Chair
Maggie and the Pirate
Whistle for Willie
Books by Mo Willems
Knuffle Bunny
Knuffle Bunny Two
Knuffle Bunny Free
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late
Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct
Books by Ian Falconer
Olivia
Olivia Saves the Day
Olivia Helps With Christmas
Books by David Shannon
No, David!
David Gets In Trouble
David Goes to School
It’s Christmas David!
A Bad Case of the Stripes
Books by Roald Dahl
The BFG
The Magic Finger
James and the Giant Peach
The Witches
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Matilda
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Enormous Crocodile
George’s Marvelous Medicine
Books by Walter Dean Myers
Beast
Monster
Bad Boy – 1 copy
Slam
Hoops
Somewhere in the Darkness
Book by Sharon Flake - 6 copies
Who Am I Without Him?
Books by Sharon Flake
Bang
The Skin I’m In
Money Hungry
Begging for Change
Book by Judy Blume – 4 copies
Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret.
Books by Eve Bunting
The Wall – 1 copy
Flower Garden
How Many Days to America
In the Haunted House
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Night of the Gargoyles
Books by Jack Prelutsky
The New kid on the Block
A Pizza the size of the Sun
My Parents Think I’m Sleeping
Something Big Has Been Here
The Dragons are Singing Tonight
It’s Thanksgiving
It’s Valentine’s Day
It’s Christmas
The Wizard
Gargoyle on the Roof
It’s Snowing, It’s Snowing
Books by Shel Silverstein
Where the Sidewalk Ends
The Light in the Attic
Falling Up
The Giving Tree
A Giraffe and a Half
Books by Jeff Kinney - 3 copies each
(Wimpy Kid series)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Roderick Rules
The Last Straw
Dog Days
The Ugly Truth
The Third Wheel
Cabin Fever
Books by William Stieg
Brave Irene
The Amazing Bone
Doctor DeSoto
Doctor DeSoto Goes to Africa
Abel’s Island
Shrek! - 3 copies
Pete’s a Pizza - 3 copies
Caleb and Kate – 1 copy
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Books by Gail Gibbons
Easter
Christmas
Halloween
St. Patrick’s Day
Valentine’s Day
Groundhog’s Day
Monarch Butterfly
Cowboys and Cowgirls, Yippe Yay!
Books by Dav Pilkey
(Captain Underpants Series)
The Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People
The Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants
The Big Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy
Part 1 - The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets
The Big Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy
Part 2 The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers
The Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman
Attack of the Talking Toilets
Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from outer Space
Books by Aliki
William Shakespeare and the Globe
My visit to the Zoo
My Visit to the Aquarium
The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus
A Medieval Feast
Mummies Made in Egypt
Ah, Music!
Manners
Feelings
My Visit with the Dinosaurs – 1 copy
Wild and Woolly Mammoths – 1 copy
Books on the Holocaust
The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
Passage to Freedom - The Sugihara Story by Ken Mochizuki
Auschwitz - The Story of a Nazi Death Camp by Clive A. Lawton
The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco
The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
Hitler Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler by James Cross Giblin
We Remember the Holocaust by David Alder
Books by Eric Carle
Papa Please Get the Moon For Me
The Very Busy Spider
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Lonely Firefly
The Very Quiet Cricket
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle
“Slowly, Slowly, Slowly” said the Sloth
The Mixed Up Chameleon
From Head to Toe
The Grouchy Ladybug
10 Little Rubber Ducks
A House For Hermit Crab
Have You Seen My Cat?
The Tiny Seed
Mister Seahorse
Books by Margaret Wise Brown
The Little Scarecrow Boy
Goodnight Moon
The Important Book
Another Important Book
Books by Neil Gaimen
Wolves in the Wall
Coraline
Books on September 11, 2001
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
The Little Chapel by A.B. Curtiss
America Is Under Attack: September 11, 2001 The Day the Towers Fell by Don Brown
Fireboat by Maira Kalman
New York Times: A Nation Challenged by the Staff of the New York Times
Books on September 11, 2001 - 6 copies each
September 11 - We Will Never Forget by Peter Benoit
September 11, 2001 Then and Now by Peter Benoit
Books by Laurent deBrunoff
Babar’s Yoga for Elephants by Laurent deBrunoff
Babar’s Museum of Art
Babar and the Succotash Bird
Babar and the Wully Wully
Babar and the Christmas House
Books by Jean deBrunoff
Babar and Zephir
The Story Of Babar
Books by Maurice Sendak
Pierre
Chicken Soup With Rice
One Was Johnny
Alligators All Around
Where the Wild Things Are
In the Night Kitchen
The Polar Express
Outside Over There – 1 copy
Languages
(Let’s Learn series by Passport Books)
Let’s Learn Spanish
Let’s Learn French
Let’s Learn Russian
Let’s Learn Italian
Let’s Learn Hebrew – 1 copy
Let’s Learn Japanese
Let’s Learn Portuguese – 1 copy
Sports Books
(Sports In Action series – Crabtree Publishing/ Library Binding)
Taekwondo In Action by Kelley MacAulay
Karate In Action by Kelley MacAulay
Wresting In Action by John Crossingham
Swimming in Action by John Crossingham
Cheerleading in Action by John Crossingham
Track Events by John Crossingham
Rock Climbing by Hollie J. Endres
Fishing in Action by Hadley Dyer
Badminton in Action by Niki Walker
Bowling in Action by Niki Walker
Skateboarding in Action by Bobbie Kalman
