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TONY’S BREAD
An Italian Folktale
Tony dreams that one day he’ll become
the most famous baker in all of northern
Italy. His poor daughter Serafina wants
only to be allowed to marry. each of
their dreams seems far away until the day
Angelo, a rich young nobleman from
Milan, appears and devises a way to make
everyone’s dreams come true. “The
pictures and the story combine to make a
delectable Christmas treat.”
—The Horn Book
Rec: E, H, NC, PW, SLJ
8 x 10 32 pp. 1996
978-0-698-11371-8 $5.99
TROUBLE IN THE BARKERS’ CLASS
“Those adorable twins…Welsh terriers
Morgan and Moffat deftly handle a
common crisis of early childhood when a
mean new kid comes to class.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, K, SLJ
8 1/4 x 10 32 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240585-7 $5.99
THE VANISHING PUMPKIN
By Tony Johnston
978-0-698-11414-2 $5.99
See author listing on page 55.
See index for more titles by Tomie dePaola.
Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs
Julia
Donaldson
THE GRUFFALO
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
When Mouse takes a stroll through the
woods, he meets a fox, an owl, and a
snake who all want to eat him! So Mouse
invents a gruffalo, a monster with
“terrible tusks and terrible claws, terrible
teeth, and terrible jaws.” but will
Mouse’s frightful description be enough
to scare off his foes? “A clever, exuberant
story in rhyme with strong, color-saturated
pictures to match . . . This is a sure
bet.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, SLJ
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 32 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240387-7 $5.99
THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD
Illustrated by Margie Moore
one night the Gruffalo’s child goes into
the woods to find the big bad Mouse.
After much searching, the child stumbles
upon a little mouse. Suddenly a terrible
shadow falls on the ground. Could it be
the big bad Mouse? or maybe the little
mouse is bigger and badder than the
Gruffalo’s child thinks.
Rec: H, SLJ
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 32 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240754-7 $5.99
ROOM ON THE BROOM
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
“A witch and her cat pick up a dog,
a bird, and a frog, and fly off on her
broomstick. The frog jumps for joy, the
broomstick snaps in two, the animals
land in a bog, and a dragon captures the
witch. What to do? A surefire read-aloud
hit.” —School Library Journal
Rec: BL, C, K, PW, SLJ
9 3/4 x 11 32 pp. 2003
978-0-14-250112-2 $6.99
THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
When a tiny snail meets a humpback
whale, the two travel together to far-off
lands. It’s a dream come true for the
snail, who has never left home before.
but when the whale swims too close to
shore, will the snail be able to save her
new friend? “Along with providing a
resonant environmental message, the
story lightly demonstrates that friendships
come in all shapes and sizes.”
—Publishers WeeklyH
Rec: K, PWH, SLJH
9 3/4 x 11 32 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240580-2 $6.99
THE SPIFFIEST GIANT IN TOWN
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
George the giant, known for wearing
his old patched clothes, finally buys new
ones, but then gives them away to some
needy animals. “Good for collections
needing books about being kind to others.”
–School Library Journal
Rec: BL, K, PW, SLJ
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 32 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240275-7 $5.99
Ages 3-8 • Picture Books
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