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Ages 3-8 • Picture Books
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Don Freeman
BEADY BEAR
“The kind of bedtime story smallest listeners
will love. The scratchboard drawings
in strong black-and-white depict
two very engaging companions.”
—The Horn Book
Rec: BL, E, H, SLJH, TE, W
9 x 7 1/2 48 pp. 1977
978-0-14-050197-1 $5.99
BEARYMORE
“You’ll like bearymore the circus bear.
Freeman tells [his story] with disarming
innocence, and the yellow-shaded pencil
drawings have a quiet glow. bearymore is
a sight to applaud.”
Rec: K, R
—Kirkus
8 7/8 x 7 1/8 40 pp. 1979
978-0-14-050279-4 $5.99
CORDUROY
“A winning, completely childlike picture
book in which a stuffed bear waiting
hopefully in a toy department finds a
home with a little black girl. endearing,
brightly colored pictures.”
Rec: BL, C, CE, CS, E, H, HG, IN, LC, SLJ, TE, W
—Booklist
8 7/8 x 7 1/8 32 pp. 1976
978-0-14-050173-5 $5.99
Puffin Storytime Book & CD
9 3/8 x 9 1/8 32 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240839-1 $9.99
CORDUROY
Spanish edition
978-0-14-054252-3 1990 $6.99
DANDELION
“Invited to a come-as-you-are tea party,
a foolish lion turns himself into such a
dapper dandy that his hostess does not
recognize him and shuts the door in his
face.... Wonderfully amusing.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, E, H, LC, SLJ, TE, W
8 7/8 x 7 1/8 48 pp. 1977
978-0-14-050218-3 $5.99
EARL THE SQUIRREL ❖
“From unnamed origins springs a wonderful,
never-before-published book by
Freeman.... Preschoolers will love earl’s
stumbling-but-steady journey towards
independence....” —KirkusH
Rec: BL, H, KH, PWH, SLJ
8 x 10 48 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240893-3 $6.99
FLY HIGH, FLY LOW
50th Anniversary edition
Fly High, Fly Low, a Caldecott Honor
book, tells the story of two San Francisco
birds who hatch some eggs in a very unconventional
place-the letter “b” in the
sign on top of the bay Hotel. but what
happens when the sign is taken down?
7 7/8 x 10 15/16 64 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240817-9 $7.99
GREGORY’S SHADOW
“[T]his story tells of a shy, unassuming
little groundhog whose bravery is bolstered
by his shadow. When the two are
separated, both suffer. Ultimately, after a
long search, they are reunited, and devise
a plan so that they can be together, yet
not disappoint the farmers who will interpret
the appearance of the shadow to
mean six more weeks of winter… many
children will…gain courage from the
tale.” —School Library Journal
Rec: BL, K, PW, SLJ
7 1/2 x 9 1/2 32 pp. 2002
978-0-14-230196-8 $6.99
MANUELO, THE PLAYING MANTIS
“Manuelo, a praying mantis, loves to
listen to the outdoor concerts near the
meadow where he lives. Though he
doesn’t have a way of making music with
his body, like crickets or katydids, he
tries to make a flute from a cattail and a
horn from a trumpet flower. A cheerful
spider offers to help. She spins strings for
him, and Manuelo makes a cello with a
bluebird feather for a bow.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, K, PW, SLJ
8 3/8 x 8 1/2 32 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240560-4 $5.99
MOP TOP
“An amusing book about a boy who
never wanted to have his hair cut....The
pictures are as funny as the story.”
—Saturday Review
Rec: BL, CS, E, SLJH, W
7 1/8 x 8 7/8 48 pp. 1978
978-0-14-050326-5 $5.99
Corduroy
NORMAN THE DOORMAN
“Whimsical text and colorful illustrations
tell the story of an ingenious mouse
who won an art contest with his creation
made from mousetraps.”
—Saturday Review
Rec: AN, BKL, BL, C, CE, CS, E, H, SLJH, W
9 5/8 x 8 64 pp. 1981
978-0-14-050288-6 $5.99
A POCKET FOR CORDUROY
This charming follow-up to Corduroy
shares all of its warmth and gentle
humor. Lovable Corduroy, with his quiet
determination to find a pocket for his
overalls, will appeal especially to young
children, who know how important
small things like a pocket can be. “Sure
to capture the hearts of Corduroy’s old
friends as well as new ones.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
Rec: BL, CE, CS, HG, IN, LC, PW, R, SLJ, W
8 7/8 x 7 1/8 32 pp. 1980
978-0-14-050352-4 $5.99
UN BOLSILLO PARA CORDUROY
(A Pocket for Corduroy)
Spanish edition
978-0-14-055283-6 1995 $6.99
For a complete listing of Spanish Language books, see page 267.
A RAINBOW OF MY OWN
“Here fantasy and reality are beautifully
blended and balanced in...an appealing,
warm story of a little boy who longs to
have a rainbow of his own.”
—The Los Angeles Times
Rec: BL, C, CE, E, H, LAT, R, SLJH, W
8 7/8 x 7 1/8 32 pp. 1978
978-0-14-050328-9 $5.99