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4) Swimmy
Author
Pub. Date
[1963]
Language
English
Description
A little black fish in a school of red fish figures out a way of protecting them all from their natural enemies.
6) Jumanji
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.
10) Flotsam
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
When a young boy discovers a camera on the beach and develops the film, he finds with his microscope many layers of pictures within the photographs.
A young boy discovers a camera on the beach and takes a photo and puts it back in the ocean for the next person.
13) The egg tree
Author
Pub. Date
[1978]
Language
English
Description
Katy's Easter morning discovery renews the tradition of the Easter egg tree.
Author
Pub. Date
[1986?]
Language
English
Description
In this story without words, an old woman is pursued by a strange man with a passion for strawberries.
The strawberry snatcher tries to wrest the strawberries from the grey lady but as he follows her through shops and woods he discovers some delicious blackberries instead.
15) Berry song
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
As a young Tlingit girl collects wild berries over the seasons, she sings with her Grandmother as she learns to speak to the land and listen when the land speaks back.
19) ¡Gracias, omu!
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
¡Todos en el vecindario sueñan con probar el delicioso guiso de Omu! Uno por uno, siguen sus narices hacia el delicioso aroma. Y uno por uno, Omu ofrece una porción de su comida. Pronto la olla está vacía. ¿Ha sido tan generosa que ya no le queda nada?
In this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street and Extra Yarn, a generous woman is rewarded by her community. Everyone in the neighborhood dreams...
20) Leave me alone!
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Grandmother wants so badly to be left alone to finish the knitting for her grandchildren that she leaves her tiny home and her big family to journey to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet to finish her knitting.
A 2017 Caldecott Honor Book that The New York Times calls "both classic and ultracontemporary," Leave Me Alone! is an epic tale about one grandmother, a giant sack of yarn, and her ultimate quest to finish her knitting. One day, a...
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