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Ahlberg, J.  Each Peach Pear Plum   Rhymed text and illustrations invite the reader to play "I Spy" with a variety of Mother Goose and other folklore characters.
Asch, F. Moon Game   During a game of hide-and-seek, Moon hides behind a cloud, leaving her friend Bear very concerned about her disappearance.
Aylesworth, Jim Gingerbread Boy  Retelling of the well-known tale with a recipe included. Illustrated by Barbara McClintock.
Bate, L. Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth  When Little Rabbit's loose tooth comes out, she has to decide what she is going to do with it.
Brett, J. The Mitten When Nicki drops his newly knitted mitten in the snow, the animals put it to good use!  (enjoy other books by this author)
Byars, Betsy My Brother, Ant  In one story, Ant (short for Anthony) is afraid of the dark and his older brother helps him out. ("I Can Read" book)  Read  sequels. 
Cannon, J. Stellaluna  A baby bat falls into a bird's nest and learns the ways of the bird family but eventually finds her mother and discovers a wonderful mystery of life.
Carle, E. Very Busy Spider   Spider won't let the animals distract her as she spins a fine web. (read all books by this author)
Crews, D. Ten Black Dots  The dragon in Matthew's book comes to life and takes him for an amazing nocturnal ride.
Ernst, L. Stella Louells's Runaway Book  Book lover Stella spends a frantic Saturday tracking down her missing library book.
Feiffer, J. I Lost My Bear  A little girl is distraught when she can't find her stuffed bear.
Gantos, J. Back to School for Rotten Ralph Rotten   Ralph is a cat who needs to learn to share.
Havill, J. Jamaica Tag-Along  When her older brother refuses to let her tag along with him, Jamaica goes off by herself and allows a young child to play with her.
Lasky, K. Show and Tell Bunnies  In his basement, Clyde, the rabbit finds a mystery object to bring to school for show-and-tell.
Opie, I. My Very First Mother Goose  A collection of more than sixty  nursery rhymes including "Hey Diddle, Diddle," "Pat-a-Cake,"  and"Little Jack Horner." 
Rathman, P. Officer Buckle and Gloria  All the school kids find Officer Buckle's safety lessons boring until he brings in wonderdog, Gloria.
Shannon, D. No, David!  David zooms around the house getting into trouble and driving his mom crazy.  Also read David Goes To School.
Steig, W. Pete's a Pizza  Grumpy because it's raining, Pete cheers up when his parents turn him into a pretend pizza.
Taback, Simms There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly   A hole on each page shows all the things in the hungry old woman's stomach that she swallowed whole.
Wells, R. McDuff Moves In  A little dog finds the perfect new family.  (enjoy other books by this author)