Childrens Storys Bibliography

Babbitt, Nataile. Tuck Everlasting. Washington D.C.: Beacham Publishing, 1975.

Characters: Tuck Family, Winnie Foster, Man in the Yellow Suit. Setting: Tucks house in the woods and in the surrounding woods. Point of View: From Winnie’s point of view. Plot: One day Winnie decides to run away and goes into the woods that her family owns and meets the youngest of the Tuck family (Jesse). She is then taken to their house because of seeing the magical spring, after some adventures Winnie must decide to drink from the spring or not. Theme: Lfe cycle and that it’s natural beauty should not be disturbed by human greed.

Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type. New York: Simon & Shuster Children’s Publishing Division, 2000.

This Caldecott Honor winner is a great book for children ages two until pre-k. I selected this book because I noticed it was a Caldecott winner and the title seemed very interesting and different. The art work is very simple, yet fits perfectly without unneeded details. It’s a short, easy to read book that reinforces a few animal sounds in a fun silly way.

Ehlert, Lois. Pie In The Sky. New York: Harcourt Trade Publishers, 2004.

This book closely resembles Eric Carles work artistic wise. It’s pictures are big, simple and show good detail. This is a good informative story for ages four until kindergarten, about the seasons change bring changes also to trees and nature. It’s a great book for spring as the narrator waits for cherry pie to grow on a tree. In the end, the pie materializes with some help from dad and a recipe

Kasza, Keiko. My Lucky Day. New York: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 2003.

This cute close to the classic "Three little pigs" is for children ages three until first grade. The large, wonderful watercolor pictures brings it to life. Children will enjoy listening as they wonder who will triumph good or evil, and in the end their worries are set aside when the little piglet outsmarts the fox.

Lewis, C.S.. The Lion Witch and the Wardrobe. England: Geoffrey Bless, 1950.

Characters: Aslan, The White Witch, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie, Tummus, Professor, Mr. and Mrs. Beaver. Point of View: Third person, omniscient. Setting: WW2, English countryside and land of Narnia. Plot: The four siblings are sent to the country side to live and the youngest finds an enormous wardrobe while exploring the house. Upon entering the wardrobe, she comes across a magical land and meets Tummus who is a servant of the evil Whit Witch. After letting her go, she tells her siblings who don’t believe her. She goes back and the next oldest Edmund follows her and sides with the evil witch. When all four siblings go into the wardrobe they come across many adventures and good eventually overcomes evil.

Perrault. “Bluebeard.” The Classic Fairy Tales. Iona & Peter Opie, Eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 1974.

Characters: Bluebeard, wife, her sister Anne and there brothers. Setting: in a house with many rooms. Point of View: third person, omniscient. Plot: after eventually giving into marrying the man with the “blue”beard, the wife is held to a serious promise when he goes away for a couple days. Will she keep it or give into her curiosity? A key is untimely the truth teller in this story and is what presages the wife’s life outcome. Theme: Not keeping your word may result in something bad.

Perrault. “Sleeping Beauty.” The Classic Fairy Tales. Iona & Peter Opie, Eds. New York: Oxford Universty Press, 1974.

Characters: Princess Aurora, King and Queen, good Fairies, wutch, Prince. Setting: castle and house in the woods. Point of View: third person, omniscient. Plot: The witch appears angry at not having been invited