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And for a friend who was reading my library list a few weeks ago, I thought I'd create a list of our favorite children's books. We own many of our favorites (thanks to great thrifting & generous grandparents), and so they are not included on our library list.

So, here's for you, Friend...a list of favorite children's books. Check out my sidebar!

Children's Book List 2007

These are the children's books we checked out from the library in 2007 in alphabetical order. I realized the other day that the list is not complete because I couldn't find the title of a book I know we checked out in March! Wish I could find that title... In any case, you can certainly see the themes we followed last year!

* A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech
* A Flag for Our Country by Eve Spencer
* A Picture Book of Amelia Earhart by David A. Adler
* Across the Alley by Rishard Michelson
* Amazing You by Gail Saltz
* And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon by Janet Stevens
* Celebrate the 50 States by Loreen Leedy
* Chickens Aren't the Only Ones by Ruth Heller
* Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende & Harry Devlin
* Dolls Kids Can Make by Sheila McGraw
* Easter by Jan Pienkowski
* Fly, Bessie, Fly by Lynn Joseph
* Groundhog Stays Up Late by Margery Cuyler
* Happy 4th of July, Jenny Sweeney! by Leslie Kimmelman
* Happy Birthday, America! by Marsha Wilson Chall
* How Do Birds Find Their Way by Roma Gans
* How Nanita Learned to Make Flan by Campbell Geeslin
* How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman
* I am a Dolphin by Darlene R. Stille
* I Am Too Absolutely Small For School by Lauren Child
* I Lost My Tooth in Africa by Penda Diakite
* I Will Never, Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
* In Rosa's Mexico by Campell Geeslin
* Inch By Inch by David Mallet
* Madeline Says Merci by John Bemelmans Marciano
* Magic Tree House Research Guide: Pilgrims by Mary Pope Osborne & Natalie Pope Boyce
* Miriam's Cup by Fran Manushkin
* Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
* Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready For Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
* Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip With Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
* Moses by Ann Keay Beneduce
* Musicians of the Sun by Gerald McDermott
* Night Driving by John Coy
* One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
* Pablo's Tree by Pat Mora
* Rain Makes Applesauce by Julian Scheer
* Sleep, Black Bear, Sleep by Jane Yolen
* Snow by Manya Stojic
* Storm in the Night by Mary Stolz
* Story of a Dolphin by Katherine Orr
* Swimming With Dolphins by Lambert Davis
* That Pesky Rat by Lauren Child
* The First Christmas Stocking by Elizabeth Winthrop
* The Glorious Flight by Alice & Martin Provensen
* The Journey: Stories of Migration by Cynthia Rylant
* The Night the Moon Fell by Pat Mora
* The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy
* The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills
* The Seasons and Someone by Virginia Kroll
* The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller
* The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote by Tony Johnston
* The Tooth Fairy by Peter Collington
* This is the Rain by Lola M. Schaefer
* This Way Home by Lisa Westberg Peters
* Tiny Tortilla by Arlene Williams
* Tooth Fairy's First Night by Anne Bowen
* Tulip Sees America by Cynthia Rylant
* When the Root Children Wake Up by Audrey Wood
* When Winter Comes by Nancy Van Laan

The 2007 Book List

This is the list of books I read in 2007, as they were listed in my sidebar, which means that each book was added to the top of the list as I finished it:

* Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by Rowling
* Jesus Has Left the Building by Paul Vieira
* Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott
* Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
* Ready, Set, Count by Marlene Barron
* Ready, Set, Read & Write by Marlene Barron
* Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto
* Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
* Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
* A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
* Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
* Chronicles of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
* Passsionate Marriage by David Schnarch
* Crooked Little Heart by Anne Lamott
* The Gluten-Free Bible by Jax Peters Lowell
* I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
* The Blue Jay's Dance: A Birth Year by Louise Erdrich
* Grace (Eventually) Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
* When God's People Pray by Jim Cymbala
* The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
* The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
* Playful Parenting by Lawrence J. Cohen
* How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
* The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
* Joe Jones by Anne Lamott
* Good Harbor by Anita Diamant
* Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
* Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
* Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery
* Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
* Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
* Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Library List Continues

Some new ones:

In Rosa's Mexico by Campbell Geeslin, Illustrated by Andrea Arroyo
We haven't read all of this one yet, but it's a very fanciful book about Rosa, violetas, her mother's soup, and their cooking pot.

Rain Makes Applesauce by Julian Scheer, Illustrated by Marvin Bileck
This is an enormously strange book of silly talk with equally strange illustrations. It's worth it just for reading something totally out of the ordinary. It's a Caldecott Honor Book, too!

Inch by Inch: The Garden Song by David Mallet, Illustrated by Ora Eitan
This is a picture book of the Inch by Inch song we have on our Peter, Paul & Mary album. Mane loves to read the book and then hear the song. There's something amazing about something being in two places and two different mediums.

The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote by Tony Johnston, Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
This is the favorite of the four books we last checked out. It's very reminiscent of Brer Rabbit stories, but this one comes from Oaxaca, Mexico, and includes some new Spanish words for us to learn.

East Lake Library

We visited East Lake library yesterday & came home with:

Corduroy Goes to the Library based on Don Freeman's Corduroy books

Fiesta! Cinco De Mayo by June Behrens

Musicians of the Sun by Gerald McDermott (an Aztec/Mexican story)

The Night the Moon Fell by Pat Mora (a Mayan story from Belize)

And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel

Sumner Library

First, Mane read her first book last night!! It was a Henry & Mudge pre-level 1 book. She's been able to sound out words for a long time, but she hasn't been interested in actually reading and didn't seem to make the connection that sounding out words meant she could actually read something meaningful. Well, last night she took a big leap after we visited the library. She was showing lots of interest in the early reader books. So, we brought some home. And she decided to just do it. ....of course, as is typical with her whenever she makes a huge learning leap, she was crabbier than ever today, and I expect a rough weekend. She was like that with learning to crawl, walk, talk, etc... Every major developmental leap warrants an emotional week.

Ok, second, here's the new book list after our library visit yesterday afternoon:

Madeline Says Merci by John Bemelmans Marciano

Friends by Elaine Scott

The Berenstain Bear's Seashore Treasure by Stan & Jan Berenstain

Puppy Mudge Has a Snack by Cynthia Rylant

Puppy Mudge Takes a Bath by Cynthia Rylant

How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman

Hip to Crochet by Judith Swartz

Kids Crochet by Kelli Ronci

Books We Currently Have from the Library

A Child of God: Stories of Jesus and Stewardship Activities for Children by Michael J. Caduto

Moses: The Long Road to Freedom by Ann Keay Beneduce

Miriam's Cup: A Passover Story by Fran Manushkin

Easter by Jan Pienkowski

Ready, Set, Count by Marlene Barron

Dolls Kids Can Make by Sheila McGraw

Across the Alley by Richard Michelson

How Nanita learned to make flan by Campbell Geeslin

Chickens Aren't The Only Ones by Ruth Heller

Kids Learn to Knit by Lucinda Guy & Francois Hall

Knitting Pretty by Kris Percival

Knit Fix by Lisa Kartus

We love books. I've been meaning to keep a list of books we check out from the library so I can remember the ones I'm looking for later. So, that's the list of what's in the library bag right now. Two other favorites from this year are:

Pablo's Tree by Pat Mora

Tiny Tortilla by Arlene Williams