The Mockingbird Books for 2003
ABILENE I.S.D.'s  MOCKINGBIRD BOOKS, 2002-2003

A is for Salad by Mike Lester (tricky)
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson (a Kids Wings rhyming favorite)
Clara Caterpillar by Pamela Duncan Edwards (anti-bullying)
A Cool Drink of Water by Barbara Kerle
The Egg by M. P. Robertson (dragon)
A Huge Hog Is a Big Pig: A RHYMING GAME by Francis X. McCall (hink-pinks)
If the Shoe Fits by Alison Jackson
It's Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr
Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon by Gerald McDermott (clever)
Mice and Beans by Pam Muñoz Ryan (Mexican family celebration complicated by mice)
Old Shell, New Shell: A Coral Reef Tale by Helen Ward
One Dark Night, by H. J. Hutchins (a funny chiller)
Raccoon on His Own by Jim Arnosky
The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill (anti-bullying)
The Reluctant Flower Girl by Lynne Barasch
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon, by Patty Lovell (anti-bullying)
They Call Me Wooly: What Animal Names Tell Us by Keith DuQuette
The Water Hole by Graeme Base
What's the Time, Grandma Wolf? by Ken Brown (a funny chiller)
Widget by Lyn Rossiter McFarlanda

PLUS The Two-By-Two Books for 2003

Frog's Best Friend by Marion Dane Bauer. In this short first-reader chapter book, frog learns that even best friends can be shared.
Dream Carver by Diana Cohn. A young Mexican wood carver named Mateo watches his father carve wood and dreams of carving brightly colored, fanciful animals.
At the Edge of the Woods: A Counting Book by Cynthia Cotton. Animals playing at the edge of the woods count up to ten and back again.
Hunter's Best Friend at School by Laura Malone Elliott. Two little raccoons learn important lessons about friendship. (a Kids Wings favorite)
Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming. The alphabet is constructed by a hard working mouse.
The Magic Hat by Mem Fox. Preschoolers will giggle at what happens to the people of a town when a magical hat blows in!
Tanya and the Red Shoes by Patricia Lee Gauch. Tanya gets her new toe shoes and, through hard work, learns to dance.
A Story for Bear by Dennis Haseley. Through the year, a bear learns to enjoy the magic of reading.
Peekaboo Morning by Rachel Isadora. Share the world from a toddler’s joy in the game of “Peekaboo”.
I Stink! by Kate McMullan. Explore the wild and funny life of a garbage truck, a story told by the tough truck and filled with comical illustrations, lively words, and a sobering truth. (a Kids Wings favorite)
Eaglet's World by Evelyn Minshull. Beautiful illustrations and gentle descriptions show eaglet’s scary, but exciting journey from the cozy egg to first flight. (a Kids Wings science favorite)
Song of Night: It’s Time to Go to Bed by Katherine Riley Nakamura. Bedtime rhymes about little animals like bunnies, bears, and cats will fluff your pillows for you!
Max and Jax in Second Grade by Jerdine Nolen. Twins, Jax and Max love to fish, but Jax always catches more fish than Max. What's her secret?
A Rainbow All Around Me Sandra L. Pinkney. Photographs of children of all colors form a rainbow!
Oliver Finds His Way. Phyllis Root. What is a little bear going to do when he chases a leaf into the woods and becomes lost?
What’s Up, What’s Down? by Lola M. Schaefer. Science takes the reader up and down to understand the world from underground, to the moon and back down to the deepest part of the ocean.
Duck on a Bike by David Shannon. What do the animals on the farm think about Duck as he rides a bike one day?
The First Thing My Mama Told Me by Susan Marie Swanson. How does Lucy celebrate her special name?
Sixteen Cows by Lisa Wheeler. Will the Biddle cows and the Waddle cows ever get back where they belong after a wind blows down the fences between their ranches? (a Kids Wings rhyming favorite)
Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet Wong. Chinese food, in America, on the 4th of July? A young Chinese girl shares what it means to be an American!

Author Pam Muñoz Ryan
with fans,
Trenton and Trevor McGee
and Suzy Red