Author Study
Every month, we focus on an author of children's books. We read several of their books and often visit their websites. Here are some of our favorite authors:
August-Kevin Henkes
Lily's Purple Plastic Purse
Chrysanthemum Kitten's First Full Moon Julius Sheila Rae, The Brave Chester's Way Owen Wemberly Worried |
September-Leo Lionni
A Color of His Own
A Flea Story Fish is Fish Frederick Inch by Inch little blue and little yellow Swimmy the alphabet tree |
October-Laura Numeroff
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
If You Give A Pig A Pancake If You Give A Moose A Muffin If You Take A Mouse To The Movies If You Take A Mouse to School What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best What Grandmas Do Best Beatrice Doesn't Want To December-Denise Fleming
In The Tall, Tall Grass
Lunch In The Small, Small Pond Barnyard Banter Time To Sleep The Everything Book Mama Cat Has Three Kittens The First of Winter Holiday Literature |
November-Tomie DePaola
Legend of the Bluebonnet
Legend of the Poinsettia Strega Nova Tale of Rabbit and Coyote Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato Holiday Literature January-Jan Brett
The Mitten
The Hat The Umbrella Daisy Comes Home Honey...Honey...Lion Gingerbread Baby Hedgie's Surprise Town Mouse, Country Mouse |
February-Audrey Wood
The Napping House
Quick As A Cricket The Big Hungry Bear Little Penguin's Tale Silly Sally King Bidgood's In The Bathtub Holiday Literature |
March- Dr. Seuss
Cat In The Hat
Foot Book ABC Book Green Eggs and Ham Hop on Pop The Places You'll Go One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish There's A Wocket In My Pocket Fox In Socks |
April- Eric Carle
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You See? The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Mixed-Up Chamleon The Grouchy Ladybut The Very Busy Spider The Very Lonely Firefly Mister Seahorse Pancakes, Pancakes! Tiny Seed Little Cloud Dream Snow |
May-Mem Fox/Robert Munsch
Shoes For Grandpa
Hattie And The Fox Possum's Magic Koala Lu Alligator Baby Purple, Green, And Yellow Stephanie's Ponytail The Fire Station We Share Everything |