Frog went a-courtin'
by John Langstaff

Illustrates the well-known American folk song about the courtship and marriage of the frog and the mouse

Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper
by Charles Perrault

With the hep of her Fairy Godmother, Cinderella is able to attend the ball and win the heart of the handsome Prince

Madeline's rescue : Story and Pictures
by Ludwig Bemelmans

A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a beloved school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise

The biggest bear
by Lynd Ward

Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble

Finders keepers
by Will

Two dogs each claim a bone they have found and ask passersby for help in deciding ownership

The egg tree;
by Katherine Milhous

Katy's Easter morning discovery renews the tradition of the Easter egg tree

Song of the swallows
by Leo Politi

Sad when the swallows leave for the winter, young Juan prepares to welcome them back to the old California Mission at Capistrano on St. Joseph's Day the next spring

The big snow
by Berta Hader

Despite their elaborate preparations for the winter, the animals and birds are delighted by a surprise banquet after a big snow

White snow, bright snow
by Alvin Tresselt

When it begins to look, feel, and smell like snow, everyone prepares for a winter blizzard

The little island
by Golden MacDonald

Relates the ways in which the changing seasons affect a tiny island and its plant and animal life

The Rooster crows : a book of American rhymes and jingles
by Maud Fuller Petersham

A collection of American nursery rhymes, counting games, finger games, jingles, and rope-skipping rhymes

Prayer for a child
by Rachel Lyman Field

A prayer orginally written by the author for her daughter

Many moons
by James Thurber

After falling ill from eating too many raspberry tarts, Princess Lenore is convinced that possessing the moon is the only cure to her ailment, but only the lowly court jester can help her solve her problem. Reprint.

The little house
by Virginia Lee Burton

A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her

Make way for ducklings,
by Robert McCloskey

After raising her ducklings on a secluded island, Mrs. Mallard leads them to the Boston Public Garden to eat peanuts

They were strong and good
by Robert Lawson

Relates the story of the author's grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States

Abraham Lincoln
by Ingri D'Aulaire

An illustrated biography of the great American president chronicles "Honest Abe's" rise from impoverished son of a Kentucky farmer to president of a nation at war with itself. Reprint.

Mei Li
by Thomas Handforth

After spending an eventful day at the fair held on New Year's Eve, Mei Li arrives home just in time to greet the Kitchen God

Animals of the Bible : a picture book
by Dorothy Pulis Lathrop

The winner of the first Caldecott Medal, reissued in a special deluxe edition in honor of the Caldecott's sixtieth anniversary, details various stories of the Bible, including the Creation, Noah's Ark, and the first Christmas. Reissue.