Picture Books

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  • Barker, Cicely Mary
  • Bernadette

    • Varenka

      a Russian story of a delayed answer to prayer and the miracle that results

      Level 2, 3, 4 Boys & girls

  • Bunting, Eve
    • A Hanukkah story—very moving

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  • Early, Margaret

    • Robin Hood

      Medieval looking illustrations—one plate per story

      Level 2, 3 Boys & girls

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  • Philbrick, Margaret

    • Back to the Manger

      Lovely Christmas story with great local (Chicago) references & illus.

      Level 1, 2, 3, 4 Boys & girls

  • Polacco, Patricia
     Great current children’s author who illustrates her own books; appeals to a broad range of children; celebrates family, miracle, and heritage. I do not like all of her books because they express attitudes or moral choices with which I disagree, but the ones listed below are excellent.

    • Pink and Say

      For older children—a Civil War story

      Level 2, 3 Boys & girls

    • The Butterfly

      Heavy subject matter—Jews plight during the Holocaust

      Level 3 Boys & girls

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