The House in the Night

by Susan Marie Swanson

A spare, patterned text and glowing pictures explore the origins of light that make a house a home, in this bedtime book for young children.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

by Brian Selznick

2008 Caldecott Medal Winner

In this book told through the combined elements of a graphic novel, a picture book, and a film, twelve-year-old Hugo Cabret must solve a mystery involving...

Flotsam

by David Wiesner

In this wordless Caldecott Medal-winning masterpiece, a bright, science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect and examine flotsam: anything floating that has been washed ashore. Full color.

The Hello, Goodbye Window

by Norton Juster

In this Caldecott-winning title with art by Chris Raschka, an exuberant, imaginative little girl explains how she spends her time with her grandparents while her parents are at work.

Kitten's First Full Moon

by Kevin Henkes

From one of the most celebrated and beloved picture book creators working in the field today comes a memorable new character and a suspenseful adventure just right for the very youngest. It is Kitten's...

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

by Mordicai Gerstein

In 1974 a young French aerialist, Philippe Petit, walked a tightrope between the top of the two towers of the World Trade Center. This true account captures the magic of his daring feats, which were performed...

My Friend Rabbit

by Eric Rohmann

In this Caldecott Medal Winner, Eric Rohmann's illustrations create an amusing tale about a rabbit who gathers some animals to fix the trouble he has caused with his friend Mouse's airplane.

The Three Pigs

by David Weisner

This picture book begins placidly (and familiarly) enough, with three pigs collecting materials and going off to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. But the wolf's huffing and puffing blows...

So You Want to Be President?

by Judith St George

All kinds of people have served as the President of the United States. This book, filled with hilarious cartoons (including one of a president being hoisted out of a bathtub by a crane and another of presidents...

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

by Simms Taback

In this Caldecott Medal-winning book, Joseph finds many ways to reuse clothing that has become old and worn. Even when there is nothing left, Joseph still finds a way to create something.

Snowflake Bentley

by Jacqueline Briggs

From the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal.

Rapunzel

by Paul O. Zelinsky

A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.

Golem

by David Wisniewski

A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague. This book is a Caldecott Medal Winner.

Officer Buckle and Gloria

by Peggy Rathmann

The children at Napville School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches. How will Gloria liven up the speeches?