Recommended Book List for Folkmanis Puppets

The puppets below listed in purple font can be found in the Curriculum Center Kit Room (144). Books with listed call numbers are also located in the Curriculum Center.

Alligator

Feliciana Feydra LeRoux : a Cajun tall tale. Tynia Thomassie. Call Number: E THO

THERE'S AN ALLIGATOR UNDER MY BED. Mercer Mayer.

Zack's alligator. Shirley Mozelle.  Call Number: E MOZ

Zack's alligator goes to school. Shirley Mozelle.  Call Number: E MOZ

  

  Armadillo

ARMADILLO RAY. John Beifuss.

ARMADILLO RODEO. Jan Brett. Call Number: E BRE

Armadillo tattletale. Helen Ketteman. Call Number: J KET

THE BEGINNING OF ARMADILLOS. John Beifuss.

 

  Barnyard

CHICK. BUNNY. Funfax.

Barnyard banter. Denise Fleming. Call Number: PRE-E FLE

BARNYARD LULLABY. Frank Asch. (cow, pig, hen, horse, duck)

I HEARD A LITTLE BAA.  Elizabeth MacLeod 

I WENT TO THE FARM.  Ruth Miller 

  

  Bat

The adventure of Echo the bat. Ginger Butcher and Beth Broadhurst. Call Number: E BUT 

Baby bat's lullaby. Jacquelyn Mitchard. Call Number: E MIT

THE BAT IN THE BOOT. Annie Cannon. Call Number: E CAN

Bat Jamboree.  Kathi Appelt. Call Number: E APP

BATS.  Adrienne Mason.

BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON. Lisa Dos Santos.

 

  Bear (See also Grizzly Bear, Panda Bear, Polar Bear, and Three Bear Family)

BEAR ON THE BED.  Ruth Miller.

BEAR ON THE TRAIN.  Julie Lawson.

THE BEAR THAT HEARD CRYING. Natalie Kinsey-Warnock.

BEARS.  Deborah Hodge, Nancy Gray Ogle and Pat Stephens.

BEARS OUT THERE. Joanne Ryder.

Dog and Bear : two friends, three stories. Laura Vaccaro Seeger.  (also dog).  Call Number: E SEE

EVERY AUTUMN COMES THE BEAR. Jim Arnosky.

A FRIEND FOR GROWL BEAR. Margot Austin.

Goldilocks and the three bears. Jonathan Langley. (also Girl or Three Bear Family puppets). Call Number: 398.2 LAN 

GORDON LOGGINS AND THE THREE BEARS.  Linda Bailey. 

LITTLE BEAR SLEEPING. Tony Johnston.

The most precious thing. Gill Lewis. Call Number: E LEW

Nikolai, the only bear. Barbara Joosse.  Call Number: E JOO

The story of the three bears. William Stobbs. (also Girl or Three Bear Family puppets). Call Number: 398 THR

The three bears. Paul Galdone. (also Girl or Three Bear Family puppets). Call Number: 398 GAL

YOU AND ME, LITTLE BEAR. Martin Waddell.

  Beaver

BEAVERS.  Deborah Hodge, Nancy Gray Ogle and Pat Stephens.

Bruno the tailor. Lars Klinting. Call Number: E KLI

BUSY BEAVERS. Lydia Dabcovich. Call Number: Big Books E DAB

LITTLE BEAVER AND THE ECHO. Amy Macdonald.

Old Beaver. Udo Weigelt. Call Number: Oversize E WEI

 

  Bee

The rose in my garden. Arnold Lobel. Call Number: E LOB

The whispering rabbit. Margaret Wise Brown. (also rabbit) Call Number: Oversize E BRO

   Boy (Boy Puppet and Boy with Cap)

The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish. Neil Gaiman. Call Number: J GOR

Gracias, the Thanksgiving turkey. Joy Cowley. (also turkey). Call Number: E COW

Kevin and his dad. Irene Smalls. Call Number: E SMA

My penguin Osbert. Elizabeth Cody Kimmel. (also penguin). Call Number: E KIM

Papa do you love me? Barbara M. Joosse. Call Number: E JOO

  Brer Bear

Further tales of Uncle Remus: the misadventures of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, the Doodang, and other creatures. Julius Lester.

The last tales of Uncle Remus. Julius Lester. Call Number: 398.2 LES

More tales of Uncle Remus: further adventures of Brer Rabbit, his friends, enemies, and others. Julius Lester. Call Number: 398.2 LES

The tales of Uncle Remus. Julius Lester. Call Number: 398.2 LES

The favorite Uncle Remus. Joel Chandler Harris. 398.2 HAR

  Brer Fox

Further tales of Uncle Remus: the misadventures of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, the Doodang, and other creatures. Julius Lester.

The last tales of Uncle Remus. Julius Lester. Call Number: 398.2 LES

More tales of Uncle Remus: further adventures of Brer Rabbit, his friends, enemies, and others. Julius Lester. Call Number: 398.2 LES

The tales of Uncle Remus. Julius Lester. Call Number: 398.2 LES

The favorite Uncle Remus. Joel Chandler Harris. 398.2 HAR

   Brer Rabbit

Bruh Rabbit and the tar baby girl. Virginia Hamilton. Call Number: E HAM

Further tales of Uncle Remus: the misadventures of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, the Doodang, and other creatures. Julius Lester.

The last tales of Uncle Remus. Julius Lester. Call Number: 398.2 LES

More tales of Uncle Remus: further adventures of Brer Rabbit, his friends, enemies, and others. Julius Lester. Call Number: 398.2 LES

The tales of Uncle Remus. Julius Lester. Call Number: 398.2 LES

The favorite Uncle Remus. Joel Chandler Harris. 398.2 HAR

  Cartoon Cat

Beany. Jane Feder. Call Number: E FED

A beautiful feast for a big king cat.  John Archambault and Bill Martin, Jr. (Also mouse) Call Number: E ARC

CAT AND MOUSE. Tomek Bogacki.

Cat boy! Primrose Lockwood Call Number: E LOC

The cat who came for tacos. by Diana Star Helmer. Call Number: E HEL

The Christmas kitten.  Janet Konkle. Call Number: E KON

Come here, cat. Joan M. Lexau. Call Number: E LEX

FOG CAT.  Marilyn Helmer. 

KLONDIKE CAT.  Julie Lawson. 

MR. MCGRATT AND THE ONERY CAT.  Marilyn Helmer. 

PUMPKIN SOUP. Helen Cooper. (also duck and squirrel) Call Number: E COO

THE NECESSARY CAT. Nicola Bailey.

 

   Caterpillar/Butterfly (See also The Very Hungry Caterpillar)

AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE. Laurence Pringle. Call Number: J 595.78 PRI 

BUTTERFLY HOUSE. Eve Bunting.

The butterfly tree. Joan Lowery Nixon. Call Number: E NIX

MONARCH BUTTERFLY. Gail Gibbons.

MONARCH MAGIC. Lynn Rosenblatt.

The moon of the monarch butterflies. Jean Craighead George. Call Number: J 595.78 GEO

A NEW BUTTERFLY.  Pamela Hickman.

The very hungry caterpillar. Eric Carle.  Call Number: PRE-E CAR, E CAR

Waiting for wings. Lois Ehlert. Call Number: E EHL

Chameleon

THE MIXED-UP CHAMELEON. Eric Carle. Call Number: E CAR

A CHAMELEON'S TALE. Susan Meek.

A color of his own. Leo Lionni. Call Number: PRE-E LIO

Crafty Chameleon. Mwenye Hadithi. Call Number: E HAD

LEON THE CHAMELEON.  Melanie Watt. 

 

Chimpanzee

Arthur's birthday party. Lillian Hoban. Call Number: E HOB

Arthur's Christmas cookies. Lillian Hoban. Call Number: E HOB

Arthur's honey bear. Lillian Hoban. Call Number: E HOB

Hug. Jez Alborough. Call Number: PRE-E ALB

 

  Coyote

Borreguita and the coyote : a tale from Ayutla, Mexico. Verna Aardema. (also sheep) Call Number: J AAR

COYOTE. Gerald McDermott.

Coyote and the magic words. Phyllis Root. Call Number: E ROO

COYOTE IN LOVE. Mindy Dwyer.

COYOTE PLACES THE STARS. Harriet Pack Taylor. Call Number: J 398.2 TAY

The fire bringer; a Paiute Indian legend. Margaret Hodges. Call Number: J 398.2 HOD

FIRE RACE. Jonathan London.

Lop Ear and Little Gray. Morton Friend. Call Number: E FRI

  Cricket

Cricket boy: a Chinese tale. Feenie Ziner. Call Number: 398.2 ZIN

A pocketful of cricket. Rebecca Caudill. Call Number: E CAU

The very quiet cricket. Eric Carle.

 

  Dad, Reversible Outfit (Businessman, Chef, and Fireman)

The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish. Neil Gaiman. Call Number: J GOR

DRAGON STEW. Tom McGowen. (also king (prince puppet can be used) and dragon) Call Number J  398 McG

Fireman Small-fire down below! Wong Herbert Yee

Kevin and his dad. Irene Smalls. Call Number: E SMA

Night shift daddy. Eileen Spinelli. Call Number: E SPI

Papa do you love me?  Barbara M. Joosse. Call Number: E JOO

Peek! : a Thai hide-and-seek. Minfong Ho. Call Number: E HO

 

  Dinosaur (see also: Tyrannosaurus Rex)

AMANDA'S DINOSAUR. Wendy Orr.

Dazzle the dinosaur. Marcus Pfister. Call Number: E PFI

THE DINOSAURS ARE BACK. Wendy Hartmann & Niki Daly.

How do dinosaurs count to ten? Yolen, Jane. Call Number: PRE-E YOL

How do dinosaurs eat their food? Jane Yolen. Call Number: Oversize E YOL

How do dinosaurs get well soon? Jane Yolen. Call Number: Oversize E YOL

How do Dinosaurs say goodnight? Jane Yolen. Call Number: Oversize E YOL

Lila's little dinosaur. Wolfram Hänel. Call Number: E HAN

THE LITTLEST DINOSAURS. Bernard Most.

That's not my dinosaur. Watt, Fiona. Call Number: PRE-E WAT

WHAT DID DINOSARS EAT?  Elizabeth MacLeod. 

 

   Dog

THE BEST THING ABOUT A PUPPY. Judy Hindley.

DOG DONOVAN. Diana Hendry.

Dogs rule! Daniel Kirk. Call Number: J 811.54 KIR

THE LAST PUPPY. Frank Asch.

THE BOOKSHOP DOG. Cynthia Rylant. Call Number: J RYL

Nobody's diggier than a dog. Susan Campbell Bartoletti. Call Number: E BAR

O WHERE O WHERE HAS MY LITTLE DOG GONE? Iza Trapani.

Sirko and the wolf: a Ukrainian tale. Eric A. Kimmel. (also wolf) Call Number: E KIM; J 398.2 KIM

Sheetzucacapoopoo : my kind of dog. Joy Behar. Call Number: E BEH

STANLEY'S PARTY.  Linda Bailey.  Call Number: E BAI 

  

  Dolphin

The several tricks of Edgar Dolphin. Nathaniel Benchley. Call Number: E BEN

THE STORY OF A DOLPHIN. Catherine Orr.

  

  Dragon

The braggin' dragon. Bill Martin Jr. Call Number: E MAR

DRAGON STEW. Tom McGowen. (also king (prince puppet can be used) and Dad puppet with chef outfit) Call Number J  398 McG

Dr. Ernest Drake's dragonology : the complete book of dragons. Dugald Steer. Call Number: Oversize J 398.2454 STE

Fire and stone.  Ursula K. Le Guin. Call Number: E LeG

The knight and the dragon. Tomie de Paola. Call Number: E DeP

THE LITTLE GIRL AND THE DRAGON. Else Minarik.

MATTHEW'S DRAGON. Susan Cooper.

NO DRAGONS FOR TEA.  Jean Pendziwol. 

Where's the dragon? Jason Hook. Call Number: J HOO

Whinnie the lovesick dragon. Mercer Mayer. Call Number: E MAY

 

   Duck

Duck for President. Cronin, Doreen. Call Number: J CRO

Giggle, giggle, quack. Cronin, Doreen. Call Number: E CRO

PUMPKIN SOUP. Helen Cooper. (also squirrel and cat) Call Number: E COO

  Duckling

ALL NIGHT NEAR THE WATER. Jim Arnosky.

DANNY'S DUCK. June Crebbin.

Dawdle Duckling. Toni Buzzeo. Call Number: E BUZ

HAVE YOU SEEN MY DUCKLING. Nancy Tafuri. Call Number: E TAF

Little Quack. Lauren Thompson. Call Number: E THO

MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS. Robert Mccloskey. Call Number E McC

A NEW DUCK.  Pamela Hickman. 

  

  Eagle

BROTHER EAGLE, SISTER SKY. Susan Jefers. Call Number: J Oversize 811 SEA

BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON. Lisa Dos Santos.

Eagle. Judy Allen. Call Number: J ALL

EAGLES.  Deborah Hodge, Nancy Gray Ogle & Pat Stephens. 

  

  Elephant

LITTLE BULL. Ellen Foley James.

ELEPHANT. Judy Allen.

THE ELEPHANT'S CHILD. Rudyard Kipling.  by Lorinda Cauley. Call Number: (Just so stories: J KIP)

Ella the elegant elephant. Carmela & Steven D'Amico. Call Number: E DAM

Kidogo. Anik McGrory. Call Number: E McG

Little elephant runs away. Wolfram Hänel. Call Number: E HAN

My elephant can do almost anything. Anke de Vries. Call Number: E VRI

The obvious elephant. Bruce Robinson. Call Number: Oversize E ROB

Otto's trunk. Sandy Turner. Call Number: E TUR

"Stand back," said the elephant, "I'm going to sneeze!"  Patricia Thomas. Call Number: E THO

Tembo takes charge. Thea Feldman. Call Number: J 599.674 FEL

When an elephant comes to school. Jan Ormerod. Call Number: E ORM

 

   Firefly

Fireflies. Joanne Ryder. Call Number: J 595.7 RYD

Fireflies in the night. Judy Hawes. Call Number: J 595.76 HAW

A firefly named Torchy. Bernard Waber. Call Number: E WAB

Sam and the firefly.  P. D. Eastman. (also owl) Call Number: E EAS

  Fox

GRAY FOX. Jonathan London.

Flossie & the fox. Patricia C. McKissack. (also girl) Call Number: E McK

Fox be nimble. James Marshall. Call Number: E MAR

Fox in love.  Edward Marshall. Call Number: E MAR set

Fox in socks. Dr. Seuss. Call Number: E SEU

FOX'S DREAM. Tejima. Call Number: E TEJ

Rosa Raposa.  F. Isabel Campoy. Call Number: J CAM

The tomten and the fox. Astrid Lindgren. Call Number: E LIN

What lies on the other side? Udo Weigelt. (also raccoon) Call Number: Oversize E WEI

 

   Frog

Dare to have courage : learning about standing strong. Regina G. Burch. Call Number: Big Books J 370.114 BUR

Days with Frog and Toad. Arnold Lobel. (also Toad) Call Number: E LOB

Frank and the giant. Dev Ross. Call Number: E ROS

Free as a frog. Elizabeth Jamison Hodges. Call Number: E HOD

FROG. A child's play pocket pal.

Frog and toad all year. Arnold Lobel. (also Toad) Call Number: E LOB

Frog and toad are friends. Arnold Lobel. (also Toad) Call Number: E LOB

Frog and toad together. Arnold Lobel. Call Number: (also Toad) E LOB

Frog on his own. Mercer Mayer. Call Number: PRE-E MAY

THE FROG PRINCESS.  Rosalind Allchin.  (ECSU has The Frog Princess: a Russian folktale, retold by J. Patrick Lewis) Call Number: Oversize 398.21 LEW

The frog principal. Stephanie Calmenson. Call Number: E CAL

Frog went a-courtin'. John Langstaff. Call Number: E LAN

The frog who wanted to be a singer. Linda Goss. Call Number: E GOS

Froggie Froggette. Hilda Perera. Call Number: E PER

FROGS JUMP. Ron Maris.

LITTLE FROG'S SONG. Alice Shertle.

Some frogs have their own rocks. Robert & Claire Wiest. Call Number: E WIE

TUESDAY. David Wiesner.  Call Number: E WIE

ONCE UPON A LILY PAD. Joan Sweeney.

IN THE SMALL, SMALL POND. Denise Fleming.  Call Number: E FLE

   Giraffe

GIRAFFE TROUBLE. Jean George.

Giraffes can't dance. Giles Andreae. Call Number: Oversize E AND

Josephine, the short-neck giraffe. Fred Rogers. Call Number: E ROG

  

  Girl

17 things i'm not allowed to do anymore. Jenny Offill. Call Number: E OFF

Flossie & the fox. Patricia C. McKissack. (also fox) Call Number: E McK

Goldilocks and the three bears. Jonathan Langley. (also Bear or Three Bear Family puppets). Call Number: 398.2 LAN 

I like myself! Karen Beaumont. Call Number: E BEA

Indescribably Arabella. Jane Gilbert. Call Number: E GIL

Princess Aasta. Stina Langlo Ørdal. (Also polar bear). Call Number: E ORD

TODAY I FEEL SILLY.  Jamie Lee Curtis.

 The story of the three bears. William Stobbs. (also Bear or Three Bear Family puppets). Call Number: 398 THR

The three bears. Paul Galdone. (also Bear or Three Bear Family puppets). Call Number: 398 GAL

   Goat

The banza : a Haitian story. Diane Wolkstein. Call Number: E WOL

The birthday goat. Nancy Dingman Watson. Call Number: E WAT

The three billy goats Gruff. Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen. (also troll) Call Number: J 398 ASB; The Three billy-goats Gruff: a Norwegian folktale. Call Number: Big Books E THR

Little Apple Goat. Caroline Jayne Church. Call Number: E CHU

 

  Grizzly Bear Cub (See also Bear, Panda Bear, and Polar Bear)

HONEYPAW AND LIGHTFOOT. Jonathan London.

TWO BEAR CUBS. Robert San Souci.

FIFO THE BEAR.  Hayley Rose. 

Guinea Pig

WHAT WOULD A GUINEA PIG DO? Kate Duke.

 

   Golden Retriever

BOOMER GOES TO SCHOOL. Constance McGeorge.

YELLOWPUP. Debra Marlin.

 

   Groundhog

GEOFFROY GROUNDHOG PREDICTS THE WEATHER. Bruce Koscielniak.

HOW PARSLEY SAVED THE FARM.  Gretchen Saule & Mindy Block. 

Wake up, Vladimir. Felicia Bond. Call Number: E BON

  

  Hamster

I LOVE TO CUDDLE. Carl Norac.

10 MINUTES TILL BEDTIME. Peggy Ratlunan.

 

   Hedgehog

I AM A LITTLE HEDGEHOG. Francois Crozat.

THE HAT. Jan Brett.

   Horse

THE GIRL WHO LOVED WILD HORSES. Paul Goble.  Call Number: E GOB

The magic horse. Idries Shah. Call Number: Oversize 398.22 SHA

Robert the rose horse. Joan Heilbroner. Call Number: E HEI

SHLEMIEL CROOKS. Anna Olswanger and Paula Koz.

 

   Iguana

THE IGUANA BROTHERS. Tony Johnston.

I WANNA IGUANA.  T.E. Watson.  Call Number: E ORL

  

  Insects (See also Caterpillar/Butterfly and The Very Hungry Caterpillar)

BUGS. David Greenberg.

I AM A CATERPILLAR. Jean Marzollo. Call Number: Big Books E MAR

THE ICKY BUG COUNTING BOOK. Jerry Pallotta.

I WISH I WERE A BUTTERFLY. James Howe.

PORTABLE PETS. ladybug, turtle, frog, lamb, butterfly (board)

STARTING WITH NATURE: BUG BOOK.  Pamela Hickman. 

 

   Itsy Bitsy Spider (Spider and sun puppets)

Aaaarrgghh! Spider! Lydia Monks. Call Number: E MON

The adventures of Spider; West African folk tales. Joyce Cooper Arkhurst. Call Number: J 398 ARK

Anansi the spider; a tale from the Ashanti. Gerald McDermott. Call Number: E 398.2 MCD

Brother Anansi and the cattle ranch. James De Sauza. Call Number: J 398.2 DES

The itsy bitsy spider. Iza Trapani. Call Number: BIG BOOKS E TRA

The itsy-bitsy spider.  Rosemary Wells. Call Number: PRE-E WEL

The magic of Anansi. Mary Withers. Call Number: J 398.24 WIT   

Sophie's masterpiece: a spider's tale. Eileen Spinelli. Call Number: E SPI

The spider and the fly. Mary Botham Howitt. Call Number: J 821.8 HOW

Spider sisters. John Trent. Call Number: E TRE

The very busy spider.  Eric Carle. Call Number: E CAR

Kitten

IF YOU WERE BORN A KITTEN. Marion Bauer (many animal babies) Call Number: Oversize 591.3 BAU

KITTEN DAY. Jan Ormerod.

A SHOP FULL OF KITTENS. Ian Penney.

 

   Koala

KOALA LOU. Mem Fox.  

Koalas live here. Irmengarde Eberle. Call Number: J 599 EBE

Penelope at school. Anne Gutman

 

    Ladybug

THE GROUCHY LADYBUG. Eric Carle.  Call Number: E CAR

Lulu's lost shoes. Paula Blankenship. Call Number: E BLA

 

    Lamb

TIME FOR BED. Mem Fox. Call Number: PRE-E FOX 

THE LAMB AND THE BUTTERFLY. Arnold Sundgard.

  Llama

Gregorio and the white llama. Laura Bannon. Call Number: J BAN

Harley. Star Livingstone. Call Number: J LIV

Is your mama a llama. Deborah Guarino. Call Number: PRE-E GUA; E GUA; Big Books E GUA

Llama, llama red pajama. Anna Dewdney. Call Number: E DEW

 

   Monkey

Counting crocodiles. Judy Sierra. Call Number: E SIE

THE MONKEY BRIDGE. Rafe Martin. Call Number: J 294.3 MAR

 

 

  Mom, Reversible Outfit ³ (Doctor, Naturalist, or everyday clothes)

Child of mine. Carrie Hartman. Call Number: E HAR

Mommy mine. Tim Warnes. Call Number: E WAR

Planting a rainbow. Lois Ehlert. Call Number: E EHL

Quiero a mi mamá porque—I love my mommy because. Laurel Porter-Gaylord. Call Number: PRE-E POR

   Moose

Charlie Malarkey and the singing moose. William Kennedy and Brendan Kennedy. Call Number: J KEN

Morris goes to school. Bernard Wiseman. Call Number: E WIS

Morris has a cold. Bernard Wiseman. (also Bear). Call Number: E WIS

MUCKY MOOSE. Jonathan Allen.

IF YOU GIVE A MOOSE A MUFFIN. Laura Numeroff. Call Number: Big Books  E NUM

Thidwick, the big-hearted moose. Dr. Seuss. Call Number: E SEU

The trial of Cardigan Jones. Tim Egan. Call Number: E EGA

 

Mouse (Gray mouse with vest and white mouse puppets)

A beautiful feast for a big king cat.  John Archambault and Bill Martin, Jr. (Also cat) Call Number: E ARC

The barking mouse.  Antonio Sacre. Call Number: E SAC

Blackberry ramble. Thacher Hurd. Call Number: E HUR

The bravest mouse. Maria Barbero. Call Number: Oversize E BAR

By word of mouse. Kate Spohn. Call Number: E SPO

The completed hickory dickory dock. Jim Aylesworth. Call Number: E AYL

The dearest little mouse in the world. Antonie Schneider. Call Number: E SCH

Here comes the cat! = S?i?uda idet kot! Frank Asch, Vladimir Vagin. Call Number: E ASC

If you give a mouse a cookie. Laura Joffe Numeroff. Call Number: E NUM; Big Books E NUM

If you take a mouse to school. Laura Joffe Numeroff. Call Number: E NUM

If you take a mouse to the movies. Laura Joffe Numeroff. Call Number: E NUM

Little Mouse's big valentine. Thacher Hurd. Call Number: E HUR

Look out, Patrick! Paul Geraghty. Call Number: E GER

Lunch. Denise Fleming. Call Number: PRE-E FLE

Midas Mouse. David and Ruth Ellwand. Call Number: E ELL

Mouse paint. Ellen Stoll Walsh. Call Number: E WAL

Mouse soup. Arnold Lobel. Call Number: E LOB

Mousetrap. Diane Snowball. Call Number: E SNO

Mouse's first Christmas. Lauren Thompson. Call Number: E THO

Samantha. Ellen Stoll Walsh. Call Number: E WAL

The stowaway. James Stevenson. Call Number: E STE

Town mouse, country mouse. Jan Brett. Call Number: J 398.24 BRE 

   Octopus

MY VERY OWN OCTOPUS. Bernard Most.

 

    Opossum

Epossumondas. Coleen Salley. Call Number: E SAL

Impossible, possum. Ellen Conford. Call Number: E CON

POSSUM MAGIC. Mem Fox.

POSSUM COME A KNOCKIN'. Nancy Van Laan. Call Number: E VAN

  Orangutan

Little apes. Gladys Conklin. Call Number: J 599 CON

The orangutan. Ruth Ashby.

Orangutan, endangered ape. Aline Amon.

 

    Owl

Owl at home. Arnold Lobel. Call Number: E LOB

OWL BABIES. Martin Waddell. Call Number: E WAD; PRE-E WAD

OWL MOON. Tejima. Call Number: E YOL

Owls. Gail Gibbons. Call Number: J 598.97 GIB

Sam and the firefly.  P. D. Eastman. (also firefly) Call Number: E EAS

Whoo-oo is it? Megan McDonald. Call Number: E McD

Your owl friend. Crescent Dragonwagon. Call Number: E DRA

 

  Panda Bear (See also Bear, Grizzly Bear, and Polar Bear)

Pi-shu, the little panda. John Butler

   Penguin

SOLO. Paul Geraghty. (emperor penguin)

Cinderella Penguin, or, The little glass flipper. Janet Perlman. Call Number: J PER Set

JUST PLAIN FANCY. Patricia Polacco.

LITTLE PENGUIN. Patrick Benson.

My penguin Osbert. Elizabeth Cody Kimmel. (also penguin). Call Number: E KIM

PENGUIN MOON. Annie Mitra.

TINA AND THE PENGUIN.  Heather Dyer. 

 

    Pig

IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE. Laura Numeroff. Call Number: E NUM; Big Books E NUM  

ALL PIGS ARE BEAUTIFUL. Dick King-Smith.

THE REAL STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS. Jon Scieszka.

THIS LITTLE PIGGY. Susan Hellard.

ZIGGY PIGGY AND THE THREE LITTLE PIGS.  Frank Asch. 

THE PERFECT PET.  Carol Chataway. 

 

  Polar Bear (See also Bear, Grizzly Bear, and Panda Bear)

Anook: the snow princess. Hans Wilhelm. Call Number: J WIL

Little Polar Bear and the big balloon. Hans de Beer. Call Number: Oversize E DEB

Polar bear night. Lauren Thompson.

Princess Aasta. Stina Langlo Ørdal. (Also girl). Call Number: E ORD

   Porcupine

Hug me. Patti Stren. Call Number: E STR

A porcupine named Fluffy. Helen Lester. Call Number: E LES

   Prince

DRAGON STEW. Tom McGowen. (also Dad with chef outfit and dragon) Call Number J  398 McG

The golden bird. Neil Philip. Call Number: J 398.2 PHI 

Master Maid : a tale of Norway. Aaron Shepard. (also troll and princess). Call Number: J 398.2 SHE

The prince and the golden ax: a Minoan tale. Deborah Nourse Lattimore Call Number: J 292 LAT

   Princess

Master Maid : a tale of Norway. Aaron Shepard. (also prince and troll). Call Number: J 398.2 SHE

Princess : based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The princess and the pea." Anne Wilsdorf. Call Number: E WIL

The princess and the pizza. Mary Jane and Herm Auch. Call Number: J AUC

Princess Prunella and the purple peanut. Margaret Atwood. Call Number: E ATW

   Rabbit (see also Brer Rabbit)

Bruh Rabbit and the tar baby girl. Virginia Hamilton. Call Number: E HAM

BUNNY, MY HONEY. Anita Jeram.

HOPPER'S TREETOP ADVENTURE. Marcus Pfister.

HUSH LITTLE BABY. Sylvia Long. PRE-E LON

I AM A LITTLE RABBIT. Francois Crozat. (also versions for bear, cat, dog, monkey)

I LOVE YOU, LITTLE ONE. Nancy Tafuri. (bunny and others) Call Number: PRE-E TAF; E TAF

IF YOU WERE MY BUNNY. Kate Mcmullan

Jeremy: the tale of an honest bunny. Jan Karon. Call Number: E KAR

RABBIT AND THE MOON. Douglas Wood.

The rabbit's escape = Kusa ilsaenghan t¬okki. Suzanne Crowder Han. Call Number: J 398.2 HAN

THE RABBIT'S TALE. Suzanne Crowder Han. (also tiger)

THE RUNAWAY BUNNY. Margaret Wise Brown. Call Number: E BRO

The tales of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny. Sindy McKay. Call Number: E McK

The whispering rabbit. Margaret Wise Brown. (also bee) Call Number: Oversize E BRO

Wolves. Emily Grrrabbit. Call Number: E GRA

  

   Raccoon

THE KISSING HAND. Audrey Penn. Call Number: E PEN

RACCOONS. Diane Swanson.

RACCOONS AND RIPE CORN. Jim Arnosky.

Raccoon's last race: a traditional Abenaki story. Joseph Bruchac & James Bruchac. Call Number: J 398.2089 BRU

Thistle. Era Zistel. Call Number: E ZIS

 

  Hen  (See also Rooster)

Daisy comes home. Jan Brett. Call Number: J BRE

A friend for Minerva Louise. Janet Morgan Stoeke. Call Number: E STO

THE LITTLE RED HEN: AN OLD STORY. Margot Zermach. (ECSU has other Little Red Hen stories)  Call Number: PRE-E LIT; Big Books E MCQ; J 398 LIT

Minerva Louise. Janet Morgan Stoeke. Call Number: E STO

My hen is dancing. Karen Wallace. Call Number: E WAL and J 636.5 WAL

Rosie's walk. Pat Hutchins. Call Number: E HUT

THE STINKY CHEESE MAN AND OTHER FAIRLY STUPID TALES. Jon Scieszka.  (hen, tortoise, rabbit)

   Rooster (See also Red Hen)

COCK-A-DOODLE DUDLEY. Bill Peet.

ROOSTER'S OFF TO SEE THE WORLD. Bill Peet.

The valiant red rooster: a story from Hungary. Eric A. Kimmel. Call Number: J 398.2 KIM

   

 Sea Serpent

CYRUS, THE UNSINKABLE SEA SERPENT. Bill Peet.

  Sequoia Tree Wildlife Play Set (Includes Tree and finger puppets: Owl, Rabbit, Fox, Bluebird, Squirrel, and Bear)

Big tree. Mary and Conrad Buff. Call Number: BUF

    Sheep

The Baabaasheep Quartet. Leslie Elizabeth Watts. Call Number: E WAT

Ten sleepy sheep. Phyllis Root. Call Number: E ROO

   Sheepdog

SHAGGY. Marcus Pfister.

  

   Snail

SNAIL MAIL. Hazel Edwards.

THE SNAIL'S SPELL. Cathy Rider.

 

    Squirrel

Scaredy squirrel. Mélanie Watt. Call Number: E WAT

STORM'S COMING. David and Julie Saunders.

PUMPKIN SOUP. Helen Cooper. (also duck and cat) Call Number: E COO

Will and Squill. Emma Chichester Clark. Call Number: Oversize E CHI

  

  Three Bear Family Puppets (See also Bear)

Goldilocks and the three bears. Jonathan Langley. (also Bear or Girl). Call Number: 398.2 LAN 

The story of the three bears. William Stobbs. (also Bear or Girl). Call Number: 398 THR

The three bears. Paul Galdone. (also Bear or Girl). Call Number: 398 GAL

  Toad

Days with Frog and Toad. Arnold Lobel. (also Frog) Call Number: E LOB

Frog and toad all year. Arnold Lobel. (also Frog) Call Number: E LOB

Frog and toad are friends. Arnold Lobel. (also Frog) Call Number: E LOB

Frog and toad together. Arnold Lobel. Call Number: (also Frog) E LOB

PEACH AND BLUE. Sarah Kilborne.

Rrra-ah. Eros Keith. Call Number: E KEI

That toad is mine. Barbara Shook Hazen. Call Number: E HAZ

Toad. Andrienne Soutter-Perrot. Call Number: E BEN

Toad is the uncle of heaven: a Vietnamese folk tale. Jeanne M. Lee. Call Number: J 398.2 LEE

 

   Troll with Hedgehog

Jethro and Joel were a troll. Bill Peet. (story has two headed troll). Call Number: E PEE

Master Maid : a tale of Norway. Aaron Shepard. (also prince and princess). Call Number: J 398.2 SHE  

The three billy goats Gruff. Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen. (also goat) Call Number: J 398 ASB; The Three billy-goats Gruff: a Norwegian folktale. Call Number: Big Books E THR

The troll with no heart in his body and other tales of trolls from Norway. Lise Lunge-Larsen. Call Number: Oversize J 398.2 TRO

Two silly trolls. Nancy Jewell. Call Number: E JEW

   Turkey 

Gracias, the Thanksgiving turkey. Joy Cowley. (also boy). Call Number: E COW

Hide-and-seek turkeys. Judith Ross Enderle and Stephanie Jacob Gordon. Call Number: E END

Turk and Runt. Lisa Wheeler. Call Number: Oversize J WHE

   Turtle

THE DANCING TURTLE. Pleasant de Spain.

HOW TURTLE'S BACK WAS CRACKED. Gayle Ross. Call Number: J 398.2 ROS

THE TURTLE AND THE ISLAND. retold by Barbara Wilson.

OLD TURTLE. Douglas Wood.  Call Number: E WOO 

Turtle crossing. Rick Chrustowski. Call Number: J 597.92 CHR

Turtle dreams. Marion Dane Bauer. Call Number: E BAU

TURTLE SPRING. Deborah Zagwyn.

 

  Tyrannosaurus Rex

DINOSAURS: [living monsters of the past]. Michael Benton. Call Number: J 567.9 BEN

THE TROUBLE WITH TYRANNOSAURUS REX. Lorinda Cauley.

TYRANNOSAURUS REX. DK Publishing.

TYRANNOSAURUS REX. Elaine Landau.

   The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The very hungry caterpillar. Eric Carle.  Call Number: PRE-E CAR, E CAR

  Wolf

Bad boys. Margie Palatini. Call Number: E PAL

DREAM WOLF. Paul Goble. Call Number: E GOB

THE EYES OF GRAY WOLF. Jonathan London.

RED WOLF COUNTRY. Jonathan London.

RED RIDING HOOD. Call Numbers: J 398.2 HYM; J 398.2 GRI, J 398.2 ROT 

Sirko and the wolf: a Ukrainian tale. Eric A. Kimmel. (also sheepdog) Call Number: E KIM; J 398.2 KIM

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS. Paul Galdone: J 398 GAL; Dev Ross: J 398.2 ROS; David Wiesner: E WIE

The true story of the 3 little pigs.  A. Wolf, as told to Jon Scieszka. Call Number: E SCI

The wolf who cried boy. Bob Hartman. Call Number: E HAR