To find any of these books in the Children's Room at the Tewsbury Public Library, look at the call number listed after the title and author. JJ's are in the picture book section, J 398's are in non-fiction.
- Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger (JJ S)
- A boy and his father defeat the terrible giant Abiyoyo.
- Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day by Judith Viorist (JJ V)
- A boy's worst day is shared.
- Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric Kimmel (J 398.2 Kim)
- A fabulous African trickster tale, where Anansi the spider eventually gets his comeuppance!
- Animalia by Grahame Base (JJ B)
- Richly drawn and detailed alphabet book, where you find all the objects that start with that letter in the illustrations.
- Cat Goes Fiddle-i-fee by Paul Galdone (JJ G)
- Classic cumulative barnyard song.
- Charlie Parker Plays Be Bop by Chris Raschka (JJ R)
- Foot tapping rhythm to this be bopping book about Charlie's music.
- Click Clack Moo! Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin (JJ C)
- Farmer Brown's cows communicate their demands when they find an old typewriter.
- Doctor DeSoto by William Steig (JJ S)
- The mouse dentist outwits a fox who comes for treatment.
- Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell (JJ W)
- Poor Duck has to do all the work on the farm until the rest of the animals decide to punish the lazy farmer!
- Frederick by Leo Lionni (JJ L)
- His friends think he's lazy, but Frederick has other talents.
- Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathon London (JJ L)
- Froggy can't wait to play in the snow, but getting dressed for it is an effort!
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (JJ S)
- The meaning of friendship is told through a tree's love for a boy.
- Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (J-E S)
- Sam-I-Am convinces a stubborn creature to try new foods in this easy reader.
- Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (JJ J)
- Harold creates a whole world with his crayon.
- Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood (JJ W)
- A mother must rescue her seven children from a witch!
- Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss (JJ S)
- Horton the faithful elephant hatches a bird's egg.
- The Hunter and the Animals by Tomie DePaola (JJ D)
- The animals are too clever for this hunter!
- The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams (JJ W)
- An old lady has to avoid many spooky things out to get her!
- Max's Dragon Shirt by Rosemary Wells (JJ W)
- Ruby's shopping trip with her brother Max turns out differently than she planned.
- Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard (JJ A)
- Miss Viola Swamp subs for Miss Nelson and teaches her unruly class a lesson in good behavior.
- The Monkey and the Crocodile by Paul Galdone (JJ G)
- Crocodile is determined to catch Monkey but Monkey doesn't plan on being anyone's dinner!
- Mushroom in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg (JJ G)
- A mushroom magically expands to shelter many animals from a rainstorm.
- Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (JJ R)
- Officer Buckle's safety tip lecture is lightened up by the police dog, Gloria.
- Pierre by Maurice Sendak (JJ S)
- Pierre says "I don't care" one too many times!
- Pig Pig Grows Up by David McPhail (JJ M)
- Pig Pig acts like a baby until he must make a daring rescue!
- Piggy in the Puddle by Charlotte Pomerantz (JJ P)
- A joyful romp of pigs getting dirty!
- The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (JJ V / Holiday)
- Beautiful Christmas story of a boy's journey to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.
- Raven by Gerald McDermott (J 398.2 McD)
- Trickster Raven finds a way to give the sun to all of the people in this Pacific Northwest Indian folktale.
- Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky (J 398.2 Zel)
- The classic fairy tale with great illustrations.
- The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown (JJ B)
- Little Bunny's mother always can find him when he runs away.
- Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs (JJ I)
- An original tall tale of the best woodswoman in Tennessee.
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Tabak (JJ T)
- An old lady swallows lots of different animals to get rid of the animal she swallowed before!
- There's a Monster Under my Bed by James Howe (JJ H)
- A boy imagines several monsters under his bed and what he can do to face them.
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone (JJ G)
- Three goats need to pass a troll to get to greener pastures.
- Tuesday by David Wiesner (JJ W)
- Frogs can't fly...or can they?
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (JJ S)
- Max fantasizes about an island of wild creatures.
- The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza (JJ K)
- Wolf decides to fatten up the chicken he is stalking...but he's in for a surprise!