Naperville Public Library: Children's Booklist - Rebuses, Circular Tales, and Upside-down Stories Books

	Title: Happy Thanksgiving rebus Author: Adler, David A. Summary: This challenging picture puzzle shows the history and meaning of Thanksgiving sharing.
	Title: The bird, the monkey, and the snake in the jungle Author: Banks, Kate Summary: A bird, a monkey, and a snake lose their home in a tree and go looking for a new home, encountering various jungle animals on the way. Features rebuses, which are identified with labels in the margins of the pages.
	Title: Inside a house that is haunted : a rebus read-along story Author: Capucilli, Alyssa Satin Summary: A cumulative rhyme in which the spider, ghost, cat, and other inhabitants of a haunted house wake up and startle each other.
	Title: Inside a zoo in the city : a rebus read-along story Author: Author Capucilli, Alyssa Satin Summary: A cumulative rhyme featuring rebuses, in which a parrot, a tiger, a lion, a peacock, and other inhabitants of a city zoo wake up and startle each other.
	Title: Bug in a rug : reading fun for just-beginners Author: Cole, Joanna Summary: Includes simple stories and poems, labeled pictures, and rebuses to help young children discover the pleasure of reading.
	Title: The house that Jack built : a rebus book Author: Falconer, Elizabeth Summary: A rebus version of the cumulative nursery rhyme about the chain of events that started when Jack built a house.
	Title: Mole in a Hole Author: Rita Golden Gelman Summary: A lonely mole's animal friends find his hole too dark and small for them, but in Ms. Mole he meets the perfect companion to share his life. Features rebuses throughout the text.
	Title: The Gruff brothers Author: Hooks, William H. Summary: Three clever billy goats outwit a big, ugly troll in this classic tale told in rebus format.
	Title: Picture poems Author: Kennedy, Marge. Summary: Picture poems invites your child to spend the day with Pooh, Piglet, and other beloved characters from the Hundred-Acre Wood...
	Title: I love you : a rebus poem Author: Marzollo, Jean. Summary: A poem with a rebus format, in which the speaker professes love equal to that of a bird for a tree, a flower for a bee, and a lock for a key.
	Title: The rebus treasury Author: Marzollo, Jean. Summary:
	Title: Good children get rewards : a story of Williamsburg in Colonial times Author: Moore, Eva Summary: As a brother and sister follow the directions in a rebus letter they discover in their father's shop, they are led to help people in various places throughout eighteenth-century Williamsburg.
	Title: The Cinderella rebus book Author: Ann Morris Summary: A rebus version of the fairy tale about the poor young girl who is helped by her fairy godmother, in which pictures are substituted for some words or parts of words.
	Title: The bag I'm taking to Grandma's Author: Neitzel, Shirley Summary: In cumulative verses and rebuses a young boy and his mother have different views on how to pack a bag for a trip to Grandma's.
	Title: The dress I'll wear to the party Author: Neitzel, Shirley Summary: In cumulative verses and rebuses a girl describes how she is dressing up in her mother's party things.
	Title: The house I'll build for the wrens Author: Neitzel, Shirley Summary: Cumulative verses with rebuses describe all the tools that a young boy borrows from his mother's toolbox to make a birdhouse.
	Title: I'm Not Feeling Well Today Author: Neitzel, Shirley Summary: In cumulative verses using rebuses, a young boy describes all the things he will need since he is not feeling well--until he learns that school is closed because of a snow storm.
	Title: I'm Taking a Trip on My Train Author: Neitzel, Shirley Summary: In cumulative verses using rebuses, a young boy describes his experiences as engineer on the train in his room.
	Title: The Jacket I Wear in the Snow Author: Neitzel, Shirley Summary: A young girl names all the clothes that she must wear to play in the snow.
	Title: Our class took a trip to the zoo Author: Neitzel, Shirley Summary: A cumulative verse with rebuses in which a young boy has a wonderful day at the zoo, despite a series of mishaps with the animals.
	Title: We're making breakfast for mother Author: Neitzel, Shirley Summary: Rhymes and rebuses show children making breakfast for their mother, complete with flowers and a tray.
	Title: It's a perfect day Author: Pizer, Abigail Summary: A rooster, a pig, a cow, and many other farm animals enjoy a perfect day in the country. Uses rebuses.
	Title: My pet turtle Author: Reber, Deborah Summary: Based on the TV series Blue's clues created by Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler, and Angela C. Santomero as seen on Nick Jr.
	Title: The rebus bears Author: Reit, Seymour Summary: Retells the story of Goldilocks and the three bears in rebus form.
	Title: Root-a-toot-toot Author: Rockwell, Anne F. Summary: A cumulative rebus in which several animals join a boy and his flute in a noisy procession.
	Title: The boy who cried Wolf! Author: Schecter, Ellen Summary: Uses rebuses to retell the Aesop fable about a young boy whose false cries for help bring him to an unfortunate end.
	Title: The house that Jack built / Jeanette Winter. Author: Winter, Jeanette Summary: Simple rebus illustrations are used to present the familiar cumulative nursery rhyme about the antics that go on in the house built by an unsuspecting Jack.
	Title: Another fine mess Author: Bonning, Tony Summary: When a fox cleans his den to prepare for a visit from his uncle, his trash makes the rounds to the homes of other animals before ending up right back where it began.
	Title: Draw me a star Author: Carle, Eric Summary: An artist's drawing of a star begins the creation of an entire universe around him as each successive pictured object requests that he draw more.
	Title: Wheel away! Author: Dodds, Dayle Ann Summary: A runaway wheel takes a bouncy, bumpy, noisy journey through town.
	Title: Where is the apple pie? Author: Gorbachev, Valeri Summary: A simple question leads to the description of a more and more outlandish situation, but never really gives an answer.
	Title: The marzipan pig Author: Hoban, Russell Summary: The marzipan pig eaten by a mouse starts a chain of events involving the feelings of the mouse, a grandfather clock, an owl, a bee, a flower, and another mouse who in her turn discovers another marzipan pig to eat.
	Title: Brown cow, green grass, yellow mellow sun Author: Jackson, Ellen B Summary: A young boy learns about colors in a day at the farm.
	Title: Look out, bird! Author: Janovitz, Marilyn Summary: A snail starts a chain reaction involving many animals when it slips off a branch and hits a bird.
	Title: Big red apple Author: Johnston, Tony Summary: The wind blows an apple off a tree, a worm eats a tiny hole in it, a bird pecks at it, and a boy eats it, spitting out the seeds--from which an apple tree grows.
	Title: The last snow of winter Author: Johnston, Tony Summary: The great sculptor Gaston Pompicard creates a snow sculpture for his friends the children, and then later he receives a similar gift from them during the last snow of winter.
	Title: Matepo Author: McAllister, Angela Summary: Through a series of exchanges with the animals he meets on his walk through the jungle, Matepo the monkey winds up with the perfect birthday gift for his mother.
	Title: If you give a moose a muffin Author: Numeroff, Laura Joffe Summary: Chaos can ensue if you give a moose a muffin and start him on a cycle of urgent requests.
	Title: If you give a mouse a cookie Author: Numeroff, Laura Joffe Summary: Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.
	Title: If you give a pig a pancake Author: Numeroff, Laura Joffe Summary: One thing leads to another when you give a pig a pancake.
	Title: If you take a mouse to the movies Author: Numeroff, Laura Joffe Summary: Taking a mouse to the movies can lead to letting him do other things, such as making a snowman, listening to Christmas carols, and decorating the Christmas tree.
	Title: The old red rocking chair Author: Root, Phyllis Summary: An old rocking chair is recycled through a neighborhood, broken down bit by bit as young and old find various uses for it, until it ends up as a tiny footstool in the hands of the original owner.
	Title: This is the hat : a story in rhyme Author: Van Laan, Nancy Summary: Cumulative verses follow an old man's hat as it becomes a home for a spider, mouse, and other creatures before returning to its rightful owner.
	Title: The stolen egg Author: Vyner, Sue Summary: Follow the stolen egg on its journey and try to where it really belongs.
	Title: Quacky quack-quack! Author: Whybrow, Ian Summary: Animal noises are introduced in this humorous story about a small child who refuses to feed his bread crumbs to the birds at the park.
	Title: The woodcutter's coat Author: Wolff, Ferida Summary: A woodcutter's coat is stolen, then passed from one person to another until it comes back full circle to the woodcutter himself.
	Title: A polar bear can swim : what animals can and cannot do Author: Ziefert, Harriet Summary: Discusses the abilities and habits of a variety of animals, including the polar bear, bat, and honeybee.
	Title: Wake up and goodnight Author: Zolotow, Charlotte Summary: Records, in rhymed text and illustrations, the experiences of getting up in the morning and going to bed at night.
	Title: Marianthe's story one : painted words ; Marianthe's story two : spoken memories Author: Aliki Summary: Two separate stories in one book, the first telling of Mari's starting school in a new land, and the second describing village life in her country before she and her family left in search of a better life.
	Title: The frog and the princess and the prince and the mole and the frog and the mole and the princess and the prince … Author: Bear, John B Summary: A rhyming story of a frog who is returned to his original princely form when kissed by a princess, who in turn is transformed into a mole. Book can be read in both directions.
	Title: Bears should share! Author: Granowsky, Alvin Summary: Juxtaposes the traditional tale of the three bears' discovery that Goldilocks has been in their house eating their porridge and using their furniture with Goldilocks' side of the story.
	Title: Brainy bird saves the day! Author: Granowsky, Alvin Summary: Juxtaposes the traditional tale of Henny Penny and her friends with a retelling in which the animals' more careful analysis of the situation helps them avoid a sad ending.
	Title: Friends at the end Author: Granowsky, Alvin Summary: Juxtaposes the traditional tale of the race between the persevering tortoise and the boastful rabbit with a retelling from the hare's point of view.
	Title: Giants have feelings, too Author: Granowsky, Alvin Summary: Juxtaposes the traditional tale of Jack who climbs the beanstalk to a giant's castle with a retelling from the giant's point of view.
	Title: Help yourself, little red hen! Author: Granowsky, Alvin Summary: Juxtaposes the traditional tale of the little red hen whose friends would not help her bake bread with the friends'side of the story.
	Title: Just a friendly old troll Author: Granowsky, Alvin Summary: Juxtaposes the traditional tale of the three billy goats that outwit a menacing troll with a retelling in which the troll tells his side of the story.
	Title: Reflections Author: Jonas, Ann Summary: Chronicles a child's busy day by the sea, in a forest, and then home with the hope of going to a carnival or concert. The illustrations change when the book is turned upside down.
	Title: Round trip Author: Jonas, Ann Summary: Black and white illustrations and text record the sights on a day trip to the city and back home again to the country. The trip to the city is read from front to back and the return trip, from back to front, upside down.
	Title: What mommies do best Author: Numeroff, Laura Joffe Summary: Animal mothers share a variety of activities with their children, from making a snowman and baking a birthday cake to reading a bedtime story and giving a good-night kiss.
	Title: What grandmas do best ; What grandpas do best Author: Numeroff, Laura Joffe Summary: Two stories bound back to back and inverted. Summary One side of this upside-down book celebrates all of the things grandmas do for their grandchildren. Turning the book over and around produces a similar celebration of grandpas .
	Title: So happy ; so sad Author: Paschkis, Julie Summary: One half of the book presents such happy animals as a parading peacock and a giddy goat, while the other half shows such sad creatures as a pouting porcupine and a crying crocodile.
	Title: So sleepy : wide awake Author: Paschkis, Julie Summary: In the first half of this book, animals sleep; in the second half, they wake up. The two stories are printed in opposite directions.
	Title: Ten dirty pigs : ten clean pigs Author: Roth, Carol Summary: In rhyming stories printed back to back, pigs from one to ten take baths to clean up and then get dirty again.
	Title: A pup just for me ; A boy just for me Author: Seeber, Dorothea P. Summary: A rhyming story about a boy who is offered every kind of pet except the puppy he wants. When the book is turned over, the story is told from the dog's point of view.
	Title: My two hands ; My two feet Author: Walton, Rick Summary: In separate rhyming stories, two girls describe how they use their hands and feet.
	Title: Wake up and goodnight Author: Zolotow, Charlotte Summary: Records, in rhymed text and illustrations, the experiences of getting up in the morning and going to bed at night.