Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach
the House in the Night by Susan Mrie Swanson, 2009 Cadectt Medal
First the Egg by Laura Vacarro Seeger, Caldecott Honor Book
The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown (Paperback only in Torrance Collection)
Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett, 2008
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems, 2008 Caldecott Honor Book
From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems (Delombligo de la luna y otros poemas de verano) by Francisco X. Alarcon
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett>
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose by Tomie dePaola
Little Red Riding Hood by Jerry Pinkney
Little Dog Poems by Kristine O'Connell George
Don't Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
Pete's a Pizza by William Steig
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See by Bill Martin, Jr.
Chicka Chicka ABC by Bill Martin & John Archambault (Board Book in Torrance Collection)
These books have been recommended by the School Library Journal. You can read their reviews and those by the American Library Association on amazon.com. Most books or authors published before 2004 can also be found on the California Department of Education site Recommended Literature for Kindergarten Through Grade 12 - http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/ll/
