Recommended Book List
	For Folkmanis Puppets 2010

Stories, alphabetical by animal
Alligator		THERE’S AN ALLIGATOR UNDER MY BED. Mercer Mayer.
	Many Animals	MY BIG ANIMAL BOOK. Roger Priddy. 0312490836
		FIRST ANIMAL ENCYCLOPEDIA. DK Publishing. 0756602270
		WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A TAIL LIKE THIS? Robin Page. 04397003840
		PLEASE AND THANK YOU BOOK. Richard Scarry. 03948226817
		BARNYARD LULLABY. Frank Asch. 068981365
		BARYARD DANCE! Sandra Boynton. 1563054426
		CHICK. BUNNY. Funfax. 0754700038
		THE HAT. Jan Brett. 0399234616
		JAMES HERRIOT’S TREASURY. James Herriot. 0312085125
		OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM. Child’s Play. 0859536629
		THE MITTEN. Jan Brett. 039921920X
Armadillo		THE BEGINNING OF ARMADILLOS. John Beifuss. 0-8118-0334-1
		ARMADILLO RAY. John Beifuss. 0-8118-2135-8
		DILLO – A BABY ARMADILLO”S ADVENTURE ON SANIBEL ISLAND. Kyle Miller.
Bat		THE BAT IN THE BOOT. Annie Cannon. 0-531-09495-2
		THE BAT POET. Randall Jarrell. 9780062059055
Bear		BEAR SNORES ON. Karma Wilson. 0689831870
		BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? Bill Martin, Jr. 0805044795
		THE BEAR THAT HEARD CRYING. Natalie Kinsey-Warnock. 0-14-055854-3
		YOU AND ME, LITTLE BEAR. Martin Waddell. 0-7636-0574-3
		BEARS OUT THERE. Joanne Ryder. 9780689319822
		EVERY AUTUMN COMES THE BEAR. Jim Arnosky. 0606101772
		LITTLE BEAR SLEEPING. Tony Johnston. 0399221573
		TWO BEAR CUBS. Robert San Souci. 0-939666-87-1
		LITTLE BEAR SERIES. Elsa Homelund Minarik.
Polar Bear		HIS DARK MATERIALS OMNIBUS. Philip Pullman. 0375847227
		POLAR BEAR NIGHT. Lauren Thompson. 0439595245
		POLAR BEAR, POLAR BEAR, WHAT DO YOU HEAR? Bill Martin. 0582362881
Beaver		LITTLE BEAVER AND THE ECHO. Amy Macdonald.
Bee		MRS. FLUTTERBEE AND THE FUNNY FARM. Kati Bee.
Butterfly		AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE. Laurence Pringle. ISBN 0-531-3002-1
		BUTTERFLY HOUSE. Eve Bunting.
		MONARCH BUTTERFLY. Gail Gibbons. ISBN 0-8234-0909-0
		MONARCH MAGIC. Lynn Rosenblatt. ISBN 1-885593-23-6
Cat		MADELINE AND THE CATS OF ROME. John Bemelmans Marciano. 0670062973
		THE NECESSARY CAT. Nicola Bailey. ISBN 0-7636-0571-9
		CAT AND MOUSE. Tomek Bogacki. ISBN 0-374-31189-7
Caterpillar/ Butterfly		CHARLIE, THE CATERPILLAR. Dom DeLuise. 0671796070
		THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, Eric Carle 0399226907
Chameleon		THE MIXED-UP CHAMELEON. Eric Carle.
		THE MYSTERIOUS CREATURE. Kyle Miller.
Chick		LITTLE CHICK. Amy Hest. 0763628905
Corgi		CORGIVILLE FAIR. Tasha Tudor. 0316853125
		KORGI. Christian Slade. 18918309021
Coyote		COYOTE. Gerald McDermott. ISBN 0-15-220724-4
		COYOTE IN LOVE. Mindy Dwyer. ISBN 0-88240-485-7
		FIRE RACE. Jonathan London. ISBN 0-8118-0241-8
		COYOTE PLACES THE STARS. Harriet Pack Taylor.
		WHITETAIL DEER. Laura Evert. 1559717432
Dog		THE BEST THING ABOUT A PUPPY. Judy Hindley. 0-7636-0596-4
		DOG DONOVAN. Diana Hendry. ISBN 1-56402-699-X
		THE LAST PUPPY. Frank Asch.
		THE BOOKSHOP DOG. Cynthia Rylant. ISBN 0-590-54331-8
		HENRY, THE DOG WITH NO TAIL. Kate Feiffer. 1416916148 (Australian sheep dog)
		O WHERE O WHERE HAS MY LITTLE DOG GONE? Iza Trapani. 1-879085-75-5
Dolphin		THE STORY OF A DOLPHIN. Catherine Orr.
Donkey		TWIST AND ERNEST. Laura Barnes. 0967468101
		LITTLE DONKEY, CLOSE YOUR EYES. Margaret Wise Brown. 0064435075
		THE DONKEY AND THE ROCK. Demi. 0805059598
		SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE. William Steig.
Dragon		THE LITTLE GIRL AND THE DRAGON. Else Minarik.
		MATTHEW’S DRAGON. Susan Cooper.
		DRAGONOLOGY. Ernest Drake. 0763623296
		ERAGON. Christopher Paolini. 0375826688
		PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON. Peter Yarrow. 1402747829
		THE RELUCTANT DRAGON. Kenneth Grahame
Red Dragon		THE DRAGON’S TALE. Demi. ISBN 0805034463
		THE DRAGON PRINCE. Laurence Yep. ISBN 0064435180
		RED IS A DRAGON. Roseanne Thong. 0811831779
		DRAGON OF THE RED DAWN. Mary Osborne. 0375837272.
		THE LAST DRAGON. Silvana de Mari. 0786836369
Small Duck		DUCK ON A BIKE. David Shannon. 0439050235
		GIGGLE, GIGGLE, QUACK and DUCK FOR PRESIDENT. Doreen Cronin.
		LITTLE WHITE DUCK. Joan Paley. 0316032271
		ALL NIGHT NEAR THE WATER. Jim Arnosky.
		DANNY’S DUCK. June Crebbin. ISBN 1-56402-813-5
Eagle		BROTHER EAGLE, SISTER SKY. Susan Jefers.
		EAGLE BOY. Richard Lee Vaughn. 1570611718
		BALD EAGLE. Gordon Morrison. 0395873282
Elephant		I WILL SURPRISE MY FRIEND. Mo Willems. 1423113470
		“STAND BACK,” SAID THE ELEPHANT. Patricia Thomas. 0688093389
Fawn		A FAWN IN THE GRASS. Joanne Ryder. 080506236X
Tooth Fairy		HOW MANY TEETH. Paul Showers. 0064450988
		THROW YOUR TEETH ON THE ROOF. Selby Beeler. 0618152385
Fox		FOX’S DREAM. Tejima.
		HELLO RED FOX. Eric Carle. 068984431X
		FLOSSIE AND THE FOX. Patricia McKissack. 0803702507
Frog		FROG. A child’s play pocket pal. ISBN 0-85953-908-3
		FROGS JUMP. Ron Maris.
		A FROG IN THE BOG. Karma Wilson. 0689840101
		LITTLE FROG’S SONG. Alice Shertle.
		TUESDAY. David Wiesner.
Long Leg Frog		DOWN BY THE COOL OF THE POOL. Tony Mitton. 0439309158
Red-Eyed Tree Frog		A WALK IN THE RAINFOREST. Kristin Joy Pratt. 1878265997
		RED-EYED TREE FROG. Joy Cowley. 0439782210
Frog Prince		THE FROG PRINCE CONTINUED. Jon Scieszka. 014054285X
Goat		BEATRICE’S GOAT. Page McBrier. 0689869908
		THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF. Paul Galdone. 0899190359
Gorilla		GOODNIGHT, GORILLA. Peggy Rathman. 0399230033
		GOOD MORNING, GORILLAS. Mary Pope Osborne. 0375806148
		KOKO’S KITTEN. Francine Patterson. 0590444225
		GORRILAS. Seymour Simon. 0060506709
Guinea Pig		WHAT WOULD A GUINEA PIG DO? Kate Duke.
Golden Retriever		BOOMER GOES TO SCHOOL. Constance McGeorge. ISBN 0811811174
		YELLOWPUP. Debra Marlin. ISBN 0821225642
Groundhog		GEOFFROY GROUNDHOG PREDICTS THE WEATHER. Bruce Koscielniak.
		I LOVE TO CUDDLE. Carl Norac. ISBN 0-385-32646-7
		10 MINUTES TILL BEDTIME. Peggy Ratlunan. ISBN 0-399-23103-x
Hamster		MY HAMSTER AND ME. Peter Holliman. 0764118056
Hedgehog		I AM A LITTLE HEDGEHOG. Francois Crozat. ISBN 0-8120-6477-1 (board)
		THE HAT. Jan Brett. 0-399-23101-3
Hen		THE LITTLE RED HEN: AN OLD STORY. Margot Zermach.
		THE STINKY CHEESE MAN AND OTHER FAIRLY STUPID TALES. Jon Scieszka. (hen, tortoise, rabbit)
		TIME TO GO, HIPPO! Bob Hartman. 080664365X
Hippo		HIPPOS GO BESERK. Sandra Boynton. 0689808186
		OWEN AND MZEE, Isabella Hatkoff
Horse		THE GIRL WHO LOVED WILD HORSES. Paul Goble. 0689716966
		THE HORSE. Valerie Tracqui. 1570914508
		BLAZE AND THUNDERBOLT. C.W. Anderson. 0689717121 (black horse)
Iguana		THE IGUANA BROTHERS. Tony Johnston. 0-590-47468-5
		I WANNA IGUANA. T.E. Watson. 1584780096
Insects		BUGS. David Greenberg. ISBN 0-316-32574-0
		THE ICKY BUG COUNTING BOOK. Jerry Pallotta.
		I WISH I WERE A BUTTERFLY. James Howe.
		PORTABLE PETS. Ladybug, turtle, frog, lamb, butterfly (board)
Jackrabbit		KISSING COYOTES. Marcia Vaughan. 0873588142
Kitten		IF YOU WERE BORN A KITTEN. Marion Bauer (animal babies) ISBN 0-689-80111-4
		KITTEN DAY. Jan Ormerod.
		A SHOP FULL OF KITTENS. Ian Penney.
Tabby Kitten		MR PUTTER AND TABBY BAKE THE CAKE. Cynthia Rylant.0152002146
Koala		DADDY CUDDLES. Anne Gutman. 0811846741
		KOALA LOU. Mem Fox.
Yellow Lab		BAD DOG, MARLEY. John Grogan. 006117114X
Ladybug		THE GROUCHY LADYBUG. Eric Carle.
Lamb		TIME FOR BED. Mem Fox. ISBN 0-15-288183-2
		THE LAMB AND THE BUTTERFLY. Arnold Sundgard.
		BORREGUITA AND THE COYOTE. Verna Aardema. 0679889361
Lion		LION AT LUNCHTIME. Mary Osborne. 0679883401
		THE LION KING. Disney. 0679883401
		DANDELION. Don Freeman.y
Llama		IS YOUR MAMA A LLAMA. Deborah Guarino. 0590259385
		LLAMA, LLAMA, RED PAJAMA. Anna Dewdney. 0670059838
Scarlet Macaw		THE GREAT KAPOK TREE. Lynne Cherry. 0152026142
Monkey		THE MONKEY BRIDGE. Rafe Martin. 0-679-88106-9
		CAPS FOR SALE. Esphyr Slobodkina. ISBN 0064431436
		MONKEY KING. Ed Young. ISBN 0060279192
Moose		MUCKY MOOSE. Jonathan Allen. ISBN 0-689-80651-5
		IF YOU GIVE A MOOSE A MUFFIN. Laura Numeroff. ISBN 0-06-024405-4
Mouse		CHRISTOPHER MOUSE. William Wise. 1582347085
		IF YOU GAVE A MOUSE A COOKIE. Laura Numeroff. 0064434096
		TOWN MOUSE, COUNTRY MOUSE. Jan Brett. 069811986X
		THE LITTLE MOUSE, THE RED RIPE STRAWBERRY… Don Wood. 0859531821
		MAISY SERIES. Lucy Cousins (White Mouse)
		LILLY’S PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE. Kevin Henkes.
Mice in Box		EEK! I HEAR A SQUEAK
Mini Field Mouse		TOFU LING AND THE CARP BANNER Rosanna I. Porter
Octopus		MY VERY OWN OCTOPUS. Bernard Most.
Opossum		POSSUM MAGIC. Mem Fox.
		POSSUM CAME A KNOCKIN'. Nancy Van Laan. ISBN 0-679-83468-0
Owl		OWL BABIES. Martin Waddell. ISBN 1-56402-101-7
		OWL MOON. Jane Yolen. 0399214577
		ANIMAL LIVES: THE BARN OWL. Sally Tagholm. 0753451719
		ADOPTED BY AN OWL. Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen. 1585360708
		HOOT. Carl Hiassen. 0375821813
		EXILE (GUARDIANS OF GA’HOOLE). Kathryn Lasky.0439888085 (short-eared owl)
Panda		GIANT PANDAS. John Seidensticker. 0061205788
		PANDA. Heather Angel. 0715328522
		ZEN SHORTS. Jon Muth. 0439339117
Parrot		A RAINBOW OF PARROTS. Vicki Leon. 0976613425
		FRIENDLY FEATHERS. Dr. Fran Smith. ISBN 978-0-615-22232-5 (African Grey)
		IF YOU WERE A PARROT. Katherine Rawson. 0976494396
		THE PARROT TICO TANGO, Anna Witte (Scarlet Macaw)
Peacock		FEATHERS AND FOOLS. Mem Fox. 0152023658
		PEACOCKS. Ruth Berman. 0822530090
Penguin		AND TANGO MAKES THREE. Peter Parnell. 0689878451
		THE EMPEROR’S EGG. Martin Jenkins. 0763618713.
		THE MARCH OF THE PENGUINS. Luc Jucquet. 0792261836
		PENGUINS. Gail Gibbons. 0823415163
		TACKY, THE PENGUIN. Helen Lester. 0395562333
Pig		IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE. Laura Numeroff. ISBN 0-06-026686-4
		ALL PIGS ARE BEAUTIFUL. Dick King-Smith.
		THE REAL STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS. Jon Scieszka.
		THIS LITTLE PIGGY. Susan Hellard.
		THE THREE LITTLE PIGS. David Wiesner.0618007016
Rabbit		BUNNY, MY HONEY. Anita Jeram. ISBN 0-7636-0710-x
		HUSH LITTLE BABY. Sylvia Long. ISBN 0-8118-1416-5 (bunny)
		I LOVE YOU, LITTLE ONE. Nancy Tafuri. ISBN 0-590-92159-2 (bunny and others)
		IF YOU WERE MY BUNNY. Kate Mcmullan ISBN 0-590-34126-X (board)
		THE RUNAWAY BUNNY. Margaret Wise Brown. ISBN 0-06-107429-2
		BUNNY. A child's play pocket pal. ISBN 0-85953-907-5
		I AM A LITTLE RABBIT. Francois Crozat. (board) (also versions for bear, cat, dog, monkey)
		HOPPER'S TREETOP ADVENTURE. Marcus Pfister. ISBN 1-55858-680-6
		RABBIT AND THE MOON. Douglas Wood. ISBN 0-689-80769-4
		THE RABBIT'S TALE. Suzanne Crowder Han. ISBN 0-8050-4580-5 (also tiger)
Jackrabbit		KISSING COYOTES. Marcia Vaughn. 0873588142
Rabbit in Hat		THE MAGIC RABBIT. Richard Jesse Watson. 0590479644
Raccoon		THE KISSING HAND. Audrey Penn. ISBN 0-87868-585-5
		RACCOONS. Diane Swanson. ISBN 1551107821
		RACCOONS ON HIS OWN. Jim Arnosky. 0142500412
		THE LITTLE RACCOON. Elizabeth Ring. 0375806660
Pack Rat		SORT IT OUT! Barbara Mariconda.1934359114
Raven		RAVEN. Gerald Mcdermott. 0152656618
		CLEM, THE STORY OF A RAVEN. Jennifer Dewey. 0826330231
Sea Otter		A LOT OF OTTERS. Barbara Berger. 0698118634
Harbor Seal		THE ORPHAN SEAL. Fran Hodgkins. 0892724714
		CECILY’S SUMMER. Nan Lincoln. ISBN 1-59373-047-0
Shark		HUNGRY, HUNGRY SHARKS. Joanna Cole. 0394874714
		SHARKABET. Ray Troll. 1558685197
		THE GREAT WHITE MAN EATING SHARK. Margaret Mahy. 0140557458
Sheep		SHEEP IN A JEEP. Margot Apple. 039586786X
Sheepdog		SHAGGY. Marcus Pfister.
Snail		SNAIL MAIL. Hazel Edwards.
		THE SNAIL'S SPELL. Cathy Rider.
Flying Squirrel		FLYING SQUIRRELS. Judith Jango-Cohen. 0822598868
Squirrel		MISS SUZY. Miriam Young. 1930900287
		SCAREDY SQUIRREL. Melanie Watt. 1553379594
		ONE WIDE SKY. Deborah Wiles. 0152023348
Toad		PEACH AND BLUE. Sarah Kilborne. ISBN 0-679-83929-1
		FROG AND TOAD COLLECTION. Lobel Arnold
Tiger Cub		TIGERS AT TWILIGHT. Mary Osborne. 0679890653
		NEVER, EVER SHOUT IN A ZOO. Karma Wilson. 0316985643
Tortoise		GALAPAGOS MEANS TORTOISES. Ruth Heller. 1578051014
Turtle		THE DANCING TURTLE. Pleasant de Spain. ISBN 0-87483-502-x
		HOW TURTLE'S BACK WAS CRACKED. Gayle Ross.
		THE TURTLE AND THE ISLAND. retold by Barbara Wilson.
		OLD TURTLE. Douglas Wood.
		TURTLE SPRING. Deborah Zagwyn. ISBN 1-883672-53-8
Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops		DINOSAURS. Michael Benton. ISBN 075345131X
		THE TROUBLE WITH TYRANNOSAURUS REX. Lorinda Cauley.
		TYRANNOSAURUS REX. DK Publishing. ISBN 0789454033
		TYRANNOSAURUS REX. Elaine Landau. ISBN 0516265075
Unicorn		I WISHED FOR A UNICORN. Robert Heidbreder. ISBN 1550745433
		THE LAST UNICORN. Peter S. Beagle. ISBN-10 0451450523
		NOBODY RIDES THE UNICORN. Adrian Mitchell. ISBN 0439112044
Wolf		DREAM WOLF. Paul Goble.
		THE EYES OF GRAY WOLF. Jonathan London.
		RED WOLF COUNTRY. Jonathan London. 0-525-45191-9
		RED RIDING HOOD. Christopher Coady.
		THE THREE LITTLE PIGS. James Marshall.
		THE THREE LITTLE WOLVES AND THE BIG BAD PIG. Eugene Trivizas
Woodpecker		THE OWL AND THE WOODPECKER. Brian Wildsmith. 1595720502

Collections of Animal Poetry
	ANIMAL MISCHIEF. Robert Jackson and Laura Jacobsen. 590782542
	ANIMALS, ANIMALS. Eric Carle.
	ANTARCTIC ANTICS. Judy Sierra.
	ASKA'S ANIMALS. Warabe Aska.
	BIRDS AND BEASTS. William Smith.
	DRAGONS, DRAGONS. Eric Carle.
	A FINE FAT PIG. Mary Ann Hoberman.
	I'M GONNA TELL MAMA I WANT AN IGUANA. Tony Johnston.
	INSECTLOPEDIA. Douglas Florian. ISBN 0-15-201306-7
	MICE ARE NICE. Nancy Larrick.
	PIGS IN A BARROW. Bert Kitchen.
	THERE’S A ZOO IN ROOM 22. Judy Sierra. 0152020330
	A ZOOFUL OF ANIMALS. William Cole.
Natural History Books
	APES. Tess Lemmon.
	BATS. Gail Gibbons. 0823416372
	ZIPING, ZAPPING, ZOOMING BATS. Ann Earle. 006445133X
	BELLA'S SECRET GARDEN. Anna Carter. (rabbit)
	THE BEAVER FAMILY BOOKS. Sybille & Klaus Kalas.
	HONEYBEES AT HOME. Lynne Harwood.
	THE BEST BOOK OF BUGS. Claire Llewellyn. ISBN 0-7534-5118-2
	THE GIANT BOOK OF BUGS. Jim Pipe. ISBN 0-7613-0648-x
	WHERE BUTTERFLIES GROW. Joanne Ryder.
	FROM CATERPILLAR TO BUTTERFLY. Deborah Heiligman. 0064451291
	BIG CATS. Seymour Simon. ISBN 0-06-446119-x
	CAT NAP. A wild romp with the big cats. Keith Potter. ISBN 0-8118-2069-6
	THE CROCODILE FAMILY BOOK. Mark Deeble.
	DEER IN THE HOLLOW. Efner Holmes. ISBN 0-399-51383-0
	DOGS. Gail Gibbon. 0-8231-1226-1
	THE FANTASTIC DINOSAUR ADVENTURE. Gerald Durell.
	THE MAGIC SCHOOLBUS IN THE TIME OF THE DINOSAURS. Joanna Cole.
	DINOSAURS. Laurence Pringle. ISBN 0-14-055967-1
	I DIDN'T KNOW THAT DINOSAURS LAID EGGS. Kate Petty. ISBN 0-7613-0596-3
	DINOSAURS TO DODOS. Don Lessen. 0590316842
	SOARING WITH THE WIND: THE BALD EAGLE. Gail Gibbons.
	EAGLES. Aubrey Lang & Wayne Lynch. ISBN 0-316-51383-0
	IT'S A FROG'S LIFE. Steve Parker. ISBN 1-57584-250-5
	LADYBUG. Bernard Emery.
	WHAT ABOUT LADYBUGS? Celia Godkin. ISBN 0-87156-549-8
	SNOWY OWLS. Patricia Hunt.
	BACKYARD HUNTER: The Praying Mantis. Biana Lavies. ISBN 0-14-055494-7
	GENTLE GIANT OCTOPUS. Karen Wallace.0-7636- 0318-x
	AN OCTOPUS IS AMAZING. Paticia Lauber. (also, ALLIGATORS) Animal Lives Series.
	RIVER OTTER. BARN OWL. 0-7534-5176-x/ 5171-9
	ALEX & ME. Irene M. Pepperberg (African Grey Parrot)
	PENGUIN. Neil Fletcher.
	PENGUINS. Gail Gibbons. 0-8234-1388-8
	PIGS. Gail Gibbons. ISBN 0-8234-1441-8
	RAINFOREST BABIES. Kathy & Tara Darling. ISBN 0-8027-7504-7
	NATURE'S GREEN UMBRELLA. Gail Gibbons. ISBN 0-688-12354-6 (rainforest)
	A HARBOR SEAL PUP GROWS UP. Joan Hewett
	SHARKS IN ACTION. Tanner Gay. (also, whales and dolphins)
	TURTLE'S DAY. Dwight Kuhn & Ron Hirschi.
	UNDERWATER ANIMALS. The Nature Company. 0-7835-4841-9
	THE BIRTH OF A WHALE. John Archambault. ISBN 0-382-39565-4
	WOLVES. Gail Gibbon. ISBN 0-8234-1127-3
	THE CALL OF THE WOLVES. Jim Murphy.