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Book Reviews: Children's Picture Books
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- Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems
- Can Kittens Take a Catnap? by Clair Palfreman-Bunker
- Can You Count to a Googol? by Robert E. Wells
- The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson
- Cars Galore by Peter Stein
- Carson Crosses Canada
- The Case of the Weird Blue Chicken by Doreen Cronin and Kevin Cornell (Illustrations)
- A Castle On Viola Street by Dyanne Disalvo
- Castway Cats by Lisa Wheeler
- Cat-Cat by Gertrude Hevener Gibson
- The Cat Barked? by Lydia Monks
- Cat and Canary by Michael Foreman
- Cat the Cat, Who is That? by Mo Willems
- Cat Comes Too by Hazel Hutchins
- Cat Dreams by Urusla K. Le Guin and S. D. Schindler (illustrator)
- The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss
- Cat Heaven by Cynthia Rylant
- The Cats in Krasinski Square by Karen Hesse
- Cats' Night Out by Caroline Stutson
- The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street by Ann Redisch Stampler
- Cat Skidoo by Bethany Roberts and RW Alley
- Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj
- Cat Tale by Michael Hall
- Catch that Cat by Monika Beisner
- Celestine, Drama Queen by Penny Ives
- Charley Harper's Book of Colors by Zoe Burke
- Charlie and Lola: My Best, Best Friend by Lauren Child and Carol Noble
- Charlie Anderson by Barbara Abercrombie
- Cherries and Cherry Pits by Vera B. Williams
- Chester by Mélanie Watt
- Chester's Back by Mélanie Watt
- Chester's Masterpiece by Mélanie Watt
- The Chick and the Duckling by Mirra Ginsburg
- Chicka Chicka 123 by Bill Martin Jr. and Lois Ehlert
- Chicka Chicka ABC by Bill Martin Jr. and Lois Ehlert
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
- Chicken Cheeks by Michael Ian Black and Kevin Hawkes
- Chickens on the Loose by Jane Kurtz and John Joseph (Illustrations)
- Christmas Eve by Suçie Stevenson
- Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman
- Circle by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
- Circus by Lois Ehlert
- City Colors by Zoran Milich
- City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems
- Clarice Bean, Guess Who's Babysitting? by Lauren Child
- Clark the Shark by Bruce Hale
- Claude Monet: The Painter Who Stopped the Trains by P.I. Maltbie
- Clean Sweep! Frank Zamboni's Ice Machine by Monica Kulling
- Clever Little Witch by Mượn Thị Văn and Hyewon Yum
- Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
- Click, Clack, Splish, Splash by Doreen Cronin
- Clifford the Small Red Puppy by Norman Bridwell
- Clink by Kelly DiPucchio and Matthew Myers
- Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
- Coco the Carrot by Steven Salerno
- A Color Clown Comes to Town by Jane Belk Moncure
- Color for Thought by Coast Episcopal School 5th Grade
- The Conductor by Laëtitia Devernay
- Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars by Douglas Florian
- Compost Stew by Mary McKenna Siddals
- Cook-a-doodle-doo by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
- Coolies by Yin
- Corduroy by Don Freeman
- The Costume Copycat by Maryann MacDonald
- Count to Ten Piggy Wigg by Christyan and Diane Fox
- The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by DuBose Heyward
- A Country Mouse in the Town House by Henrietta
- Country Road ABC by Arthur Geisert
- The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
- Cowboy and Octopus by Jon Scieszka
- Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
- Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds
- Crictor by Tomi Ungerer
- Cross-Country Cat by Mary Calhoun
- Crow Boy by Taro Yashima
- Crow Call by Lois Lowry
- The Crows of Pearblossom by Aldous Huxley
- Cuckoo by Lois Ehlert
- The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
- Curious George and the Hot Air Balloon by H.A. Rey
- Curious Georges Learns to Count 1 to 100 by H.A. Rey
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- Sail Away by Donald Crews
- Sailaway Home by Bryce Degen
- Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt by Lisa Campbell Ernst
- Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett
- Sam and the Tigers by Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney
- Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff
- Sandhill Cranes by Lynn M. Stone
- The Sandwich Swap by Rania al-Abdullah
- Santa's Husband by Daniel Kibblesmith and A.P. Quach
- Sarah Emma Edmonds Was a Great Pretender by Carrie Jones
- Sarah Somebody by Florence Slobodkin and Louis Slobodkin (illustrator)
- The Scarebird by Sid Fleischman and Peter Sís
- Scarecrow Magic by Ed Masessa
- Scarface Claw by Lynley Dodd
- Scary Party by Sue Hendra
- The School for Cats by Esther Averill
- School Days by B. G. Hennessy
- The Scrambled States of America Talent Show by Laurie Keller
- Scribble by Deborah Freedman
- Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton and Tibor Gergely
- Sea Gifts by George Shannon
- The Sea Serpent and Me by Dashka Slater
- The Sea, the Storm, and the Mangrove Tangle by Lynne Cherry
- Sea Turtles by Emilie U. Lepthien
- The Secret Box by Barbara Lehman
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The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School by Judy Sierra and Stephen Gammell
- The Secret Shortcut by Mark Teague
- Sector 7 by David Wiesner
- See You Soon Moon by Donna Conrad
- Seeds of Change by Jen Cullerton Johnson
- Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
- Shadow by Suzy Lee
- Shape Me a Rhyme by Jane Yolen and Jason Stemple
- Shapes by DK Publishing
- Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton
- Sheep on a Ship by Nancy E. Shaw
- Sheep in a Shop by Nancy E. Shaw
- Sheep Take a Hike by Nancy E. Shaw
- Shoe-La-La! by Karen Beaumont
Shoes by Debbie Bailey and Susan Huszar
- Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems
- Show Me Your Smile by Christine Ricci
- Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson
- A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C Stead
- The Sign Painter by Allen Say
- Silent Music by James Rumford
- Silverlicious by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann
- Six Chinese Brothers by Hou-Tien Cheng
- Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner
- Skyward: The Story of Female Pilots in WWII by Sally Deng
- Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue
- The Sleepy Owl by Marcus Pfister
- Slide 'N' Seek Shapes by Chuck Murphy
- Slinky Malinky by Lynley Dodd
- "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth by Eric Carle
- Small Pig by Arnold Lobel
- Smash Trash by Laura Driscoll
- Smoky Night by Eve Bunting
- Smoky the Baby Goat by Mary Elting Folsom and Veronica Reed
- Snakes by Adrienne Mason
- Sneakers, the Seaside Cat by Margaret Wise Brown
- The Sneakiest Pirates by Dalton James
- Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit by Il Sung Na
- The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
- Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- So, What's It Like to Be a Cat? by Karla Kuskin
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- Sock Monkey Boogie Woogie: A Friend Is Made by Cece Bell
- Sock Monkey Goes To Hollywood: A Star Is Bathed by Cece Bell
- Sock at Work by Shelagh Canning
- Socksquatch by Frank W. Dormer
- Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea by Robert Burleigh
- Someday by Charlotte Zolotow
- Something to Do by David Lucas
- Song for Papa Crow by Marit Menzin
- Sophie and the Next-Door Monsters by Chris Case
- Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth by Sarah Weeks
- Sophie Scott Goes South by Alison Lester
- Sophie's Fish by A.E. Cannon
- The Southernmost Cat by John Cech
- Space by Carole Stott
- Sparky! by Jenny Offill
- The Specific Ocean by Kyo Maclear
- The Spider by Elise Gravel
- Splat and the Cool School Trip by Rob Scotton
- The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock by Bill Peet
- Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
- Spork by Kyo Maclear
- Spot Visits His Grandparents by Eric Hill
- Square by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
- Square Cat by Elizabeth Schoonmaker
- Squid and Octopus Friends for Always by Tao Nyeu
- "Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!" by Patricia Thomas
- Stars by Mary Lyn Ray
- Stella, Pri
ncess of the Sky by Marie-Louise Gay
- Stella's Stellar Hair by Yesenia Moises
- Storm Cats by Malachy Doyle
- Story Boat by Kyo Maclear and Rashin Kheiriyeh
- Strange Mr. Satie by M. T. Anderson and Petra Mathers
- Sugar Would Not Eat It by Emily Jenkins
- The Summerfolk by Doris Burn
- The Sun by Ralph Winrich
- Sun and Moon Have a Tea Party by Yumi Heo
- Sunflower House
- Superlative Birds by Leslie Bulion and Robert Meganck
A Surprise for Rosie by Julia Rawlinson
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
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