Book List

Enjoy the following books related to this exhibit:

Open Me, I’m a Dog by Art Spiegelman

• Acclaimed graphic novelist Art Spiegelman’s first book for children.  An incredibly adorable puppy gets lost in the woods and is transformed by an evil wizard into a book.  And not just any book, but the very book you are holding!

Things that Sometimes Happen: Very Short Stories for Little Listeners by Avi, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman

• A collection of whimsical short stories by Avi.  What if you could shrink yourself so small that you could step in between drops of rain? Can you really dig a hole to China?  Can a hippo fit in a car?  These are just some of the possibilities Avi explores in these nine stories.  

My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Opie, illustrated by Rosemary Wells

• Please Touch Museum’s 1998 Book Award winner for children 3 and under.  Collects four classic nursery rhymes, including “Jack and Jill” and “Hey Diddle, Diddle”.  Also features illustrations by the beloved Rosemary Wells, famous for her Max and Ruby books and television show.

The Stinky-Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith

• Well, it’s not quite Mother Goose.  Scieszka and Smith’s distorted fairy tales, in addition to garnering a Caldecott Honor and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, set a new standard for entertainment and irreverence in children’s literature.

An Undone Fairy Tale by Ian Lendler, illustrated by Whitney Martin

• An evil, and hungry, king locks his daughter in a tall tall tower so that she can spend her life making pies for him.  Just like in a normal fairy tale, gallant Sir Wilbur arrives to save her.  But this abnormal fairy tale is not quite finished yet.  Things get quite silly when the narrator and artist rush to finish the story before you do.