Jaki Shelton Green - Books for Children

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Check out Jaki’s recommended reading for adults.

Jaki's Reading List for Children

Babar Books (ALL OF THEM) (Jean De Brunhoff)
The Story of Babar
Babar and His Children
The Travels of Babar
Babar the King
Bonjour Babar
Mirandy and Brother Wind (Patricia C. McKissack)
The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
Henry's Freedom Box: (Ellen Levine)
Anansi the Spider: A Tale From the Ashanti  (Gerald McDermott) 
The Giant Hug (Sandra Horning)
The Patchwork Quilt (Valerie Flournoy)
Beautiful Black Bird (Ashley Bryan)
Dinner at Aunt Connie's House (Faith Ringgold)
Grandpa's Face (Eloise Greenfield)
The People Could Fly (Virginia Hamilton)
Fancy Nancy (Jane O'Connor)
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L' Engle)
Happy Birthday to You (Dr. Seuss)
D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths
Tikki Tikki Tembo
The Kissing Hand (Audrey Penn)
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Crockett Johnson)
Moses: When Harriett Tubman led her People to Freedom (Carole Boston Weatherford)
The Villiage That Vanished (Ann Grifalconi)
Please, Puppy, Please (Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee)
Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later) (Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Howard and James Ransome)

Last Update: August 21, 2009