Children's Classic Books
 
Spartanburg Community College Library

Note for ECD students:

For purposes of your assignment, a “classic” is a title originally published at least fifteen years ago, that has stood the test of time, has a clear story line, and has some of the six story elements mentioned on your assignment sheet, such as rhythm and repetition, egocentrism or literal or figurative language.

The Carrot Seed
by Ruth Krauss
PZ 7 .K875 CAR 1993 

Freight Train
by Donald Crews
PZ 7 .C8682 FR 

Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
PZ 8.3 .B815 G646 1991 

The Snowman Storybook
by Raymond Briggs
PZ 7 .B7646 SNP 1997 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
PZ 7 .C21476 VE 

Caps for Sale
by Esphyr Slobodkina
PZ 7 .S6334 CAP 1990
 

Corduroy
by Don Freeman
PZ 7 .F8747 CO
 

Curious George
by H. A. Rey
PZ 10.3 .R3 C975 1969
 

George and Martha
by James Marshall
PZ 10.3 .M3535 GE 

Harry, the Dirty Dog
by Gene Zion
PZ 7 .Z66 HAR 1984

Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss
PZ 10.3 .G276 HO 

The Little House
by Virginia Lee Burton
PZ 7 .B954 LI 1984

Make Way for Duckling
by Robert McCloskey
PZ 10.5 .A1295 MAK

Millions of Cats
by Wanda Gag
PZ 10.3 .G121 MI 

The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg
PZ 7 .V266 PO 1985

The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
PZ 7 .K2253 SN 

The Story of Ferdinand
by Robert Lawson
PZ 7 .L463 ST 1980 

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka
PZ 7 .S41267 TR 1996 

Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
PZ 8 .S3294 WH 

The Cat  in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
PZ 8.3 .G276 C357 1985 

Frog and Toad are Friends
by Arnold Lobel
PZ 7 .L7795 F927 1979 

Little Bear
by Else Holmelund Minarik
PZ 10.3 .7628 LI 

I Know a Lady
by Charlotte Zolotow
PZ 7 .Z77 .IAI 1984 

Singing Man
by Angela Medearis
PZ 8.1 .M468 SI 1994

When I am Old With You
by Angela Johnson
PZ 7 .J629 WH 1990

  Additional Recommended Reading

Amelia Bedelia Books
by Peggy Parish

Mr. and Little Miss Books
by Roger Hargreaves

Also Recommended: "Fairy Tales" Do a subject search using the term
The date in the call number is the date the SCC edition was published, not the date of original publication.

 

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