Toy Stories:
Books about Young Children and Their Playthings
Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren© 2005 Cooperative Children's Book Center
This bibliography was developed for the Child Care Information Center Newsletter (Issue 51, 2005) published by the Child Care Information Center operated by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction with funding from the Department of Workforce Development.
Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image.
Inseparable Companions
Ehrlich, H.M.. Louie's Goose. Illustrated by Emily Bolam. Walter Lorraine Books/Houghton Mifflin, 2000. 32 pages. Ages 2 - 4
George, Kristine O'Connell. Book!. Illustrated by Maggie Smith. Clarion, 2001. 31 pages. Ages 18 months - 3 years
Greenfield, Eloise. My Doll, Keshia. Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Black Butterfly Children's Books, 1991. 10 pages. Ages 1 - 3
Straight, Susan. Bear E. Bear. Illustrated by Marisabina Russo. Hyperion, 1995. Ages 3 - 5
Willems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale. Hyperion, 2004. 32 pages. Ages 2 - 6Lost and Found
Falconer, Ian. Olivia...and the Missing Toy. An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum, 2003. 32 pages. Ages 4 - 8
Feiffer, Jules. I Lost My Bear. Morrow, 1998. 40 pages. Ages 3 - 7
Ichikawa, Satomi. La La Rose. Philomel, 2004. 32 pages. Ages 3 - 7
Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie. Elizabeti's Doll. Illustrated by Christy Hale. Lee & Low, 1998. 32 pages. Ages 3 - 7Objects of Desire
Havill, Juanita. Jamaica's Find. Illustrated by Anne Sibley O'Brien. Houghton Mifflin, 1986. 32 pages. Ages 3 - 6
Keller, Holly. That's Mine, Horace. Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 2000. 24 pages. Ages 4 - 7
Sun, Chyng Feng. Mama Bear. Illustrated by Lolly Robinson. Houghton Mifflin, 1994. 32 pages. Ages 4 - 7
Wells, Rosemary. Max's Toys. Dial, 1998. 10 pages. Ages 1 - 3Imaginary Play
Heap, Sue. Cowboy Baby. U.S. edition: Candlewick, 1998. 24 pages. Ages 2 - 5
Sis, Peter. Fire Truck. Greenwillow, 1998. 28 pages. Ages 2 - 5
Wells, Rosemary. Bunny Party. Viking, 2001. 24 pages. Ages 3 - 5
Wilson-Max, Ken. Max's Starry Night. Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, 2001. 24 pages. Ages 2 - 4Crinkle, Wrinkle, Clang and More
Hubbell, Patricia. Pots and Pans. Illustrated by Diane de Groat. HarperFestival/HarperCollins, 1998. 20 pages. Ages 1 - 3
Hubbell, Patricia. Wrapping Paper Romp. Illustrated by Jennifer Plecas. HarperFestival/HarperCollins, 1998. 12 pages. Ages 1 - 2
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Where Go the Boats? Play Poems. Illustrated by Max Grover. Browndeer Press/Harcourt Brace, 1998. 32 pages. Ages 4 - 8
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