Kentucky Bluegrass Award

Master Lists

1983

K-3

Amelia Bedilia and the Baby / Peggy Parish

Greenwillow, 1982. $5.95. Grades 1-3.

More of A. Bedelia and her funny, literal interpretation of language.

Fables / Arnold Lobel

Harper & Row, 1980. $8.95. Grades all ages.

Humorous fables with equally appealing illustrations. Caldecott winner.

Fleet-Footed Florence / Marilyn Saks

Doubleday, 1981. $8.95. Grades 2.

The tale of an exceptional female baseball player.

The Friendly Beasts / Tomie De Paola

Putnam, 1981. $8.95. ($4.95). Grades all ages.

The classic Christmas carol, complete with full page illustrations.

George and Martha, Tons of Fun / James Marshall

Houghton Mifflin, 1980. $6.95. Grades K-3.

The friendship of two hippos.

Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport / Marjorie Sharmat

Macmillan, 1980. $8.95. Grades K-3.

A New York City child's idea of the West.

Ox-Cart Man / Barbara Cooney

Viking, 1981. $8.95. Grades K-3.

Through the year with a 19th century New England family. Caldecott winner.

The Stupids Die Harry Allard

Houghton Mifflin, 1981. $7.95. Grades all ages.

The Stupids blow a fuse in the house and believe they've died and gone to heaven.

Visit to William Blake's Inn / Nancy Willard

Harcourt Brace, 1981. $10.95. Grades all ages.

Poems/pictures about a trip to an imaginary inn run by William Blake.

Yellow Butter, Purple Jelly, Red Jam, Black Bread / Mary Ann Hoberman

Viking, 1981. $6.95. Grades all ages.

Everyday poems for all kinds of kids.

4-8

Anastasia Again / Lois Lowry

Houghton Mifflin, 1981. $7.95. Grades 3-6.

Anastasia learns that a move from the city to the suburbs is not fatal.

Arabel and Mortimer / Joan Aiken

Doubleday, 1981. $9.95. Grades 4 and up.

The adventures of Mortimer, a British raven and Arabel, his owner.

Cute Is a Four Letter Word / Stella Pevsner

Houghton Mifflin, 1980. $7.97 ($1.95). Grades 6 and up.

Clara discovers "cute" isn't all it's cracked up to be.

The Cybil War / Betsy Byars

Viking, 1981. $8.95. Grades 4-7.

Tony and Simon and their love for red-haired, eye-crossing Cybil.

Does This School have Capital Punishment / Nat Henthoff

Delacorte, 1981. $8.95. Grades 6 and up.

Sam learns about jazz, friendship and honesty from some unlikely sources.

The face at the Window / Wolfgang Ecke

Prentice Hall, 1979. $7.95 ($1.25). Grades 5 and up.

15 short mysteries - can you solve them all?

A Gathering of Days / Joan Blos

Scribners, 1979. $7.95. Grades 6 and up.

The fictionalized diary of a New England schoolgirl in the 1830's. Newbery winner.

Help! There's a Cat Washing in Here / Allison P. Smith

Dutton, 1981. $10.95. Grades 4-6.

Henry runs the house while his mother prepares a last minute art portfolio.

How It Feels When a Parent Dies / Jill Krementz

Knopf, 1981. $9.95. Grades 4 and up.

First hand accounts from children who have lost a parent.

If I Were In Charge of the World and Other Worries / Judith Viorst

Antheneum, 1982. $11.91. Grades 3 and up.

Humorous poetry for children with illustrations to match.

Jacob Have I Loved / Katherine Paterson

Harper & Row, 1980. $8.95 ($1.95). Grades 7 and up.

The conflict of two sisters that have different talents and personalities. Newbery winner.

Jumanji / Chris Van Allsburg

Houghton Mifflin, 1981. $9.95. Grades all ages.

A boring afternoon changes when Peter and Judy play the game "Jumanji". Caldecott winner.

The Kids Book of Divorce: By For and About Kids / Eric Rofes

Green, 1981. $9.95. Grades 4-7.

Advice from children who have experienced a divorce.

Light in the Attic / Shel Silverstein

Harper & Row, 1981. $10.95. Grades all ages.

More poems/pictures from the author of Where the Sidewalk Ends.

Place Called Ugly / Avi

Pantheon, 1981. $8.95. Grades 6 and up.

Owen is going to save his family's summer cottage from being torn down, but how?

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 / Beverly Clearly

Morrow, 1981. $7.95. Grades 3 and up.

More Ramona!

Ring of Endless Night / Madeleine L'Engle

Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1980. $9.95 ($1.95). Grades 4 and up.

Vicky Austin deals with love, death and her ability to communicate with dolphins.

Scary Storoes to Tell in the Dark / Alvin Schwartz

Harper & Row, 1981. $7.95 ($4.95). Grades 3 and up.

Guaranteed to scare your friends, with equally chilling illustrations.

The Sick of Being Sick Book / Jovial Bob and Jane Stine

Dutton, 1980. $7.95. Grades 3 and up.

Humorous advice on how to cope with being sick.

Soup on Wheels / Robert Newton Peck

Knopf, 1981. $7.95. Grades 3 and up.

More adventures of the New England duo, Soup and Rob.

There's a Bat in Bunk Five / Paula Danziger

Delacorte, 1980. $7.95 ($1.95). Grades 5 and up.

Marcy's summer as a camp counselor, confronted with bats, brats and boys.

Tiger Eyes / Judy Blume

Bradbury House, 1981. $9.95. Grades 7 and up.

Davey must deal with her father's murder and her new life out west.

Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold / Jean Fritz

Putnam, 1981. $9.95. Grades 7 and up.

The little-known facts about America's best known traitor.

Treehorn's Treasure / Florence Parry Heide

Holiday, 1981. $7.97. Grades 3 and up.

Treehorn can't convince any adults that dollar bills are growing on a tree.

The Trouble With Thirteen / Betty Miles

Knopf, 1979. $6.96 ($1.95). Grades 3 and up.

Annie and Rachel, best friends, learn what growing up really means.

Unbuilding / David Macaulay

Houghton Mifflin, 1980. $9.95. Grades 3 and up.

The fictional account of the sale and dismantling of the Empire State Building.

What Do You Do When Your Mouth Won't Open / Susan Beth Pfeffer

Delacorte, 1981. $8.95. Grades 4 and up.

Reesa has two weeks to get over her fear of speaking in public.

Where the Deer and the Cantelope Play / Ernesto Bethancourt

Oak Tree, 1981. $7.95. Grades 5 and up.

Teddy learns the difference between fantasy and reality while becoming a quick draw expert.

Your Old Pal Al / Constance Greene

Viking, 1979. $7.95 ($1.50). Grades 5 and up.

Al and her best girl friend fight when Polly comes to stay.

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