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ONE HUNDRED PICTURE BOOKS FOR PEACE

Children face all kinds of conflict as they grow and they don't always know how to deal with it. One Hundred Picture Books for Peace have been selected to show a variety of situations where conflict is managed creatively and nonviolently. Books on this list can be used with children to show examples of conflict resolution, to spark discussion, and to help develop the skills necessary to interact with others in a peaceful and productive way.

• Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion Aardema, Vera. illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
• Who's in Rabbit's House? Aardema, Vera. illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
• Why Mosquitoss Buzz in People's Ears Aardema, Verna. illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
• The Tin Heart Ackerman, Karen. illustrated by Michael Hays
• Feelings Aliki
• The Big Book for Peace Alexander, Lloyd, et al.
• All in a day Anno, Mitsumasa, et al.
• HERE COMES THE CAT! Asch, Frank and Vladimir Vagin
• THE PIG WAR Baker, Betty. illustrated by Robert Lopshire
• WHO IS THE BEAST? Baker, Keith
• GEORGE, THE DRUMMER BOY Benchley, Nathaniel. illustrated by Don Bolognese
• OLD HENRY Blos, Joan W. illustrated by Stephen Gammell
• BOOTSIE BARKER BITES Bottner, Barbara. illustrated by Peggy Rathmann
• BERLIOZ THE BEAR Brett, Jan
• THE SUMMER MY FATHER WAS TEN Brisson, Pat. illustrated by Andrea Shine
• THE CHRISTMAS COAT Bulla, Clyde Robert. illustrated by Sylvie Wickstrom
• CLANCY'S COAT Bunting, Eve. illustrated by Lorinda Bryan Cauley
• SMOKY NIGHT Bunting, Eve. illustrated by David Diaz
• THE WALL Bunting, Eve. illustrated by Ronald Himler
• COME AWAY FROM THE WATER, SHIRLEY Burningham, John
• MR. GUMPY'S OUTING Burningham, John
• IT'S MINE Campbell, Rod
• THE GROUCHY LADYBUG Carle, Eric
• DARK DAY, LIGHT NIGHT Carr, Jan. illustrated by James Ransome
• MY MOTHER'S HOUSE, MY FATHER'S HOUSE Christiansen, C.B. illustrated by Irene Trivas
• THREE WISHES Clifton, Lucille. illustrated by Stephanie Douglas
• THE GIANT'S TOE Cole, Brock
• SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES Coerr, Eleanor. illustrated by Ed Young
• THREE BROTHERS Croll, Carolyn
• TWO GOOD FRIENDS Delton, Judy. illustrated by Giulio Maestro
• THE KNIGHT AND THE DRAGON De Paola, Tomie
• NOW ONE FOOT, NOW THE OTHER De Paola, Tomie
• OLIVER BUTTON IS A SISSY De Paola, Tomie
• THE CRAYON BOX THAT TALKED De Rolf, Shane
• THREE ASTRONAUTS Eco, Umberto and Eugenio Carmi
• HOW MY PARENTS LEARNED TO EAT Friedman, Ina R. illustrated by Allen Say
• GRANDPA'S FACE Greenfield, Eloise. illustrated by Floyd Cooper
• SHE COME BRINGING ME THAT LITTLE BABY GIRL Greenfield, Eloise. illustrated by John Steptoe
• MOUSE CREEPS Harris, Peter. illustrated by Reg Cartwright
• JAMAICA TAG-ALONG Havill, Juanita. illustrated by Anne Sibley O'Brien
• KATIE MORAG AND THE TIRESOME TED Hedderwick, Mairi
• CHRYSANTHEMUM Henkes, Kevin
• A BARGAIN FOR FRANCES Hoban, Russell, illustrated by Lillian Hoban
• AMAZING GRACE Hoffman, Mary. illustrated by Caroline Binch
• DOGGER Hughes, Shirley
• THE DOORBELL RANG Hutchins, Pat
• IT WAS JAKE! Jeram, Anita
• MATTHEW AND TILLY Jones, Rebecca C. illustrated by Beth Peck
• LOUIE Keats, Ezra Jack
• REGARDS TO THE MAN IN THE MOON Keats, Ezra Jack
• ISLAND OF THE SKOG Kellogg, Steven
• THE STORY OF FERDINAND Leaf, Munro. illustrated by Robert Lawson
• PEARL MOSCOWITZ'S LAST STAND Levine, Arthur A. illustrated by Robert Roth
• FRIENDS Lewis, Kim
• FREDERICK Lionni, Leo
• IT'S MINE! Lionni, Leo
• SIX CROWS Lionni, Leo
• SWIMMY Lionni, Leo
• CECIL'S STORY Lyon, George Ella. illustrated by Peter Catalanotto
• PEACE TALES MacDonald, Margaret Read
• FLOSSIE AND THE FOX McKissack, Patricia. illustrated by Rachel Isadora
• MIRANDY AND BROTHER WIND McKissack, Patricia. illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
• KING OF THE PLAYGROUND Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. illustrated by Nola Langner Malone
• WE CAN GET ALONG Payne, Lauren Murphy. illustrated by Claudia Rohling
• CHICKEN SUNDAY Polacco, Patricia
• PINK AND SAY Polacco, Patricia
• THE BOSTON COFFEE PARTY Rappaport, Doreen. illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully
• YO! YES? Raschka, Chris
• TOO CLOSE FRIENDS Roddie, Shen. illustrated by Sally Anne Lambert
• ELIJAH'S ANGEL Rosen, Michael J. illustrated by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson
• THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS/ BY A. WOLF Scieszka, Jon. illustrated by Lane Smith
• ON MOTHER'S LAP Scott, Ann Herbert. illustrated by Glo Coalson
• SAM Scott, Ann Herbert. illustrated by Symeon Shimin
• THE BUTTER BATTLE BOOK Dr. Seuss
• HORTON HEARS A WHO Dr. Seuss
• THE LORAX Dr. Seuss
• THE SNEETCHES AND OTHER STORIES Dr. Seuss
• RUMPELSTILTSKIN'S DAUGHTER Stanley, Diane
• SPINKY SULKS Steig, William
• MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS Steptoe, John
• STEVIE Steptoe, John
• DON'T YOU KNOW THERE'S A WAR ON? Stevenson, James
• ANGEL CHILD, DRAGON CHILD Surat, Michele Maria. illustrated by Vo-Dinh Mai
• THE ARABOOLIES OF LIBERTY STREET Swope, Sam. illustrated by Barry Root
• THE POPCORN DRAGON Thayer, Jane. illustrated by Lisa McCue
• SOMEWHERE TODAY Thomas, Shelley Moore. photos by Eric Futran
• RACHEL AND OBADIAH Turkle, Brinton
• LET'S BE ENEMIES Udry, Janice May. illustrated by Maurice Sendak
• TWO BAD ANTS Van Allsburg, Chris
• ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY Viorst, Judith. illustrated by Ray Cruz
• IRA SAYS GOODBYE Waber, Bernard
• TY'S ONE-MAN BAND Walter, Mildred Pitts. illustrated by Margot Tomes
• THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE Wells, Rosemary
• THE LAZY BEAR Wildsmith, Brian
• THE OWL AND THE WOODPECKER Wildsmith, Brian
• KATHARINE'S DOLL Winthrop, Elizabeth. illustrated by Marylin Hafner
• HECKEDY PEG Wood, Audrey. illustrated by Don Wood
• ALL THOSE SECRETS OF THE WORLD Yolen, Jane. illustrated by Leslie Baker
• THE HATING BOOK Zolotow, Charlotte. illustrated by Ben Shecter
• THE QUARRELING BOOK Zolotow, Charlotte.illustrated by Arnold Lobel

This list was prepared by Sue Z. Rokos, Assistant Director and Children's / Young Adult Services Specialist.

© 1998, MVLS. Posted 02 July 1998, revised 24 September 1998.

The printed version of this booklist was made possible through the efforts of Assemblyman Paul Tonko and the Mohawk Valley Library Association.