1994 Caldecott Honor Book
Fleming, D. (1993). In the Small, Small Pond. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company. |
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Following the theme of her first picture book, the reader explores from a ground level perspective the frogs, tadpoles, geese, and other animals that live in a small pond. Alliterative, rhyming descriptions will amuse young children as they read along and see bright green frogs "splitter, splatter and scatter" minnows under lily pads.
Notable Books
Fleming, D. (1994). Barnyard Banter. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company.
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In this ALSC Notable Children's Book of 1995, the roosters strut, cluck, and cock-a-doodle-doo in vivid hues of red and gold. All the farm animals have their unique voice and each page features beautiful, hand-cut stencils of hens, cows, and mice in layered paper design. But where is goose? The reader will discover this on the very last page!
Fleming, D. (2006). The Cow Who Clucked. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company.
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Cow wakes up one morning to discover her "moo" has been replaced with a "cluck", and must search among all the animals in the barnyard to find it. The delightful rhyming words and sounds of the animals, like the bzzzzz of the bee and glub-glub of the fish, make this a fun read-aloud book chosen by Bank Street College of Education as the Best Children's Book of 2007.
Fleming, D. (2005). The First Day of Winter. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company.
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On the first day of winter a young boy receives a "red cap with a gold snap". Each day that follows, in the style of the traditional Christmas carol, he is given more gifts to build his snow lady. Children can count the objects like "two bright blue mittens" and "three striped scarves" as they watch the snow lady come to life in full-page, boldly colored illustrations. This book was chosen by Kirkus as Best Book for 2005.
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Circles, ovals, and rectangles both big and small move into place to form a monkey friend for Mouse. Selected as a CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Center) Choices Concept book of 2015, children will enjoy learning the names of each shape as they form the monkey's eyes, mouth, arms, and legs.
Fleming, D. (1991). In the Tall, Tall Grass. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company.
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The reader gets a close-up view of vibrantly colored insects and animals crawling among the tall grass. Rhyme and alliteration are used throughout this ALSC Notable Children's Book of 1991 as ants "tug and lug", and snakes "slide and glide".
Fleming, D. (2016). Maggie and Michael Get Dressed. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company.
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Michael's mother needs him to get dressed, but he enjoys dressing Maggie, the dog, instead. Bright yellow socks, green and orange striped shirt, and blue pants all go on Maggie complemented by white underwear for the hat. In the end, Michael gets dressed, but only after a few surprised stares from the cat and his baby sister. With sparse text and Ms. Fleming's signature colored paper pulp style, young children will delight in this silly story of true friendship between a little boy and his dog.
Fleming, D. (2018). This Is the Nest that Robin Built. New York, NY: Beach Lane Books.
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Told in the style of the familiar nursery rhyme, Robin builds her nest using twigs, string, and other materials from the animals that live in the forest and meadows. Readers will notice a difference in Ms. Fleming's illustrations of handmade prints and collage instead of paper and pulp. She creates colorful scenes of bright green grass dotted with flowers and buzzing insects, and a textured nest for Robin's blue eggs. This book received a Horn Book Starred review in the March/April 2018 issue.
Fleming, D. (1997). Time to Sleep. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company.
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Bear knows as he sniffs the air that winter will soon arrive and must tell his friend, Snail, that it's time to sleep. But before she can sleep Snail must tell Skunk, and one by one the animals alert their friends to prepare for winter. This beautiful picture book departs from Ms. Fleming's usual sparse use of text to tell the story of friendship and hibernation. But the illustrations are in the style of her trademark handmade paper artwork featuring the warm, golden red colors of late autumn. This book is part of New York Public Library's List of One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing.
