Everyone's Favorite: Bil Keane

So, the kids are driving you crazy and you are having a BAD day: read Bil Keane. His realistic cartoons about family life are sure to remind you what this is all about and give you a lift. His family circus cartoons are compiled in numerous paperbacks. A few collections are currently in print. Many can be found used and libraries carry them, too. My children love to read these books and if anyone is missing, I am sure to find them curled up in a corner giggling with a Family Circus book in hand.







The Family Circus






Count Your Blessings: A Family Circus Collection
Wanna Be Smiled At? (Family Circus)
I Had A Frightmare!
What Does This Say?
Not Me!
Any Children?
My Turn Next! 
Are You Awake, Daddy? (Family Circus)
And many other titles. Over 100!

R Authors: Picture Books

 
Rand, Gloria. Salty Dog (series)
                      The Cabin Key
Rayner, Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Pig's Evening Out
                       Garth Pig and the Ice Cream Lady
                       Garth Pig Steals the Show
                       Mrs. Pig's Bulk Buy
                       Mrs. Pig Gets Cross and Other Stories
                       and others.
Rey, H. A. The Original Curious George
                  and others.
Rogasky, Barbara. The Water of Life: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm (Fairy tale).
                              Illus. by Trina Schart Hyman. Rapunzel
Root, Phyllis. What Baby Wants
                      Rosie's Fiddle
Rosen, Michael J. A Thanksgiving Wish
                            We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Rosenberg, Liz. Grandmother and the Runaway Shadow(Immigration)
Roth, Roger. The Sign Painter's Dream
Rubin, Susan Goldman Degas and the Dance: The Painter and the Petits Rats, Perfecting Their Art
Rumford, James. The Cloudmakers
                           The Island-below-the-Star
Ryder, Joanne.  Where Butterflies Grow
                         My Father's Hands
                         and others.
Rylant, Cynthia. The Relatives Came
                         When I Was Young in the Mountains
                         The Great Gracie Chase: Stop That Dog!
                         Let's Go Home: The Wonderful Things About a House

P Authors: Picture Books

 

Palatini, Margie. The Web Files
Papp, Robert. Rumble Tum
Paterson, Katherine. The King's Equal
Paulsen, Gary. Canoe Days
Paxton, Tom. Where's the Baby?
Peck, Jan. The Giant Carrot
Peet, Bill. The Caboose Who Got Loose
                Smokey
                The Ant and the Elephant
                Huge Harold
                and many others.
Peppe, Rodney. The Mice Who Lived in a Shoe
Perrault, Charles. Puss in Boots
Petersham, Maud. The Box with Red Wheels
                              The Rooseter Crows: a book of American rhymes and jingles
                              and others.
Peterson, Julienne. Caterina, the Clever Farm Girl
Pfister, Marcus. The Rainbow Fish (series)
Piper, Watty.  The Little Engine That Could
Pochocki, Ethel. Rosebud and Red Flannel
                          Babushka's Doll
                          An Orange for Frankie
                          and many others.
Politi, Leo. Song of the Swallows
                  Juanita
                  A boat for Peppe
                  The mission bell
                  and others.
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
                        The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
                        The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
                        The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
                        and many others.
Prater, John  Again!
                     and other baby bear books.
Provensen, Alice and Martin. The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot 
Purdy, Carol. Iva Dunnit and the Big Wind
                      Least of All