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"Splashy" Stories

Board Books:

Harper, Jamie Splish Splash Baby Bundt E HAR

Kubler, Annie Row Row Row Your Boat E KUB

ABC, 123 Books:

Ehlert, Lois Fish Eyes, a Book You Can Count On E EHL

Falwell, Cathryn Turtle Splash E FAL

Picture Books:

Agee, Jon Terrific E AGE

Allen, Pamela Who Sank the Boat? E ALL

Appelt, Kathi Bubba and Beau Meet the Relatives E APP

Bania, Michael Kumak's Fish: a tall tale from the Far North E BAN

Barrett, Judi Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs E BAR

Bauer, Marian Dane A Mama for Owen E BAU

Beaumont, Karen Move Over, Rover! E BEA

Bennett, Kelly Not Norman, a Goldfish Story E BEN

Bergman, Mara Snip Snap! What's That? E BER

Bunting, Eve Little Badger: terror of the seven seas E BUN

Buzzeo, Toni Little Loon and Papa E BUZ

Carle, Eric Mister Seahorse E CAR

Carle, Eric 10 Little Rubber Ducks E CAR

Casanova, Mary One-Dog Canoe E CAS

Cousins, Lucy Hooray for Fish E COU

Eagle, Kin It's Raining It's Pouring E EAG

Ehlert, Lois Snowballs E EHL

Fleming, Denise In the Small, Small Pond E FLE

Frazee, Marla Couple of Boys Have the Best Week E FRA

Galloway, Ruth Fidgety, Fish E GAL

Geist, Ken The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark E GEI

Jonas, Ann Splash! E JON

Kalan, Robert Jump Frog, Jump E KAL

Kennedy, Kim Pirate Pete's Talk Like a Pirate E KEN

Kraft, Jim The No-Good, Do-Good Pirates E KRA

Lehman, Barbara Rainstorm E LEH

Lester, Helen Tacky in Trouble E LES

Lies, Brian Bats at the Beach E LIE

Lionni, Leo Swimmy E LIO

McCloskey, Robert Time of Wonder E MCC

McPhail, David Edward and the Pirates E MCP

McPhail, David The Puddle E MCP

Pfister, Marcus Rainbow Fish E PFI

Polacco, Patricia Thunder Cake E POL

Rey, H.A. Curious George Rides a Bike E REY

Rohmann, Eric Clara and Asha E ROH

Roth, Susan Biggest Frog in Australia E ROT

Schaefer, Lola An Island Grows E SCH

Sendak, Maurice Where the Wild Things Are E SEN

Sherry, Kevin I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean E SHE

Slater, Dashka The Sea Serpent and Me E SLA

Sloat, Teri There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout E SLO

Speed, Toby Water Voices E SPE

Tekavec, Heather Storm is Coming! E TEK

Trapani , Iza Itsy Bitsy Spider E TRA

Tucker, Kathy Do Pirates Take Baths? E TUC

Watt, Melanie Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach E WAT

Wilson , Karma A Frog in the Bog E WIL

Wood, Audrey King Bidgood's in the Bathtub E WOO

Wood, Audrey Ten Little Fish E WOO

Yolen, Jane Dimity Duck E YOL

Zion, Gene Harry by the Sea E ZIO

Beginning Readers:

Bauer, Marion Dane A Frog's Best Friend E BAU

Cannon, A. E. On the Go With Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe E CAN

Cazet, Denys Grandpa Spanielson's Chicken Pox Stories : the octopus E CAZ

Chaconas, Dori Cork and Fuzz: the collectors E CHA

Demas, Corinne Yuck! Stuck in the Muck E DEM

Delacre, Lulu Rafi and Rosi E DEL

George, Jean Craighead Goose and Duck E GEO

Greene, Stephanie Moose Crossing E GRE

Knudson, Michelle Fish and Frog E KNU

Laurence, Daniel Captain and Matey Set Sail E LAU

Marshall, Edward Three by the Sea E MAR

Rylant, Cynthia Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind E RYL

Rylant, Cynthia Mr. Putter and Tabby Feed the Fish E RYL

Silverman, Erica Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa : rain or shine E SIL

Van Laan, Nancy Busy Busy Moose E VAN

Will, Mara Frog in the Pond E WIL

Advanced Picture Books:

George, Jean Craighead Fire Storm J GEO

LaMarche, Jim The Raft J LAM

Wiesner, David Flotsam J WIE

J Fiction:

Blade, Adam Sepron the Sea Serpent J BLA (paperback section)

Colfer, Eoin The Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth J COL

Cuffe-Perez, Mary Skylar J CUF

Defoe, Daniel Robinson Crusoe J DEF

Giff, Patricia Reilly Lily's Crossing J GIF

Greenburg, J.C. On the Reef J GRE

Hicks, Betty Swimming With Sharks J HIC

Hoffman, Alice Aquamarine J HOF

King-Smith, Dick The Water Horse J KIN

Korman, Gordon Shipwreck J KOR

Koss, Amy Goldman Kailey J KOS (paperback section)

O'Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins J ODE

Osborne, Mary Pope Dark Day in the Deep Sea J OSB

Osborne, Mary Pope Pirates Past Noon J OSB

Osborne, Mary Pope Summer of the Sea Serpent J OSB

Rees, Douglas Uncle Pirate J REE

Riordan, Rick The Lightning Thief J RIO (paperback section)

Spinelli, Eileen Summerhouse Time J SPI

Steig, William Abel's Island J STE and J STE (paperback section)

Stevenson, Robert Louis Treasure Island J STE

Stilton, Geronimo The Search for Sunken Treasure J STI

Stilton, Geronimo Surf's Up, Geronimo! J STI

Taylor, Theodore The Cay J TAY

Temple, Bob Operation Ocean J TEM

Wyss, Johann D. Swiss Family Robinson J WYS

J Mysteries:

DeFelice, Cynthia Missing Manatee JM DEF

Skurzynski, Gloria Deadly Waters JM SKU

Skurzynski, Gloria Out of the Deep JM SKU

"Splashy" Non-Fiction

E Non-ficition

Anderson, Sara Octopus Oyster Hermit Crab Snail: a poem of the sea E 811.6 AND

Barton, Byron Boats E 387.2 BAR

Berger, Melvyn Look Out for Turtles E 597.92 BER

Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker Pop! A Book About Bubbles E 530.427 BRA

Branley, Franklin Down Comes the Rain E551.57 BRA

Cobb, Vicki I Get Wet E 546.22 COB

DeWitt, Linda What Will the Weather Be? E551.5 DEW

Dorros, Arthur Follow the Water from a Brook to Ocean E 551.48 DOR

Fowler, Allan Antarctica E 919.89 FOW

Hawes, Judy Why Frogs are Wet E 597.8 HAW

Hopkins, Lee Bennett Weather: Poems for All Seasons E 811.008 WEA

Kimmel, Eric Anansi and the Magic Stick E 398.245 KIM

Levinson, Nancy Smiler North Pole South Pole E 577.586 LEV

Lexau, Joan M. Crocodile and Hen, a Bakongo Folktale E 398.209 LEX

Paye, Won-Ldy Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile E 398.2096 PAY

Pfeffer, Wendy Life in a Coral Reef E 577.789 PFE

Relf, Pat Magic School Bus Wet All Over: water cycle E 551.48 MAG

Serafini, Frank Looking Closely Along the Shore E 591.909 SER

Waldman, Neil Snowflake: a water cycle story E 551.48 WAL

E Biography

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs Snowflake Bentley EB BENTLEY

J Non-fiction

Arnosky, Jim Watching Water Birds J 598.176 ARN

Burns, Loree Griffith Tracking Trash: flostsam, jetsam … J 551.46 BUR

Christian Spencer Can It Really Rain Frogs? J 551.5 CHR

Hatkoff, Isabella Owen and Mzee: ….true …remarkable friendship J 599.635 HAT

Hirschmann, Kris Sponges J 593.4 HIR

Katz, Alan Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly … J 782.42 KAT

Markle, Sandra Octopuses J 594.56

Milord, Susan Tales of the Shimmering Sky: Ten Global Folktales J 398.236 MIL

Mullarkey, Lisa Splashing By the Shore: beach activities J 796.53 MUL

Murphy, Bryan Experiment With Water J 532 MUR

New Book of Popular Science editors Just Add Water: Science Projects J 546.22 JUS

Potter, Jean Science in Seconds at the Beach J 508.078 POT

Prelutsky, Jack Pizza the Size of the Sun J 811.54 PRE

Prelutsky, Jack It's Snowing! It's Snowing! Winter Poems J 811.54 PRE

Ross, Kathy Crafts From Your Favorite Children's Stories J 745.5 ROS

Rockhill, Dennis Ocean Whisper J 468 ROC

Sadler, Judy Ann Knotting J 623.8882 SAD

Strauss, Rochelle One Well: the story of water on earth J 551.8 STR

Wick, Walter Drop of Water J 546.22 WIC