TAIL PICTURE BOOKS
Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric Carle. HarperCollins, 1971. 0690011377. 40 p. Pre-K. A mouse searches everywhere for a friend. The end of an animal’s tail appears on each page and the little mouse hopefully follows the tail to have an animal revealed on the next page. This classic guessing game by Carle is great fun for storytime.
Edna’s Tale by Lisze Bechtold. Houghton, 2001. 0618091645. 32 p. Pre-K. Edna, a cat known for her beautiful tail, is in for a couple of surprises when she goes into the woods to meet the new cat in the neighborhood.
One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian. Simon & Schuster, 1971. 0027440001. Pre-K. In this cumulative folktale, the old woman cuts off a fox’s tail when he steals her milk. The fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again.
Perfect Tail by Mie Araki. Chronicle Books, 2004. 0811842665. 32 p. Pre-K. Fred, a young rabbit, stops being envious of other animals’ tails when friendship with Lulu, a rhino, helps him learn to like himself.
Tails by Matthew Van Fleet. Harcourt, 2003. 0152167730. 20 p. Pre-K. Rhyming text, textured illustrations, lift-up flaps, and scratch-and-sniff spots teach about animal names, shapes, colors, and numbers one to ten.
Tom’s Tail by Linda Jennings. Pre-K. Tom the pig admires the tails of other barnyard animals, but after finally straightening out his tail, he discovers that he liked it better the way it was.
Walter’s Tail by Lisa Campbell Ernst. Pre-K. The disasters caused by Walter’s wagging tail make him and his owner unwelcome in town until Walter wags a heroic rescue.
Where’s My Tail? by Susan Schafer. Illustrated by Doug Cushman. Marshall Cavendish, 2005. 0761451706. 32 p. Pre-K. A small green lizard loses his tail while escaping a bobcat and, unaware that it will grow back, asks a series of forest animals about their tails and whether they will help find his.
Whose Tail Is This? A Look at Tails – Swishing, Wiggling and Rattling by Peggy Hall. Illustrated by Ken Landmark. Picture Window Books, 2004. 1404800115. 24 p. Pre-K. Examines a variety of animal tails, noting how they differ in appearance and function.