Can you name these books? I’ll give you the opening line and you tell me what well-known picture book it came from in the comments below. Enter your guesses before Friday, August 30th for a chance to win a $5.00 gift certificate to be used in our bookstore online.
- The kids in Room 207 were misbehaving again.
- Sylvester Duncan lived with his mother and father at Acorn Road in Oatsdale.
- Once upon a time in a little French town lived an old lady whose name was Madame Louise Bodot.
- On the night before Tim’s birthday, he found a strange envelope under his pillow.
- We were all sitting around the big kitchen table. It was Saturday morning. Pancake morning.
- Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, it was the custom of all fathers and mothers in China to give their first and honored sons great long names.
- I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there’s gum in my hair…
- Not so long ago, before she could even speak words, Trixie went on an errand with her daddy…
- It was late one winter night, long past my bedtime, when Pa and I went owling.
- A happy school of little fish lived in a corner of the sea somewhere. They were all red.
So, how well do you know your picture books? Tell us as many titles as you can identify in the comments below.
Tags: picture books, puzzle, quiz
hmm guessing #2 is Sylvester and the Magic Pebble; #3 is one of my favorites – Crictor! #9 Owl Moon and guessing that #6 is Tiki Tiki Tembo (although I’m remember it as Riki Tiki Tembo) #8 Knuffle Bunny maybe?
Only two for me, my kids are 1 and 3 so that’s not so bad.
#% Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
#8 Knuffle Bunny
Both loved by my 3-year old.
1. Miss Nelson is Missing
2. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
3. Crichtor
4. The Secret Birthday Message
5. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
6. Tikki Tikki Tembo
7. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day
8. Knuffle Bunny
9. Owl Moon
10. Swimmy
1. Miss Nelson is missing
2. Sylvester and the magic pebble
3. Crictor
5 cloudy with a chance of meatballs
6 Rikki tike tempo
7 Alexander and the terrible horrible no good very bad day
8 Knuffle Bunny
9. Owl moon
10. Swimmy
6 Rikki Tikki Tembo
#1 Miss Nelson is Missing
I think I’ve got them all, but I don’t want to give the game away!
1. Ms Nelson is Missing
2. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (?)
3. Crictor
4. The Secret Birthday Message
5. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (?)
6. Rikki Tikki Tembo…
7. Alexander and the Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
8. Knuffle Bunny
9. Owl Moon
10. Swimmy
Being a mom and 3rd grade teacher has its perks.
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4 the secret birthday message
1. Miss Nelson is Missing.
2. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
3. Crictor
4. The Secret Birthday Message
5. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
6. The Boy with the Long Name
7. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
8. Knuffle Bunny
9. Owl Moon (!!!)!
10. Swimmy
1. Miss Nelson is Missing! 2. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble 3. Crictor 4. The Secret Birthday Message 5. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 6. Tikki Tikki Tembo 7. Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day 8. Knuffle Bunny 9. Owl Moon 10. Swimmy