Answer Key
1) In what book do a little girl and her father go owling, watching and listening for the signs that say a great horned owl is nearby?
Owl Moon
2) In what book do we wonder where hummingbirds go in a
hurricane?
Time of Wonder
3) Who whisks his grandchildren up to the attic where he
performs an exciting vaudeville routine?
Song and Dance Man
4) In what story did a rice dumpling roll across the table, fall to the floor, and roll until it rolled down a hole?
The Funny Little Woman
5) Name the English illustrator who has an award for children’s picture books established in his honor. He also pained an adorable mutt who bit a kind and gentle man.
Randolph Caldecott
6) Name the character who was almost hit by a bicycle, and said, “This is no place for babies with all those horrid things rushing about. We’ll have to look somewhere else.”
Mrs. Mallard of Make Way for Ducklings
7) In what book does a boy put a snowball in his pocket for the next day and feel sad later when he discovers it is gone?
The Snowy Day
8) What was the first gift of Christmas and to whom was it given in the Christmas story of the boy who was sure there was a Santa Claus?
Bell- the boy- The Polar Express
9) Name the fairytale about a longhaired girl who was locked in a tower.
Rapunzel
10)Who didn’t like living in the city, and at night used to dream of the country and field of daisies and the apple trees dancing in the moonlight?
The Little House
11) The opening lines of this award winner describe something. What is it that is: “High and long, think and strong, wide and stark?”
Noah's Ark
12) What little girl’s life was saved by a dog when she fell into the river?
Madeline
13) Who chose a big shining gold start for a piñata and wouldn’t even watch the children trying to break it at her posada, because she did not want it
broken?
Ceci-Nine Days to Christmas
14) In which book do three little pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow who jumped over the moon, and a dragon? And they all lived happily ever after.
The Three Pigs
15) What book tells the story of a young French aerialist, Philippe Petit, who threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York and spent almost an hour walking, dancing, and performing tricks a quarter of a mile in the sky?
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
16) Who was sent to bed without eating anything because he told his mother, “I’ll eat you up?”
Max-Where the Wild Things Are
17) Whose police dog Gloria’s irreverent acrobatics contrast with his straight-laced safety tips to school audiences?
Officer Buckle and Gloria
18) In which book does Kitten mistake the full moon for a bowl of milk and end up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it? Poor Kitten! Lucky Kitten!
Kitten's First Full Moon
19) In what tender book about a friendly zookeeper does a penguin require socks to keep its feet warm?
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
20) Who is the orphan, clock keeper, and thief who lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity?
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
21)Name the feisty, black-eared dog who plays with a beloved red ball before a climactic encounter with another dog in the park?
A Ball for Daisy
22)In which book does a tiny fish wearing a blue hat not worry because that big fish won’t wake up for a long time? And when he does, he probably won’t know what happened.
This Is Not My Hat
Owl Moon
2) In what book do we wonder where hummingbirds go in a
hurricane?
Time of Wonder
3) Who whisks his grandchildren up to the attic where he
performs an exciting vaudeville routine?
Song and Dance Man
4) In what story did a rice dumpling roll across the table, fall to the floor, and roll until it rolled down a hole?
The Funny Little Woman
5) Name the English illustrator who has an award for children’s picture books established in his honor. He also pained an adorable mutt who bit a kind and gentle man.
Randolph Caldecott
6) Name the character who was almost hit by a bicycle, and said, “This is no place for babies with all those horrid things rushing about. We’ll have to look somewhere else.”
Mrs. Mallard of Make Way for Ducklings
7) In what book does a boy put a snowball in his pocket for the next day and feel sad later when he discovers it is gone?
The Snowy Day
8) What was the first gift of Christmas and to whom was it given in the Christmas story of the boy who was sure there was a Santa Claus?
Bell- the boy- The Polar Express
9) Name the fairytale about a longhaired girl who was locked in a tower.
Rapunzel
10)Who didn’t like living in the city, and at night used to dream of the country and field of daisies and the apple trees dancing in the moonlight?
The Little House
11) The opening lines of this award winner describe something. What is it that is: “High and long, think and strong, wide and stark?”
Noah's Ark
12) What little girl’s life was saved by a dog when she fell into the river?
Madeline
13) Who chose a big shining gold start for a piñata and wouldn’t even watch the children trying to break it at her posada, because she did not want it
broken?
Ceci-Nine Days to Christmas
14) In which book do three little pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow who jumped over the moon, and a dragon? And they all lived happily ever after.
The Three Pigs
15) What book tells the story of a young French aerialist, Philippe Petit, who threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York and spent almost an hour walking, dancing, and performing tricks a quarter of a mile in the sky?
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
16) Who was sent to bed without eating anything because he told his mother, “I’ll eat you up?”
Max-Where the Wild Things Are
17) Whose police dog Gloria’s irreverent acrobatics contrast with his straight-laced safety tips to school audiences?
Officer Buckle and Gloria
18) In which book does Kitten mistake the full moon for a bowl of milk and end up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it? Poor Kitten! Lucky Kitten!
Kitten's First Full Moon
19) In what tender book about a friendly zookeeper does a penguin require socks to keep its feet warm?
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
20) Who is the orphan, clock keeper, and thief who lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity?
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
21)Name the feisty, black-eared dog who plays with a beloved red ball before a climactic encounter with another dog in the park?
A Ball for Daisy
22)In which book does a tiny fish wearing a blue hat not worry because that big fish won’t wake up for a long time? And when he does, he probably won’t know what happened.
This Is Not My Hat