FIAR by Seasons, Geography, Themes

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FIAR Books by Season, Geography, and Theme

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Very Last
First Time

Andrews,
Jan

1980 winter

Little Nino's
Pizzeria

Barbour,
Karen

Madeline

Bemelmans,
Ludwig

Daniel's
Duck

Bulla, Clyde
Robert

Mr Gumpy's
Motor Car

Burningham,
John

VOL F/NF YEAR SEASON PLACE

THEME 1

THEME 2

THEME 3

Canada-Inuit ocean life

bravery

mom/daughter

1990 none

USAAnytown

family

fathers &
sons

1935 spring

France-Paris operations

schoolgirls

Paris life

USA1890 win/spring Tennessee

carving

cabin life

county fair

1940 summer

England

car ride

animal
friends

cooperation

Katy and the Burton,

Big Snow
Virginia Lee

1935 winter

USAAnytown

persistence

snow plows

small towns

Mike
Mulligan
Steam
Shovel

Burton,
Virginia Lee

1935 summer

USAPopperville

technology

friendship

ingenuity

Who Owns
the Sun?

Chbosky,
Stacy

1850 none

USA-South

slavery

fathers &
sons

nature

Miss
Rumphius

Cooney,
Barbara

flowers

world travel

elderly

restaurants

1880 spring

New
EnglandMaine

Andy and the

Circus
Credle, Ellis

1925 summer

USAAnytown

hard work

circus

animals

Down Down
the Mountain Credle, Ellis

1910 summer

USAAppalachia

hard work

county fair

gardening

Andy and the Daugherty,

Lion
James

1935 summer

USAAndersonville animal friends circus

Babar, To
Duet or Not
to Duet

DeBrunhoff
(based on)

1890 none

Celesteville

Clown of
God, The

dePaola,
Tomie

1200 spring

ItalyRenaissance Christ child

juggling

Devlin,
Cranberry
Wende &
Thanksgiving Harry

1950 fall

USA-New
England

Thanksgiving

grandparents trust

ducks

animal
families

elephants

responsibility perseverance

Story About
Ping, The

Flack,
Marjorie//ill.
Kurt Wiese

1920 summer

China,
Yangtze
River

Stopping By
Woods

Frost,
Robert//ill.
Susan
Jeffers

1900 winter

USA

forest animals sleigh ride

Gramma's
Walk

Hines, Anna
Grossnickle

1990 summer

USAAnytown

elderly

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Aesop Fable

imagination

precious gifts

helping others

walk on
beach

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FIAR by Seasons, Geography, Themes

Harold and
the Purple
Crayon

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Johnson,
Crockett

1955 none

USAAnytown

colors

imagination

artistry

Amber on
Johnston,
the Mountain Tony

1950 summer

USAAppalachia

literacy

friends

mountain life

Duchess
Bakes A
Cake, The

1500 none

Europe

royalty

baking

humor

KinseyWild Horses Warnock,

of Sweetbriar Natalie

1895 winter

USANantucket

harsh winter

horses

family

They Were
Strong and
Good

Lawson,
Robert

1840 none

USA

genealogy

travel

Civil War

Story of
Ferdinand,
The

Leaf, Munro
(ill. R.
Lawson)

1800 summer

EuropeSpain

bullfighting

gentleness

flowers

Wee Gillis

Leaf, Munro
(ill. R.
Lawson)

1800 All Year

Scotland

bagpipes

decisions

family

Paul
Revere's
Ride

Longfellow,
HW (ill. Ted
Rand)

1775 spring

USA-Boston bravery

Rev. War

horse ride

Three
Names

MacLachlan,
Patricia

dogs and
boys

school

prairie life

Kahl,
Virginia

1880 summer

USAMidwest
prairie

Martin,
Finest Horse Jacqueline
in Town, The Briggs

1895 summer

USA-Maine

Fourth of July sisters

horses

Pair of Red
Clogs, A

Matsuno,
Masako

1920 summer

Japan

telling truth

possessions

mom/daughter

Salamander
Room, The

Mazer,
Anne

1990 summer

USA

woods

pets

nature

Lentil

McCloskey,
Robert

1940 spring

USA-Alto,
Ohio

musical talent small towns

Make Way
McCloskey,
for Ducklings Robert

1940 spring

USA-Boston ducks

cities

families

Mirette on
the High
Wire

McCully,
Emily Arnold

1890 spring

France-Paris high wire

practice

adventure

Rag Coat,
The

Mills,
Lauren

1890 winter

USAAppalachia

quilts

school
friends

poverty

Giraffe That
Walked to
Paris

Milton,
Nancy

1827 spring

Egypt and
Paris

giraffe

kings

towns

Bee Tree,
The

Polacco,
Patricia

1930 summer

USAMichigan

bees

grandparents reading

Mrs. Katz
and Tush

Polacco,
Patricia

USA1980 Passover Anytown

Poland

Jews

Passover

Tale of Peter Potter,

Rabbit, The Beatrix

1900 summer

England

gardens

obedience

rabbits

How to Make Priceman,

an Apple Pie Marjorie

1950 summer

around the
world

baking

travel

countries

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personal
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Glorious
Flight, The

Provensen,
Alice &
Martin

1909 summer

France,
Eng.Channel flying

inventions

persistence

Truman's
Aunt Farm

Rattigan,
Jama Kim

1990 summer

USAAnytown

aunts

presents

homophones

1920 summer

USAAppalachia

mountain life

family

contentment

1803 winter

USA-Ohio

frugality

pioneers

sheep

Grandfather's
Journey
Say, Allen

1910 none

USA-San
Francisco

Japan

World War II

family timeline

Another
Celebrated
Bear

ScheffrinFalk, Gladys

1910 winter

RussiaMoscow

circus bears

practice

animal
hospital

Climbing
Kansas
Mountains

Shannon,
George

1965 summer

USA-Kansas farming

fathers &
sons

Midwest
towns

Night of the
Moonjellies

Shasha,
Mark

1970 summer

USA-New
England

jellyfish

grandmothers restaurants

Storm in the
Night
Stoltz, Mary

1980 summer

USAAnytown

thunderstorms grandfathers

Little Red
Lighthouse

1942 none

USA-New
York City

lighthouses

bridge
builders

Talley,
Papa Piccolo Carol

1960 spring

Italy-Venice

Italian
customs

cats/adoption adventure

Henry the
Castaway

Taylor, Mark

1965 summer

USAAnytown

canoeing

boy & dog

Follow the
Drinking
Gourd

Winter,
Jeanette

1840 summer

USA-South

slavery

undergrd. RR hid message

All Those
Secrets of
World

Yolen, Jane

1940 summer

USA

WW II

beach

family

Owl Moon

Yolen, Jane

1987 winter

USA-New
England

owls

fathers

winter

1945 none

Europe

wool

production

patience

When I Was
Young
Rylant,
Mountains
Cynthia
Warm as
Wool

Sanders,
Scott
Russell

Swift,
Hildegarde

New Coat for Ziefert,

Anna, A
Harriet

pets
New York
City

adventure

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