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Mommy Book
"I remember some of the illustrations in this picture book's being of the 1950s-1960's style. I believe one of the pictures featured a red pedal-type toy car. From what I can remember, it's aout a little girl who is playing with her dolls, Annabel, Betsy, and Bonnie. Here are some lines that I remember from the book:
'This is the house and I am the mommy.
My children are Annabel, Betsy, and Bonnie.
They are good little children, they do as I say.
I put on their coats and they go out to play.'
And then another part goes something like this:
'This is ________________ and he is the daddy.
He has a new car. Isn't it pretty?'
If you could help me identify the title and author, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you!"
Solution: Little Mommy, by Sharon Kane. It is a Little Golden Book, published in 1967 and again in 1972.
Good Little Girl with Mischief Inside
"A children's book (possibly a picture book) about a little girl named Lucretia. Lucretia apparently has a mischievous side deep inside of her that comes to the surface on occasion. Title was available as a book/cassette as that is the format the patron had when reading the book."
Solution: The Good Little Girl, by Lawrence David; illustrated by Clement Oubrerie. Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1998. (The name of the little girl is Miranda; Lucretia is the not-good alter ego inside her).
First Ellis Island Immigrant Girl
"The book I am thinking of is a children's picture book. It is about the first immigrant girl to pass through Ellis Island. I think her name is Annie. There is a statue of her at Ellis Island."
Solution: Dreaming of America: An Ellis Island Story, by Eve Bunting; illustrated by Ben F. Stahl. Troll Communications, 2000. The girl's name was Annie Moore.
Easter Bonnet Horse
"I am trying to identify a book about a horse, Josie, who pulls a carriage through the park. She is getting tired of the job, when all of a sudden an Easter bonnet lands on her head."
Solution: The Horse with the Easter Bonnet, by Jane Thayer (Catherine Woolley); illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum. William Morrow & Co., 1953.
Curious Little Lamb
"The first is 'Lindsey Woolsey.' It was a small hardcover (Hallmark size?) from the early 60's, probably. It was white with Tasha Tudor style illustrations. The story was about a little lamb who was too curious and got entangled in a bee hive, resulting in many bee stings. I must have read it a thousand times! It has disappeared from my mother's bookcase now."
Solution: Linsey Woolsey, by Tasha Tudor. Oxford University Press, 1946.