 | History in Picture Books |
| These picture books, based on historical events, are shelved alphabetically by author in the picture book area. Many are good read-alouds for children ages 5 to 8. | |
| Ackerman | The Tin Heart (U.S. Civil War) |
| Adler | Mama Played Baseball (World War II, U.S., 1940s) |
| Alda | Morning Glory Monday (Italian immigrants, New York City, 1930s) |
| Aston | The Moon Over Star (First moon landing, U.S., 1969) |
| Balit | Escape From Pompeii (Italy, 79 A.D.) |
| Bates | America the Beautiful (Song, U.S. History) |
| Birtha | Grandmama's Pride (Segregation, southern U.S., 1956) |
| Bunting | Cheyenne Again (Indian boarding school, U.S., 1880s) |
| Bunting | Pop's Bridge (Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, 1937) |
| Chall | Prairie Train (U.S., 1930s & 1940s) |
| Choi | Peach Heaven (Korea, 1970s) |
| Chorao | D Is for Drums: A Colonial Williamsburg ABC (Virginia, 1700s) |
| Cotten | Abbie in Stitches (New York State, early 1800s) |
| Davies | Tricking the Tallyman (Vermont, U.S. census of 1790) |
| Demarest | The Cowboy ABC (U.S., The West) |
| Drummond | The Flyers (Wright brothers, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1903 ) |
| Faulkner | The Pirate Meets the Queen : An Illuminated Tale (Elizabeth I, Great Britain, 1500s) |
| Fleming | A Big Cheese for the White House : The True Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar (Jefferson presidency, U.S., 1801 ) |
| Fleming | Boxes for Katje (World War II, Netherlands) |
| Fletcher | Dadblamed Union Army Cow (U.S. Civil War) |
| Gaffney | Wee and the Wright Brothers (Dayton, Ohio & Kitty Hawk, N. Carolina, 1903) |
| Goodman | The Train They Call the City of New Orleans (Chicago to New Orleans by train, 1950s) |
| Goss | When Mum Was Little (Australia, 1969) |
| Hall | The Farm Summer 1942 (New Hampshire, World War II) |
| Hershenhorn | Fancy That (Traveling portrait painter, Pennsylvania, 1841) |
| Holiday | God Bless the Child (Great Depression in U.S., 1930s) |
| Homan | The Tuskegee Airmen Story (World War II, African Americans) |
| Hopkinson | Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek : A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend) (Kentucky, 1816) |
| Hopkinson | Apples to Oregon : Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains (Pioneer life, mid-1800s) |
| Howard | The Log Cabin Quilt (Michigan, 1830s) |
| Hurst | Terrible Storm (Blizzard of 1888, Massachusetts) |
| Johnson | Just Like Josh Gibson (Baseball, U.S., 1940s) |
| Jungman | The Most Magnificent Mosque (Religious tolerance; Cordoba, Spain; 1236) |
| Kay | Iron Horses (Transcontinental Railroad; U.S.; 1800s) |
| Kelly | A Small Dog's Big Life : Around the World with Owney (U.S. Postal Service mascot, 1889-1897) |
| Kimmel | Stormy's Hat : Just Right for a Railroad Man (Midwest, early 1900s) |
| Koldofsky | Clip-Clop (City life in U.S., early 1900s ) |
| Kroeger | Paperboy (U.S., 1927) |
| Lasky | Marven of the Great North Woods (Influenza epidemic of 1918; Minnesota ) |
| Levine | The Tree that Would Not Die (Austin, Texas) |
| Levitin | Nine for California (U.S. West, 1850s-1890s) |
| Lewis | I Grew Up on a Farm (U.S., 1940s-1950s) |
| Lied | Potato: A Tale From the Great Depression (U.S., 1929) |
| Lindsey | Sweet Potato Pie (Great Depression, U.S., 1930s) |
| Littlesugar | Shake Rag: From the Life of Elvis Presley (Tennessee, 1946) |
| Lorbiecki | Jackie's Bat (Integration of Major League baseball, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1947 ) |
| McCully | Squirrel and John Muir (Naturalist; Yosemite, California; early 1900s) |
| McCully | The Bobbin Girl (Massachusetts, 1830s) |
| McKissack | Goin' Someplace Special (Tennessee, 1950s) |
| Newman | Jingle the Brass (Train travel, U.S., 1926) |
| Oppenheim | The Lily Cupboard (World War II, Netherlands) |
| Park | My Freedom Trip (Korea, 1950s) |
| Park | The Firekeeper's Son (Korea, early 1800s) |
| Polacco | Pink and Say (U.S. Civil War) |
| Preus | The Peace Bell (Japan, 1940s, 1950s) |
| Priceman | Hot Air : The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride (France, 1783) |
| Prince | Twenty-one Elephants and Still Standing (New York City, 1884) |
| Randall | The Wheat Doll (Utah, late 1800s) |
| Ringgold | Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky (United States and Canada, mid-1800s) |
| Sisulu | The Day Gogo Went to Vote : South Africa, April 1994 |
| Smith | John, Paul, George & Ben (American Revolution, 1700s) |
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Wilmette Public Library Youth Department
www.wilmettelibrary.info/kids Last Updated 11/09 |