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Rebus Books

Rebus books have pictures in place of some of the words. They can be fun for beginning readers to explore with little assistance.

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
J BOARDBK CAPUC	Capucilli, Alyssa Satin	Biscuit Goes to the Fair A pull-tab on the bottom of each spread transforms pictures into words.	2008
J242.82 BEDTI	Graef, Renee	Bedtime Prayers "…the perfect companion for an early reader's bedtime prayers…"--back cover.	2008
J398		Mother Goose in Hieroglyphics	1962
J398.24	Hooks, William	The Gruff Brothers	1990
J398.8 WINTE	Winter, Jeanette	The House that Jack Built Simple rebus illustrations are used to present the familiar cumulative nursery rhyme about the antics that go on in the house built by an unsuspecting Jack.	2000
J628.92	Rau, Dana	Firefighter Easy to read text with rebuses explores the job of a firefighter--Provided by publisher.	2008
J793.73	Dodds, Siobhan	Words and Pictures Full-page pictures illustrate familiar scenes from a child's everyday life, getting dressed, going to school, etc. The facing pages describe the scene in simple words interspersed with objects from the main scene.	1991
J811 MARZO	Marzollo, Jean	I Love You A poem with a rebus format, in which the speaker professes love equal to that of a bird for a tree, a flower for a bee, and a lock for a key.	2000
J811.54	Christensen, Bonnie	Rebus Riot Presents a collection of verses that use pictures in place of some words.	1997
JE AMERY	Amery, Heather	Goldilocks and the Three Bears This book is a storybook with a charmingly illustrated fairytale to read, a sticker book with over 50 reward stickers and a puzzle book with a rebus puzzle activity running throughout the book where stickers replace words in the story.	2006
JE BANKS	Banks, Kate	The Bird, The Monkey, and the Snake in the Jungle A bird, a monkey, and a snake lose their home in a tree and go looking for a new home, encountering various jungle animals on the way.	1999
JE BANKS	Banks, Kate	The Turtle and the Hippopotamus Afraid to swim across the river because of the hippopotamus there, a turtle takes inspiration from other animals in trying other ways to get across. Features rebuses.	2002
JE	Capucilli, Alyssa Satin	Inside a Barn in the Country One after another, the animals in a barn wake each other up with the unique sounds they make.	1993
JE	Capucilli, Alyssa Satin	Inside a House that is Haunted A cumulative rhyme in which the spider, ghost, cat, and other inhabitants of a haunted house wake up and startle each other.	1998
JE CAPUC	Capucilli, Alyssa Satin	Inside a Zoo in the City A cumulative rhyme featuring rebuses, in which a parrot, a tiger, a lion, a peacock, and other inhabitants of a city zoo wake up and startle each other.	2000
JE	Davis, Lee	P.B. Bear's Birthday Party P.B. the teddy bear celebrates his birthday with a cake, a party for his friends, and lots of presents. Told in rebus form.	1994
JE HILL	Hill, Eric	Spot's Walk in the Woods Lift the flap to see how Spot, his classmates, and their teacher, Miss Bear, spend a bright, sunny day exploring the woods together.	2004
JE NEITZ	Neitzel, Shirley	I'm Not Feeling Well Today In cumulative verses using rebuses, a young boy describes all the things he will need since he is not feeling well--until he learns that school is closed because of a snow storm.	2001
JE	Neitzel, Shirley	I'm Taking a Trip on My Train In cumulative verses using rebuses, a young boy describes his experiences as engineer on the train in his room.	1999
JE NEITZ	Neitzel, Shirley	Our Class Took a Trip to the Zoo A cumulative verse with rebuses in which a young boy has a wonderful day at the zoo, despite a series of mishaps with the animals.	2002
JE	Neitzel, Shirley	The Bag I'm Taking to Grandma's In cumulative verses and rebuses a young boy and his mother have different views on how to pack a bag for a trip to Grandma's.	1995
JE	Neitzel, Shirley	The Dress I'll Wear to the Party In cumulative verses and rebuses a girl describes how she is dressing up in her mother's party things.	1992
JE	Neitzel, Shirley	The House I'll Build for the Wrens Cumulative verses with rebuses describe all the tools that a young boy borrows from his mother's toolbox to make a birdhouse.	1997
JE	Neitzel, Shirley	The Jacket I Wear in the Snow A young girl names all the clothes that she must wear to play in the snow.	1994
JE NEITZ	Neitzel, Shirley	We're Making Breakfast for Mother Rhymes and rebuses show children making breakfast for their mother, complete with flowers and a tray.	1997
JE NEITZ	Neitzel, Shirley	Who Will I Be?: A Halloween Rebus Story When an invitation to a Halloween party arrives, a child gathers supplies to make a costume but cannot decide what to be.	2005
JE PETER		Peter Rabbit: A Lift-the-Flap Rebus Story Book Based on the characters created by Beatrix Potter.	2005
JE	Pizer, Abigail	It's a Perfect Day A rooster, a pig, a cow, and many other farm animals enjoy a perfect day in the country. Uses rebuses.	1990
JE REBUS		Rebus Treasury Forty-four stories kids can read by following the pictures.	1999
JE	Rockwell, Anne	Root-A-Toot-Toot A cumulative rebus in which several animals join a boy and his flute in a noisy procession.	1991
JER CIMIN	Ciminera, Siobhan	Time To Play When Scooby-Doo was a puppy, he enjoyed playing outdoors with his animal friends. Text contains rebuses.	2006
JER	Cocca-Leffler, Maryann	Lots of Hearts A Valentine's Day rebus book.	1996
JER	Cocca-Leffler, Maryann	Silly Willy This fun rebus book is about a very silly boy.	1995
JER	Cole, Joanna	Monster and Muffin	1996
JER DENEG	Denega, Danielle	Rainy Day Fun When it is too rainy to play outside, Dick and Jane, with the help of their parents, are kept amused. Text contains rebuses.	2005
JER	Dubowski, Cathy East	Picky Nicky The tale of a boy who is picky about his food.	1995
JER	Dussling, Jennifer	In a Dark, Dark House Simple words, rebus pictures, and flash cards make learning to read easy in this tale of a little boy in a haunted house.	1995
JER	Edwards, Roberta	Space Kid Simple words, rebus pictures, and flash cards make learning to read fun in this story of a young space alien.	1996
JER INCHE	Inches, Alison	I Love My Papi! Dora and her Papi play baseball, go to the beach, read books, and do lots of other fun things together.	2004
JER INCHE	Inches, Alison	Wait, Hoho, Wait! Rintoo has a new toy car and Hoho wants a ride right away! Kai-lan realizes her friend needs a lesson in patience.	2009
JER KIRK	Kirk, David	After School Rules When half the kids want to play basketberry and the other half wants to play soccerberry, an argument ensues.	2006
JER	Lamut, Sonja	Too Noisy! A fun tale about a noisy house.	1996
JER LARS	Larsen, Kirsten	Dora's Perfect Pumpkin Dora and Boots look for the perfect pumpkin so that Grandmother can make a pumpkin pie. Features rebuses.	2007
JER LEWIS	Lewison, Wendy Cheyette	The Big Snowball A story about a boy and his giant snowball.	2000
JER NIMM	Nimm, Suzanne D.	Around the World! Based on the T.V. series Dora the Explorer.	2006
JER	O'Connor, Jane	Benny's Big Bubble Bubblemeister Benny blows one enormous bubble that takes off on an airborne trip around the neighborhood.	1997
JER REBE	Reber, Deborah	Meet My Family Blue introduces all the members of her family, such as Mailbox and Slippery Soap, as they gather to have their picture taken.	2001
JER REBE	Reber, Deborah	My Favorite Letters Blue learns to spell her name and finds other words that begin with her favorite letters: B, L, U, and E. Features rebuses.	2001
JER REBE	Reber, Deborah	My Pet Turtle Blue loves her pet turtle, Turquoise. Preschoolers will find out how Blue takes care of her and what happens when she brings her to school!	2001
JER RICCI	Ricci, Christine	Dora in the Deep Sea Dora and Boots go down deep into the sea in a submarine to help Pirate Pig find his lost treasure chest.	2003
JER RICCI	Ricci, Christine	Dora's Picnic Dora and her animal friends all contribute something to bring to a picnic at Play Park.	2003
JER RICCI	Ricci, Christine	Follow Those Feet! Dora and Boots have found some strange footprints in the sandbox, and need the reader's help to discover who - or what - made them.	2003
JER RICCI	Ricci, Christine	Say "Cheese!" Boots is sick, but Dora knows how to cheer him up.	2004
JER RICCI	Ricci, Christine	The Halloween Cat Dora and Boots find a lost cat on Halloween. Will they get the cat home in time for the big party?	2004
JER	Schorsch, Kit	The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse A retelling in rebus form of the Aesop fable in which a town mouse and a country mouse exchange visits and discover that each is best suited to his own home.	1989
PTC J510 MATH		Math the Rebus Way, Preschool Features simple rebus pictures that encourage individual learning and reproducibles that teach essential preschool math skills.	2009
PTC J372.21 READI		Reading & Writing the Rebus Way, Preschool Features simple rebus pictures that encourage individual learning time and reproducible activities for building vocabulary and print awareness.	2008
PTC J372.218 READI		Reading and Writing the Rebus Way, Kindergarten Reproducible rebus activities to help students build their reading and writing skills	2008

If you need help finding these or other Library materials, please check with anyone in Children's Services. We look forward to seeing you at the Library!

This list was created and is maintained by Children's Services Librarians.
Comments and suggestions can be sent to Becky White at bwhite@acpl.info, or to Mary R. Voors, Manager, Children's Services at mvoors@acpl.info.