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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

AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE	CALL #
Amery, Heather	Goldilocks and the Three Bears Lost in the woods, a tired and hungry little girl finds the home of the three bears where she helps herself to food and goes to sleep.	2006	JE AMERY
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 BANKS
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin	Biscuit Goes to the Fair A pull-tab on the bottom of each spread transforms pictures into words.	2008	J BOARDBK CAPUC
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
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 CAPUC
Christensen, Bonnie	Rebus Riot Presents a collection of verses that use pictures in place of some words.	1997	J811.54
Ciminera, Siobhan	Time To Play When Scooby-Doo was a puppy, he enjoyed playing outdoors with his animal friends. Text contains rebuses.	2006	JER CIMIN
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
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
Denega, Danielle	Firehouse Field Trip Dick and Jane go on a school field trip to the local fire department where they learn what firefighters do. Text contains rebuses.	2005	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 DENEG
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	J793.73
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
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	J HILL
Hooks, William	The Gruff Brothers	1990	J398.24
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 realiozes her friend needs a lesson in patience.--Back cover.	2009	JER INCHE
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 KIRK
Lamut, Sonja	Too Noisy! A fun tale about a noisy house.	1996	JER
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 LARS
Lewison, Wendy Cheyette	The Big Snowball A story about a boy and his giant snowball.	2000	JER LEWIS
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 MARZO
	Math the Rebus Way, Preschool Features simple rebus pictures that encourage individual learning and reproducibles that teach essential preschool math skills.	2009	J510 MATH (Parent-Teacher Collection)
	Mother Goose in Hieroglyphics	1962	J398
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	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 NEITZ
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
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
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 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 NEITZ
Nimm, Suzanne D.	Around the World! Based on the T.V. series Dora the Explorer.	2006	JER NIMM
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
	Peter Rabbit: A Lift-the-Flap Rebus Story Book Based on the characters created by Beatrix Potter.	2005	JE PETER
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
Rau, Dana	Firefighter "Easy to read text with rebuses explores the job of a firefighter"--Provided by publisher.	2008	J628.92
	Reading and Writing the Rebus Way, Kindergarten Reproducible rebus activities to help students build their reading and writing skills	2008	J372.218 READI (Parent-Teacher Collection)
	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	J372.21 READI (Parent-Teacher Collection)
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 REBE
	Rebus Treasury Forty-four stories kids can read by following the pictures.	1999	JE REBUS
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	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 RICCI
Ricci, Christine	Say "Cheese!" Boots is sick, but Dora knows how to cheer him up.	2004	JER RICCI
Rockwell, Anne	Root-A-Toot-Toot A cumulative rebus in which several animals join a boy and his flute in a noisy procession.	1991	JE
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	JER
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	J398.8 WINTE

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