Bibliography: Unexpected Guests

I Heard Said the Bird: by Polly Berrien Berends
Dial 1995 (32p)
The barnyard animals all try to discover the identity of a new arrival.

The Cow in the House: by Harriet Ziefert
Viking 1997 (32p) also paper
An old man is advised to keep a cow inside his house to prevent the house from creaking and leaking.
McDuff Moves In: by Rosemary Wells
Hyperion 1997 (32p)
A West Highland terrier who escapes from the dog catcher finds a loving home with a couple named Fred and Lucy.
Tumble Bumble: by Felicia Bond
Front Street 1996 (32p)
After tip-toeing into a yellow house, a tiny bug and the animal friends he meets while out walking look for something good to eat and then head upstairs to take a nap.
What Faust Saw: by Matt Ottley
Dutton 1996 (32p)
Faust, the family dog, is the only one who seems to notice the strange visitors in the neighborhood.
Mouse Party: by Alan Durant
Candlewick 1995 (32p)
Elephant comes home to find that Mouse is throwing a party in his house.

An Octopus Followed Me Home: by Dan Yaccarino
Viking 1997 (32p)
When a girl begs her father to let her keep an octopus as a pet, her father reminds her of all the unusual pets she already owns.
The Officers' Ball: by Wong Herbert Yee
Houghton 1997 (32p)
In the midst of directing traffic and catching crooks, Sergeant Hippo practices his dance steps for the Officers' Ball.
Daddy, Could I Have an Elephant?: by Jake Wolf
Greenwillow 1996 (32p)
A boy imagines different animals coming to live with him, from elephants and ponies to pythons and whales.
Mrs. Brown Went to Town: by Wong Herbert Yee
Houghton 1996 (32p)
When Mrs. Brown goes to the hosptial, the animals on her farm move into her house.
Kate's Giants: by Valiska Gregory
Candlewick 1995 (32p)
A girl who thinks that monsters come through a door into her room turns her fears into friends.

Just One!: by Sam McBratney
Candlewick paper 1997 (32p)
Little Digger the squirrel allows a series of unexpected visitors to eat all except one of the blackberries in the pile that he has been instructed to watch over.
What Use Is a Moose?: by Martin Waddell
Candlewick 1996 (32p)
When a boy brings home a moose that he finds in the woods, his mother wonders what they'll do with him.
Possum's Harvest Moon: by Anne Hunter
Houghton 1996 (32p)
Possum's friends claim they're all too busy getting ready for winter to attend Possum's party, but the beautiful harvest moon changes their minds.
The Elves and the Shoemaker: by Paul Galdone
Clarion 1984 (32p) also paper
Two elves visit a poor shoemaker by night and and help him make shoes.
I Went to the Zoo: by Rita Golden Gelman
Scholastic 1993 (32p) also paper
A boy invites a bunch of zoo animals home.

The Cats of Mrs. Calamari: by John Stadler
Orchard 1997 (32p)
For an entire week after moving into a new apartment, Mrs. Calamari hides her many cats from her landlord, who thinks he doesn't like them.
Pigs Ahoy!: by David McPhail
Dutton 1995 (32p)
A man taking a vacation cruise finds a group of boisterous, fun-loving pigs in his cabin in this rhyming story in verse.
Ananse's Feast: by Tololwa M. Mollel
(Multicultural)
Clarion 1997 (32p)
In this tale from the Ashanti, greedy Ananse the spider gets his comeuppance after he invites Akye the Turtle to be his dinner guest and then tricks him into eating nothing.
The Bat in the Boot: by Annie Cannon
(Science)
Orchard 1996 (32p)
When a family finds a baby bat in a boot in their mudroom, they care for it until its mother comes back.
A Snake in the House: by Faith McNulty
(Science)
Scholastic 1994 (32p)
Readers are treated to a snake's view of the human world when a child catches a snake and takes it home.

Winter Visitors: by Elizabeth Lee O'Donnell
(Math)
Morrow 1997 (32p)
A girl and her cat return from a winter walk to find an assortment of wild animals, from ten turkeys to one skunk, wreaking havoc in her house.
Is There Room on the Feather Bed?: by Libba Moore Gray
Orchard 1997 (32p)
Two by two, a duck, a sheep, a dog, a cow, and other animals crowd into a wee couple's house and onto their feather bed to escape the rain in this funny, cumulative tale.
Annabel Again: by Janice Boland
Dial 1995 (32p)
Looking for a new home, Annabel the pig tries to move in with a bird, a frog, and a cat before returning to her comfortable pigsty.
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs: by Sam McBratney
Candlewick 1996 (32p)
Three mice insist on discovering what lives behind the dark at the top of the stairs.

Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! (¡Cerdos a montones, cerdos a granel!): by David McPhail
Penguin Ediciones
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Si le das una galletita a un ratón): by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Harper Arco Iris

Bonus Bibliography