FAMOUS FIRST LINES QUIZ:
PICTURE BOOK CLASSICS
The first lines of ten best-selling classic picture books are listed below. For each one, give yourself five points if you can identify the title of the book from which it comes and an additional five points if you can identify the author (or the author and illustrator, in the case of number 5). If you have to peek at the clue for help, give yourself just five points per correct answer.
1. "One winter morning Peter woke up and looked out the window."
2. "In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines."
3. "In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf."
4. "Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were--Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter."
5. "In the great green room there was a telephone and a red balloon and a picture of -- the cow jumping over the moon."
6. "Mr. and Mrs. Mallard were looking for a place to live."
7. "I'm Emily Elizabeth, and I have a dog."
8. "In the great forest a little elephant is born."
9. "The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another his mother called him "WILD THING!"
10. "I am Sam."
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