April is Poetry Month. Here is a story about finding yourself/your identity and your place in the world – all in nicely written verse. (Images to post very soon.) Bartholomew Quill: A Crow’s Quest to Know Who’s Who Written by Thor Hanson Illustrated by Dana Arnim Little Bigfoot 4/05/2016 978-1-63217-046-0 32 pages …
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I Want to Be a Lion Tamer (or a Vet . . . or a Zookeeper . . . or a Safari Guide . . .) SERIES: I Want to Be . . . Written by Ruby Brown Illustrated by Alisa Coburn Kane Miller EDC Publishing 3/01/2016 978-1-61067-405-8 22 pages 8″ x …
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The Brownstone Written by Paula Scher Illustrated by Stan Mack Princeton Architectural Press 1973–1/05/2016 978-1-61689-428-3 32 pages Ages 3—8 “Living in harmony with your neighbors isn’t always easy, but it’s doubly difficult if you’re a bear in a New York City brownstone, trying to hibernate. Who can sleep through the Kangaroos’ tap dancing, or …
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JacketFlap tags: Lisa Regan, inventing, 6-Stars TOP BOOK, Top 10 of 2016, Andrew Rae, Lawrence King Publishing, My Crazy Inventions Sketchbook: 50 Awesome Drawing Activities for Young Inventors, Children's Books, creativity, imagination, NonFiction, doodles, Middle Grade, patents, books for boys, Shark Tank, Library Donated Books, Add a tag
My Crazy Inventions Sketchbook: 50 Awesome Drawing Activities for Young Inventors Written by Lisa Regan Illustrated by Andrew Rae Lawrence King Publishing 9/29/2015 978-1-78067-611-1 128 pages Ages 8+ “DO YOU HAVE SOME CRAZY INVENTIONS UP YOUR SLEEVE?! “This new doodle book will speak to the imaginative and to future ‘Shark Tank’ contestants …
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Are We There Yet? Written by Nina Laden Illustrated by Adam McCauley Chronicle Books 3/01/2016 978-1-4521-3155-9 32 pages Ages 3—6 “We’ve all been there. Or more accurately, we’ve all been with kids in the backseat clamoring (over and over!) Are we there yet?” [back cover] Review It’s time for a trip to grandma’s. …
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JacketFlap tags: Children's Books, creativity, imagination, Picture Books, Eric Carle, nonsense, critical thinking, surrealism, Philomel Books, Penguin Young Readers Group, Library Donated Books, Very Hungry Caterpillar Day, 5-Stars, The Nonsense Show, Add a tag
I found out the Toledo Imagination Station is on the finalist list for the 2016 National Medal for Library and Museum Service. One of the other finalists is The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (I would love to visit this museum). Today is Very Hungry Caterpillar Day. What could be more appropriate for this day than a book …
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Rise of the Ragged Clover SERIES: The Luck Uglies, #3 Written by Paul Durham Illustrated by Pétur Antonsson Harper 3/01/2016 978-0-06-227156-3 400 pages Ages 8—12 “Once a Luck Ugly, always a Luck Ugly. Until the day you take your last breath.” “Against all odds, Rye managed to find her father, Harmless, in the …
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#BabyLove: My Social Life Written & Illustrated by Corine Dehghanpisheh My Art to Inspire 7/09/2015 978-0-9851930-4 18 pages Ages 1—3 “’Click.’ ‘Tap.’ Tag and post. An adorable baby tells a modern tale about life in today’s digital world. #BabyLife: My Social Life highlights the social phenomena of sharing daily activities using technology and …
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JacketFlap tags: Apples and Robins, cycle-of-life, die-cut books, Lucie Félix, Children's Books, imagination, Picture Books, birds, colors, Chronicle Books, Spring, shapes, Library Donated Books, 6-Stars TOP BOOK, Top 10 of 2016, Add a tag
Before you check out Apples and Robins, an amazing picture book if there ever was one, check out the winner of two Tristan Hunt and the Sea Guardians author signed books. Each reader who commented was assigned a number, beginning with the first comment posted. (reverse order of there placement). Using Random.org ‘s generator, the …
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How to Keep Your Helicopter Written and Illustrated by Ben Greene Altanimus, LLC May 15, 2015 978-0-692-42287-8 40 pages Ages 4—8 “Benjamin is tired of sharing. His little sister Sandy is ALWAYS asking to play with his favorite toys. But when Sandy wants to p lay with Benjamin’s absolute favorite toy of …
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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear Written by Lindsay Mattick Illustrated by Sophie Blackall Little, Brown and Company 10/20/2015 978-0-316-32490-8 32 pages Ages 4—8 . . “Before Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World …
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THE NORMAL NORMAN BOOK TOUR Normal Norman Written by Tara Lazar Illustrated by S.britt Sterling Children’s Books 3/01/2016 978-1-4549-1321-4 40 pages Ages 4+ “What is ‘normal?’ That’s the question an eager young scientist, narrating her very first book, hopes to answer. Unfortunately, her exceedingly ‘normal’ subject—an orangutan named Norman—turns out to be exceptionally …
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JacketFlap tags: Middle Grade, outdoors, trust, survival, books for boys, camping, Carolrhoda Books, integrity, Morse Code, Elizabeth Atkinson, Lerner Publishing Group, Library Donated Books, 6-Stars TOP BOOK, Top 10 of 2016, The Island of Beyond, relationships, Add a tag
My calendar said today is World Read Aloud Day. As you can see, it’s wrong. This took place on February 24th. Not sure how I messed this up, but really, can’t any day be a good day to read aloud? If you know a middle grader who is unable to read, even if only for today, …
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President Squid Written by Aaron Reynolds Illustrated by Sara Varon Chronicle Books 3/01/2016 978-1-4521-3647-9 44 pages Ages 5—8 “President Squid hilariously explores the ideal qualities of a President. Squid knows he’s perfect for the job because he lives in a big house, does all the talking, bosses people around, and wears …
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Liberty Frye and the Witches of Hessen Written by J. L. McCreedy Penelope Pipp Publishing 11/18/2012 978-0-9882369-1-2 256 pages Ages 8—12 . “The average ten-year-old girl seldom travels far from home. She doesn’t worry about being kidnapped by witches or imprisoned in medieval castles where children meet their unspeakable demise. She rarely …
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My Tummy Disaster SERIES: An Embarrassing to the Max Book Written and Illustrated by Scott Nelson Heritage Builders Publishing 6/23/2015 978-1-941437-54-4 32 pages Ages 4—8 “Max is having a tough day at school. While his classmates are singing during chorus practice, our hero is at the back of the band room losing his breakfast …
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Chuck and Woodchuck Written & Illustrated by Cece Bell Candlewick Press 3/08/2016 978-0-7636-7524-0 32 pages Ages 4—8 “When Caroline’s classmate Chuck brings a woodchuck to show-and-tell, Woodchuck is so funny, their teacher says he can come to school every day! Woodchuck is friendly to everyone, but he’s especially sweet to Caroline. He gives her Chuck’s hat …
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Olga da Polga Written by Michael Bond Illustrated by Catherine Rayner Kane Miller 10/01/2015 978-1-61067-433-1 176 pages Ages 6+ “With a head full of stories and a nose for adventure, Olga da Polga is also quite a handful. And when she moves into the Sawdust family’s garden, life for Noel the cat, Fangio …
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The New Small Person Written and Illustrated by Lauren Child Candlewick Press 2/10/2015 978-0-7636-7810-4 32 pages Ages 4—8 “Elmore Green started life as an only child, as many children do. He had a room all to himself, and everything in it was his. But then one day a new small person came along, …
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Ten Zany Birds Written by Sherry Ellis Illustrated by Charu Jain Createspace 5/16/2015 978-1-49740458-4 42 pages Ages 3—5 Ten zany birds, singing in a tree, dance at a party, happy as can be. Five with stripes, fours with spots, one with purple polka dots. “When ten little birds get together, it’s …
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The Good Dog Series: The Good Dog, #1 Written by Todd Kessler Illustrated by Jennifer Gray Olson Coralstone Press 10/26/2015 978-0-9898085-0-7 96 pages Ages 3—10 “When little Ricky Lee finds a puppy on the side of the road, he takes him home and names him Tako. Ricky’s parents say that they …
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JacketFlap tags: Disney, Paris, Tony DiTerlizzi, Hyperion Books for Children, Library Donated Books, 6-Stars TOP BOOK, Top 10 of 2016, The Story of Diva and Flea, Children's Books, Mo Willems, friendship, cats, dogs, Chapter Books, Add a tag
The Story of Diva and Flea “As Told” by Mo Willems “As Shown” by Tony DiTerlizzi Hyperion Books for Children 10/13/ 2015 978-1-4847-2284-8 80 pages Ages 6—8 “Diva, a small yet brave dog, and Flea, a curious streetwise cat, develop an unexpected friendship in this unforgettable tale of discovery. For as long as …
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JacketFlap tags: Fabulous, Skyhorse Publishing, Sky Pony Press, Library Donated Books, word puzzles, Debut Illustrator, brain training, 5-Stars, and Fun Word Puzzles, improving cognitive functioning, Jon Chamberlin, Kim Chamberlin, The 5 Minute Brain Workout for Kids: 365 Amazing, Children's Books, NonFiction, Middle Grade, Add a tag
The Five-Minute Brain Workout for Kids: 365 Amazing, Fabulous, and Fun Word Puzzles Written by Kim Chamberlin Illustrated by Jon Chamberlin Sky Pony Press 11/17/2015 978-1-63450-159-0 416 pages Ages 7+ “A PUZZLE A DAY KEEPS THE BRAIN FARTS AWAY” “Get ready to give your brain a full workout each day . . . you’ll find …
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The Inventor’s Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford Written by Suzanne Slade Illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt Charlesbridge Publishing 9/08/2015 978-01-58089-667-2 32 pages Ages 7—12 “Thomas was curious about electricity—invisible energy that flowed and stopped, sizzled and popped. “Henry was curious about engines—machines that chugged and purred, hiccupped and whirred. “When Thomas …
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JacketFlap tags: Colin Temple, Daryn Pake Martin, Donna Cooper Smith, Eric Gibbons, Firehouse Publications, If Picasso Had a Christmas Tree, Children's Books, NonFiction, Middle Grade, Favorites, art history, art appreciation, Christmas trees, Art Book, K-12, 4stars, Library Donated Books, Add a tag
If Picasso Had a Christmas Tree An Illustrated Introduction to Art History for Children by Art Teachers Written by Eric Gibbons Illustrated by 30 Art Teachers Firehouse Publications 9/09/2014 978-1-940290-33-1 100 pages Ages 7+ “This book was conceived of, written by, illustrated by, and created by 30 art teachers from all over the …
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