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Our May book list includes fun, magical books featuring adventures with an adorable elephant, funny stories about sisters for young readers, the story of strong man Charles Atlas, a laugh-out-loud tale about pranksters and one of the best teen romances ever written.
Pre-K – K (Ages 3-6):
Little Elliot, Big City By: Mike Curato
Elliot loves the adventure of living in the city but his size often gets in his way. Readers’ hearts will melt when Elliot meets an unlikely friend at just the right moment and the two take on the town together. A sweet, beautifully illustrated book!
For 1st & 2nd grade (Ages 6-8):
Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! By: Grace Lin
Young readers will be utterly charmed by these funny stories about a delightful pair of sisters and their everyday adventures. Clever and funny, this series is great for kids who are ready for beginning books with chapters.
For 3rd & 4th grade (Ages 8-10):
Strong Man: The Story of Charles Atlas By: Meghan McCarthy
Who knew that Charles Atlas, the so-called “Strong Man” who once pulled a 145,000 pound train with his bare hands, was bullied as a kid? This inspirational picture book biography with playful cartoon illustrations is a great starting point for conversations about kindness, healthy eating, and healthy living.
5th & 6th grade (Ages 10-12):
The Terrible Two By: Marc Barnett
It’s prankster vs. prankster in this hugely appealing story, great for reluctant and eager readers alike. Get ready to laugh your pants off, read the funniest bits aloud to your friends, and even learn some very interesting facts about cows!
7th & up (Ages 13+):
Eleanor & Park By: Rainbow Rowell
Every so often a young adult novel comes along that is so remarkable you want to press it into the hands of everyone you meet. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE BOOKS! Pure magic, it might just be the best teen love story ever written.
The post Monthly Book List: Our Five Favorite Books for May appeared first on First Book Blog.
Jack Gantos is the author of this year's 
Newbery Medal-winning book, Dead End in Norvelt, and he's also the perfect guy to kick off our Summer Reading for Kids & Teens destination as our first featured author. Gantos is a fantastic writer and he's really funny--after watching the special video he created for us below we were laughing out loud with big goofy grins on our faces, because Gantos makes reading fun. It's another of this author's' many talents--if you've got a reluctant reader, give them a Jack Gantos book. Check out our author adventures kick-off video, courtesy of Mr. Jack Gantos, who reminds us all to "read a lot, or your brain will rot!"
Summer Reading Recommendations from Jack Gantos:
A great book + sunshine = reading in the open air.
Now, if we can just convince the kids of that.
How do we get kids to put down their soakers long enough to crack a book?
First things first, we need titles that are fun, quick to read and if your kids are like ours, summery.
Our boys want books about stuff that happens when it's warm (or that they could imagine doing right now).
And, above all, they want books that are far off the topic of school. No workbooks, please.
For this year's list, I've selected books that are so good they're distracting and a few that even sneak in a lesson or two.
The goal here isn't to glue kids to loungers, but to get them to stay long enough in one spot to nibble away at a story.
(And if you can get them to do that before the neighbor kids climb the fence and wave them over, perfect.)
So what books read well as a warm breeze streams through the spaces between their toes?
Look below and see what you think!
Scribbles, Doodles and Squiggles:
A Really Giant Coloring and Doodling Book
by Taro Gomi
Chronicle Books, 2006 and 2007
$19.99 each, ages 3-99.
Gomi has single-handedly re-energized the coloring book format with three engaging books that will inspire readers' imaginations for trips to come.
Inside each book, children not only color pictures (which are fun and quirky), but draw their own details from whimsical prompts.
On one page, doodlers are asked to put shoes on a giraffe; on another, draw what they think is springing out of a Jack-in-the-Box.
Be sure to bring along colored pencils and a book for each child. (Even good sharers may have trouble sharing this one.)
The Most Amazing Thumb Doodles Book in the History of the Civilized World
by the editors of Klutz, 2008
$14.95, ages 8 and up
That's a lot of hype for thumb prints, but this is one cute doodle book.
Artists get 16 scenes to make their own, from a rock face for finger climbers to scale to a boxing ring for thumb wrestlers to duke it out.
On the left side of every spread are step-by-step instructions for making characters they'd likely see in the scene. For instance, in a castle scene, there's a how-to for a fire-breathing finger dragon, a noble prince and his teary-eyed princess.
There are also handy tips to prevent smudges and to clean up inky finger tips, and to the side of the book are square
The Quiet Book
by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Renata Liwska
Houghton Mifflin
$12.95, ages 4-8, 32 pages
This enchanting book visits some of the ways animals can be quiet.
On one page a little bunny does stretches before anyone else wakes up. On another, a porcupine perched on a stool in a birthday hat makes a wish with all of his might, and later, two best friends, a bear and rabbit, chase waves on a beach together, contented in the silence of their play.
Liwska's illustrations are as soft and sweet as well-loved toys. What a wonderful way to segue into a little impromptu quiet time.
Over the Rainbow
illustrated by Eric Puybaret, with the voice of Judy Collins
Imagine Publishing, Inc., 2010
$17.95, ages 4-8, 26 pages
As a storm clears, a rainbow pours out of a cloud into a girl's window, beckoning her to crawl up its path to a magical place in the sky in this breathtaking adaptation of Arlen and E.Y. Harburg's song, "Over the Rainbow."
The girl, dressed in a night gown, sees a woman leaping from a cloud shaped like an outstretched hand, then follows her lead to play among the planets and soar with long-necked birds.
Readers will think they're already dreaming when they open the book and turn on the CD of Grammy Award-winner Collins' singing the classic song. Bring along a portable CD player and watch little faces grow serene.
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Hattie the Bad
by Jane Devlin, pictures by Joe Berger
Dial Books, 2010
$16.99, ages 3-5, 32 pages
Hattie, an assertive little girl with freckles on her nose and pigtails that stick out sideways, thinks it's more fun pulling pranks than being good.
But when parents refuse to let their children play with her, Hattie decides the only way to get her friends back is to be the best child ever.
The only problem is that Hattie is now so good, all of her friends think she's one-upping them.
How will she ever get kids to play with her again?
This delightful book celebrates the harmless fun of a little mischief, and the importance of being true to yourself.
The Pirate Cruncher!,
written and illustrated by Jonny Duddle
Templar Books, 2010
$15.99, ages 4-8, 38 pages
A dastardly pirate leads his ragtag crew in search of an island of treasure, only to discover that he's made a beastly mistake in this rollicking good story by a talented debut author-illustrator.
Captain Purplebeard is so smitten with the prospect of treasure that he ignores an old fiddler's warning that the island can perform a vanishing act and no one who has stepped ashore has ever returned.
Duddle's illustrations, so packed with detail, humor and action, will keep eyes lingering on the page long after the words are read.
The Deadlies: Felix Takes the Stage
by Kathryn Lasky, illustrated by Stephen Gilpin
Scholastic Press, 2010
$15.99, ages 9-12, 142 pages.
Felix, a recluse spider, knows better than to show himself to humans, but one day his dream of riding the conductor's baton in the philharmonic hall gets the better of him and all havoc erupts.
At the sight of Felix on his baton, the conductor collapses in fright, causing Felix to fall and lose a leg. His mother worries exterminators are on their way and whisks the kids away from their hideout.
But why, asks Felix, must they always run away and will his dream of being an artist ever come true?
In this first book in a fun new series, Lasky transforms one of the most feared spiders into a creature to cheer for, though at the end, cautions readers to steer clear of them in real-life.
Whistle Bright Magic: A Nutfolk Tale
by Barb Bentler Ullman
Katherine Tegen Books, 2010
$16.99, ages 9-12, 224 pages
Twenty years after the debut of The Fairies of Nutfolk Wood, a grownup Willa returns from the big city to Plunkit with daughter Zelly, and though Willa can no longer see the fairies, Zelly meets the last remaining fairy child living in the wood, Ronald Whistle Bright.
But what can Zelly do to stop developers threatening to destroy the fairy village of Nutfolk Wood and will she ever reconnect with the father she hasn't seen since her parents separated?
Pair this engaging sequel with th
Cosmic
By Frank Cottrell Boyce
Walden Pond Press, 2010
$16.99, ages 8-12, 314 pages.
What's a big lad of 12 to do if everyone assumes he's grown up just because he's tall?
Well, play along. Why not? Especially if it allows him to do things he couldn't do otherwise, like ride the Cosmic catapult at the amusement park and be invited to test drive a Porsche off the showroom floor.
But now Liam's gone too far and conned his way onto a spaceship that's rolled out of orbit, and Mom and Dad have no idea where he is.
Hilariously fun and clever, this crazy fun story imagines a resourceful kid finagling his way out of an impossible situation as only a kid can do.
If you love this, check out Boyce's Carnegie Medal-winning hit Millions and equally enjoyable Framed.
Wishing for Tomorrow: The Sequel to A Little Princess
by Hillary McKay
Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2010
$16.99, ages 8-12, 288 page
In this lovely sequel to the 100-year-old Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic A Little Princess, Bauer returns to Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies to see how Ermengarde, Lottie and Lavinia have faired since Sara Crewe, the little princess, and her scullery maid Becky left with a mysterious benefactor.
A new maid, Alice, has arrived at the school, bringing a breath of fresh air and practicality, as Emengarde eases her sadness at the loss of Sara and, at Sara's urging, agrees to watch over precocious Lottie, and an intriguing new boy moves in next door, stirring Lavinia's hunger for higher learning.
Lyonesse: The Well Between the Worlds (Book 1) and Darksolstice (Book 2)
by Sam Llewellyn
Orchard Books, 2009 and 2010
$17.99, ages 9-12.
Idris Limpit never imagined he was anything but an ordinary school boy until the fateful day he's accused of being a Cross, a reviled being that's half-monster, half-human, and barely escapes execution.
His rescuer, a powerful magician, whisks him away from his fishing village to a place called the Valley of the Apples, where he goes through the rigors of training to be a monster tamer, only to discover his true destiny to be King of Lyonesse.
But Lyonesse is being pulled underwater and poisoned, and unless he can topple the evil Regent Fisheagle and her cruel son Prince Murther, all could be lost.
Though a complex read at times, the series transports you so completely into Idris's Arthurian world that it lingers in your thoughts long after the book ends.
Tunnels (Book 1), Deeper (Book 2) and Freefall (Book 3)
by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams
Chicken House, 2007-2010
$18.99. 496-672 pages.
Now in its third book and fast approaching it
GirlForce: Shine
A Girl's Guide to Total Beauty
by Nikki Goldstein
Bloomsbury, 2010
$12.99 (pbk),176 pages, Ages: 9 and up.
In this fun, feel-good guide, girls learn to make the best of what nature gave them and celebrate their unique look.
Topics include: discovering your beauty type, keeping your skin fit, making the most of your features with makeup and pampering yourself.
This is a great pick-me-up for girls who want to be happy with who they are and not feel pressured to look like an impossible ideal.
If you like this, check out GirlForce, the first book in the series, and stop by www.girlforce.com.
Big Fat Little Lit
edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly
Picture Puffin Books, 2006
$14.99, ages 9-12, 144 pages.
This amazing collection of 36 comic stories and games culled by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Spiegelman and his wife Mouly will have your traveler with their nose in the book until there's no more book to read.
Celebrity artists, from Maurice Sendak to William Joyce and David Macaulay, bring their singular wit and talents to the page.
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Thanks for these book reviews! They look interesting. I want to check out the Room Cleaning one; might inspire my kids!
I wanted to share my list of Favorite Picture Books You’ve Never Heard of at http://www.pragmaticmom.com/?page_id=1919
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