3/25/2017 0 Comments Flotsam2006, Written & Illustrated by David Wiesner Caldecott Medal (2007), Wisconsin Library Association Outstanding Book Award (2007), Red Clover Award (2008) Flotsam is a stunning picturebook about the wonders that lie beneath the sea—told entirely without words.
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2012, Written & Illustrated by Douglas Florian Poem Runs: Baseball Poems and Paintings, told entirely in verse, is a charming picturebook exploring all of the different fun aspects of baseball. From stealing bases, to pitching, to picking daises in the outfield, Poem Runs will appeal to any child who has a fascination with America's favorite pastime.
3/2/2017 0 Comments I Am A Little Caterpillar1995, Written & Illustrated by François Crozat I Am A Little Caterpillar is a nonfiction picturebook tracing the life of one caterpillar as he grows from an egg to a beautiful butterfly. The caterpillar narrates his life himself, and even occasionally breaks the 4th wall and addresses the reader himself. A childhood favorite of mine, I Am A Little Caterpillar teaches factual information about the lifecycle of a butterfly in an accessible and intriguing way with beautiful illustrations.
3/2/2017 0 Comments Interstellar Cinderella2015, Written by Deborah Underwood, Illustrated by Meg Hunt The Magnolia Award Nominee for K-2 (2017), Amelia Bloomer Project for Early Readers—Fiction (2016) Feminist Cinderella...in space!
2/25/2017 0 Comments Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream For ME2013, Written by Daniel Beaty, Illustrated by Bryan Collier Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrator (2014) "Every morning, I play a game with my father. He goes knock knock on my door and I pretend to be asleep till he gets right next to the bed."
But what happens when one day that "knock knock" never comes? 2/25/2017 0 Comments The Journey2016, Written & Illustrated by Francesca Sanna The Journey is a beautiful picturebook about a family of displaced refugees trying to find somewhere safe to live after war destroys their home.
2/25/2017 0 Comments Ada Twist, Scientist2016, Written by Andrea Beaty, Illustrated by David Roberts Ada Twist, Scientist is the charming story of Ada Marie. Named after two great female scientists—Ada Lovelace and Marie Curie—Ada Marie dares to ask one big question: Why?
2/25/2017 0 Comments Last Stop On Market Street2015, Written by Matt de la Peña, Illustrated by Christian Robinson Newberry Medal (2016), Caldecott Honor Book (2016), Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book (2015) Last Stop On Market Street is a contemporary picturebook about a little boy named CJ and his Nana as they navigate the city. Sounds simple enough, but there is so much going on in this little gem of a picturebook.
2/15/2017 0 Comments The Snowy Day1962, Written & Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats Caldecott Medal (1963) The Snowy Day is about the magic and possibilities of an overnight snowfall in the city. Written in 1962, it was the first picturebook to feature a black boy (named Peter) as the main character.
2010, Written by Laban Carrick Hill, Illustrated by Bryan Collier Caldecott Honor (2011), Coretta Scott King Award (2011) To us
it is just dirt, the ground we walk on... But to Dave it was clay, the plain and basic stuff upon which he formed a life as a slave nearly 200 years ago. |