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Picture Books January 2019
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"The best foxes are at home when you visit." ~ How To Find a Fox by Nilah Magruder |
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The Bell Rang
by James Ransome
Every morning, the overseer rings the bell. Daddy gathers wood. Mama cooks. Ben and the other slaves go out to work. Every day is the same-- except one, when the bell is rung and Ben is nowhere to be found. Depite his family's fears, they remain hopeful that maybe, just maybe, he'll make it to the North . . . and be free.
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Sadie's Snowy Tu B'Shevat
by Jamie S Korngold; illustrated by Julie Fortenberry
Sadie digs and digs in the snow and frozen ground, hoping to plant a tree for the Jewish holiday Tu B'Shevat--the birthday of the trees (on January 20th and 21st this year). As she and her brother Ori learn more about the holiday, they invent a new way to celebrate outside and something else to plant inside, on the suggestion of their Grandmother.
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| Tiger vs. Nightmare by Emily TetriWhy fear the monster under the bed when you can be friends with it instead? Tiger and her monster play games every night, and Monster chases Tiger's nightmares away -- except for the latest nightmare, which might be too scary to fight alone. A good choice for readers or listeners who are ready for a slightly longer or more sophisticated story. |
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There Are No Bears in This Bakery
by Julia Sarcone-Roach
The award-winning author of The Bear Ate Your Sandwich finds a hard-boiled, orange marmalade, gumshoe cat--Muffin--investigating a suspicious noise at the Little Bear Bakery. Has a cub with a growling tummy consumed all the yummy doughnuts? "A cute and direct, yet elevated, tale" (Booklist).
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Animobiles : Animals on the Mooove
by Maddie Frost
Rhyming couplets reveal what happens when vehicles and animals are combined into such things as a tiger-train, a parrot-plane, or a salmon-submarine. "Some vehicles go VROOM! / Some animals say ROAR! / Put them both together...let's find out what's in store!"
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| How to Find a Fox by Nilah MagruderWhat it is: an intrepid girl's guide to spotting a red fox. This particular fox, however, cleverly lurks in plain sight for readers while evading the girl at every step.
Want a taste? "Find a fox hole," the camera-toting girl instructs, "any fox hole will do. The best foxes are at home when you visit."
Who it's for: This cartoony debut picture book is a perfect pick for young naturalists. |
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| Little Fox in the Snow by Jonathan London; illustrated by Daniel MiyaresWhat it is: a day in the life of a young red fox -- hunting for food, finding water, seeking out company, and running from danger -- told through evocative poetry and wintry watercolor art. Want a taste? "You stretch, then follow your breath... out into the snow. Little foxling, where will you go?" Who it's for: anyone longing for a taste of the wild or an eyeful of winter. |
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| Winter Dance by Marion Dane Bauer; illustrated by Richard JonesWhat it's about: As snowflakes begin to fall, a lone red fox gathers advice from other animals about how to prepare for the winter.
Read it for: gentle humor, read-aloud-ready poetry, and winsome, detail-rich illustrations.
Kids might also like: Joyce Sidman's Winter Bees, for an equally lyrical but more fact-filled look at how animals survive the winter. |
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The Wild Cat
by Brigitte Luciani
Starring: Ginger, a cheery orange fox who decides to learn to climb trees after watching a performance by Sylvester the Wild Cat. But when criticized for not behaving like a fox, Ginger leaves her blended badger/fox family in search of other foxes.
Reviewers say: ". . . as snug and familiar as a Beatrix Potter tale, but adds a modern spin with its emphasis on being true to oneself" (Kirkus Reviews).
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| Watersong by Tim McCanna; illustrated by Richard SmytheWhat happens: The storm starts with a quiet "drip drop," but as a wandering fox searches for shelter, the downpour increases to "gurgle burble" and "wash! wham!"--until finally resolving with a "whoosh sigh" and sparkling rainbow.
Art alert: sprightly, stylized watercolors complement the lively onomatopoeia in this sensory rainy-day story.
Try this next: Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle. |
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| The Fox and the Wild by Clive McFarlandStarring: Fred, an urban fox who doesn't share his cousins' love for garbage-can dining or the noisy, fast pace of city life.
What happens: After asking other animals what lies beyond the city, Fred ventures out to find a new home in the mysterious "wild."
Why kids might like it: Young readers' eyes will be drawn to the colorful, chunky collage art in this twist on the traditional Country Mouse, City Mouse tale. |
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