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Picture BooksOctober 2014
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"Black and bittern was night, that Halloween night, when skul-a-mug-mugs spled out skellety fright." ~ from Robert Heidbreder's Black and Bittern Was Night
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| Draw! by Raúl ColónNo words are needed to tell this captivating tale of creativity and adventure. Depicted in textured, warm-hued illustrations, a bedridden little boy reads a book about African animals. When he picks up his sketchbook, the animals he draws come to life in his mind, and soon the boy is immersed in an imaginary safari full of wildlife to sketch and paint. After befriending an elephant, rescuing his art supplies from some crafty baboons, and narrowly escaping a charging rhinoceros, the boy returns to reality…with a stack of drawings to share. Children who enjoy the dynamic art and wordless drama of Draw! may also appreciate Bill Thomson's Chalk. |
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The lion and the bird by Marianne DubucOne autumn day, a lion finds a wounded bird in his garden and because the bird's flock has left for the winter, the lion decides to care for the bird himself, but when the bird departs with his flock the following autumn, what will become of Lion and the friendship the two have forged together?
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Rupert can dance
by Jules Feiffer
Slipping on his sleeping owner's dancing shoes to dance the nights away, a whimsical cat is discovered by his delighted owner, who horrifies Rupert the cat by offering him dancing lessons. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning illustrator of The Phantom Tollbooth.
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Jake at gymnastics
by Rachel Isadora
Jake and his diverse group of friends love their action-packed gymnastics class, where they stretch, tumble, balance, turn somersaults and so much more. By the Caldecott Honor-winning author/illustrator of Ben's Trumpet.
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Soccer star
by Mina Javaherbin
Dreaming of becoming a soccer star so that his mother and he will not have to work such long hours, a Brazilian youth helps care for his little sister and prepares for a big game until an injury makes him consider letting a girl onto the team. By the author of Goal!
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Winter is coming
by Tony Johnston
Each day, from September through November, brings glimpses of forest animals seeking food in preparation for the onset of winter, from a fox sniffing the last apple on the ground to a flock of wild turkeys that finds nothing
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Witches and Monsters and Ghosts, Oh My! |
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| Monster Needs a Costume by Paul Czajak; illustrated by Wendy GriebBig, blue Monster already sports purple hair and yellow horns, but he still wants to dress up for Halloween. At first, Monster is excited about his cowboy costume...but his enthusiasm fades when he tries on a ballet dancer's tutu...which is tossed aside in favor of a ninja outfit (even though he's far from stealthy). No single costume seems right -- what's a monster to do? Wear them all, of course! Monster's costume mash-up is sure to be a hit with creative kids who know that the most fun costumes are the ones you make up yourself. |
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Celie and the harvest fiddler by Vanessa Flournoy; illustrated by James RansomeCelie, a young African American girl living in the South in the 1870's, wants desperately to win the costume contest at the All Hallows' Eve harvest festival.
Shelved in the Fiction Section.
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| Black and Bittern Was Night by Robert Heidbreder; illustrated by John MartzSerious readers, beware: you won't find anything but gleeful silliness in this unique story told through nonsense verse. On Halloween night, cartoony, skeletal "skul-a-mug-mugs" invade a small town. The "tall-bigs" (parents) are "splooked-out," but the brave "tyke-tots" aren't so easily deterred from trick-or-treating: "Nip-swift child-tide skit-skuttled their foes: The skul-a-mugs jellied from top-tip to toes." The made-up words may be confusing for some, but many readers will be delighted by the playful sound of this "cheeky and sophisticated readaloud" (Publishers Weekly). If a more traditional, gently spooky Halloween read is what you're after, try Not Very Scary by Carol Brendler. |
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At the old haunted house
by Helen Ketteman; illustrated by Nate Wragg
A rhyming tour of a haunted house finds three children making their way through vibrantly illustrated scenes of goblins, witches and ghosts. By the author of Goodnight, Little Monster and the Pixar films character designer and illustrator of Too Many Cooks.
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Only a witch can fly
by Alison McGhee; illustrated by Taeeun Woo
A young girl wants to fly like a witch on a broom, and one special night, through enormous effort and with the help of her brother, her black cat, and an owl, she fulfills her dream.
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Ghost in the house
by Ammi-Joan Paquette; illustrated by Adam Record
Slip-sliding his way through a haunted house, a little ghost is joined by a shuffling mummy, a happy little monster and other ghoulish friends before discovering the scariest creature in the house.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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