Yolo County Library
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Picture BooksJanuary 2015
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"Awards can give you a tremendous amount of encouragement to keep getting better, no matter how young or old you are." ~ Alan Alda, American actor
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New and Recently Released!
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| Tiptop Cat by C. Roger MaderMost housecats like to climb, but this handsome black-and-white kitty has an enviable roost: waaaay up on the highest roof in his Paris neighborhood, overlooking the Eiffel Tower. However, after a confrontation with a pigeon results in a death-defying fall, the cat retreats indoors, fearfully hiding in safe closets and corners. How will the dispirited cat regain his sense of adventure? Find out in this understated yet visually arresting picture book. For another outdoor feline escapade with equally expressive art, check out Anita Lobel's Nini Lost and Found. |
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| Hunters of the Great Forest by Dennis NolanNo words are needed to create drama in this winsome tale, which begins with a brave band of explorers waving goodbye to their village as they set out on a journey. Gradually, fun details in the warmly tinted illustrations (as well as encounters with a bird, a toad, and a dragonfly) reveal that these travelers are tiny -- barely the size of an ant! But size doesn't stop them from pursuing their surprisingly sweet "prey." Similar to David Wiesner's Mr. Wuffles!, this surreal adventure in miniature is sure to provoke close attention and repeat readings. |
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Award-Winning Picture Books
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| Let it Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals by Ashley BryanVibrant construction-paper collages -- an "explosion of shapes and bright colors" (Booklist) on every page -- illustrate three beloved Spirituals in this Coretta Scott King Award-winning book. Interpreting "This Little Light of Mine," "Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In," and "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" in his kaleidoscopic art, author and illustrator Ashley Bryan also includes the musical notation for these songs. His closing author's note gives more information about Spirituals and offers a fitting benediction: "May the spirit move you to make them your own." |
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| Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book by Yuyi MoralesSkeleton-man Señor Calavera is excited about attending Grandma Beetle's birthday party, but just as he's setting out on his bicycle, Zelmiro the Ghost appears, reminding him that he needs a present, one that Grandma Beetle "would love the most." Señor Calavera begins an alphabetical search for precious gifts, with each one introducing readers to a new Spanish word. But are his A-to-Y gifts really what Grandma would love the most, or has the best been saved for last? Featuring whimsical illustrations in brilliant, riotous colors, Just in Case won the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award for its celebration of Latino culture. |
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| The Watermelon Seed by Greg PizzoliWhile chowing dowon on delicious, juicy watermelon (his favorite food), the crocodile hero of this comic tale accidentally swallows a seed. Panicking about what might happen next, he addresses the reader: "It’s growing in my guts! Soon vines will come out of my ears!" Cartoony illustrations, rendered in a crisp palette of watermelon pink-and-green, underscore the croc's over-the-top anxiety, as well as the obvious, but still hilarious, solution. Winner of the Geisel Award (given to books for beginning readers), this goofy, high-energy book will please fans of Mo Willems and Bob Shea. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Yolo County Library
226 Buckeye St. Woodland, California 95695 530-666-8005
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