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Picture Books January 2019
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I Do Not Like Books Anymore!
by Daisy Hirst
What it's about: A whimsical follow-up to Alphonse, That Is Not OK to Do! finds younger monster Natalie declaring that she no longer likes books when she becomes frustrated by her first attempts at reading.
You might also like: We Are In A Book by Mo Willems or I Hate Reading by Arthur Bacon.
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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. Who it's for: nature-loving kids longing for a taste of the wild. |
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Potato Pants!
by Laurie Keller
What it's about: A potato who happily goes to Lance Vance's Fancy Pants store during a one-day sale is dismayed when he runs into his pushy eggplant rival, who Potato must stand up to in order to get his new stripey potato pants. By the best-selling creator of Arnie the Doughnut
More fun with veggies!: Try Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds and LMNO Peas by Keith Baker
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What Is Given From The Heart
by Pat McKissack
What it's about: A final picture book by the three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winner follows the story of a little boy from a disadvantaged home where he and his mother count their blessings while helping their church collect donations for a family that has lost everything in a fire.
More award winning books: The Coretta Scott King Award is given annually to African American authors and illustrators of children's and young adult books. Explore our catalog for exceptional literature.
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| Is That You, Eleanor Sue? by Tricia TusaStarring: Eleanor Sue, who loves playing dress-up and make-believe with her mom, who's happy to play along.
What happens: From a wizard to a bear to a curmudgeonly new neighbor, Eleanor Sue appears in a different disguise every time she rings the doorbell. What will happen when her mother answers the door in a costume of her own?
Kids might also like: Jessie Sima's Harriet Gets Carried Away, another sweet, lighthearted tale of costume-clad girl. |
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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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Little Fox In The Forest
by Stephanie Graegin
What it's about: When a young fox swipes her stuffed animal from the playground and races away into the woods, a young girl and her friend follow, arriving at a hedge archway where a marvelous village filled with miniature stone cottages, treehouses and woodland creatures share a magical existence.
Speechless: A picture's worth a thousand words, but these books don't need a single one. Find more beautifully visual tales in these stories without words.
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Fox's Garden
by Princesse Camcam
What it's about: "One snowy night, a fox loses its way, entering a village. Chased away by the grown-ups, Fox takes shelter in a greenhouse. A little boy sees this from his window. Without hesitating, he brings a basket of food to the greenhouse, where he leaves it for the fox.
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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 a sparkling rainbow.
Art alert: sprightly, stylized watercolors complement the lively onomatopoeia in this sensory rainy-day story |
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Pandora
by Victoria Turnbull
What it's about: Forging a handsome home for herself in a world filled with broken things, young Pandora nurses a bird with a broken wing and becomes terribly lonely when the bird eventually flies away, until the seeds it collected begin to grow. By the award-winning author of The Sea Tiger.
Want more?: Take a look at The Giant Seed by Arthur Geisert. It's another tale of seeds and change.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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