| Vroom! by Barbara McClintockWhat it’s about: It’s “a fine evening for a drive,” and so Annie hops into her race car and zooms off for an imaginative road trip through city streets, up winding mountain roads, and around a racetrack, arriving back home in time for bed.
Why kids might like it: Just like Annie, kids will feel the wind in their hair as they pore over Vroom’s detailed art and listen to its simple, evocative words. |
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| Up! How Families Around the World Carry Their Little Ones by Susan Hughes; illustrated by Ashley BarronWhat it is: From baskets to slings to the loving cradle of a mother's arms, this joyfully inclusive picture book looks at how family members carry babies in ten different parts of the world.
Why kids might like it: Younger children will relish the repetition of "upsy-daisy, baby!" on each spread, as well as the eye-catching colors and textures in the cut-paper illustrations. |
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| If You Lived Here: Houses of the World by Giles LarocheWhat it is: a collection of meticulous, layered collages depicting 16 different homes from various times and places, including a Mongolian yurt, a Venetian palazzo, a Chilean palafito, and a Fujian tulou.
Why kids might like it: Curious kids will soak up the facts paired with each collage describing the house, how it’s built, and where it’s from.
Try this next: For further cross-cultural home comparisons, try Jeannie Baker’s Mirror or Carson Ellis’ Home. |
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| Every Month is a New Year: Celebrations Around the World by Marilyn Singer; illustrated by Susan L. RothWhat it is: an introduction in verse to the variety of New Year celebrations that take place in different countries and cultures.
Art alert: vibrant mixed-media collages add depth to the poems, which cover such New Year’s holiday traditions as water fights (Thailand), speed-eating grapes (Spain), burning effigies (Ecuador), and gathering daisies (Ethiopia).
Who it’s for: older picture book readers, who can appreciate the book’s calendar format and sophisticated concepts. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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