LibraryAware June 2017

Kindergarten Fiction

Aaron is a good sport
by P. D. Eastman

Mischievous Aaron the Alligator gets into trouble while doing everything from playing ball and planting seeds to taking a simple walk, in a skill-building early reader by the author of Go, Dog, Go!

Chicken said, "Cluck!"
by Judyann Grant

Earl and Pearl do not want Chicken's help in the garden, especially since she always gets in the way, until a swarm of grasshoppers arrives and her true talent shines.

Old Mikamba had a farm
by Rachel Isadora

A striking adaptation of "Old MacDonald" features an aging African game farmer who watches over a wide variety of animals, from roaring lions and chirping ostriches to bellowing rhinos and honking wildebeests, in a tribute to African wildlife that is complemented by vivid collage-style artwork. By the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Ben's Trumpet.

Up, tall and high
by Ethan Long

Through illustrations, fold-outs and simple text, colorful birds--including a penguin and a peacock--demonstrate the meanings of the words up, tall and high in three laugh-out-loud situations.

3, 2, 1, go!
by Emily Arnold McCully

Told she cannot step over the line to play school with the older girls, Min builds a catapult and flies over it, instead.

I don't want to be a frog
by Dev Petty

Wanting to be anything but his slimy, wet self, a reluctant young frog aspires to be a cat, rabbit or owl until a hungry but frog-disdaining wolf arrives.

The watermelon seed
by Greg Pizzoli

An endearing little crocodile accidentally swallows a watermelon seed and envisions worst-case scenarios, from vines sprouting from his ears to his crocodile skin turning pink. A first book.

Brownie & Pearl step out
by Cynthia Rylant

Heading out on the town for a birthday party, a shy Brownie is afraid to ring the doorbell upon arrival before receiving reassurance from Pearl, in a skill-building adaptation of a popular picture book. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Missing May.

Supertruck
by Stephen Savage

A mild-mannered little garbage truck sets aside his spectacles and becomes the mysterious snow-plowing Supertruck when a colossal blizzard hits the city. By the award-winning creator of Polar Bear Night.

I got the rhythm
by Connie Schofield-Morrison

Walking with her mother to the park, an exuberant little girl hears music in the sounds all around her that inspires her to sniff, snap and shake before bursting into an impromptu dance that is joined by other children. Illustrated by the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning artist of Jazzy Miz Mozetta.

Who is that, Cat the cat?
by Mo Willems

The Emmy Award-winning Sesame Street animator and three-time Caldecott Honor-winning creator of the Pigeon tales presents a board book adaptation of a lighthearted entry in the Cat the Cat series that introduces essential concepts while building up to a surprising twist ending.

Wet pet
by Harriet Ziefert

Combines simple whimsical rhymes by the award-winning author of A New Coat for Anna with colorful anime-style illustrations in a series of skill-building stories that invites young children to peruse die-cut spreads while becoming familiar with word families that share similar long- and short-vowel sounds.

Kindergarten Nonfiction

Babies in the bayou
by Jim Arnosky

Despite their hard shells, sharp claws, or strong teeth, mothers still need to guide their little ones through the bayou and teach them the survival skills they will need to make it on their own as young adults in their perilous natural habitat.

I like fish
by Margaret Wise Brown

Based on a poem by the author of Goodnight Moon, a skill-building reader combines simple vocabulary, rhyming text and rhythmic cadences with eye-catching art vignettes that showcase a variety of fish and the children who love them.

Gravity
by Jason Chin

The author of the award-winning Redwoods introduces the scientific principles of gravity using thoroughly researched, very simple explanations of its essential role in the universe that are complemented by vibrantly detailed, expansive artwork.

All the water in the world
by George Ella Lyon

Introduces young children to the water cycle with simple text and illustrations