LibraryAware June 2017

I Can Read

I dig
by Joe Cepeda

Blends simple guided-reading text with comprehension-supporting artwork in a celebration of diversity that follows a Hispanic family throughout a fun-filled day at the beach. By the award-winning illustrator of Vamanos! Let's Go!

Snail & Worm : Three Stories About Two Friends
by Tina Kügler

Snail and Worm are best friends who support each other during a silly game of tag, through Snail's adventure up a flower stalk, and when Worm's pet goes missing

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.

Big Shark, Little Shark
by Anna Membrino

Two friendly sharks of different sizes introduce examples of the concept of opposites in a leveled reader that compares their teeth, swimming speeds and appetites.

Go, Otto, go!
by David Milgrim

Making numerous friends since landing on Earth, a homesick Otto the alien robot misses his family and decides to work, work, work on a spaceship that will take him up, up, up into space so that he can visit his own planet.

Float, flutter
by Marilyn Singer

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text portray two children and animals of all kinds hurrying to a very special destination

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.

Read to Me

I Wish I Was a Bison
by Jennifer Bove

Introduces bison, describing their physical features, what they eat, and how their lives differ from the life of a typical child

Crunch, the shy dinosaur
by Cirocco Dunlap

The author of This Book Will Not Be Fun and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winning illustrator of The Watermelon Seed present the giggle-inducing story of a shy but playful dinosaur who shares whimsical lessons on the art of making friends.

The truth about bears : Seriously Funny Facts About Your Favorite Animals
by Maxwell Eaton

Introduces bears, discussing their physical characteristics, where they live, and what they eat, and offering readers tips on bear safety

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.

Moon! : Earth's best friend
by Stacy McAnulty

A book told from the perspective of the Moon describes the formation and history of the Moon and its history in relation to Earth

Thank you, Omu!
by Oge Mora

When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit

Hey, water!
by Antoinette Portis

The Geisel Honor-winning creator of Not a Box presents the story of a spunky little girl who observes how water appears in many different shapes and forms everywhere, from nature and the weather to her home and her own body

One fox : a counting book thriller
by Kate Read

An illustrated counting book in which one famished fox finds five snug eggs but must face three plump hens to get them