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Just One Wave by Travis JonkerIt’s the perfect day to go to the beach. The sun is shining, the sand is warm, and the water is . . . completely still? Liam is determined to catch a wave, no matter what. He tries waiting patiently . . . no luck. He asks the seagulls for help . . . they are no help. He even tries tempting a wave with his beautiful sandcastle, but the water refuses to budge. Nothing seems to work. Until, in a sudden moment of inspiration, Liam realizes if he can’t find a wave, he’ll just have to make one himself.
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The Day the Crayons Made Friends by Drew DaywaltDuncan’s crayons just can’t seem to stay put! After convincing one group of crayons to go back to work after they wanted to quit and rescuing another group who got lost in the most inconvenient places, Duncan’s crayons have disappeared once more. But this time, they’ve gone out into his room to make friends. Each crayon has an exciting story to share about the new objects they’ve met and the new adventures they’ve had.
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Wheetle: A Little Wagon With a Big Heart
by Cindy Derby
Wheetle just wants to help. He's a wagon after all, and that's what he's meant to do. So when his friends ask him to carry slimy things, fragile things, heavy things, even squiggly-wiggly things, he always says yes. But one morning he wakes up with a wobbly wheel. Oh no! he thinks, but decides he can still help his friends. When he hears a loud POP, he suddenly finds he is the one who needs help. Will his friends come through for him, this time?
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A Cup of Quiet by Nikki GrimesWhen the squeal of tires and thrum of Grandpa’s hammer fill the air, Grandma gets thirsty for a cup of quiet. “That’s silly, Grandma,” her granddaughter says. “Quiet can’t fit in a cup and you can’t drink it.” But together, they venture into the garden to collect the calming sounds of nature, and their cup grows and grows.
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Amoya Blackwood is Brave by Chantaie AllickAmoya Blackwood is loud, bold and carefree. She always has the answer in class. And she knows just what to say to make her friends laugh. But one day Amoya starts noticing that the adults around her want her to be less loud, less bold, less carefree. They want her to take up less space, and so she does. She gets smaller and smaller and smaller. She gets so small she hardly recognizes herself. But then, a conversation with her Gran reminds Amoya of who she is. And a surprising thing happens . . .
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Frank's Red Hat by Sean E. AveryFrank is a penguin with ideas. Mostly terrible ones. That's why his fellow penguins are nervous when he shows them his strange new creation. Something they'd never seen or expected to see in their cold and colorless Antarctic world--a red hat.
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Bored Panda by Mike BenderFor Panda, there is NOTHING worse than being bored. It's just so...boring. But what's a tech-loving panda to do when there's no electricity? Skeptical that the great outdoors will cure his boredom, Panda nonetheless sets out on a day full of surprises. They might even turn out to be fun surprises!
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Mermaids Are the Worst! by Alex WillanWho doesn’t love a good vacation? Soaking up some sun, floating on the waves and…arm wrestling an octopus? When mermaids show up in the middle of Gilbert’s goblin getaway, their fin-flapping festivities quickly turn rest and relaxation into stress and aggravation. This is clearly proof that mermaids are the worst! Can Gilbert find his beachside bliss or will he be caught in the undertow of these seaside shenanigans?
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Firefly Season
by Cynthia Leitich Smith; illustrated by Kate Gardiner
Piper’s family is from the Cherokee and Muscogee Nations, and Sumi’s family roots are in Mumbai, India. When the two girls become neighbors in Kansas City, it’s the beginning of a bond that expands both of their worlds.
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Big Enough by Regina LinkeLittle Ah-Fu has a big imagination, but he can’t imagine being the Oxherd Boy . . . yet. When the day comes for Ah-Fu to bring the huge family ox home from the woods, he worries that he’s not big enough to do the job.
Will fear and self-doubt drive Ah-Fu home empty-handed? Or can he rely on his wits and compassion to become the Oxherd Boy his family expects—and prove to himself that he is, indeed, big enough?
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Forsyth County Public Library
660 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-703-2665forsythlibrary.org |
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