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Picture Books January 2019
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| Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert by Morag Hood; illustrated by Ella OkstadWhat it's about: Self-proclaimed unicorn expert Sophie is so preoccupied with lecturing her "unicorn" companions -- a baby sibling in a pointy hat and several toys with makeshift toothbrush horns -- that she misses the real unicorn in their midst.
Read it for: rainbow-colored cartoon art and sly sight gags.
For fans of: Ame Dyckman's You Don't Want a Unicorn or Amy Young's A Unicorn Named Sparkle. |
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Winter is Here
by Kevin Henkes
What happens: Snow falls, animals burrow and children prepare for the wonders winter brings.
For fans of: the best-selling When Spring Comes and In the Middle of Fall, both written and illustrated by the duo.
Author alert: by the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Kitten's First Full Moon.
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Jack (not Jackie)
by Erica Silverman
What it's about: Susan loves her baby sister, Jackie, but as Jackie grows older and behaves more and more like a boy Susan must adjust to having a brother, Jack, instead.
Don't miss: author's note in the back of the book on gender identity as well as references for further reading.
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| Don't Touch My Hair! by Sharee MillerWhat it's about: Aria loves her glorious, fluffy crown of curls, but she hates it when people touch them without asking. Whether she's hanging out with humans, mermaids, or aliens, Aria has to avoid unwelcome attention...and she's just about fed up. Why kids might like it: Though it's light and playful in tone, Don't Touch My Hair reassures kids that their boundaries are important and deserve to be respected. |
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I am a tyrannosaurus
by Tatsuya Miyanishi
What happens: When an earthquake injures a tyrannosaurus, a young pteranodon helps the large creature, pretending to be a fellow rex in order to avoid being eaten.
Series alert: this is book five in the Tyrannosaurus series.
About the author: Tatsuya Miyanishi is one of the most popular children's book creators in Japan. His Tyrannosaurus series has sold more than three million copies. He has won the Kodansha Cultural Award for Picture Books, as well as the Kenbuchi Picture Book Grand Prize.
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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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Saffron Ice Cream
by Rashin Kheiriyeh
What it's about: Rashin is an Iranian immigrant girl living in New York, excited by her first trip to Coney Island, and fascinated by the differences in the beach customs between her native Iran and her new home--but she misses the saffron flavored ice cream that she used to eat.
Author alert: Rashin Kheiriyeh has published over sixty books in countries around the world and created illustrations for the New York Times. This is her first book that she has written in English and illustrated.
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Me, Myselfie, & I : A Cautionary Tale
by Jamie Lee Curtis
What happens: When Mom receives a smartphone for her birthday, her kids are excited to teach her how to take selfies, but what starts off as fun soon becomes an obsession in a tale that reveals, with humor and love, that the best things happen while the smartphone is turned off.
Author alert: By the award-winning actress and best-selling author of Tell Me Again About The Night I Was Born.
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Join the Winter Reading Club -- "Reading Is My Thing" Celebrate Dr. Seuss! |
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Bartholomew and the Oobleck
by Seuss
The King, tired of rain, snow, sun, and fog, commands his magicians to make something else come down from the sky, but when oobleck falls, in sticky greenish droplets, Bartholomew Cubbins shames the King and saves the kingdom.
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Happy Birthday to You!
by Seuss
Describes a birthday celebration in Katroo presided over by the Birthday Bird.
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Horton Hears a Who!
by Seuss
A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist.
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If I Ran the Circus
by Seuss
A young boy imagines the fantastic animals and incredible acts he will have for his greatest of all circuses.
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On Beyond Zebra
by Seuss
An imaginative excursion through the alphabet, led by Conrad Cornelius O'Donald O'Dell, a very young boy with unusual spelling abilities.
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Oh, the Places You'll Go!
by Seuss
Advice in rhyme for proceeding in life; weathering fear, loneliness, and confusion; and being in charge of your actions.
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McElligot's Pool
by Seuss
A boy imagines the rare and wonderful fish he might catch in McElligot's pool.
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My Many Colored Days
by Seuss
This rhyming story describes each day in terms of a particular color which in turn is associated with specific emotions.
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The Lorax
by Seuss
The story of the greedy Once-ler, who ignores the Lorax's warnings and chops down all the Truffula trees, causing a local pollution problem.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8! |
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