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Picture Books January 2020
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A Big Bed for Little Snow
by Grace Lin
What it's about: As soon as Little Snow's Mommy re-stuffs his fluffy featherbed and tells him it's "for sleeping, not jumping," it's clear that Little Snow won't be able to resist. His every bounce releases a flurry of white feathers; to find out where they fall, you'll have to check out this sweet and simple winter tale.
Kids might also like: the Caldecott Honor-winning companion book, A Big Mooncake for Little Star.
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Little Mole's Wish
by Sang-Keun Kim
Starring: lonely Little Mole, who builds a friendly snowball to talk to on his bus ride home, only to be told that the bus is for animals, not snowballs.
What happens: Undeterred, Little Mole finds a clever work-around.
For fans of: the soft snowscapes and whimsical tone in Raymond Briggs' classic The Snowman, although sensitive souls can rest assured that Little Mole’s Wish has a more hopeful ending.
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The serious goose
by Jimmy Kimmel
Complemented by a mylar mirror for making faces, a picture-book debut by the late-night host depicts a whimsically tongue-in-cheek goose who rediscovers its sense of humor while reminding young readers to take “serious” approaches to silliness. TV tie-in. Illustrations.
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Anya's secret society
by Yevgenia Nayberg
Forced to practice right-handedness in her Russian home, a young left-handed artist dreams that she is a member of a secret society of famous left-handed artists before her family emigrates to America, where she discovers the freedom to be herself. Simultaneous eBook.
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Bug
by Robin Michal Koontz
In a humorous story about finding solutions to difficulties by using imagination, little girl Bug, who is crazy about insects and drawing but hates arithmetic, know she HAS to pass her math test when her teacher promises the class a field trip if everyone does well.
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Wave
by Suzy Lee
A wordless picture book shows a little girl's first experiences at the beach, as she goes from being afraid of the roaring waves to playing on the shore while gulls soar overhead.
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Spot & Dot
by Henry Cole
In the stunning follow-up to Spot, the Cat, Dot the dog is off on her own adventure through the city in a wordless picture book that features beautifully detailed black-and-white illustrations that will carry readers along through Spot and Dot’s adventure and have them cheering for the sweet reunion at the end. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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The farmer and the clown
by Marla Frazee
An endearing, wordless picture book by the two-time Caldecott Honor medalist depicts the adventures of a baby clown who is separated from his circus family and who bonds with a lonely farmer over the course of a day filled with surprising discoveries.
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Flotsam
by David Wiesner
A wordless book in which a boy finds a camera at the beach and the film inside reveals fascinating underwater pictures as well as children around the world, so the boy takes his own picture and returns the camera to the sea where it will journey to another child
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Field trip to the moon
by John Hare
A whimsically illustrated, wordless debut picture book depicts a class of students on a field trip to the moon who debark from their yellow spaceship bus and explore the moon's trenches, craters and mountains while observing the faraway Earth and befriending visitors from space.
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Drawn together
by Minh Lê
Struggling throughout a visit with his grandfather when they cannot speak each other's language, a young boy discovers their mutual love of art and storytelling during a shared session of drawing that helps them form a bond beyond words. Illustrated by the Caldecott Award-winning artist of The Adventures of Beekle. 35,000 first printing
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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Grand Ledge Area District Library 131 E Jefferson St Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 (517) 627-7014https://gladl.org |
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