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Picture Books February 2020
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Glad, Glad Bear!
by Kimberly Gee
About: A follow-up to Mad, Mad Bear! finds the endearingly relatable Bear happily preparing for his first dance class before overcoming feelings of insecurity and shyness through his exuberant dancing.
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| Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes; illustrated by Elizabeth ZunonWhat it’s about: A toddler’s bedtime routine gets wild when every ploy to stay awake -- from clinging like a koala to hopping like an antelope -- conjures up a colorful imaginary animal.
Art alert: Bold hues and lively patterns in the collage illustrations infuse energy into this cozy read.
Try this next: Mary Logue’s Sleep Like a Tiger, another lyrical bedtime story featuring imagined animals. |
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The Paper Kingdom
by Helena Ku Rhee
Summary: Accompanying his parents to their night-shift jobs as office cleaners, young Daniel reluctantly joins in as they use their imaginations to transform the deserted building into a magnificent paper kingdom where he might one day rule.
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| Almost Time by Gary D. Schmidt and Elizabeth Stickney; illustrated by G. Brian KarasWhat it’s about: When Ethan and his dad run out of maple syrup one chilly winter, Ethan begins the long wait for spring, when the saps runs, the trees are tapped, and sugaring time rolls around again.
Why kids might like it: Ethan’s impatience for the season to change will be relatable to all kinds of kids, and those who aren’t familiar with sugaring may be fascinated by the process. |
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| No More Poems! A Book in Verse That Just Gets Worse by Rhett Miller; illustrated by Dan SantatWhat it is: zany, rambunctious rhymes from singer-songwriter Rhett Miller, accompanied by attention-grabbing art from Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat.
What’s inside: silly gross-out jokes, an extreme case of sibling rivalry, a milder case of Purple Pox, a rallying cry for weirdos of the world, and a highly detailed slideshow created by a kid determined to get a dog. |
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No Hugs!
by Deirdre A Prischmann
You will meet: Alice, a girl who loves giving hugs, struggles to understand why her friend Zara does not want one, until the tables are turned, giving Alice a new perspective about her friend’s feelings. Illustrations.
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| There Are No Bears in This Bakery by Julia Sarcone-RoachWhat it’s about: Muffin the cat keeps a careful watch over his home, the Little Bear Bakery. That’s why he’s the first to investigate the strange noises in the bakery -- could there be an uninvited ursine visitor?
Is it for you? Adults will be amused by Muffin’s faux-noir narration, while kids will relish the messy mayhem of bears in a bakery.
Kids might also like: For further comical mystery from author/illustrator Julia Sarcone-Roach, try The Bear Ate Your Sandwich. |
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No, No, Kitten!
by Shelley Moore Thomas
Summary: An imaginative little kitten who longs for milk, lasers and a puppy so that she can blast off on an exciting visit to Jupiter challenges the long-suffering humans in her life with constant mischief.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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Michigan City Public Library 100 E. 4th Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360 219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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