A cute book about a chicken from the farm who escapes before she's turned to soup and befriends a bunch of Brooklyn NY parrots. made me laugh a few times.
This alphabet book is sheer silliness. Includes words whose spellings an pronunciation don' make sense.
Lorraine and her grandfather aren't afraid of anything when they can play music through anything. But when their pennywhistle and French harp go missing, Lorraine struggles to make it through a scary Tennessee storm.
This is the last bit of MLK's famous "I Have a Dream" speech set to accurate painted illustrations. Reading the words brought tears to my eyes.
Ferdinand is a peaceful bull who just wants to sit under his favorite cork tree and smell the flowers- not fight. So when they take him away to be in a bullfight, he disappoints them and he gets to go home. This is a sweet story about just being true to yourself.
A boy suddenly meets a penguin and the boy finds a way to get the penguin back to the south pole where he belongs. But, it turns out the penguin wasn't missing a home, he was missing a friend.
A beaver and a platypus want to go surfing but they meet a shark in the water! But their generosity helps them make friends with the shark and being friends with a shark has its benefits.
While I'm sure there are other versions of Peter and the Wolf, I love this one. The illustrations are just the right balance of pretty yet frightening.
Details all the different kinds of houses that animals can have and what kind people can have. Rhythmic and fun to read aloud.
AN imaginative little boy and two friends pretend they are slaying dragons. But when his friends leave and he's all alone, King Jack doesn't feel so brave.
An exciting book about a girl who finds a magical mailbox that once she enters it, a reindeer takes her to see her grandpa who lives too far away for her to be with him on Christmas. Kids will love the lift the flap doors.
This book perfectly encompasses the imaginative play of a child with his action figure Traction Man.
This is a book about two frogs going surfing. But one frog is way into a book about a man trying to catch a whale (Moby Dick). This book expresses the joys of reading.
A family keeps getting awakened by their incredibly ambitious dog, Stanley. this is wonderful read-aloud book.
Much better than Frog and Toad! Three funny stories about a dog and a stuffed bear who are best friends. Each story has a cute ending.
talk about girl power! Elizabeth, a beautiful princess loses everything, including the prince, to a fierce dragon. She sets off and defeats the dragon herself and when the prince is disturbed by her appearance she calls him a bum and goes off by herself. This is a must-have book for all little girls.
This is quite the silly book about the various ways cats can be stacked It would be great in an elementary math class!
A little girl's dog, Fred, stays with her whether she is at her mom's house or her dad's. His loyalty helps her through a tough time. This is a good book to share with children going through a big change like parents getting divorced. It shows them that having something consistent like at least one good friend can make you feel at home wherever you are.
Dogs Marshmallow and FudgeFudge don't like that new animal (a baby). But soon they realize that the new animals is not so bad and is part of the family.
The beautiful colors evoke emotion in this nearly wordless picture book about a boy and his dog and their special life-long friendship.
A wordless picture book in which a farmer comes upon a baby clown who has fallen out of its circus train. he takes care of the baby and develops an attachment until the train comes back by and the bay is reunited with its parents. A truly unique book.
A girl and her grandfather take a walk through Paris to see the popular landmarks and enjoy the culture. Beautiful illustrations with tons of detail. Includes facts about Paris within the pages.Also includes an index so the reader can look up specific places and landmarks. This would be a good book to have in a geography lesson, or French class or when beginning a book set in Paris.
this is a lovely story of a boy and his family going to visit his grandparents and cousins for a family reunion. He thinks about his heritage and how fare his family has come. This would be a good book paired with Brown Girl Dreaming.
This beautifully illustrated book describes different swirls seen in nature and how strong and powerful they are. This would be a great book to use in a math class.
A generous woman shares her red stew with anyone who comes to her home. But when she runs out of stew for herself, her friends repay her with the same generosity she showed them.
I love this book for the unique illustration style using leaves to create animals and the way that the pages are cut to create a mountain and forest scene.
A girl with a long name has her dad tell her where she got her names. What he tells her is a rich history of her family. And he reminds her that part of her name, Alma, is hers alone and she has her own story to tell.
Beautiful illustrations in a graphic novel style. A little girl thinks about the colors in nature and goes on a wonderful adventure in her mind.
The author provides an autobiography focusing on his childhood growing up in Communist Czechoslovakia. It includes writings from his journals and illustrations of what life consisted of. This is a MUST in any World History or Social Studies Classroom.