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Picture Books
All
Alone, by Kevin
Henkes – A
beautifully
written and
illustrated
book. In this
day of constant
motion and
visual and audio
stimulation,
Henkes
encouragement to
appreciate quiet
time alone to
dream is a
welcome change
(4-8).
Brown
Bear, Brown
Bear, What do
you See? by Bill
Martin and Eric
Carle – A
charming book
that encourages
the pre-reader
to identify
sight words and
make predictions
what the brown
bear will see.
Pre-school to
Grade 2
Cloudy
With a Chance of
Meatballs by
Judi Barrett
(Author),
Ron Barrett
(Illustrator) –
A delightful
picture book for
the older set
(9-12). The
title says it
all.
Go
Away, Big Green
Monster!
by
Ed Emberley,
Edward R
Emberley
– Encourages the
reader (or the
read-to)
to convince the
monster, “You
don’t scare
me!”. This is a
beautifully
produced book,
on thick durable
stock with
die-cut pages
for kids to
stick their
fingers in – and
right through,
the monster
(4-8).
Ish,
by Peter
Reynolds –
Companion story
to “The Dot”. A
celebration of
the creative and
artistic
process.
Is
There Really A
Human Race, by
Jamie Lee
Curtis. With
her typical
humor, Curtis
reveals to her
readers the
importance of
the little
things in life.
The
Kissing Hand by
Audrey Penn – A
touching and
heart warming
story of a
special bond
between mother
and child and
how they keep
that bond when
those first
school days come
between them. A
must read for
the child who is
fearful of that
first day
(4-8).
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