ELEMENTARY PICTURE BOOKS
I AM A CAT
Author& Illustrator: Galia Bernstein
Publisher: Abrams Books For Young Readers
Year: 2018
Publisher's Description: A simple housecat named Simon encounters some bigger cats: Lion, Puma, Panther, Tiger, and Cheetah. Each of the big cats has something to say about Simon not being "cat" enough. According to them, he just doesn't measure up. He doesn't have Lion's mane or Cheetah's spots. He doesn't sleep in trees like Panther or climb mountains like Puma. He's small and fuzzy, not big and strong. But ultimately, Simon shows the big cats that he's just like them . . . only smaller.
Publisher: Abrams Books For Young Readers
Year: 2018
Publisher's Description: A simple housecat named Simon encounters some bigger cats: Lion, Puma, Panther, Tiger, and Cheetah. Each of the big cats has something to say about Simon not being "cat" enough. According to them, he just doesn't measure up. He doesn't have Lion's mane or Cheetah's spots. He doesn't sleep in trees like Panther or climb mountains like Puma. He's small and fuzzy, not big and strong. But ultimately, Simon shows the big cats that he's just like them . . . only smaller.
SHARK LADY
Author& Illustrator: Jess Keating
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: Eugenie Clark fell in love with sharks from the first moment she saw them at the aquarium. She couldn't imagine anything more exciting than studying these graceful creatures. But Eugenie quickly discovered that many people believed sharks to be ugly and scary--and they didn't think women should be scientists.
Determined to prove them wrong, Eugenie devoted her life to learning about sharks. After earning several college degrees and making countless discoveries, Eugenie wrote herself into the history of science, earning the nickname "Shark Lady." Through her accomplishments, she taught the world that sharks were to be admired rather than feared and that women can do anything they set their minds to.
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: Eugenie Clark fell in love with sharks from the first moment she saw them at the aquarium. She couldn't imagine anything more exciting than studying these graceful creatures. But Eugenie quickly discovered that many people believed sharks to be ugly and scary--and they didn't think women should be scientists.
Determined to prove them wrong, Eugenie devoted her life to learning about sharks. After earning several college degrees and making countless discoveries, Eugenie wrote herself into the history of science, earning the nickname "Shark Lady." Through her accomplishments, she taught the world that sharks were to be admired rather than feared and that women can do anything they set their minds to.
AFTER THE FALL : HOW HUMPTY DUMPTY GOT BACK UP AGAIN
Author& Illustrator: Dan Santat
Publisher: Roaring Book Press
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: Everyone knows that when Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. But what happened after?
Humpty Dumpty, is an avid bird watcher whose favorite place to be is high up on the city wall—that is, until after his famous fall. Now terrified of heights, Humpty can longer do many of the things he loves most.
Will he summon the courage to face his fear?
Publisher: Roaring Book Press
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: Everyone knows that when Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. But what happened after?
Humpty Dumpty, is an avid bird watcher whose favorite place to be is high up on the city wall—that is, until after his famous fall. Now terrified of heights, Humpty can longer do many of the things he loves most.
Will he summon the courage to face his fear?
A Night out with mama
Author: Quvenzhané Wallis
Illustrator: Vanessa Brantle Newton
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: A very talented little girl has a very special night ahead of her. A night where she'll get to wear a new dress in the most beautiful shade of blue with shoes that match it perfectly. A night where she'll get to ride in the biggest car she's ever seen! A night that will, of course, include ice cream.
But most special of all, it will be a night out with her mama.
Illustrator: Vanessa Brantle Newton
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: A very talented little girl has a very special night ahead of her. A night where she'll get to wear a new dress in the most beautiful shade of blue with shoes that match it perfectly. A night where she'll get to ride in the biggest car she's ever seen! A night that will, of course, include ice cream.
But most special of all, it will be a night out with her mama.
THIS IS IT
Author & Illustrator: Daria Peoples-Riley
Publisher: Greenwillow
Year: 2018
Publisher's Description: When a young dancer is nervous about her upcoming auditions, her shadow springs to life and leads her on a joyous exploration of their city. Soon enough, the young girl finds confidence in her skills, her body, and her ability to shine.
Publisher: Greenwillow
Year: 2018
Publisher's Description: When a young dancer is nervous about her upcoming auditions, her shadow springs to life and leads her on a joyous exploration of their city. Soon enough, the young girl finds confidence in her skills, her body, and her ability to shine.
LOVE
Author: Matt De La Pena
Illustrator: Loren Long
Publisher: Putnam
Year: 2018
Publisher's Description: Free verse poetry and colorful illustrations celebrate the nature of love and the ways children experience it throughout their childhood, from parents' voices lulling them to sleep to the love of a street singer playing his music.
Illustrator: Loren Long
Publisher: Putnam
Year: 2018
Publisher's Description: Free verse poetry and colorful illustrations celebrate the nature of love and the ways children experience it throughout their childhood, from parents' voices lulling them to sleep to the love of a street singer playing his music.
WOLF IN THE SNOW
Author & Illustrator: Matthew Cordwell
Publisher: Feiwell & Friends
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: A girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home?
Publisher: Feiwell & Friends
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: A girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home?
CROWN: AN ODE TO THE FRESH CUT
Author: Matt De La Pena
Illustrator: Loren Long
Publisher: Putnam
Year: 2018
Publisher's Description: The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more aware of every great thing that could happen to them when they look good: lesser grades turn into As; girls take notice; even a mother’s hug gets a little tighter. Everyone notices.
Illustrator: Loren Long
Publisher: Putnam
Year: 2018
Publisher's Description: The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more aware of every great thing that could happen to them when they look good: lesser grades turn into As; girls take notice; even a mother’s hug gets a little tighter. Everyone notices.
DIFFERENT POND
Author / Illustrator: Bao Phi
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. A successful catch meant a fed family. Between hope-filled casts, Bao’s father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam.
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. A successful catch meant a fed family. Between hope-filled casts, Bao’s father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam.
the rooster who would not be quiet
Author: Carmen Agra Deedy
Illustrator: Eugene Yelchin
Publisher: Scholastic
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: La Paz is a happy, but noisy village. A little peace and quiet would make it just right.
So the villagers elect the bossy Don Pepe as their mayor. Before long, singing of any kind is outlawed. Even the teakettle is afraid to whistle! But there is one noisy rooster who doesn't give two mangos about this mayor's silly rules. Instead, he does what roosters were born to do.
He sings:
"Kee-kee-ree-KEE!"
Illustrator: Eugene Yelchin
Publisher: Scholastic
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: La Paz is a happy, but noisy village. A little peace and quiet would make it just right.
So the villagers elect the bossy Don Pepe as their mayor. Before long, singing of any kind is outlawed. Even the teakettle is afraid to whistle! But there is one noisy rooster who doesn't give two mangos about this mayor's silly rules. Instead, he does what roosters were born to do.
He sings:
"Kee-kee-ree-KEE!"
I SEE A CAT
Author / Illustrator: Paul Meisel
Publisher: Holiday House
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: When a housebound dog spies a cat, a bird, and other animals outside a glass door, he is excited: I see a cat. I see a bird. I see a squirrel. When the dog’s beloved boy comes home from school, the two pals dash outside determined to get up close and personal with all the backyard wildlife!
Publisher: Holiday House
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: When a housebound dog spies a cat, a bird, and other animals outside a glass door, he is excited: I see a cat. I see a bird. I see a squirrel. When the dog’s beloved boy comes home from school, the two pals dash outside determined to get up close and personal with all the backyard wildlife!
LIFE ON MARS
Author / Illustrator: Jon Agee
Publisher: Dial
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: A young astronaut is absolutely sure there is life to be found on Mars. He sets off on a solitary mission, determined to prove the naysayers wrong. But when he arrives, equipped with a package of cupcakes as a gift, he sees nothing but a nearly barren planet. Finally, he spies a single flower and packs it away to take back to Earth as proof that there is indeed life on Mars. But as he settles in for the journey home, he cracks open his cupcakes--only to discover that someone has eaten them all!
Publisher: Dial
Year: 2017
Publisher's Description: A young astronaut is absolutely sure there is life to be found on Mars. He sets off on a solitary mission, determined to prove the naysayers wrong. But when he arrives, equipped with a package of cupcakes as a gift, he sees nothing but a nearly barren planet. Finally, he spies a single flower and packs it away to take back to Earth as proof that there is indeed life on Mars. But as he settles in for the journey home, he cracks open his cupcakes--only to discover that someone has eaten them all!
