ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
chez bob
Author/Illustrator: Bob Shea
Publisher: Little, Brown Books For Young Readers Year: 2021 Publisher's Description: Welcome to Chez Bob, which seems like a real restaurant...until you realize...it's on an alligator's NOSE! Bob's got a hidden plan for his customers: "Birds will come to eat, but I will eat the birds!" As they fly in from all over the world to dine on Bob's face, something starts to happen that takes the lazy, hungry reptile by surprise -- the birds stay. "More yummy birds!" he rejoices -- he'll want for nothing! But when the time is right, will Bob make the right choice? |
eYES THAT KISS IN THE CORNERS
Author: Joanna Ho
Illustrator: Dung Ho Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Year: 2021 Publisher's Description: A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes and long lashes. She realizes that her eyes are like her mother’s, her grandmother's, and her little sister's. They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into crescent moons, and are filled with stories of the past and hope for the future.because they know that their friendship will always be special. |
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A ROCK?
Author: Pat Zietlow Miller
Illustrator: Katie Kath Publisher: Sourcebooks Jaberwocky Year: 2021 Publisher's Description: What can you do with a rock? You can skip them. You can sort them. Best of all, you can share them. Rocks are simple, but the things you can do with them are endless. Rocks can build, sparkle, and tell a story. They can be memories. They can even be a little bit magic. |
THE BLUE HOUSE
Author/Illustrator: Phoebe Wahl
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Year: 2020 Publisher's Description: For as long as he can remember, Leo has lived in the blue house with his dad, but lately the neighborhood is changing. People are leaving, houses are being knocked down, and shiny new buildings are going up in their place. When Leo and his dad are forced to leave, they aren't happy about it. They howl and rage and dance out their feelings. When the time comes, they leave the blue house behind--there was never any choice, not really--but little by little, they find a way to keep its memory alive in their new home. |
THE LITTLE WOODEN ROBOT AND THE LOG PRINCESS
Author/Illustrator: Tom Gauld
Publisher: Neal Porter Books Publishing Year: 2021 Publisher's Description: For years, the king and queen have tried desperately to have a baby. Their wish was granted twice, when an engineer and a witch gave them a little wooden robot and an enchanted log princess. But there's just one catch: every night when the log princess sleeps, she transforms back into an ordinary log, and can only be woken up with magic words. The princess and her robot brother are are inseparable, until the sleeping princess, mistaken for lumber, is accidentally carted off to parts unknown. Now it's up to her devoted brother to find her, and get them safely back home. They need to take turns to get each other home, and on the way, they face a host of adventures involving the Queen of Mushrooms, a magic pudding, a baby in a rosebush, and an old lady in a bottle. |
DOGS AT WORK : GOOD DOGS. REAL JOBS
Author: Margaret Cardillo
Illustrator: Zacharia Ohora Publisher: Balzar + Bray Year: 2021 Publisher's Description: Have you ever wondered what dogs do all day when their people leave for school or their jobs? What if they went to work, too . . . ? This clever picture book describes all the real jobs that dogs do. From a therapy dog to a mayor dog and even a lobster-diving dog, the possibilities will surprise you! But, of course, there is one job that dogs love more than any other: being a best friend. |
IT FELL FROM THE SKY
Author: Terry Fan
Illustrator: Eric Fan Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Year: 2021 Publisher's Description: It fell from the sky on a Thursday. None of the insects know where it came from, or what it is. Some say it’s an egg. Others, a gumdrop. But whatever it is, it fell near Spider’s house, so he’s convinced it belongs to him. Spider builds a wonderous display so that insects from far and wide can come look at the marvel. Spider has their best interests at heart. So what if he has to charge a small fee? So what if the lines are long? So what if no one can even see the wonder anymore? But what will Spider do after everyone stops showing up? |
AARON SLATER, ILLUSTRATOR
Author: Andrea Beaty
Illustrator: David Roberts Publisher: Abrams Bools For Young Readers Year: 2021 Publisher's Description: Aaron Slater loves listening to stories and dreams of one day writing them himself. But when it comes to reading, the letters just look like squiggles to him, and it soon becomes clear he struggles more than his peers. When his teacher asks each child in the class to write a story, Aaron can’t get a single word down. He is sure his dream of being a storyteller is out of reach . . . until inspiration strikes, and Aaron finds a way to spin a tale in a way that is uniquely his. Printed with a dyslexia-friendly font, Aaron Slater, Illustrator tells the empowering story of a boy with dyslexia who discovers that his learning disability may inform who he is, but it does not define who he is, and that there are many ways to be a gifted communicator. |
SOLAR STORY : HOW ONE COMMUNITY LIVES ALONGSIDE THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SOLAR PLANT
Author/Illustrator: Allan Drummond
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Year: 2020 Publisher's Description: Illustrated children's book about the Noor Solar Power Plant located in Morocco. Depicts a young girl who attends a school near the plant, takes a tour of it on a field trip, and must write a paper about sustainability. Includes sidebars and essays that provide additional information about the project and how it is providing jobs and spurring prosperity in the region. |
OUR TABLe
Author/Illustrator: Peter Reynolds
Publisher: Orchard Books Year: 2021 Publisher's Description: Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life, distractions, and technology pulled them all away from each other. They used to gather at the table, with food and love, to make memories, share their lives, and revel in time spent together. But now her family has been drifting apart, and with nobody to gather around it, the table grows smaller and smaller. Can Violet remind her family of the warmth of time spent together, and gather around the table once more? |
