The Hiccupotamus
Author: Aaron Zenz Illustrator: Aaron Zenz Age: 3-5 years The Hiccupotamus is a delightful story about a hippopotamus who has a severe case of the hiccups. The hippo goes all over the neighborhood causing mayhem by startling other animals with his hiccups. Now, this is a rhyming book and basically everything that rhymes is not […]
You Get What You Get
Author: Julie GassmanIllustrator: Sarah HorneAge: PreK-3rd You Get What You Get is a lively tale about a squirrel named Melvin who always throws fits if he doesn’t get his own way…when he’s at home. When he’s at school he has to go by the rule “You get what you get and you don’t throw a […]
Lazlo Learns Recorder
Author: Vicky WeberIllustrator: Masha KlotAge: 2nd-5th Lazlo Learns Recorder is a sweet, interactive story about a little lemur learning to play a music recorder. He is a new kid at a new school who learns that a new skill takes time and practice. I really appreciate that the illustrator literally shows how the fingering should […]
The Cherry on Top
Author: Lauren Eresman Illustrator: Serineh Eliasian Age: 4-7 years The Cherry on Top is a sweet story about two cherries who have always been attached at the stem. Molly and Polly adore each other but they have very different personalities. Molly is dramatic and likes to be the center of attention while Polly is steadfast […]
The Bad Seed
Author: Jory JohnIllustrator: Pete OswaldAge: K-2nd The Bad Seed is a funny tale about a sunflower seed with a BAD attitude. He’s so bad, he never washes his hands! He tells lies! He cuts in line, every time! In due course, we learn that the bad seed wasn’t always so bad and that perhaps his […]
Ox-Cart Man
Author: Donald HallIllustrator: Barbara CooneyAge: 2-5 years Ox-Cart Man is a 1980 Caldecott Medal winner poem-turned-story about a farmer and his family. The book details the ox-cart man’s journey of packing up the home goods his family made all year and the trek he takes to go to market and sell the wares. I love […]
The Book of Mistakes
Author: Corinna Luyken Illustrator: Corinna Luyken Age: Preschool-3rd The Book of Mistakes is a whimsical tale about how a mistake can take on a new life of its own, in a positively creative way. It’s very Bob Ross-esque in that these “happy little accidents” lead to a greater picture. The illustrations were created by the […]
Strictly No Elephants
Author: Lisa Mantchev Illustrator: Taeeun Yoo Age: Preschool-2nd Strictly No Elephants is a fantastic tale involving a little boy and his tiny pet elephant who are shunned by the local pet club crowd. After reading a sign that explicitly prohibits elephants, the boy sets out to make a club of his own that is all […]
The Flyaway Kite
Author: Jane Carruth Illustrator: Tony Hutchings Age: Preschool-2nd The Flyaway Kite is a story about Hoppity the bunny, who is so impatient to fly his brother’s kite that he grabs it and then quickly gets it tangled in a tree. This book belongs in the “A Happy Ending Book” series, so the illustrations might look […]
The Runaway Bunny
Author: Margaret Wise Brown Illustrator: Clement Hurd Age: Preschool-3rd The Runaway Bunny is heartwarming tale of a mother’s insistence to love her baby. Baby bunny wants to run away but mother rabbit assures him that wherever he goes, she will follow. I love the baby bunny’s imagination in thinking about places he could run away […]