Flora and the Penguin

Author	Aaron Becker
ISBN	0763665959

Aaron Becker, creator of Journey, a Caldecott Honor book, presents the next chapter in his stunning wordless fantasy.

A king emerges from a hidden door in a city park, startling two children sheltering from the rain. No sooner does he push a map and some strange objects into their hands than...

Author	Aaron Becker
ISBN	0763677302

Welcome the much-anticipated finale of Caldecott Honoree Aaron Becker’s wordless trilogy—a spectacular, emotionally satisfying story that brings its adventurer home.

Failing to get the attention of her busy father, a lonely girl turns back to a fantastic world for friendship and...

Author	Oliver Jeffers
ISBN	0399250743

From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day the Crayons Quit comes an imaginative tale of friendship in a world where what makes us different isn't nearly as important as what makes us the same.

When a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer...

Author	David Soman
ISBN	0803739931

From the co-creator of the New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series comes a high seas adventure inspired by the classic picture books Little Bear and Where the Wild Things Are.
 
Three bear siblings break their mother’s favorite blue seashell, and rather than tell her, they decide...

Author	Mac Barnett
ISBN	1452110239

It's time to fly home for dinner! In this witty picture book from award-winning and bestselling author Mac Barnett, a mother bird gives the bird next to her a message for little Peter. But passing messages on a telephone line isn't as simple as it sounds. Each subsequent bird understands Mama's message...

Author	Salina Yoon
ISBN	0802733964

Penguin's tired of the snow and cold--so he decides to go on vacation! But where should he go? And what new friends will he meet along the way?

Seasoned illustrator Salina Yoon's spare text and bright, energetic illustrations bring this favorite character to life, ensuring that readers will...

Author	Daniel Miyares
ISBN	1481415247

A boy's small paper boat and his large imagination fill the pages of this wordless picture book, a modern-day classic from the creator of Pardon Me! that includes endpaper instructions for building a boat of your own.

A little boy takes a boat made of newspaper out for a rainy-day adventure....

Author	Kazuno Kohara
ISBN	1596439858

So cute. In fact, too cute. I quite admire Kohara's graphic skills, especially the balance of spaces and light/dark, but for me, too cute.



Also, too facile at times. I especially thought this about the scene when the one library patron cries and doesn't want to finish the book because...

Author	Oliver Jeffers
ISBN	0399255451

From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day the Crayons Quit comes a humorous, resonant tale about the value of shared experiences.

A penguin has wings for a reason . . . doesn't he? Having a best friend with his own airplane is one thing, but actually experiencing what it feels like to fly by...

Author	Lois Ehlert
ISBN	0152053042

Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Is he drifting east, over the marsh and ducks and geese? Or is he heading west, above the orchards, prairie meadows, and spotted cows? No one's quite sure, but this much is certain: A Leaf Man's got to go where the wind blows.

With illustrations...

Author	Suzanne Lang
ISBN	0553537865

A hilarious picture book about dealing with unexplained feelings…and the danger in suppressing them!

Jim the chimpanzee is in a terrible mood for no good reason. His friends can’t understand it—how can he be in a bad mood when it’s SUCH a beautiful day? They encourage him not to hunch,...

Author	Jonathan Stutzman
ISBN	1250303176

Meet Llama, the next great picture-book megastar, who has most definitely driven a bus and who loves tacos way more than you.

He also loves cake, and that’s where our story begins.

On Monday, Llama discovers a pile of cake, which he promptly eats.
On Tuesday, Llama squeezes into...

Author	Lisa Wheeler
ISBN	1481490826

I don't like to wield my managerial perogative too often, but tonight was an exception when I forced three of my colleagues to sit and listen while I read aloud "People Don't Bite People." But this is a book that begs to be read aloud, again and again. The concept -- don't bite -- is simple, yet critical, in...

Author	Ame Dyckman
ISBN	0316226149

Not every child views the imposition of a new sibling as an interloper, but a fair number of them do. They’re just tooling along, enjoying the natural bliss that comes with being the one and only star in their parents’ firmament when BLAMMO! A squalling person of inadequate size is there, hogging...