King Hugo's Huge Ego

Author

Mike Allegra

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Hello friends, and Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate, our book today is Sarah Gives Thanks, written by Mike Allegra and illustrated by David Gardner, the story of writer and “editress”...

Author	Eric Rohmann
ISBN	1596431504

One of School Library Journal’s Best Picture Books of 2011
One of Horn Book’s Best Picture Books of 2011

Ghost dogs and skeletons in a tall tale with a tender heart from the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of My Friend Rabbit.
 Gus doesn't feel like doing much after his dog Ella...

Author	D.B. Johnson
ISBN	0547558643

"Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see." —Rene Magritte

D.B. Johnson writes and illustrates the surreal story of famous surrealist painter Rene Magritte and his very mysterious (and mischievous!) hat. While the art reflects some of...

Author	Matthew Cordell
ISBN	0312643241

Davy was happy being an only child sheep, but bam-bam-bam - 12 brothers came along.

Soon he had 12 little shadows, following him around, doing whatever Davy did.







(My favorite is when they're all pretending to be monkeys, but I can't find a picture of that....

Author	Naoko Stoop
ISBN	0316129461

Red Knit Cap Girl is a little girl with a big dream -- to meet the Moon.
Red Knit Cap Girl lives with her animal friends in an enchanted forest. There is so much to see and do, but more than anything Red Knit Cap Girl wishes she could talk to the Moon. Join Red Knit Cap Girl and her forest friends on a journey...

Author	Michael Catchpool
ISBN	0375870113

One small boy has a special gift—he can weave cloth from the clouds: gold in the early morning with the rising sun, white in the afternoon, and crimson in the evening. He spins just enough cloth for a warm scarf. But when the king sees the boy's magnificent cloth, he demands cloaks and gowns galore. "It...

Author	Peter McCarty
ISBN	0061142913

Chloe has ten older brothers and sisters and ten younger brothers and sisters.She’s in the middle and she loves it—especially when they all gather for family fun time.

But when Dad brings home a surprise one evening, Chloe finds she is not in the middle anymore . . . but not for long!

With...

Author	John Himmelman
ISBN	0805086838

Farmer Greenstalk and his family have the darnedest luck. Broken-down tractors, kites stuck in trees--they're always having problems! It's a good thing they have such helpful farm animals on hand.

This time around, the pigs want to pitch in, and boy, do they ever! The Greenstalks soon find,...

Author

Birgitta Sif

An imaginative child who doesn’t quite fit in finds a kindred spirit in this utterly charming picture book from a debut author-illustrator.

Oliver is different. He enjoys his solitude. He likes playing with his friends, who are puppets, stuffed animals, and other toys. With his rich imagination,...

Author	Jennifer Fosberry
ISBN	1402266480

New York Times best-selling author, Jennifer Fosberry, continues her Isabella series with Isabella: Girl on the Go. In this book, Isabella, plays side by side with her father as he accomplishes his to-do list. From archaeologist, to astronomer, Isabella travels around the world, exploring the greatest...

Author	Mac Barnett
ISBN	1423116712

In a town lives a narcissist king who cares only about his own appearance instead of the town people's well-being. The town people cannot stand the king's narcissism and decide to draw a mustache on every King's portray. Furious is the king, of course, who wants to find out the criminals, but it turns out...

Author	David Rubel
ISBN	0375869220

This new classic Christmas gift book "brings together two great traditions: the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and the neighbor-helping-neighbor program of Habitat for Humanity." Opening in Depression-era New York City, The Carpenter's Gift tells the story of eight-year-old Henry and his...

Author	Margie Palatini
ISBN	0689802463

I don't want to say "I didn't like it," because it was entertaining. In addition, I don't even want to say "It was okay," because I choked on the first line of the first page, which states, ". . . grapes hanging from a vine growing high on a tree." I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure grapevines do not grow up...

Author	Greg Gormley
ISBN	0823423476

Dog in boots by Greg Gormely is a very appealing and cute story. Dog loves to read and when he finishes the book Puss in Boots he discovers that he really wants to have boots just like the brave and heroic cat! So he takes a little trip to the local shoe store. Dog shows the shopkeeper the boots that Puss is wearing...

Author	Jim LaMarche
ISBN	0064438562

Inspired by various experiences from his childhood, Jim LaMarche, beloved illustrator of A Story for Bear and The Elves and the Shoemaker, brings this touching story about one boy's unexpected summer as a river rat to life with his bold, picturesque paintings.

Nicky isn't one bit happy about...

Author	Bethanie Deeney Murguia
ISBN	0545342155

A story where getting dressed inspires big dreams!

Each day is full of possibilities, and Zoe wants to be ready for everything this one might bring. But that makes getting dressed really, really hard! If it's a twirling day, she'll need to wear the purple skirt. But if it's a cartwheeling day,...

Author	Bill Harley
ISBN	0066237807

The dreaded Dirty Joe and his piratical crew sail in search of the smelliest treasure ever: dirty socks! The rogues cheerfully pillage their way across the seven seas, until the day they run across another band of pirates-one led by the notorious Stinky Annie. Has Dirty Joe finally met his match?

From...

Author	Patricia Intriago
ISBN	0374318352

This book uses a circular dot in a variety of settings, mostly black and white layouts, to describe opposite relationships and provide various opportunities to recognize this shape.

This is a great concept picture book because it uses aesthetically pleasing graphics to cover what a dot is....

Author	Michael B. Kaplan
ISBN	0803734077

Meet Betty Bunny, a loveable handful nobunny can resist.
 
From author Michael B. Kaplan, creator of Disney’s T.V. show Dog with a Blog, comes the debut picture book of the Betty Bunny series. It's a story about patience—seen through the eyes of a precocious preschooler.
 
Betty...

Author	Karma Wilson
ISBN	0316988405

He washed the horses, ducks and cows
The goats, the cats and dogs.
Everything went dandy...
Until the farmer reached his hogs.

"No hogwash for us today. Pigs love dirt - so go away!"

Farmer's stubborn pigs refuse to be hogwashed, and no matter what he tries, poor Farmer...

Author	Colin Stimpson
ISBN	0763655635

"Fee-fi-fo-fummy, I'm always counting money!"

Jack and his mom run a little café, but business has dried up and they're nearly broke. So when Jack comes home with only an old can of baked beans in return for their last few pennies, his mother throws it out the window. Overnight it grows into...

Author	Kenneth Oppel
ISBN	0060753722

Max is the cook's dog. And because he is also the king's taster, Max gets to feast on...

French Fries!

Rose Pudding!

Cheese Pie!

Pizza!

No wonder Max loves his job. Who wouldn't want to dine on these delicious dishes?

The new king, that's who.

And...

Author	Inga Moore
ISBN	0763661511

A trader who loves cats discovers an island plagued by rats in Inga Moore’s lavishly illustrated tale about the value of treasure and the nature of home.

Captain Cat loves cats. In fact, he has more cats on his ship than he has sailors. On one voyage, he discovers a remote and lonely island where...

Author	Sheena Knowles
ISBN	0064434990

"If you buy one book for sheer fun, there's no question it should be this one." —San Diego Union Tribune

Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals, he spends a day lounging with the lions, and even slithers with the snakes....

Author	D.J. MacHale
ISBN	1416948090

Lala dwells in a cave that lies deep below the ground, worlds away from the castle where three beautiful princesses live. She is the best krinkle-nut digger by far, but she longs for more: the dresses, the parties, the royal life. Up, up, up Lala climbs and sneaks into the castle. She tries on the princesses’...