Moonpowder

Author	Lola M. Schaefer
ISBN	1423137604

Summary: An energetic and imaginative boy becomes a big brother.

Text is short and simple and has a positive big sibling message but isn't preachy.

Endpages are important and valuable to look at. The beginning end pages show all the different things the boy likes to play with on his...

Author	Karina Wolf
ISBN	0399256652

The wonder of nighttime comes to life in this breathtaking debut

When the Insomniacs move twelve time zones away for Mrs. Insomniac's new job, the family has an impossible time adapting to the change. They try everything to fall asleep at night--take hot baths, count to one thousand, sip mugs...

Author

You Byun

“[Reminiscent] of the classic 'Goodnight Moon' with its haunting, twilight-inflected color scheme.” – The New York Times Book Review

You Byun’s sparkling debut establishes her as a major picture book talent.

Melody has the most wonderful friend in her dreams. They do...

Author	Jacqueline K. Ogburn
ISBN	0618862544

To catch a glimpse of one unicorn is lucky;
to see a grace of unicorns is to witness a marvel.
In this book, you will also find . . .

a riddle of sphinx,
a splash of mermaids,
a dignity of dragons,
and more.

With inventive groupings, luminous artwork, and a fact-filled...

Author	Linda Smith
ISBN	0060286903

On a knotty little hill,
In a dreary little funk,
Mrs. Biddlebox rolled over
On the wrong side of her bunk.
Mrs. Biddlebox is having a really bad day. The birds are screeching, her belly is grumbling, and even her crumpets are stale. What is she to do?
Then, suddenly, Mrs. Biddlebox...

Author	Eric Rohmann
ISBN	1596430311

In Clara and Asha -- as in Eric Rohmann's Caldecott Medal-winning My Friend Rabbit--a simple storyline becomes the basis for fun and sophistication. Clara's friend Asha is an enormous fish, which means that hide-and-seek, Halloween, snow days, and afternoons in the park offer surprising opportunities...

Author	Taeeun Yoo
ISBN	0803731450

A little boy enters a library with his grandfather and his little red fish at his side. But when he awakes after falling asleep amidst the library shelves, his fish is missing. Could his little friend have disappeared into that red book over there on the shelf? Join us in celebrating this stunning debut...

Author	Marie-Louise Gay
ISBN	0888999062

In this book in the Stella and Sam series, Marie-Louise Gay has gone back in time to answer the questions often asked by the children who read and love the books.


Where does Stella get her wild ideas? How big is Stella's imagination? What did Stella look like when she was small? How did Stella...

Author	Mary Ann Hoberman
ISBN	0375969519

I like old clothes, / Hand-me-down clothes, / Worn outgrown clothes, / Not-my-own clothes. . . . Originally published by Knopf in 1976 (with illustrations by Jacqueline Chwast), this poem—an exuberant celebration of hand-me-down clothes—is just as relevant and accessible today as it was over...

Author	Dan Bar-el
ISBN	0670014028

Everybody knows your typical dragon breathes fire.

But when Crispin tries to breathe fire on his seventh birthday, fire doesn't come out—only whipped cream! Each time Crispin tries to breathe fire, he ends up with

Band-Aids

marshmallows

teddy bears?

...

Author	Amy Reichert
ISBN	0689851707

Rrrring!
Rrrring!
While Mama has a quick chat with Uncle Fred, Rose is supposed to be getting ready for bed. And she tries. She really does. But downstairs someone's yoo-hooing, and the doorbell keeps ringing. Soon the house is full of wild guests and weird foods, magic and music. And Mama is...

Author	George Ella Lyon
ISBN	1416927387

"Though poetic, Lyon's words are spare, never florid, for an elegantly powerful effect with silence built in, allowing readers space to use their own imaginations. Gammell's art begins with exuberant shades, but when the story enters the past, the pictures are as gray as Dorothy's Kansas until the...

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	Adam Rex
ISBN	0152062351

No one ever said it was easy being a monster. Take Frankenstein, for instance: He just wants to marry his undead bride in peace, but his best man, Dracula, is freaking out about the garlic bread. Then there’s the Headless Horseman, who wishes everyone would stop drooling over his delicious pumpkin...

Author	Esmé Raji Codell
ISBN	1416990860

Parents and children love to play "question" games: Would you eat spaghetti made with gummy worms? Would you wear your clothes backwards all day? Sometimes the answer is "yes" and sometimes it's "no"--but the fun is in the asking. Gifted writer and educator Esme Raji Codell has writtten a book that incorporates...

Author	Lori Nichols
ISBN	0399162836

Celebrating imagination and inventive play, Lori Nichols’ follow-up to Maple perfectly captures the dynamics of siblings and their ability to figure things out on their own and find a way to meet halfway.
 
Maple and Willow do everything together. They love playing outside throughout...

Author	David Lucas
ISBN	0374363307

"Let me carry you," said the Robot.

"I'll carry you in my heart, and shelter you from the cold and storms."

High atop a pile of rubbish sits a lonely Robot with a broken heart. Then one winter's day, a Bluebird appears, fighting against the freezing wind. When the Robot offers her a home...

Author	Jeanne Willis
ISBN	0141500301

The Bog Baby is a magical story by Jeanne Willis and Gwen Millward


When two small sisters go fishing to the magic pond, they find something much better than a frog or a newt. They find a bog baby. Small and blue with wings like a dragon, the girls decide to make him their secret. I won't tell if...

Author	Amy Hest
ISBN	0810994836

A timeless tale of friendship by New York Times bestselling author Amy Hest.

Once there was a small dog with
crooked ears. He belonged to no one.
And once there was a wisp of a girl
named Lia. . . .
The dog who belonged to no one spent
his days quite alone. . . . He longed for a friend.

No...

Author	Barbara Kerley
ISBN	1426311141

"A stirring invitation to leap, dive, soar, plunge and thrill to the natural world’s wonders and glories." --Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" is a question kids get asked over and over. But very few connections are made for kids between the present...

Author	Emily Jenkins
ISBN	1423100751

Jenkins, E. (2008). The little bit scary people. Boiger, A. New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children.

Genre: Children’s Picture Storybook (Multicultural)

A young girl comes across some “scary” people throughout her day. A cranky bus driver, a teen kicking a trash can, and...

Author

Bonny Becker

I was in a hurry a few weeks back and one glimpse of the cover stayed with me, I kept thinking about the book because I LOVE the sky and the clouds, always had since childhood. I returned and bought the book and read it before bed. It's lovely. I might not be the intended audience but what can I say? I love children...

Author	David Biedrzycki
ISBN	1580892787

This sweet and hilarious story is perfect for the youngster whose heart is set on a new pet.

A dragon might not be the most conventional pet, but this boy is determined. He argues his case to Mom and Dad with wit and charm, detailing the many benefits of dragon ownership: A dragon is the perfect bully...

Author	Benjamin Lacombe
ISBN	0802797075

Cherry Sullivan prefers reading books to playing with the other children in her class. They make fun of her for being plump, and they are not nearly as entertaining as the adventures she reads about. Though she's shy and keeps to herself, Cherry secretly longs for a friend.

When she discovers...