The Three Golden Keys

Author	D.B. Johnson
ISBN	0395968674

I thought I was in trouble with this book when I saw Henry David Thoreau depicted as a bear on the cover of the book, but I decided to read it anyway. This book, and the series it’s a part of, was recommended to me because I’m a fan of Thoreau’s.

Oh, I was so wrong to judge a book by its cover. I thought...

Author	David Wiesner
ISBN	0395727677

Flotsam was the first David Wiesner book I read and so far it remains my favorite. I have enjoyed most of his books and this one was excellent. It’s an unusual Wiesner in that there’s significant text, but the illustrations are amazing and on their own are able to tell the bulk of this story.

I...

Author	Chris Van Allsburg
ISBN	0395330750

The Wreck of the Zephyr is a magical story that leaves what happened in the story to the reader. The story begins with a visitor finding a boat up on a hill. The visitor is wondering how this boat got there, when he is surprised by an old man. The old man tells our visitor how there was once a storm that carried...

Author

Cynthia Leitich Smith

Tink, tink, tink, tink, sang cone-shaped jingles sewn to Grandma Wolfe's dress.

Jenna's heart beats to the brum, brum, brum, brum of the powwow drum as she daydreams about the clinking song of her grandma's jingle dancing.

Jenna loves the tradition of jingle dancing that has been...

Author	Joseph Bruchac
ISBN	0698115848

"Unusual and intelligent...An exemplary introduction to Native American culture with its emphasis on the importance of nature." — Publishers Weekly

In Native American legend, the thirteen scales on Old Turtle's back hold the key to the thirteen cycles of the moon and the changing...

Author	Eve Bunting
ISBN	0618194657

This book best fits the genre of historical fiction. This book does a fantastic job of shedding light on how young Native American children were taken away from their tribes and forced into assimilating the culture of foreign settlers that took over what was once their land. I think that this book would...

Author	William Joyce
ISBN	0060210745

William Joyce (born 1957) is an American author, illustrator, and filmmaker. Newsweek has called him one of the top 100 people to watch in the current millennium. His paintings are displayed at several national museums and art galleries. He worked in several films in various roles such as conceptual...

Author

Peter McCarty

I am a dinosaur, otherwise known as a terrible lizard.
I do not know why I am so terrible.

From a Caldecott Medal honoree comes the story of an endearing Tyrannosaurus rex who wonders why he can't be a vegetarian

Tyrannosaurus rex is a terrible dinosaur; of this, everyone is certain....

Author	Boni Ashburn
ISBN	0810984148

In this clever reworking of the classic folk song “Over in the Meadow,” readers meet villagers who spent their day spinning, cleaning, cooking, dancing, and more. The text counts up from one baby dragon to ten court jesters, and kids will enjoy counting along with each of the characters as they go...

Author	Steve Jenkins
ISBN	0618708979

Red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, pink—animals can be startlingly colorful. Why are they found in so many shades, tints, and hues? From the scarlet ibis to the blue-tongued skink, award-winning author/illustrator Steve Jenkins depicts a whole world of colorful animals in his signature...

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	Anthony Browne
ISBN	0374349088

A small bear goes for a stroll in the park with his parents, leaving their bowls of porridge cooling on the kitchen table. Meanwhile, a girl with golden hair is hopelessly lost in a big, frightening city when she comes across a house with the door left invitingly open. Inside are three bowls of porridge...

Author	Brett Helquist
ISBN	0064438511

Text-To Teaching
“Roger, The Jolly Pirate” is a whimsical rendition of how pirates formed the noteworthy design of their Skull and Crossbones Flag, every Pirate Ship flew. The teaching connection can be at multiple primary grade levels. The whimsicalness and imaginary story- line are...

Author	Jen Wojtowicz
ISBN	1841486868

Think about the title of this book, The Boy Who Grew Flowers. This book is about a boy who is different than other children. How do you think he is different? (children might respond that maybe he liked to grow flowers in his garden) Well actually this boy grew flowers all over his body at certain times! How...

Author	Nancy E. Shaw
ISBN	0618581200

What will happen when the sheep go trick-or-treating? Could there be wolves lurking in the woods, hoping to waylay them as they return home with their bags full of goodies? In crisp verse and whimsically eerie pictures, Nancy Shaw and Margot Apple tell the lively story of a remarkable Halloween adventure....

Author	Timothy Basil Ering
ISBN	0763613827

"FROG BELLY . . . plants the idea that with some strategy, good communication and goodwill, you can grow wonderful things." —PORTLAND PRESS HERALD


"Frog Belly Rat Bone,
one, two, three . . .
the specks in the earth
are protected by me.
You must be patient and
then...

Author	Yuyi Morales
ISBN	0811837580

In this original trickster tale, Senor Calavera arrives unexpectedly at Grandma Beetle's door. He requests that she leave with him right away. "Just a minute," Grandma Beetle tells him. She still has one house to sweep, two pots of tea to boil, three pounds of corn to make into tortillas -- and that's...

Author	Russell Hoban
ISBN	1567923224

Prolific American children's author Russell Hoban, justly celebrated for his classic Frances stories, and English illustrator Quentin Blake, probably best known for his work on Roald Dahl's books, collaborated on a number of picture-books, amongst them this amusing tale of high-jinks and high...

Author	Istvan Banyai
ISBN	0811846083

In The Other Side, artist, designer, provocateur Istvan Banyai takes readers on another exceptional visual journey. In graphically stunning illustrations that feature many clever twists in point of view, familiar scenes turn and turn again to show us the back, the front, the top, the bottom, the...

Author	G. Brian Karas
ISBN	0439728061

From acclaimed illustrator and author G. Brian Karas comes a witty tale about navigating family and finding one's voice-based on Greek mythology!

This is the story of how young Zeus, with a little help from six monsters, five Greek gods, an enchanted she-goat, and his mother, became god of...

Author	Sunita Sunita
ISBN	8192317145

"Readers familiar with a certain old lady who swallowed a fly will revel in this adaptation of a Rajasthani trickster tale. Beautifully illustrated . . . this handsome volume is an art object in itself."- Kirkus Reviews

"Punchy writing and bold images make this a promising readaloud prospect....

Author

Olivier Tallec

What would you do if a crown landed at your feet? There's a good chance you would pick it up and put it on, just to see how it looked and felt. With a crown on his head, Louis the sheep knows just what kind of king he would be: regal, erudite, and all powerful. He feels perfectly suited to the royal life, but perhaps...