Arciniega Roberto está loco Roberto the frog thinks he’s the king of Denmark. He wears a raincoat when it’s sunny and he sings to the moon. Yes, Roberto está loco – but he’s also feliz.
Bruel, Nick Who Is Melvin Bubble? Author asks Melvin’s parents and friends, as well as his teddy bear, his dog, the monster in his closet, the Tooth Fairy, a talking zebra, and a purportedly magic rock for info on this kid. Good read-aloud for first grade.
Daly, Niki Papa Lucky’s Shadow Little girl joins grandpa tap-dancing for change in the city.
Daly, Niki Jamela’s Dress Jamela loves the fabric her mother bought to make a dress and wears it all over town, getting her picture taken and ruining the fabric… uh-oh.
DeFelice, Cynthia One Potato, Two Potato A poor old couple discover a magic pot in their garden that doubles everything—potatoes, hairpins, candles, even the old couple themselves, leaving them with the perfect friends!
DiCamillo, Kate Mercy Watson to the Rescue (EZ Reader) The Watsons dote on their pig, Mercy, who in a late-night excursion in search of snacks manages to have the firefighters dispatched to save the Watsons from falling through a hole in their bedroom floor.
Erlbruch, Wolf La gran pregunta Why are we here? To have birthday parties, says the brother. To bark, says the dog. To love life, says death. What do you say? (Pub. Kókinos.)
Frasier, Debra A Birthday Cake Is No Ordinary Cake Every circle around the Sun equals one. One what? One birthday cake! Point your bowl east to collect the morning sun and then enjoy the year-long search for other delicious ingredients, such as the shadows of geese flying south in the fall and the sound of snowflakes falling. (Butter and sugar come toward the end.) Delightful, poetic and practical: a good gift for any age.
Kompaneyets, Marc The Squishiness of Things Pretty illustrations, coy & derivative story about Hieronymus trying to find the origin of a hair.
Sea Surprise (Leo Landry – EZ Reader)Mermaid Kate and shark pal Dave help friend Electric Eel get his zap back.
Lasky, Kathryn Pirate Bob In simple sentences, describes a day in the life of a pirate named Bob, whose job is to cut the steering cables and cripple the ships he and his shipmates will loot. His best friend is Yellow Jack (who has scurvy) and Bob is kind of curious where YJ has buried his loot, but worries about asking and wrecking the friendship. Gives a feeling of being driven by greed. A verisimilitudinously greedy, piraty tale.
Look, Lenore Ruby Lu, Brave and True Great reader about Ruby, almost 8, Asian-American, living in Seattle, fond of her baby brother, rain, her neighborhood, and performing magic tricks, learns to drive by watching her GungGung (grandpa) and PohPoh (grandma) and drives herself to Chinese School one weekend. Book ends with the advent of her immigrant cousin, Flying Duck, auspiciously wearing lots of reflective tape.
Look, Lenore Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything Immigration is hard. Being Smile Buddy for your cousin Flying Duck at school is great but perhaps distracting from schoolwork. Both Ruby and Flying Duck go to summer school, which turns out to be fun, partly because FD, who is deaf, teaches everyone Chinese sign language. Also there are swim lessons and the complicated on-again, off-again friendship with Emma.
Lucas. David Nutmeg Delightful tale of a moping family who live in a pile of wreckage near the shore, eating cardboard for breakfast, until the day young Nutmeg conjures up a genie. Her humble wish (for better breakfast fare) turns the family’s lives wonderfully upside down!
Michelson, Richard Across the Alley Old-time Brooklyn. A white Jewish boy and a black boy are best friends at night, through their window across the alley, and teach each other to play violin and pitch a baseball.
Novesky, Amy Elephant Prince: the story of Ganesh
O’Connor, Jane Snow Globe Family I loved the whimsy of the idea. Only the baby notices the tiny family in the snow globe, who long (just like Baby) to enjoy a good snow storm like the Big Family’s big kids.
Pourchet, Marjorie La cabeza en la bolsa The pleasingly peculiar story of a woman so shy she keeps her head stuffed in her purse.
New York is English, Chattanooga is Creek (Raschka)
Ries, Lori Aggie and Ben: three stories Ben’s dad takes him to the store to pick out a pet. He picks a dog: Aggie. Ben likes to act like a dog (until he sees Aggie drink from the toilet) and hang out with Aggie. At night he helps her feel safe. Sweet, w/ good illus. A good early reader.
Seuus, Dr. Scrambled Eggs Super!
Sierra, Judy Thelonius Monster’s Sky-High Fly Pie New-Yorker-ish drawings complement the catchy start and stop of Sierra’s rhyming story of a guy who wanted to make a pie out of flies.
Staake, Bob The Red Lemon I was surprised to like this rhyming, computer-graphics-illustrated book about a farmer who grew an unusual red lemon.
The Socksnatchers (Balian) Peculiar – the little socksnatcher family lives under the house and their ethical code dictates they only “share” single socks, and they are only useful if they’re dirty. Human family blames sock disappearances on the suspicious and beleaguered cat.
Urbigkit, Cat Brave Dogs, Gentle Dogs: how they guard sheep Pretty photos.
Woodson, Jacqueline Show Way History of JW’s matrilineal family through slave times and free, all connected by quilting
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