Submitted by Ms. Tess!
The time has come. For me to announce my favorite children’s picture book of 2010. I know. It’s kind of a big deal. My favorite book last year won the Caldecott. This year my favorite book has this and this to contend with, among many, other, fabulous books, so I won’t get my hopes up. But this book has already won my heart, and that’s all that really matters 🙂 My favorite children’s picture book of 2010 is A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead. Every morning, Amos McGee gets up, has his oatmeal and tea, and heads to the zoo, where he plays chess with the elephant, runs races with the tortoise (the tortoise always wins), sits quietly with a very shy penguin, has a hankie ready for the rhino with a runny nose, and reads stories to the owl, who is actually afraid of the dark! But one morning Amos wakes up not feeling well at all. He must stay home from work. But his friends at the zoo miss him too much! And so, the elephant, tortoise, penguin, rhino, and owl hop a bus and visit Amos at home! I would argue this endearing tale of cross-species friendship and devotion is impossible not to love, so do you and your little one a favor and check it out today! See this book listed in our catalog
Pink Me Up
Submitted by Ms. Sue!
Pink Me Up by Charise Harper. Do you like the color pink? The little rabbit in this story definitely does. Every year for the last three years Violet and her mama have a special Mama-and-me day. They are going to the 3rd annual Pink Girls Pink-nic! Violet is so excited. “We will be pink, pink, pink” she hops and sings at the same time, all the way to Mama’s room. But when Mama wakes up with pink spots all over her face, Violet realizes she didn’t put them on for the party. Mama is sick. Daddy offers to take her. But Violet tells Daddy he’s a boy! Daddy finds one pink tie in his closet, and then they decide that daddy can be pinked up. With painted pink polka dots, tape stripes, pink paper, and pink stickers Daddy is perfectly pink! They have the best day ever. “Now all the girls want to Pink UP their daddies, just like me” says Violet. This is a perfectly pink-tastic, pink-abulous book, for the pink at heart! See this book listed in our catalog
Pip & Squeak
Submitted by Ms. Carol!
Pip & Squeak by Ian Schoenherr is a cute winter story about two mice named Pip and Squeak. Their friend Gus is having a birthday party and they are running late. In all the rush they forget Gus’s birthday gift of cheese! Now they have to find Gus a present on their way to the party. They find flamingos, and a bird house, but decide that neither one would be good gifts for Gus since, of course, they are not cheese. Then they spot something big and orange right in the middle of a snowman face. They think it is cheese, so they scramble to get it, only to discover it is not cheese at all! They are out of time so they decide to give it to Gus anyway, even though he probably won’t like it. But Gus, being a rabbit, thinks their carrot present is just perfect! See this book listed in our catalog
Martin MacGregor’s Snowman
Martin MacGregor’s Snowman by Lisa Cook. Martin MacGregor lives to build snowmen. Last year, be built the biggest snowman in the neighborhood! But this winter, day after unseasonably warm day passes without snow. Month by month, snowman-crazed Martin hatches more and more wild plans: turn his little sister into a snow-baby with flour! Make a snow-dog by covering the family pooch with cotton balls! What about a marshmallow snowman? A shaving-cream snowman? A mashed-potato snowman? But Martin’s efforts just land him in bigger and bigger trouble. By April, he’s given up all hope of a snowman. But wait! Can a freak springtime storm finally grant Martin’s snowy wish? Kids who live for snow will love this book. Adam McCauley’s ink-and-watercolor pictures are priceless, revealing Martin’s obsessive zeal for snow, and his comical disappointment after each failed plan. See this book listed in our catalog
Oh No!
A Paddling of Ducks
Submitted by Ms. Tess!
I have a confession to make. I am a huge nerd. For multiple reasons, one of them being that I have an until-just-now secret fascination with knowing the proper terms used to describe groups of animals. That is why A Paddling of Ducks by Marjorie Blain Parker and Joseph Kelly is the perfect book for me, and possibly your curious little one. Told from A to Z, and morning to night, it lists the names of animal groups like: a bask of crocodiles, a party of jays, a crash of rhinos, and a swarm of yellow jackets! And the illustrations are not to be missed! They lavishly depict our furry, feathered, scaly, or insect friends doing things they don’t normally do like: an anteater typing on a laptop, quail driving scooters, toads knitting, and wolves playing chess! This book is a fantastic tool to reinforce alphabet skills, and knowing what different animals do and don’t do. See this book listed in our catalog