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Professional Crocodile

April 2, 2018 by Sara Leave a Comment

Submitted by Mr. Eric!

As we go about our day, meeting the various people that come our way, we all subconsciously develop ideas about those people. The older woman on the bus with the yellow coat? She looks like she might be a mom, maybe really good at baking. That man who waved at you as you checked the mail? He clearly is sporty, probably likes to run all the time… for fun. That crocodile with the very snazzy tie who gave you a polite smile on the subway? Who knows what his job is, but it’s clearly important. Professional Crocodile by Giovanna Zoboli, and illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio, is a wordless picture book that asks you to challenge those assumptions. It follows a very professional looking crocodile as he goes about his day before going into work, and what he actually does for a living may be a surprise for some readers. The beautifully detailed illustrations offer a rich view into city life, displaying a wealth of details. Professional Crocodile helps to teach us that no one is what they seem at first glance, and that everyone is much more complex than what you see on the surface. Recommended for: anyone interested in city life, anthropomorphic animals, beautiful illustrations, acts of kindness, and fancy ties. Pro-tip: When reading this book with your child, see if they can guess what the Crocodile does for a living. Is there anything hidden in the book’s illustrations that might offer a clue? See this book listed in our catalog

Filed Under: Recommended for Kids Tagged With: Animals, Jobs, Picture Book, Thought Provoking, Wordless

One Day, The End

December 1, 2016 by Sara Leave a Comment

Submitted by Ms. Karen!

All good stories have a beginning and an end, of course, but oh, the middle! The middle is where the story really happens, and the young storyteller in One Day, The End by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, illustrated by Fred Koehler, shares her stories with us to that effect. Each page has a large text beginning and end, but the pictures actually carry the middle where her story is found. In “I Went to School. I Came Home. The End” we are offered small glimpses of the triumphs and failures she experiences during one day at school. In “One Day I Made Something. I Gave It to My Mom. The End” we watch as the storyteller’s creativity splashes (literally) across the kitchen in pursuit of the perfect gift for her mother, with the last story summing up all of her tales! A beautiful cross between word-book and wordless-book, this story is great for lap time reading with pre and early readers, and for helping teach your young writers learn about story structure. See this book listed in our catalog

Filed Under: Recommended for Kids Tagged With: Family, Picture Book, School, Wordless

The Farmer and the Clown

February 9, 2016 by Sara Leave a Comment

Submitted by Ms. Karen!

The Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee. A small clown boy bounces unnoticed off of the circus train out on the wide empty prairie. Empty, except for a solitary old farmer, who comes to the rescue of the boy. Too far away to signal the train, he takes the little clown by the hand, and returns to his tiny home to care for the boy ’til the train might return. With muted color and simple pictures that somehow convey so much (watch the priceless facial expressions), this wonderful wordless book describes the “Now what?” as the unsure old man and the lost little clown begin a friendship, eating, working, and playing together. Egg juggling anyone? At last, when the little clown’s family comes for him, the tiny clown and the farmer part as dear friends, and all is well. Your littles will love telling you this story as they “read” the pictures to you. See this book listed in our catalog

Filed Under: Recommended for Kids Tagged With: Friendship, On the Farm, Picture Book, Things That Go, Wordless

Where’s Walrus? And Penguin?

October 21, 2015 by Sara Leave a Comment

Submitted by Ms. Carol!

Where’s Walrus? And Penguin? by Stephen Savage is a wordless book with fun illustrations and a cute story. Walrus and Penguin leave the zoo one rainy day for a day out on the town. The zookeeper looks everywhere for them. Help your child look for Walrus and Penguin throughout the book and see if your child can pick them out. Walrus and Penguin try to disguise themselves to avoid getting caught by the zookeeper. Their disguises are pretty obvious and very comical. They hide from the zookeeper throughout the whole book until the end when Walrus gets injured playing baseball and has to go to the hospital where he meets the Walrus nurse and they all end up back at the zoo for the Walrus wedding in this very cute, entertaining book. See this book listed in our catalog

Filed Under: Recommended for Kids Tagged With: Animals, Friendship, Interactive, Picture Book, Wordless

The Land of Lines

August 28, 2015 by Sara Leave a Comment

Submitted by Mr. Eric!

The Land of Lines by Victor Hussenot. In the land of lines, anything is possible… There are red and blue lines everywhere, crisscrossing each other to form a forest of scruffy trees and pointy rocks. They twist around to form canyons and mountains, waterfalls and swamps, and even weird shapes that seem to sprout from someone’s imagination. Amidst this chaotic forest of blue and red lines are two individuals, seemingly lost. One is a boy drawn in blue, the other a girl in red. Once they find each other, they embark on an adventure that is both dangerous and exciting. This wordless picture book has such a unique art style that it’s almost difficult for the reader to take their eyes away. It consists entirely of three colors: blue, red, and another mysterious color that emerges about halfway through the story. The Land of Lines paints a world where anything is possible, and readers young and old alike are sure to find it charming. See this book listed in our catalog

Filed Under: Recommended for Kids Tagged With: Colors, Picture Book, Wordless

Bee & Bird

May 19, 2015 by Sara Leave a Comment

Submitted by Ms. Cassie!

Bee & Bird is a charming wordless story illustrated by the iconic artist Craig Frazier. With bold colors and graphic lines Frazier tells, or rather shows, us the adventures of a little red bird and a buzzing bee as they journey from Bird’s home in a tree to Bee’s hive. The illustrations use interesting plays on perspective to draw in the viewer. For instance, the first pages are distinct black and gold bands, but once the pages are turned we realize these are the zoomed-in stripes of Bee. This book may be especially enjoyed by little ones who does not always have the patience to listen to a story. The vibrant illustrations will be sure to interest even the most distracted reader. See this book listed in our catalog

Filed Under: Recommended for Kids Tagged With: Birds, Bugs, Picture Book, Wordless

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