Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Little Baby Buttercup


LITTLE BABY BUTTERCUP by Linda Ashman with illustrations by You Byun. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2015

Baby Buttercup
Growing up more every day.
Slow down, Buttercup!

Monday, March 30, 2015

Racing the Waves


RACING TEH WAVES: TALES OF THE TIME DRAGON by Robert Neubecker. Scholastic, 2015.

A sailing ship race
New York to San Francisco
With Captain Dragon.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Little Rhino


LITTLE RHINO: MY NEW TEAM by Ryan Howard and Krystle Howard. Scholastic, 2015.

Homework then baseball
Little Rhino practices
On and off the field.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Step into the spotlight



THE AMAZING STARDUST FRIENDS: STEP INTO THE SPOTLIGHT by Heather Alexander. Scholastic, 2015.

Circus train for home
Performers for all her friends
What more could she want?

Friday, March 27, 2015

Dinosaur Farm



DINOSAUR FARM by Frann Preston-Gannon. Sterling, 2014.

What does your farm grow?
Surely not T-Rex, other
Dinosaurs, right? Right?

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Jampires


VAMPIRES by Sarah McIntyre and David O'Connell. David Fickling Books/Scholastic, 2015.

They come in the night
Not in search of blood but of
Jams in all flavors.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Colors of the Wind


COLORS OF THE WIND: THE STORY OF BLIND ARTIST AND CHAMPION RUNNER GEORGE MEDOZA by J.L Powers. Purple House, 2014.


Blind artist paints
The colors he hears in wind
Colors from the world.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Dash



DASH by Kirby Larson. Scholastic, 2014.

Separated from
Home and beloved pet dog,
Misty feels alone.

Monday, March 23, 2015

MacBeth


MACBETH adapted by Gareth Hinds. Candlewick Press, 2015.

Graphic novel tells
Tale of love, power, and greed
A true tragedy.

Sunday, March 22, 2015

We are all made of molecules


WE ARE ALL MADE OF MOLECULES by Susin Nielsen. Wendy Lamb Books, 2015.

Stewart, Ashley now sibs?
Couldn't be more different
Is happiness doomed?

Saturday, March 21, 2015

#Prehistoric



PREHISTORIC: FOLLOW THE DINOSAURS by John Bailey Owen. Scholastic, 2015.

If dinosaurs had
Facebook pages would you want
To follow, friend them?

Family Life



THE MISADVENTURES OF THE FAMILY FLETCHER by Dana Alison Levy. Delacorte, 2014.

Sam, Jax, Eli, and Frog
Plus two fathers makes for an
Intresting fam'ly.

Friday, March 20, 2015

The Lost Prince



SEABORNE: THE LOST PRINCE by Matt Myklusch. Egmont, 2015.

Is he the lost prince
Or simply a thief, pirate?
Is there an answer?

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Thirteen



THIRTEEN by Tom Hoyle. Holiday House, 2015.

Adam will be next
Another millennial
Will be sacrificed.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Chick Lister


CHICK LISTER by Alex Van Tol. Orca, 2015.

Making lists is how
Chick copes with anxiety
And expectations.

Monday, March 16, 2015

Field trip fiasco


FIELD TRIP FIASCO by Julie Danneberg with illustrations by Judy Love. Charlesbridge, 2015.

Been there. Done that. How
Can we avoid fiascos
For the next field trip?

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Read Red


RED, A CRAYON'S STORY by Michael Hall. Greenwillow, 2015

Red, disappointing
To many who do not see him
As blue and not red.

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Celebrating Artists


HARLEM RENAISSANCE PARTY by Faith Ringgold. Amistad, 2015.

Meet Langston, Jo, and
Marcus, Louis, Robeson and
More here in Harlem





I AM JACKIE ROBINSON by Brad Meltzer. Dial, 2015.

Jackie Robinson
Excelled at many things and
Showed others the way.

Friday, March 13, 2015

Animal Fare



CARNIVORES by Aaron Reynolds with illustrations by Dan Santat. Chroncile Books, 2013.

Carnivores eat meat.
So why try to change nature.
Let them eat their meat.




GOOSE by Laura Wall. Harper, 2015.

Goose can be a friend
For a lonely little girl
Looking for a friend.




READY RABBIT GETS READY by Brenna Maloney. Dial, 2015.

Get ready rabbit
But there is so much to do
Before Rabbit can.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Last stop on market street


LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET by Matt de la Pena with illustrations by Christian Robinson. Putnam, 2015.

Taking the bus with
Nana. Learning to hear with
His heart. Beautiful.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

In my Heart


IN MY HEART: A BOOK OF FEELINGS by Jo Witek with illustrations by Christine Roussey. Abrams/Appleseed, 2015.

Hot, cold, or heavy
The heart feels things and responds.
How does your heart feel now?

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Trucktown!


TRUCKTOWN: RACE FROM A TO Z by David Shannon, Loren Long, David Gordon. Simon and Schuster, 2014.

Dan the Dump Truck and
Melvin Mixer Pete, Kat
Other racing trucks.

Monday, March 9, 2015

The Death of the Hat



THE DEATH OF THE HAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF POETRY IN 50 OBJECTS BY PAUL JANECZKO WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHRIS RASCHKA. Candlewick Press, 2015.

Poems from ages
Past, present, and future, too.
Poetic hist'ry.

Marcel the Shell returns


MARCEL THE SHELL: THE MOST SURPRISED I'VE EVER BEEN by Dean Fleischer-Camp and Jenny Slate. Razorbill, 2015.

Marcel the Shell takes
An unexpected journey
Up, up then down, down.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Square Cat A B C


SQUARE CAT A B C by Elizabeth Schoonmaker. Aladdin, 2014.

Square Cat alphabet,
Learn your letters with Square Cat
Enjoy all the fun.


Saturday, March 7, 2015

What does baby love?


WHAT DOES BABY LOVE? by Karen Katz. Little Simon, 2014.

Baby loves eating
Sleeping, bathing, and playing.
Lift the flaps to see.

Friday, March 6, 2015

Around the Clock


AROUND THE CLOCK by Roz Chast. Atheneum, 2014.

What do people do
All day long? eat, work, learn, shop
And then go to sleep.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Did you know...


DID YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU? by Christa Pierce. Harper, 2015.

Did you feel my love
When I sang to you at night?
Held you in my arms?



Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Goodnight, Already!


GOODNIGHT, ALREADY! by Jory John and Benji Davies. Harper, 2015.

Would you please just leave
So I can go to bed? I
Am very sleepy.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

First Snow


FIRST SNOW by Peter McCarty. Balzer and Bray, 2015.

His first time in snow
Is not too much fun until
They all go sledding.

Monday, March 2, 2015

Who wants a hig?


WHO WANTS A HUG? by Jeff Mack. Harper, 2015.

Who wants to get hugged?
A bear hug that is. Do you?
How about you, then?

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Sick Simon


SICK SIMON by Dan Krall. Simon and Schuster, 2014.

Simon is sick and
Sickening. He needs to stop
Infecting others.