Christmas Books: A Gift of Reading

WHERE IS BABY'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT by Karen Katz. Little Simon, 2014.

SNOWFLAKE DAY by Becky Friedman. Simon Spotlight.

UNCLES AND ANTLERS by Lisa Wheeler with illustrations by Brian Floca. Atheneum, 2014.

THE CHRISTMAS SHOW by Rebecca Patterson. Simon & Schuster, 2014.


Books make good presents
From the youngest to oldest
A gift of reading.

English and Spanish

CECILIA AND MIGUEL ARE FRIENDS by Diane Gonzales Bertrand with illustrations by Thelma Muraida. Arte Publico, 2014.

Cecilia, Miguel
Friends forever and longer
Sharing entire lives.

THESE HANDS: MY FAMILY'S HANDS by Samuel Caraballo with illustrations by Shawn Costello. Arte Publico, 2014.

These hands are precious
Mother father, family
My hands join theirs.

Gifts of reading

WAITING IS NOT EASY by Mo Willems. Hyperion, 2014.

Elephant cannot
Stand to wait but Piggie knows
The wait is worth it.

TAP TO PLAY by Salina Yoon. Balzer and Bray, 2014.

Bounce, tap, tickle, tilt
But not too fast or I'll get
The prize? A new friend!

AND AWAY WE GO! by Migy. Holt, 2014.

A hot air balloon
Animals, food, music, more
And away we go.

THIS BOOK JUST ATE MY DOG by Richard Byrne. Holt, 2014.

A book eats a dog?
How can that be? And how can
We get the dog back?

KID SHERIFF AND THE TERRIBLE TOADS by Bob Shea with illustrations by Lane Smith. Roaring Brook, 2014.

The Toads wreak havoc
In Drywater Gulch until
Kid Sheriff arrives.

Potpourri

ENZO RACES IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein with illustrations by R.W. Alley. Harper, 2014.

Enzo loves to race
But when he gets lost, he wants
Just to find his home.

A BED FOR BEAR by Clive McFarland. Harper, 2014.

The cave's too crowded
So bear sets off to find a
Place all of his own.

THE FIRST SNOWFALL by Anne Rockwell with illustrations by Harlon Rockwell. Aladdin, 2014.

What will the first snow
Bring? Snowmen? Shovels? Cocoa?
Perfect winter's day.

NO TWO ALIKE by Keith Baker. Little Simon, 2014.

No two are alike:
Snowflakes, nests, branches and tracks
Are all different.

The Crossover

THE CROSSOVER by Kwame Alexander. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

Twin basketballers
Living life on and off court
But it's not all game.

One Death Nine Stories

ONE DEATH NINE STORIES edited by Marc Aronson and Charles R. Smith. Candlewick, 2014.

It all begins with
Kev's death, not unexpected,
But it's far-reaching.

100 Sideways Miles

100 SIDEWAYS MILES by Andrew Smith. Simon & Schuster, 2014.

Finn, Cade, Julia
Circumstances dictate their
Accidental ties.