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Down on the Farm by Merrily Kutner
Summary - The sights and sounds of noisy farmyard animals during a busy day include roosters calling, horses neighing, cows mooing, ducks quacking, and pigs oinking.
My Thoughts - I've enjoyed this book for awhile and have just recently rediscovered it. I first found it when it appeared on the Texas 2 x 2 list in 2005. I have just begun reading it to my four month old son in board book form. It is one of the few books he will look at as I read to him. The rhymes are great! And the pictures are fun too! A parent can add lots to the story or not, depending on what the little one likes. Lot of bedtime fun!
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Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Summary - Illustrations and simple, rhyming text explore the many shades of the color green.
My Thoughts - Use this book to introduce new colors to children. It would be perfect for use in an art classroom and also one on one with children to help them see more details in the world around them. The pages have fun cut outs that let the reader glimpse what is coming next! I am a fan of Laura Vaccaro Seeger's beautiful painted illustrations and was able to meet her a few years ago! This newest title won't disappoint. In fact it is a winner of a 2013 Caldecott Honor Award!
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Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds
Summary - The carrots that grow in Crackhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannont resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.
My Thoughts - A really funny story about some very clever and creepy carrots that stalk Jasper Rabbit to stop him from eating them! This is a picture book that has some graphic novel feel to it. The illustrations won this title a 2013 Caldecott Honor Medal. I can't wait to read this one with my son in a few years!
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One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo
Summary - Elliot, a very proper young man, feels a kinship with the penguins at the aquarium and wants to take one home with him.
My Thoughts - This is a fun story that reminded me a bit of Mr. Popper's Penguins in that the penguin comes home with Elliot! Kids will like that Elliot's father doesn't seem to be paying attention to Magellan for quite awhile. This book recently won the illustrator a Caldecott Honor for this book. One Cool Friend is also on the ALSC Notable Book List for 2013. Lots of sly fun!
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Penguin's Hidden Talent by Alex Latimer
Summary: Penguin helps organize the annual talent show because he cannot identify his own gift, but when the show is over and the performers throw a party to show how much they appreciate Penguin's work, his aptitude becomes clear.
My Thoughts: I enjoyed this story! I like seeing a character realize his true talent and worth! Penguin thinks he doesn't have a talent, so he just organized the annual talent show. But as the story unfolds the reader can easily see that Penguin's talent is organizing a fantastic talent show! Young readers will hopefully be able to see their own talents more clearly after reading or hearing this story.
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Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs As Retold by Mo Willems
Summary: This is a fracture of the classic story The Three Little Bears, told with three dinosaurs and little Goldilocks, who looks very similar to Trixie in Willems hit Knuffle Bunny.
My Thoughts: This is a fun story that will appeal to readers of many ages, from the young reader who knows the story The Three Little Bears to the adult who will get the subtle humor in the story and the illustrations. Goldilocks stumbles upon the home of the three dinosuars, one of which is visiting from Norway. The dinosaurs have been expecting her and are eager to enjoy some chocolate-filled-little-girl-bonbons!
I Need My Own Country! by Rick Walton
Summary: Instructs the reader in how to form one's own country when the time comes, from finding a location, a name, and a flag, to handling the inevitable civil unrest and invasions.
My Thoughts: This is a fun little instruction manual that children who have younger siblings will be able to relate to. Annoying little brothers are referenced many times! It can also be used a way to teach writing an instruction manual or how to piece. The characters are drawn with very expresive faces that add to the humor of the story, with lots of details added too!
*Summary taken from CIP data.
