Category Archives: Picture Books
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The Yellow House
Posted on November 21, 2011 by Ami in Picture Books>By Blake MorrisonIllustrated by Helen Craig “Come play with me!” encourages a boy as he mysteriously appears outside an abandoned yellow house. The young girl in the story has an opportunity to explore the intriguing old property (while her mother is momentarily distracted) and encounters all kinds of fantastical nature scenes. The house is described [...]
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Have Some Fun in Our Room
Posted on November 13, 2011 by Jennifer in Family Read-Aloud, Newspaper column, Picture Books>Library Column printed in The Mercury, November 13, 2011 Each year, the State Library of Kansas and the Kansas Center for the Book designate a week in November to focus on the benefits of reading aloud to young children. Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Week begins today, and it’s easy to participate. Grab a book and [...]
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Going Batty at the Library
Posted on October 16, 2011 by Jennifer in animals, Fantasy, Newspaper column, Nonfiction, Picture Books>Library column printed in The Mercury 10-16-11 Another inky evening’s here—The air is cool and calm and clear.We’ve feasted, fluttered, swooped and soared,And yet…we’re still a little bored…Then word spreads quickly from afar;A window has been left ajar.Can it be true? Oh, can it be?Yes! Bat Night at the library! Brian Lies’s introduction to his [...]
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Nothing Like a Puffin
Posted on October 12, 2011 by Children's Department Staff in animals, Picture Books> by Sue Soltis, illustrated by Bob Kolar It is a fact: puffins are unique, beautiful birds. But is there anything else in the world like them? This book dares to answer that question. Puffins are, in fact, similar to newspapers, jeans, and goldfish–who would have suspected? Children can explore the concepts of comparison, colors, [...]
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A Fall of Literacy Fun at the Library
Posted on September 19, 2011 by Jennifer in Newspaper column, Picture Books>Library column for the Manhattan Mercury, Sept. 4, 2011by Jennifer Adams, Children’s Services Manager September 12 is the beginning of the fall storytime session in the Children’s Room, kicking off with Baby Rhyme Time on Monday at 11:00. Miss Victoria will teach parents fun bounces, songs and rhymes to do with their babies, from birth [...]
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The Rabbit Problem
Posted on July 28, 2011 by Children's Department Staff in animals, Picture Booksby Emily Gravett One rabbit is nice, two are in love, baby makes three…now what happens if they keep multiplying over the course of a year? The great mathematician Fibonacci asked this question many many years ago, and in this book, you can see JUST how many that would be! If you like math, great. [...]
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Lost & Found
Posted on May 24, 2011 by Victoria in Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Picture Booksby Shaun Tan Lost & Found compiles three stories, originally published in Australia as separate books, with additional new artwork. Each tale creates a dream world that draws the reader in with just a few words and engrossing images. There’s so much detail to explore in the illustrations, even references to other famous paintings like [...]
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Arthur Turns Green
Posted on May 17, 2011 by Jennifer in Picture Booksby Marc Brown A new “classic” Arthur book focuses on ways to be more Earth-friendly. Mr. Ratburn, Arthur’s teacher, challenges his students to come up with ways “to make our planet a better place to live.” Several of Arthur’s friends try out typical recycling ideas, but Arthur focuses on saving energy and water in little [...]
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Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator
Posted on May 4, 2011 by Jessica in Family Read-Aloud, Humorous Stories, Picture Booksby Mo Willems Hooray for a new Mo Willems! The author of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Knuffle Bunny, and the Elephant and Piggie series is back with new characters. Amanda and her alligator have six and a half adventures in this new picture book. All of them involve surprises, including an un-surprising [...]
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Monsters Eat Whiny Children
Posted on April 4, 2011 by Jennifer in Humorous Stories, Picture Booksby Bruce Eric Kaplan This humorous picture book will amuse the adults reading it aloud, as much as the children who listen. Kaplan is known for his illustrations in The New Yorker magazine, but he has also written scripts for Seinfield, Six Feet Under, and other productions, which comes through in his writing style. If [...]
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