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Monday, June 29, 2020

Imagine A Story: A Summer Reading Picture Book List

An imagination is a great thing!  These books all tells about characters with good imaginations.  Here are a few of my favorites . . .


For Just One Day by Laura Leuck
After guessing the identity of each animal before turning the page, the reader pretends to be a porcupine, bear, crocodile, and bumblebee.

My Garden by Kevin Henkes
After helping her mother weed, water, and chase the rabbits from their garden, a young girl imagines her dream garden complete with jellybean bushes, chocolate rabbits, and tomatoes the size of beach balls.

Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
To an imaginative little bunny, a box is not always just a box.

Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
A ladybug invites the reader to play a game of "let's pretend."

Snowman All Year by Caralyn Buehner
A child imagines what it would be like if a snowman, made of magical snow, could be a companion throughout the year.


More Stories --
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
The Birthday Box by Leslie Patricelli
Chicken in Space by Adam Lehrhaupt
Claymates by Dav Petty
Happy Dreamer by Peter H. Reynolds
If I Were a Jungle Animal by Amanda Ellery
If Waffles Were Boys by Charise Mericle Harper
The Imaginary Garden by Andrew Larsen
A Long Way by Katherine Ayres
Maybe a Bear Ate It by Robie H. Harris
Old Bear by Kevin Henkes
On My Way to the Bath by Sarah Maizes
Still a Gorilla by Kim Norman
That's How! by Christoph Niemann
Vroom! by Barbara McClintock
A Wild Cowboy by Danna Smith
You Are a Lion! and Other Fun Yoga Poses by Taeeun Yoo


Check out the Imagine a Story picture book display at the Arnold Branch through August 10, 2020.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Interactive Books for Young Children

There is a trend that is growing of picture books that are interactive with the children reading them.  The books address the readers directly and instruct them to do certain activities or actions.  Check out these great examples of interactive picture books . . .

Press Here by Herve Tullet
Instructs the reader on how to interact with the illustrations to manipulate yellow, blue, and red dots.

Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett
The reader is invited to count the animals that have frightened the monkeys off the pages.

Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
A ladybug invites the reader to play a game of "let's pretend."

Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj
Important secrets about how best to live a cat's life will be revealed only to those who can prove that they are genuine cats.

The Big Blue Spot by Peter Holwitz
A spot realizes that it is lonely and asks the reader of the book to help it find a friend.