The Girl With a Mind For Math
The Story of Raye Montague Written by Julia Finley Mosca, Illustrated by Daniel Rieley
Stories in Rhyme
Odd Dog Out
Written and Illustrated by Rob Biddulph This is a colorful, fun story about a dog that is different from others in his community. He leaves the city to find a place where he fits in better. In the new city he meets someone there that is different from others there and explains that he was …
Christmas Cheer for The Grouchy Ladybug
Written and Illustrated by Eric Carle This is so cute! My students love everything Eric Carle so this will be popular. Christmas is for everyone, the big and the small. This book is filled with all of the wonderful sounds and sights of Christmas, even for the Grouchy Ladybug. Love this cute little book. Reviewed …
Sammy Claws: The Christmas Cat
Written by Lucy Rowland, Illustrated by Paula Bowles Sammy, the cat, wants to help Santa out. Instead he feels bad for messing things up. So, he takes a nap and accidentally gets wrapped up and put in the sleigh. Luckily for Santa, Sammy is in the sleigh when some robbers try to steal from his …
Pick a Pumpkin
Written by Patricia Toht, Illustrated by Jarvis Pick a Pumpkin is the story of finding, bringing home, and carving the pumpkins. The best parts of Pick a Pumpkin are the illustrations. Jarvis, the illustrator, has brought all the colors of fall into one book. The reader sees and feels the season. The rhyming text and …
If I Built a School
Written and Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen If Jack built a school, there would be hover desks and pop-up textbooks, skydiving wind tunnels and a trampoline basketball court in the gym, a robo-chef to serve lunch in the cafeteria, field trips to Mars, and a whole lot more. The inventive boy who described his ideal …
The Great Gran Plan
Written by Elli Woollard, Illustrated by Steven Lenton Fun take on “Little Red Riding Hood” and “The Three Little Pigs.” The little pig has a house that is safe from the wolf. He finds out that the wolf is going to go after little red riding hood’s granny and sets out on a quest to …