Juvenile Picture Books
Selected by Cindy Robertson, Reference & Youth Services.
Scheduled to be published in the Times Union on 12/2005.
| Title: The Little Pea Author: Rosenthal, Amy Krouse Publisher: Chronicle Books 2005 Ages 2-5 Little Pea loves playing with his pea pals and rolling downhill—fast, but he doesn’t like to eat his dinner. What do peas eat for dinner? Why, candy of course! This is a delightful take on eating your dinner in order to get to dessert, which for peas is…well, that would be spoiling the fun. Read this one aloud and live "hap-pea-ly ever after." |
| Title: Adventures of Cow Author: Korchek, Lori Publisher: Tricycle Press 2005 Ages 3-6 A little plastic cow is photographed by Marshall Taylor with wit and whimsy in this story (by Cow, as told to Lori Korchek). Although Cow asks the typical questions of the farm residents for help one day, youngsters will love pointing out that the photographed animals and Cow’s descriptions do not match. A spot of fun with a good lesson in pointing out that the story told in pictures may be different than the story told in words. |
| Title: Wiggle Author: Cronin, Doreen Publisher: Atheneum 2005 Ages 2-4 This book about a dog with a penchant for wiggles will surely elicit giggles from the toddler set. It is also one of those books that encourages action while providing a satisfying rhyme scheme to keep things moving toward the, hopefully, "dog-tired" denouement. Just make sure you have some wiggle room when you read it. |
| Title: Don’t Be Silly, Mrs. Millie! Author: Cox, Judy Publisher: Marshall Cavendish 2005 Ages 4-8 Mrs. Millie is a kindergarten teacher that uses silly sound-alike words and phrases to the delight of her class. The children are depicted by Joe Mathieu as a multi-cultural, cheerful lot, and show also the imaginative possibilities their teacher’s words suggest. Mrs. Millie’s pronouncement that the day’s lunch menu will be 7quot;gorilla cheese sandwiches," for instance, is illustrated with a bewildered gorilla standing between slices of bread and dripping cheese while giggling children look on. This one is a real crowd-pleaser. |
| Title: The Serpent Came to Gloucester Author: Anderson, M.T. Publisher: Candlewick 2005 Ages 5-9 This unusual book for older readers tells the poignant tale of a sea serpent that comes to live and play off the coast of Gloucester, Mass in 1817. At first the people of the town are frightened, but day after day they watch the beast and eventually come think of it as "theirs." By the time a second summer rolls around, word has spread and many fisherman have come to town, determined to catch the serpent. Written entirely in verse, this story begs to be read aloud. |