by Ekaterina Trukhan Fox loves apples, books and detectives. I think that is just perfect. Eat an apple, read a book about detectives, great night in! This cute Little Fox makes his way to the library, stopping by the apple tree, wishing there would be a mystery to solve, then…
Written by Douglas Florian, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez Oh-my-goodness-these-rabbits-are-so-cute! The adorable noses, the cute butts, the mischief-y faces! You can tell the illustrator loves rabbits because of their playfulness. “There’s playing with leaves when Autumn winds blow. In winter there’s building a rabbit of snow.” The rhythm and rhyme are…
Written by Josh Funk, illustrated by Edwardian Taylor This is not how the story is suppose to go! While the traditional story of Jack and the Beanstalk is being narrated, Jack doesn’t want to follow along at all. Getting distracted by party invitations, insisting on not climbing the beanstalk, and…
by Jannie Ho Poor Chicken! She is found frozen in the forest, then thawed by a bear with sharp teeth, and soon finds herself very close to being chicken soup! The colorful and playful illustrations are a great contrast to the inevitable doom you feel while seeing things through Chicken’s…
Peter Brown’s My Teacher is a Monster! (No I’m Not) is hilarious AND kindhearted. Bobby is SURE his teacher, Ms. Kirby, is a monster. He has evidence and everything. While having some fun at the park, Bobby ran into his teacher! Oh no! This is gonna be terrible. Bobby is…
You Don’t Want a Unicorn! Who wants a unicorn? I do! I do! I want I want I want. And I want this book on my shelf. You Don’t Want a Unicorn! By Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Liz Climo tries to change my mind, buuut, I still want one:) In…