Saturday, July 14, 2012

BONUS BOOK LIST: Best "New" Picture Books...

These are all the new books I'd love to buy for my school library.  How many of these do you have?


Best Picture Books
These recommended books received ratings of at least 4 out of 5 stars. Click here to see ALL PICTURE BOOK reviews.
sillygoosesbigstory

Silly Goose’s Big Story

Written and Illustrated by Keiko Kasza
artofmisschew

The Art of Miss Chew

Written and Illustrated by Patricia Polacco
familytree

The Family Tree

Written and Illustrated by David McPhail
littlemist

Little Mist

TaglineWritten by Angela McAllister, Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies
larf

Larf

Written and Illustrated by Ashley Spires
robotzombiefrankenstein

Robot Zombie Frankenstein!

Written and Illustrated by Annette Simon
rrralph

RRRalph

Written and Illustrated by Lois Ehlert
justducks

Just Ducks!

Written by Nicola Davies, Illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino
andthenitsspring

And Then It’s Spring

Written by Julie Fogliano, Illustrated by Erin E. Stead
chickenbig

Chicken Big

artistwhopaintedabluehorse

The Artist Who Painted A Blue Horse

Written and by Illustrated by Eric Carle
nationshope

A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis

Written by Matt de la Peña, Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
moonlight

Moonlight

Written by Helen V. Griffith, Illustrated by Laura Dronzek
anewyearsreunion

A New Year’s Reunion

A Chinese Story
demolition

Demolition

Written by Sally Sutton, Illustrated by Brian Lovelock
bluesky

Blue Sky

Written and Illustrated by Audrey Wood
zerothehero

Zero the Hero

Written by Joan Holub, Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
dearhotdog-big

2013 Beehive Poetry Nominees

Here are the 2013 Beehive Book Award nominees, Poetry category
Children Make Terrible Pets | Written and Illustrated by Peter Brown

2013 Beehive Picture Book Nominees

Here are the 2013 Beehive Book Award Nominees, Picture Book category
whereswalrus

Where’s Walrus?

Written and Illustrated by Stephen Savage
imfast

I’m Fast

Written by Kate McMullan, Illustrated by Jim McMullan
unrulyqueen

The Unruly Queen

Tagline Written and Illustrated by E.S. Redmond
pigkahuna

Pig Kahuna

Written and Illustrated by Jennifer Sattler
piratesnextdoor

The Pirates Next Door

Written and Illustrated by Jonny Duddle
ballfordaisy

A Ball for Daisy

Winner of the 2012 Caldecott Medal
underpantszoo

The Underpants Zoo

Written and Illustrated by Brian Sendelbach
extrayarn

Extra Yarn

First great picture book of 2012!
kittenssummer

Kitten’s Summer

Written and Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes
Blackout | Written and Illustrated by John Rocco

Blackout

A 2012 Caldecott Honor Book
iwantmyhatback

I Want My Hat Back

2012 Giesel Honor Book
earthtoclunk

Earth to Clunk

Written by Pam Smallcomb, Illustrated by Joe Berger
ballfordaisy

Caldecott Medal and Honor Books

2012: A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka
raintrain

The Rain Train

Written by Elena de Roo, Illustrated by Brian Lovelock
maxscastle

Max’s Castle

Written by Kate Banks, Illustrated by Boris Kulikov
twins' blanket

The Twins’ Blanket

Written and Illustrated by Hyewon Yum
passingthemusicdown

Passing the Music Down

Written by Sarah Sullivan, Illustrated by Barry Root
bluechicken

Blue Chicken

Written by Deborah Freedman
bunbunbutton

Bun Bun Button

Written and Illustrated by Patricia Polacco
intotheoutdoors

Josh’s 2011 Picture Book Roundup

My favorite picks from 2011!
stuck

Stuck

Written and Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
mejane

Me … Jane

A 2012 Caldecott Honor Book
intotheoutdoors

Into the Outdoors

Written and Illustrated by Susan Gal
Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator! | Written and Illustrated by Mo Willems

Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!

Written and Illustrated by Mo Willems
heartandsoul

Heart and Soul: The story of America and African Americans

Written and Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
boywhocriedninja

The Boy Who Cried Ninja

Written and Illustrated by Alex Latimer
perfectsquare

Perfect Square

Written and Illustrated by Michael Hall
moneywellsave

The Money We’ll Save

Written and Illustrated by Brock Cole
bumblebeeboy

The Amazing Adventures of Bumblebee Boy

Bumblebee Boy flies solo!
letscountto100

Let’s Count to 100!

Written and Illustrated by Masayuki Sebe
streganonasgift

Strega Nona’s Gift

Written and Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
littleowlsnight

Little Owl’s Night

Written and Illustrated by Divya Srinivasan
lovewaves

Love Waves

Written and Illustrated by Rosemary Wells
princesspeepers

Princess Peepers Picks a Pet

Only Princess Peepers could come up with this for a pet
homerthelibrarycat

Homer, the Library Cat

New Title — Released Today! (11/8/2011)
detective blue

Detective Blue

Little Boy Blue is all grown up and on the case.
dinosaurvslibrary

Dinosaur vs. the Library

ROAR!
gilbertgoldfish

Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet

Written by Kelly DiPucchio, Illustrated by Bob Shea
bearwithme

Bear with Me

A sweet book that could work so well with a lot of problems
walkinlondon

A Walk in London

London’s Calling!
11experiments

11 Experiments That Failed

Hypothesis: Ketchup and snow are the only food groups a kid needs.
frangoline

Frangoline and the Midnight Dream

Good Girl Gone Bad!
misssmithundertheocean

Miss Smith Under the Ocean

In true Miss Smith fashion, story time is never boring.
whitewater

White Water

White Water is the story of a 7 year-old black kid in segregated 1963 Opelika, Alabama who becomes obsessed with the desire to taste the water from the white’s only drinking fountain and…
Polka-dotFixesK

Polka-dot Fixes Kindergarten

Written by Catherine Urdahl; Illustrated by Mai S. Kemble Polka-dot’s first day of Kindergarten is not going well.   In fact, it’s terrible.  Mean mouth Liz is the biggest problem.  But then Polka-dot…
buffalokindergarten

Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten?

Some people say kindergarten is no place for a buffalo. How crazy is that?
teachyourbuffalo

Teach Your Buffalo to Play Drums

Has your buffalo always loved music? Does he hum when he’s cleaning his room? Sing in the shower? Has he written a symphony? (Joking! Most buffaloes don’t write their first symphonies until middle…
grandpagreen

Grandpa Green

A 2012 Caldecott Honor Book
skippyjon

Skippyjon Jones, Class Action

The Siamese kitty who thinks he is a Chihuahua gets into a lot of fun trouble.
bettybunny

Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake!

When Betty Bunny finally tries chocolate cake for the first time, she declares, “I am going to marry chocolate cake.” Written by Michael B. Kaplan ; Illustrated by Stephane Jorisch I loved this…
pirates go to school

Pirates Go to School

“Yo ho ho…we’re so cool, we are pirates and we love school…”
alphasbet

Al Pha’s Bet

Why are the letters of the alphabet in the order they are? It’s all because a guy named Al made a bet that he could order them best.
edwinspeaks

Edwin Speaks Up

Baby Edwin has all the answers, but nobody pays him any attention.
onathan

Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat

“It makes me feel very small,” said Jonathan to Frederick. He held Frederick up high so he could see the Big Blue Boat too.
sickdayforamosmcgee

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal

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