Back in July, I promised I'd post
a list of books I'd been reading to my children this summer. Here is a partial
list of some of those books.
1. LEONARDO THE TERRIBLE MONSTER by Mo Willems (Hyperion- Picture Book) A
monster aspires to be frightening enough "to scare the tuna salad out of
someone," but learns that being a friend is better than being scary.
2. CHOPSTICKS by Amy Krouse
Rosenthal, Illust. by Scott Magoon (Hyperion-Picture Book) A pair of
joined-at-the-hip chopsticks learn they they can be okay when they separate.
3.
BEDTIME FOR MOMMY by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Illust. by LeUyen Pham
(Bloomsbury-Picture Book) Roles are reversed when a little girl puts her
mom to bed.
4. THIS
IS NOT MY HAT by Jon Klassen (Candlewick- Picture Book) A little fish brags
about stealing a big fish's hat.
5. I WANT
MY HAT BACK by Jon Klassen (Candlewick- Picture Book) A bear looks for his
stolen hat.
6.
I MUST HAVE BOBO! by Eileen Rosenthal, Illlust. by Marc Rosenthal
(Atheneum- Picture Book) A boy becomes distraught when his monkey doll is
missing.
7. DOWN AT THE DINO WASH DELUXE by Tim Myers, Illust. by Macky Pamintuan
(Sterling- Picture Book) A boy dreads the arrival of the T-Rex at the dino wash
where dinosaurs are cleaned.
8. THE
THREE NINJA PIGS by Corey Rosen Schwartz, Illust. by Dan Santat (Putnam-
Picture Book) This rhyming book spins the tale of the three little
pigs into one about standing up to bullying, perseverance, and
martial arts.
9. JAMBERRY by Bruce Degen,
Illust. by Macky Pamintuan (HarperFestival- Picture Book) This is a rhyming
book about the adventures between animals, berries, and jams. FUN FACT: While I
attended the SCBWI conference this summer, Laurie Halse Anderson gave a
fantastic keynote speech in which she credited this book for helping her child
develop a love for reading.
10.
DRAGONS LOVE TACOS by Adam Rubin, Illust. by Daniel Salmieri (Dial- Picture
Book) Dragons
love tacos but they can't have salsa, so things really heat up when they ingest
the forbidden ingredient.
11. MAMA
LOVES YOU by Caroline Stutson, Illust. by John Segal (Cartwheel- Picture Book) This
rhyming book shows the affection between mothers and children in the animal
kingdom.
12. OH
NO, LITTLE DRAGON! by Jim Averbeck (Atheneum- Picture Book) In a book
about the impact of a parent's love, a little dragon who loses his spark tries
to get it back.
...And that's it for now. Read any good picture books lately?
