Feeding Time at the Zoo
By: Sherry Shahan
J READER
Ever wonder what your favorite zoo animals eat for lunch? Well pick up this book and you’ll find out! Feeding Time at the Zoo is a photographic introduction to the food all kinds of zoo animals eat. Did you know that polar bears enjoy fish—and strawberries? And that pigs love salad? Each page will introduce you to an animal and one of its favorite foods. Some of them might even be foods you enjoy, too, and others may surprise you!
With simple text, vivid pictures of animals and children, and facts on every page, this is a perfect choice for young animal lovers just learning to read on their own. This book could also serve as a starting point to help spark childrens’ interest in reading other books about animals or learning more about zoos and ecology. Overall, this is a great choice to share together with a young reader or for independent readers to read on their own.
By: Sherry Shahan
J READER
Ever wonder what your favorite zoo animals eat for lunch? Well pick up this book and you’ll find out! Feeding Time at the Zoo is a photographic introduction to the food all kinds of zoo animals eat. Did you know that polar bears enjoy fish—and strawberries? And that pigs love salad? Each page will introduce you to an animal and one of its favorite foods. Some of them might even be foods you enjoy, too, and others may surprise you!
With simple text, vivid pictures of animals and children, and facts on every page, this is a perfect choice for young animal lovers just learning to read on their own. This book could also serve as a starting point to help spark childrens’ interest in reading other books about animals or learning more about zoos and ecology. Overall, this is a great choice to share together with a young reader or for independent readers to read on their own.
Grow! Raise! Catch! How We Get Our Food
By: Shelley Rotner
J PICTURE
Sure, many kids know we typically get our food from grocery stores, but where does it really come from? From author and photo-illustrator Shelley Rotner comes a new and exciting book surrounding the food we eat each day and where it all comes from.
Who grows our juicy fruits and yummy vegetables? Who raises animals for our tasty eggs, milk and meat? Who catches fresh fish for our table? Farmers and fishermen show off their bounty in this lively look at the people who produce the food on which we all rely.
With bright, interesting photos and accessible text, this book explains the farm-to-table process in a way that is perfect for preschoolers to elementary students. Children will likely get a kick out of seeing kids around the world with foods they recognize as well as maybe some they have never eaten before! A great way to encourage children to not only think about where their food comes from, but also how other people all over the world live in their day-to-day lives.
By: Shelley Rotner
J PICTURE
Sure, many kids know we typically get our food from grocery stores, but where does it really come from? From author and photo-illustrator Shelley Rotner comes a new and exciting book surrounding the food we eat each day and where it all comes from.
Who grows our juicy fruits and yummy vegetables? Who raises animals for our tasty eggs, milk and meat? Who catches fresh fish for our table? Farmers and fishermen show off their bounty in this lively look at the people who produce the food on which we all rely.
With bright, interesting photos and accessible text, this book explains the farm-to-table process in a way that is perfect for preschoolers to elementary students. Children will likely get a kick out of seeing kids around the world with foods they recognize as well as maybe some they have never eaten before! A great way to encourage children to not only think about where their food comes from, but also how other people all over the world live in their day-to-day lives.
Cook Me a Story: A Treasury of Stories and Recipes
Inspired by Classic Fairy Tales
By: Bryan Kozlowski
J NON-FICTION [J 641.5 KOZLOWSKI]
In this uniquely formatted cookbook, young chefs explore simple recipes through classic fairy tales with a culinary twist! Each recipe includes a list of ingredients followed by a fairy tale with the cooking instructions interspersed (and indicated with italics). The instructions are simple and clear, with those that might require adult help marked by small graphic of a graphic wand. Young chefs can explore five different sections of delicious recipes which include: "Stirrings," "Snackings," "Suppings," "Sweetings," and "Sippings.”
Children and adults will love this book not only for its recipes, but also for its charm and unique format. Full-color, cute illustrations along with the fairy tales make this book a fun, interactive experience. Kids who already love to cook will definitely enjoy this selection, and even kids who are not too interested in cooking already, but like fairytales, may want to give this cookbook a shot! Now, let’s get cookin’!
Inspired by Classic Fairy Tales
By: Bryan Kozlowski
J NON-FICTION [J 641.5 KOZLOWSKI]
In this uniquely formatted cookbook, young chefs explore simple recipes through classic fairy tales with a culinary twist! Each recipe includes a list of ingredients followed by a fairy tale with the cooking instructions interspersed (and indicated with italics). The instructions are simple and clear, with those that might require adult help marked by small graphic of a graphic wand. Young chefs can explore five different sections of delicious recipes which include: "Stirrings," "Snackings," "Suppings," "Sweetings," and "Sippings.”
Children and adults will love this book not only for its recipes, but also for its charm and unique format. Full-color, cute illustrations along with the fairy tales make this book a fun, interactive experience. Kids who already love to cook will definitely enjoy this selection, and even kids who are not too interested in cooking already, but like fairytales, may want to give this cookbook a shot! Now, let’s get cookin’!
I Really Like Slop!
By: Mo Willems
J READER
Elephant and Piggie are back in another hilarious book by the beloved Mo Willems! This time Piggie has created…slop! When Gerald gets a whiff of the pea-green concoction and sees flies buzzing around the bowl, he asks Piggie if it is supposed to smell that way. With the exaggerative flair Willems is known for, Piggie sniffs, her hat pops off, eyes bulge, and her head turns from turquoise to orange before she answers "Yessssss!" Piggie is eager for her best friend to try the recipe, but Gerald emphatically refuses. Seeing that he has upset his friend, Gerald changes his mind and decides to give the slop a try. What will Gerald think? Will he be able to stomach his best friend’s new recipe, or will it actually be a delicious concoction?
This early reader book is one of the many in the popular Elephant and Piggie series, and has all the humor and unique formatting that kids and parents have come to love. The speech bubble dialog and varied text sizes give this series something special and more visual interest than many other early readers that are available for kids. Elephant and Piggie fans will enjoy the new twist of bright colors used in contrast against the signature gray and pink hues of other books in the series. If you love Elephant and Piggie, or are looking for a new early reader to try, check it out!
By: Mo Willems
J READER
Elephant and Piggie are back in another hilarious book by the beloved Mo Willems! This time Piggie has created…slop! When Gerald gets a whiff of the pea-green concoction and sees flies buzzing around the bowl, he asks Piggie if it is supposed to smell that way. With the exaggerative flair Willems is known for, Piggie sniffs, her hat pops off, eyes bulge, and her head turns from turquoise to orange before she answers "Yessssss!" Piggie is eager for her best friend to try the recipe, but Gerald emphatically refuses. Seeing that he has upset his friend, Gerald changes his mind and decides to give the slop a try. What will Gerald think? Will he be able to stomach his best friend’s new recipe, or will it actually be a delicious concoction?
This early reader book is one of the many in the popular Elephant and Piggie series, and has all the humor and unique formatting that kids and parents have come to love. The speech bubble dialog and varied text sizes give this series something special and more visual interest than many other early readers that are available for kids. Elephant and Piggie fans will enjoy the new twist of bright colors used in contrast against the signature gray and pink hues of other books in the series. If you love Elephant and Piggie, or are looking for a new early reader to try, check it out!
Watch Mo Willems make ‘slop’ here!
*This one is so good, TWO of our librarians recommend it!
Dragons Love Tacos
By: Adam Rubin
Illustrated By: Daniel Salmieri
J PICTURE
Do you love tacos? If so, did you know that dragons love tacos, too? They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and even teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa...oh, boy. You're in red-hot trouble! This book is all about such a dragon and all the laugh-out-loud antics he causes...all because of tacos!
This hilarious picture book is an awesome read aloud choice for pretty much all kids: kids who love to read, kids who don’t love to read, kids who like tacos, kids who like dragons… While this isn’t a book that a non-independent reader could read on their own, it is definitely one that an adult and child could read together. The illustrations are bright, the dialog is funny, and the dragon is sure to win the love of readers! Warning: Reading this book has a high risk of causing taco cravings!
By: Adam Rubin
Illustrated By: Daniel Salmieri
J PICTURE
Do you love tacos? If so, did you know that dragons love tacos, too? They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and even teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa...oh, boy. You're in red-hot trouble! This book is all about such a dragon and all the laugh-out-loud antics he causes...all because of tacos!
This hilarious picture book is an awesome read aloud choice for pretty much all kids: kids who love to read, kids who don’t love to read, kids who like tacos, kids who like dragons… While this isn’t a book that a non-independent reader could read on their own, it is definitely one that an adult and child could read together. The illustrations are bright, the dialog is funny, and the dragon is sure to win the love of readers! Warning: Reading this book has a high risk of causing taco cravings!
Jack and the Snackstalk
[Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe #4]
By: Noah Z. Jones
J FICTION
It’s movie night, and Princess heads to Moldylocks's house for some fun and flicks! Moldy's cousin Jack comes, too, and brings along some pink jelly beans for a snack. Unfortunately, Princess hates pink and throws the jellybeans out the window. Soon, the beans sprout into a huge pillar of snacks! The three friends climb up the snackstalk and find themselves in Snackland, filled with pizza-roll hills, nacho-cheese rivers, and even a golden egg roll in a snack-filled castle! The problem is there's also a GIANT in that castle! Will Princess and her friends ever escape Snackland?
Aimed at newly independent readers, this series of chapter books is a perfect choice for children who are gaining skills and confidence for reading without help, and have ‘graduated’ past early reader books. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. The humor and zaniness of the Princess Pink series will keep kids entertained and eager to read others in the series!
[Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe #4]
By: Noah Z. Jones
J FICTION
It’s movie night, and Princess heads to Moldylocks's house for some fun and flicks! Moldy's cousin Jack comes, too, and brings along some pink jelly beans for a snack. Unfortunately, Princess hates pink and throws the jellybeans out the window. Soon, the beans sprout into a huge pillar of snacks! The three friends climb up the snackstalk and find themselves in Snackland, filled with pizza-roll hills, nacho-cheese rivers, and even a golden egg roll in a snack-filled castle! The problem is there's also a GIANT in that castle! Will Princess and her friends ever escape Snackland?
Aimed at newly independent readers, this series of chapter books is a perfect choice for children who are gaining skills and confidence for reading without help, and have ‘graduated’ past early reader books. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. The humor and zaniness of the Princess Pink series will keep kids entertained and eager to read others in the series!
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