Picture Books are some of the best books and though we don't devote a whole club meeting to them, they often come up in our discussions. Each month I'll share a few of my favorite books under a theme that ties in with our book club book. (Well, at least the title, since I haven't read the book yet!)
Book theme for July
JOBS
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This is an illustrated chapter book series for young readers.
She may be a princess, but she has a more important job to do. |
Book theme for June
COURAGE
Book theme for May
Sweet Treats
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| This is an old book that I really liked when I was little. It is great for learning fractions. |
Book theme for April
LOST THINGS
Book theme for March
Invention
Book theme for February
LOVE
Book theme for January
Biography
Book theme for December
Christmas
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| A cut of Christmasy cloth goes a long way to make a special day for everyone. |
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How the Grinch stole our hearts!
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Get out the tissues. This is a Christmas love story about family.
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Book theme for November
Light
- Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson
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| Touch a star, turn the page and see what happens. |
- How the Sun was brought back to the Sky by Mirra Ginsburg, Jose Aruego (illustrator) and Ariane Dewey (illustrator)
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| One day the sun didn't shine, so these friends set out on a journey to find out why. |
- Mae and the Moon by Jami Gigot
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| Mae and the moon play games together. But one night the moon is just too good at hide-and-seek. |
Book theme for October
Cleaning
- Small Pig by Arnold Lobel
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How dare the farmer's wife clean up all this little piggy's good soft mud!
Now he must find a new dirty spot. |
- Miss Suzy by Miriam Young and Arnold Lobel, illustrator
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| She takes such good care of her little house in the tree. Nothing could make her leave, except a maybe a mean, ugly gang! What's a squirrel to do? |
- Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion and Margaret Bloy Graham, illustrator.
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| Harry hates bath time, but discovers there are worse things. |
Book theme for September
Extraordinary from Ordinary
- Big Bad Bubble by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri, Illustrator
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| What could be scary about an ordinary, little bubble? |
- Not a box by Antionette Portis
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How many times have you said, "I should have just gotten the box."
With a little imagination a simple box can be the most fun. |
- Open this little book by Jesse Klausmeier and Suzy Lee, Illustrator
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| It's a book, in a book, in a book. So cute! |
Book theme for Summer
The Sea
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| One little fish with a very big idea! |
- Three Bears in a Boat by David Soman
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| You break it, you buy it. These three bears went a little overboard with that. |
- I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
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| He's big, but maybe not as big as he thinks. |
Book theme for June
Fashion
- Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser, illustrator
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Her family may not be fancy, but they are always there for her.
Nothing could be more fabulous than that. |
- Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
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| Hats and monkeys don't mix. |
- A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
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| Figuring out what to wear with those colorful stripes is the least of her worries. |
Book theme for May
Gardens
- Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller and Anne Wilsdorf, illustrator
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| Sophie picks a squash for dinner, but plans change when it becomes her new best friend. |
My daughter loved this book so much she wrote her own story called Aly's Apple.
Here is the picture she drew for the cover.
- Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
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| Tops or bottoms? It seems an easy choice, but bear never seems to get it right. |
- Dirty Gert by Tedd Arnold
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Gert loves dirt and never wants to leave it.
But then Gert becomes dirt and things start growing all over her.
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