Picture Book of the Day – Page 16

The Baker’s Dozen

The Baker’s Dozen
by Heather Forest (Author) and Susan Gaber (Illustrator)

Booktalk: The baker Van Amsterdam becomes known far and wide in Colonial America for his St. Nicholas cookies but after he becomes prosperous, he also becomes stingy, and his luck changes…

Snippet: Van Amsterdam grew quite prosperous, and one night as he was busy counting his money, a thought occurred to him. “If I use just a little less butter, no one will know. If I use just one less egg, they will scarcely be able to tell. If I use just a little less honey, then there will be more money for me!”

Texas Chili? Oh My!

Texas Chili? Oh My!
by Patricia Vermillion (Author) and Kuleigh Smith (Illustrator)

Booktalk: The story of the three little pigs … Texas style!

Snippet: …deep in the south of Texas,
Mamadillo lived with her three little pups,
Bluebonnet, Mockingbird, and Sweet-Olive,
in a cozy little den!

**Patricia is one of my former students!**

Biscuit’s Christmas Storybook Collection

Biscuit’s Christmas Storybook Collection
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Author) and Pat Schories (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Merry Christmas, Biscuit! This storybook collection has nine Biscuit beginning reader books inside! Here is a snippet from Biscuit’s Christmas:

Snippet:
“Come along, Biscuit,” called the little girl.
“Christmas is almost here.
It’s time to choose our tree.”

Woof, woof!

Santa!: A Scanimation Picture Book

Santa!: A Scanimation Picture Book
by Rufus Butler Seder (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: Santa Claus is going to town! With the magic of Scanimation, you can see Santa move as you turn the pages.

Snippet:
Santa loves to hula-hoop.
Swish-swish-sway!

Volcano Rising

Volcano Rising
by Elizabeth Rusch (Author) and Susan Swan (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Thought you knew all about volcanoes? Think again!

Snippet: KA-BOOM! Most people think volcanoes are either sound asleep and blowing their tops off in fiery ash-spewing catastrophes.

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Yes, Let’s

Yes, Let’s
by Galen Goodwin Longstreth (Author) and Maris Wicks (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Are you ready to go camping?

Snippet:
Let’s get into the station wagon, roll those windows down,
Let’s sing out loud and wave to cows as we drive out of town.
Let’s park the car beneath the trees and trade our shoes for boots,
Let’s set the timer, all say “Cheese!” then head into the woods.

Ocean Counting

Ocean Counting
by Janet Lawler (Author) and Brian Skerry (Photographer)

Booktalk: From 1 to 10 and over again, get ready for a wonderful ocean counting adventure!

Snippet:
4 reef squid
Four reef squid explore shallow waters. What color are they now? Faster than a blink they can change colors and patterns. They do this to signal each other, blend in, find mates, or warn enemies.

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Nasreddine

Nasreddine
by Odile Weulersse (Author) and Rbecca Dautremer (Illustrator)

Booktalk: It’s time to go to market, so Nasreddine loads up the donkey and sets off with his father. But no matter what Nasreddine tries, it seems that someone always finds something to disapprove of. (Nasreddine is a legendary character popular in stories told throughout the Middle East.)

Snippet: One morning, Nasreddine was sitting on a carpet in the shade of a palm, drinking camel’s milk with cinnamon, when his father Mustafa called him: “Nasreddine, bring the donkey from the stables. We are going to the market.”

“As you wish, Father,” the young boy replied, putting on his hat and Turkish slippers.

Giant Dance Party

Giant Dance Party
by Betsy Bird (Author) and Brandon Dorman (Illustrator)

Booktalk: A group of giants shows up at Lexy’s door wanting dance lessons. What will she do?

Snippet: Giants? Yeah, they don’t dance. They stumble and they stomp and they stretch and scratch, but that’s not exactly dancing.

Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard

Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
by Annette LeBlanc Cate (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: You don’t have to own binoculars and know a bunch of fancy Latin names to watch birds! No matter where you live, they’re in your neighborhood — just look up.

Snippet: I wasn’t always a bird-watcher, but several years ago, I thought it would be nice to keep a nature sketchbook. When I sat outside to draw trees and rocks and flowers, I couldn’t help but begin to notice lots of birds, some that I knew and some that I didn’t, flitting around the edges of my drawings.

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