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In the Waves

#kidlit Book of the Day: In the Waves from HarperCollins

In the Waves
by Lennon and Maisy Stella (Authors) and Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Grab your ol’ flip-flops and your sunblock, too, for this fun-in-the-sun story told to the tune of the debut original song by Lennon and Maisy Stella, stars of the hit ABC show Nashville.

Snippet:
Just use your imagination
You can have a dream vacation
In the waves, in the water
In the waves, in the water

Hear Lennon and Maisy sing the song!

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Today’s Little Ditty.

Goody Gumdrops with Ed Emberley

#kidlit Book of the Day: Goody Gumdrops with Ed Emberley from two little birds

Goody Gumdrops with Ed Emberley
by Ed Emberley (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: Need something to take to the restaurant to keep the little ones busy on Mother’s Day? A black pen or marker, even a pencil, is all you need to enjoy these fun drawing pads. The thick sturdy cardboard back turns this art pad into a small lap desk. Ready, set, draw!

Snippet:

Go, Pea, Go!

Go, Pea, Go!
by Joe Moshier and Chris Sonnenburg

Booktalk: Yes, it’s a book about potty training! And when your child is in that stage of life, a book like this can be very helpful. (Notice the end of the yellow road on the back cover below? Enough said.)

Pea Junior has to go, go, go, go! The end feels so far away, but with his family and friends cheering him on, Pea knows he can make it and go number one!

A potty chart, a sheet of stickers, and the lyrics and music notation for the “Go, Pea, Go!” song are included to make an easy, all-in-one, go-to book for parents to help ease the pressure of the race to the Pea Bowl.

Snippet:
This is Pea Junior,
but he can’t say hello.

It’s time for the race
and he must…

Go! Go! Go! GO!

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GO, PEA, GO! Blog Tour

4/22 A Girl and a Boy

4/23 Stacking Books

4/24 Geo Librarian

4/25 Art, Books, Coffee

4/27 Coffee for the Brain

4/28 Mrs. Brown Loves Bookworms

4/29 Unpacking the POWER of Picture Books

4/30 Booktalking #kidlit

5/1 Unleashing Readers

One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
by Miranda Paul (Author) and Elizabeth Zunon (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Plastic bags are cheap and easy to use. But what happens when a bag breaks or is no longer needed? In Njau, Gambia, people simply dropped the bags and went on their way. One plastic bag became two. Then ten. Then a hundred. The bags accumulated in ugly heaps alongside roads. Water pooled in them, bringing mosquitoes and disease. Some bags were burned, leaving behind a terrible smell. Some were buried, but they strangled gardens. They killed livestock that tried to eat them. Something had to change.

Snippet: Isatou pauses. She and Peggy have an idea. But will their friends this it is crazy? Will the idea even work?
Nervously, she explains her plan.
One friend agrees to help.
Then two.
Then five!
The women cut the bags into strips and roll them into spools of plastic thread. Before long, they teach themselves how to crochet with this thread.

Nonfiction Monday

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

Wild Ideas: Let Nature Inspire Your Thinking

Wild Ideas: Let Nature Inspire Your Thinking
by Elin Kelsey (Author) and Soyeon Kim (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Look deep into the forests, skies, and oceans to explore how animals solve problems . . .

Snippet:
Problems are like sticker burrs.
They poke.
They prick.
They nag.

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

Juna’s Jar

Juna’s Jar
by Jane Bahk (Author) and Felicia Hoshino (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Juna and her best friend, Hector, have many adventures together, and they love to collect things in empty kimchi jars. Then one day, Hector unexpectedly moves away without having a chance to say good-bye.

Snippet: Juan was very sad. When she got home, her big brother, Minho, tried to cheer her up. He took Juna to Mr. Lee’s pet shop and bought her a small fish.

Juna watched the fish swim in her jar.

My Bike

My Bike
by Byron Barton (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: After Tom describes all the parts of his bike, he rides the bike to work . . . at the circus!

Snippet:
I ride
my bicycle
to work.

An Ambush of Tigers: A Wild Gathering of Collective Nouns

An Ambush of Tigers: A Wild Gathering of Collective Nouns
by Betsy R. Rosenthal (Author) and Jago (Illustrator)

Booktalk: A fun-filled romp through the animal kingdom introduces collective nouns for animals through wordplay (one of the three stages of poetry appreciation).

Snippet:
Do you ever wonder
what animals do
when they gather in groups
of more than two?

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Life on the Deckle Edge.

Bunnies!!!

Bunnies!!!
by Kevan Atteberry (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: When a friendly monster spots a group of bunnies in the woods, his delight is contagious! And when they’re gone, how he misses them so!

Snippet:
Bunnies?
Bunnies?
Bunnies?
Noooo bunnies.

See the book trailer.

Finding Spring

Finding Spring
by Carin Berger (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: A baby bear cub named Maurice is curious about spring—and he’s upset when Mama tells him that before he can experience his first spring, he has to hibernate through his first winter! Mischievous Maurice decides to leave their warm den and go find spring for himself.

Snippet:
“Maybe you will dream about spring,”
Mama whispered.
Soon she was softly snoring,
but Maurice was wide awake.

“I will go find spring!” he said.