List of Big Books
We now have several big books that can be checked out by educators. Big books are great for story times and classroom use because they are large enough for a large group to see. Check the web site often for new big book additions.
Stellaluna
From Kirkus Reviews
Attacked by an owl, Stellaluna (a fruit bat) is separated from her mother and taken in by a bird and her nestlings.
Dutifully, she tries to accommodate--she eats insects, hangs head up, and sleeps at night, as Mama Bird says she must--but once Stellaluna learns to fly, it's a huge relief when her own mother finds her and explains that the behavior that comes naturally is appropriate to her species.
With a warm, nicely honed narration, Cannon strikes just the right balance between accurate portrayal of the bats and the fantasy that dramatizes their characteristics. Her illustrations, in luminous acrylics and color pencils, are exquisite.
The appealingly furry, wide-eyed, fawn-colored bats have both scientific precision and real character; they're displayed against intense skies or the soft browns and greens of the woodland in spare, beautifully constructed (occasionally even humorous) compositions. Delightful and informative but never didactic: a splendid debut. (Picture book. 4-8) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP.
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The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
Book Description
This inspired look at what the Kapok tree means to the creatures that live in it-and what rain forests mean to the world's ecology-was at the forefront of the ecological movement ten years ago and continues to resonate profoundly with children everywhere. Full-color illustrations
About the Author
Lynne Cherry is the acclaimed author and illustrator of numerous books for children. She lives on a farm in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland.
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
Book Description
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, what do you hear?
I hear a lion roaring in my ear.
"Teachers will smile with delight when they see this wonderful book, and students are sure to utter the familiar request, 'Have you got another one like this one?'"
--School Library Journal
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Book Description
If a hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him a cookie. If you give him a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. He'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he
doesn't have a milk mustache, and then he'll ask for a pair of scissors to give himself a trim....
The consequences of giving a cookie to this energetic mouse run the young host ragged, but young readers will come away smiling at the antics that tumble like dominoes through the pages of this delightful picture book.
1986-87 Alabama Young Readers' Choice Award, K-1
1987-88 California Young Readers' Medal
1988 Colorado Children's Book Award
1988 Georgia Children's Picture Story Book Award
1988-89 Nevada Young Readers' Award
1989 Buckeye Children's Book Award, K-2 (Ohio)
A Reading Rainbow Featured Selection
Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some
Monkeys and Their Monkey Business
Book Description
Caps for Sale is a timeless classic, in print for over fifty years, and beloved by generations of readers.
This easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity.
Children will delight in following the peddlers efforts to outwit the monkeys in this new, enlarged, and redesigned edition, and will ask to read it again and again.
Owl Babies
Book Description
On a tree in the woods, three baby owls sit and think and worry and wait for their mother to come home.
A 1993 Parents Prize Winner
A Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Selection
"A sweet and tender tale for the young child."
--American Bookseller, Pick of the Lists
"Waddell and Benson address a universal childhood fear . . . and assuage the anxiety with a thrilling moment of wish fulfillment."
--Washington Post Book World
Mouse Paint
Book Description
Mouse Paint is a lighthearted introduction to color concepts for young children.
Three white mice find three jars of paint -- red, blue, and yellow. They jump in and out, dance in the puddles, and discover some amazing things -- like green . . . and orange . . . and purple.
Yet they never forget about the cat.
Ellen Stoll Walsh's mice are enchanting. Their antics will delight children learning colors, and their parents as well.
The Napping House
Book Description
This beloved and bestselling book from Audrey and Don Wood has been delighting children-and sending them off to bed with laughter and sweet dreams-for years.
The infectious cumulative rhyme of The Napping House has made this book a classic.