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Beverlie Manson’s Fairies: A Collection of the Seasons by
Beverlie Manson
Contains color illustrations that depict the activities of fairies
in each of the four seasons, and includes brief introductions to
individual fairies, plants, animals, and insects.
The Composer Is Dead by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Carson
Ellis
An inspector seeks to solve a murder mystery at the symphony by
questioning each of the musical instruments.
Down By the Cool of the Pool by Tony Mitton, illustrated by Guy
Parker-Rees
Frog and the other animals have a dancing good time both in and out
of the water in the cool of the pool.
I’m Bad by Kate and Jim Mcmullan
A hungry Tyrannosaurus rex searches for food in the prehistoric
forest but is thwarted in its attempts to find something to
eat.
Baby Colors by Rachel Hale (board book)
Beautiful babies are photographed with objects showing all the
colors of the rainbow.
Salt and Pepper at the Pike Place Market by Carol A. Losi,
illustrated by Amy Meissner
Two dogs that look identical, one who lives on a boat and one who
is pampered in a penthouse apartment, get switched accidentally in
Seattle's Pike Place Market.
Tip Tip Dig Dig by Emma Garcia
A digger, a mixer, a crane, a dump truck, a bulldozer, and a road
roller team up to build a playground.
Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and
Survival by Kirby Larson, illustrated by Jean Cassels
Bobbi, a dog, and Bob Cat, a cat, survived Hurricane Katrina and
together endured four months on their own in the devastated city of
New Orleans.
What Can You Do with a Rebozo? / ¿Qué puedes hacer con un
rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla, illustrations by Amy Córdova
A little girl describes the many uses her family has for Mamá’s
rebozo, a traditional Mexican shawl.
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Magic Trixie by Jill Thompson
Magic Trixie, a little girl with magical powers, has no fun while
her baby sister gets away with everything. But after Trixie comes
up with a special trick to impress her friends, she finds out that
having a baby sister is not all bad.
Toy Dance Party: Being the Further Adventures of a Bossyboots
Stingray, a Courageous Buffalo, and a Hopeful Round Some by
Emily Jenkins, pictures by Paul O. Zelinsky
A stuffed buffalo, a stuffed stingray, and a bouncy rubber ball,
all love Honey. But Honey is growing up. The toys are largely left
to fend for themselves. Together, they brave a snowstorm, make a
new shark friend, visit the basement, rescue a toy mouse from a
vacuum cleaner, and have a dance party.
Dying To Meet You: 43 Old Cemetery Road, Book 1 by Kate Klise,
illustrated by M. Sarah Klise
In this story told mostly through letters, children's book author,
I. B. Grumply, gets more than he bargained for when he rents a
quiet place to write for the summer.
Masterpiece by Elise Broach, illustrated by Kelly Murphy
After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh
birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the
two new friends work together to help recover a Durer drawing
stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Roman Diary: The Journal of Iliona of Mytilini, Who Was Captured
and Sold as a Slave in Rome, AD 107 by Richard Platt,
illustrated by David Parkins
Looks at life in ancient Rome through the fictional diary of
Iliona, a girl traveling from Greece to Egypt when her ship is
boarded by pirates. She is captured and sold at auction as a slave
to a Roman couple who provide her with clothing, food, and an
education, and allow her the freedom to explore the fascinating
empire.
The Puzzling World of Winston Breen: The Potato Chip Puzzles by
Eric Berlin
Winston and his friends enter an all-day puzzle contest to win
fifty-thousand dollars for their school, but they must also figure
out who is trying to keep them from winning. Puzzles for the reader
to solve are included throughout the text.
Extra Credit by Andrew Clements, illustrated by Mark
Elliott
Three young middle-school-age children, Abby, Amira, and Sadeed,
exchange letters back and forth between the prairies of Illinois
and the mountains of Afghanistan and begin to bridge a gap across
cultural and religious divides.
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How Many Ways Can You Catch a Fly? by Steve Jenkins and Robin
Page
Looks at how different animals, such as a rainbow trout, chimney
swift, and slender loris, approach the challenges of catching
flies, digging holes, eating clams, and hatching eggs.
Icarus At the Edge of Time by Brian Greene
A retelling of the classic Greek myth of Icarus in which a boy
travels through deep space to challenge the awesome powers of the
black holes.
Pharaoh’s Boat written and illustrated by David Weitzman
Provides an illustrated account of the construction of Egyptian
pharaoh Cheops' funeral boat, and discusses its discovery centuries
later during an archaeological dig.
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Listed below are book lists recommended by Puyallup
Public Library, a member of the Early Learning
Public Library Partnership.