Ten Terrific Award Winning Books Raschka, Chris.  A Ball for Daisy.  In this wordless book, Daisy’s beloved ball is destroyed.  2012 Caldecott Medal.  (PreK – 1st) McDonnell, Patrick.  Me…Jane.  Young Jane Goodall and her toy chimpanzee explore their world.  2012 Caldecott Honor Book  (PreK – 2nd) Smith, Lane.  Grandpa Green.  A boy tells about his [...]

Ten Terrific Books about Trains by Shelley Headrick www.chattanooga.lib.gov Caswell, Deanna.  Train Trip.  Traveling to visit grandma, a young boy rides on a train for the first time.  (PreK – 1st) De Roo, Elena.  The Rain Train.  A train travels through a rainy night.  (PreK – 1st) Courtney, Richard (illustrator).  Thomas and the Jet Engine.  [...]

Dinosaurs Shea, Bob.  Dinosaur vs. the Library.  Dinosaur loves to go to the library.  (PreK – 1st) Mayer, Mercer.  Too Many Dinosaurs.  Instead of getting a dog, a little boy gets a baby triceratops for a pet.  (PreK – 2nd) Plourde, Lynn.  Dino Pets Go to School.  Figuring out which dinosaur to bring to school [...]

Sharing Willems, Mo.  The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! When duckling asks pigeon about his hot dog, the pigeon must decide if he will share it with his friend.  (PreK-1st) Berger, Samantha.  Martha Doesn’t Share! Martha learns a valuable lesson about sharing.  (PreK-2nd) Hawcock, Claire.  Mine, All Mine! Little squirrel does not want to share [...]

Graphic Novels Compiled by Shelley Headrick Children’s Department Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library Meister, Cari.  Clues in the Attic. After losing something, Ben conquers his fear of the attic.  (PreK – 2nd) Smith, Jeff.  Little Mouse Gets Ready. Little Mouse prepares for a busy day with his family.  (PreK – 2nd) Cammuso, Frank and Jay Lynch.  [...]

Ten terrific books about adoption Compiled by Shelley Headrick Children’s Department, Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library Jin Woo By Eve Bunting Reading level: PreK–2nd After his family adopts a new brother from Korea, David realizes that his parents still love him. My Family is Forever By Nancy Carlson Reading level: PreK–2nd A young girl finds the [...]

Ten terrific books about being creative Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library’s summer reading program theme Compiled by Shelley Headrick Children’s Department, Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library Our Library By Eve Bunting Reading level: PreK–2nd Raccoon and his friends find a creative way to save their library. Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure By Doreen Cronin Reading level: [...]

Ten terrific books about overcoming fears Compiled by Shelley Headrick Children’s Department Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library Sergio Makes a Splash By Edel Rodriguez Reading level: PreK–2nd A penguin learns to overcome his fear of swimming in deep water. Melvin Might? By Jon Scieszka Reading level: PreK–2nd In order to rescue his friend, Melvin the timid [...]

Ten terrific books about heroes Compiled by Shelley Headrick Children’s Department, Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library Fritz and the Beautiful Horses By Jan Brett Reading level: PreK–2nd Fritz, an outcast horse, becomes a hero when he rescues some children. Superdog: The Heart of a Hero By Caralyn Buehner Reading level: PreK–2nd Even though he is small, [...]

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