Tag Archives: Picture book

Ella the Elegant Elephant

Title: Ella the Elegant Elephant Author: Carmela and Steven D’Amico Illustrator: Carmela and Steven D’Amico Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2004 Number of pages: 49 Tags: Adventure, Animals, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Picture Book, Grace Sheley Genre: Fiction   This story … Continue reading

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Many Moons

Title: Many Moons Author: James Thurber Illustrator: Louis Slobodkin Publisher: Voyager Books, 1943 Number of pages: 43 Tags: Award Book, Family, Fantasy, Fiction, Picture Book, Grace Sheley Genre: Fiction   The story opens with a young princess, Lenore, falling ill … Continue reading

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A Bad Case of Stripes

Title: A Bad Case of Stripes Author: David Shannon Illustrator/Photographer: David Shannon Publisher: Blue Sky Press (Scholastic Press)  Year: 1998 Number of Pages: 32 Tags: Picture Book, Fiction, Diversity, K-5, Taylor Krueger Genre: Children’s Literature Analysis: This book shows the … Continue reading

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They All Saw a Cat

Author: Brendan Wenzel Illustrator: Brendan Wenzel Publisher and year: Chronicle Books (August 30, 2016) Number of pages: 44 pages Genre: Picture Book Analysis: They All Saw a Cat is about how different a cat can be in different animals’ eyes. … Continue reading

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When Marian Sang

When Marian Sang Author: Pam Munoz Ryan Illustrator: Brian Selznick Publisher and Year: Scholastic Press, 2002 Number of pages: 39 Genre: Historical Analysis: In Pam Munoz Ryan’s book, When Marian Sang, a young black girl growing up in turn-of-the-century Philadelphia, … Continue reading

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Little Miss Liberty

Little Miss Liberty Author: Chris Robertson Illustrator: Chris Robertson Publisher and Year: Chronicle Books, 2003 Number of pages: 36 Genre: Picture Book/Adventure Story Analysis: In Chris Robertson’s book, Little Miss Liberty, a young green statue girl named Little Miss Liberty … Continue reading

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Teacup

Title: Teacup Author: Rebecca Young Illustrator: Matt Ottley Publisher & year: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2015 Number of pages: 30 Tags: Adventure, Animals, Fiction, Picture Book, Grace Sheley Genre: Fiction The book begins with a young boy getting in … Continue reading

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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Author: Rudyard Kipling Illustrator: Lambert Davis Publisher and Year: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1992 Number of pages: 37 Genre: Picture Book/Adventure Story Analysis: In Rudyard Kipling’s book, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a young Indian mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is found by a British … Continue reading

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Extra Yarn

Title: Extra Yarn Author: Mac Barnett Illustrator: Jon Klassen Publisher and Year: HarperCollins, 2012 Number of pages: 3 Genre: Picture Book Analysis: In Jon Klassen’s book, Extra Yarn, a young girl named Annabelle finds a box of colorful yarn and … Continue reading

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Henry’s Freedom Box

Title: Henry’s Freedom Box Author: Ellen Levine Illustrator: Kadir Nelson Publisher & Year: Scholastic Press, 2007 Number of pages: 36 Genre: Historical fiction The story begins with a young Henry Brown, introduced as a slave living and working with his … Continue reading

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