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32 pp.
| Simon/Wiseman
| April, 2021
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TradeISBN 978-1-5344-2183-7$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-5344-2184-4$10.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Rahele Jomepour Bell.
Book, a new and vivacious red library book, is excited to be a part of its community, as it delights children and travels to picnics and sleepovers. But as time wears on and its popularity wanes, Book becomes forlorn, forgotten, and eventually discarded. Book longs to return to the fun it once had with young readers. After a long, lonely wait in a dark and silent box, our protagonist finally gets another chance when it is selected by a new reader at a used-book sale. Richly textured hand-drawn illustrations tenderly highlight the bright red book on each page. An author's note discusses Lehrhaupt's inspiration for Book's story and gives readers ideas for places in need of book donations, so they can pass on their own beloved volumes to new homes.
(3)
K-3
I Can Read Book series.
Illustrated by
Shahar Kober.
Plucky chicken Zoey, her pig BFF Sam, and rat Pip (all from Lehrhaupt's Chicken picture books) are going to the beach...at least in Zoey's imagination (it's really a close-by pond). They swim, build sand castles, search for treasure, and--Sam's favorite--eat a picnic lunch. Humorous illustrations in subdued hues keep to the barnyard setting throughout the perfect "beach vacation."
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Felicita Sala.
Rather than being discouraged or intimidated by other students with greater drawing skills, a child realizes that coloring can convey just as much as, if not more than, drawing. Sala's illustrations demonstrate how varying color, line thickness, and intensity can indicate different emotions. Lehrhaupt ends the book on an open-ended invitation to explore the color wheel and look past self-perceived artistic limitations.
Reviewer: Minh Lê
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2017
40 pp.
| Scholastic/Levine
| July, 2017
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TradeISBN 978-0-545-93428-2$17.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Jared Chapman.
Verb, a pigtailed girl in red, enjoys being the center of attention with her friends, Interjection (boy in purple), Adjective (boy in yellow), and Adverb (girl in orange). Although Verb "does things," newcomer Noun (boy in light blue) becomes things, impressing the gang and drawing Verb's ire. The grammar lesson is hit-or-miss, but the rivalry story line and clean, color-saturated illustrations are wins.
(3)
K-3
I Can Read Book series.
Illustrated by
Shahar Kober.
Chicken Zoey (from Lehrhaupt's picture books) and "her best pig, Sam" head out to explore the North Pole (read: the mound of snow beyond the hill on their farm). The stakes are low--even a suspected yeti is quickly identified as a scarecrow--but it's a cozy winter outing, with a flowing easy-reader text and muted illustrations that match the story's gentle tone.
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Magali Le Huche.
A girl makes crude but cheerful drawings to create a story about Hero and Heroine's Conflict with Evil Overlord, while an unseen narrator remarks on (and critiques) her use of story elements ("What kind of action is that?"). This introduction to how stories work is full of humor, but a "friendly" glossary confuses matters by introducing terms not in the text.
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Shahar Kober.
Chicken Zoey (Chicken in Space) creates a school in the barn for her best pal Sam, a pig, and recruits other farm animals to attend. Zoey teaches them different ways to use their imagination, and she learns that "math is fun, too." A thin story line is rounded out with lively, digitally rendered illustrations of the barnyard friends enjoying creative academic explorations...and snacktime.
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Shahar Kober.
Chicken Zoey boldly marches through the pages in her aviator's cap, heading for outer space; pig Sam follows loyally along. Zoey improvises a spaceship with a basket and helium balloons, but the two animals don't get far and finally crash down after an encounter with some sharp-beaked birds (alien attack ships!). Bright digital illustrations extend the animals' comically exaggerated personalities and their situations.
Reviewer: Julie Roach
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2016
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Scott Magoon.
Theodore, who lives in a cave, wants quiet but struggles to find it with loud creatures around. He finally emerges, revealing himself to be a giant red dragon; an angry chase with a noisy boy in a knight costume ensues. Before long, though, a new and lively friendship begins. Smartly designed, this well-paced, entertaining tale features bold digital illustrations full of amusing characters and suspense.
Reviewer: Julie Roach
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2016
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Matthew Forsythe.
The winning team behind Warning: Do Not Open This Book! follows up--contrarily--with this meta amusement featuring animals desperate to discourage readers from closing the book ("You turned another page! Don't you know what will happen?...We'll be trapped..."). The execution is impeccable, from the retro-style scold "Don't be a book closer" to the spry art on black pages reinforcing the mock-fatalistic mood.
32 pp.
| Simon/Wiseman
| August, 2013
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TradeISBN 978-1-4424-3582-7$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Matthew Forsythe.
"Maybe you should put this book back. You don't want to let the monkeys out." As pages are turned, monkeys and other animals appear, and the unseen narrator gets increasingly frantic. All this will be heaven for readers who like meta-storytelling (the monkeys use paint to create the trees in which they sit) but a bit frenzied for others.