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CHLOE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
McCarty
Author's First Name: 
Peter
Publisher: 
HarperCollins
Publication Date: 
2012

A new television almost ruins Chloe's cherished after-dinner family time with her parents and 20 siblings. White space highlights the pen and pastels in each bunny's clothes when they all discover an interactive entertainment that interests them much more than sitting quietly.

WE MARCH

We March
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Evans
Author's First Name: 
Shane W.
Publisher: 
Neal Porter
Publication Date: 
2012

Young, old, disabled, healthy, black, white gather to march on Washington at Lincoln Memorial with Dr. King in this simple story illustrated with pencil outlines on textured colors. Backmatter offers dates and facts about this pivotal period in history.

FROG AND FLY: SIX SLURPY STORIES

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Mack
Author's First Name: 
Jeff
Publisher: 
Philomel
Publication Date: 
2012

Frogs eat flies, and six silly stories with simple text for beginning readers with comic-style illustrations introduce a frog staying faithful to its nature. But then frog meets bear, and bear likes tasty frogs. . . .

JUST DUCKS

Just Ducks
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Davies
Author's First Name: 
Nicola
Illustrator's First Name: 
Salvatore
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Rubbino
Publisher: 
Candlewick
Publication Date: 
2012

Fascinated by the ducks in a nearby pond, a little girl recounts their day from dawn to dusk. Mallard duck facts cleverly embedded in these beautifully and accurately-rendered mixed-media illustrations backed with ample white space will delight young animal lovers.

Z IS FOR MOOSE

Z is for Moose
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Bingham
Author's First Name: 
Kelly
Illustrator's First Name: 
Paul
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Zelinsky
Publisher: 
Greenwillow
Publication Date: 
2012

A zebra referee oversees a procession of alphabet letters, beginning with “apple,” presenting themselves on stage. Moose, unable to wait his turn, first interrupts “D.” Mixed-media highlight Moose’s antics through the alphabet, especially after Mouse has been chosen for “M.”

MORE

More
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Springman
Author's First Name: 
I. C.
Illustrator's First Name: 
Brian
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Lies
Publisher: 
HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Publication Date: 
2012

Vibrant acrylic paint and colored pencils reveal Magpie's determination to collect and hoard every item he finds from marble to tooth brush. Hand-lettered concepts including "nothing," "something," "way too much," and "enough" trace his progress from empty to overflowing nest and back again.

EXTRA YARN

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Barnett
Author's First Name: 
Mac
Illustrator's First Name: 
Jon
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Klassen
Publisher: 
Balzer + Bray
Publication Date: 
2012

Annabelle's box of multi-colored yarn miraculously contains enough for her to knit sweaters for every person and thing in her cold little town until an evil archduke steals the box. What will happen? Gouache colors brighten the inky illustrations with each new item.

AND THEN IT'S SPRING

And Then It's Spring
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Fogliano
Author's First Name: 
Julie
Illustrator's First Name: 
Erin E.
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Stead
Publisher: 
Neal Porter
Publication Date: 
2012

Gentle poetic prose complements woodblock and pencil illustrations that show just how long three weeks can be for a young gardener and his companions—dog, rabbit, and turtle—waiting for green seeds to sprout out of a brown world.

STEP GENTLY OUT

STEP GENTLY OUT
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Frost
Author's First Name: 
Helen
Illustrator's First Name: 
Rick
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Lieder
Publisher: 
Candlewick
Publication Date: 
2012

Richly-colored photographs magnify the world of tiny insects such as a disguised praying mantis and a luminous katydid to furnish a stage for this gentle poem about the wonder of these small creatures. Backmatter adds information about each insect pictured.

GOLDEN DOMES AND SILVER LANTERNS: A MUSLIM BOOK OF COLORS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Khan
Author's First Name: 
Hena
Illustrator's First Name: 
Mehrdokht
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Amini
Publisher: 
Chronicle
Publication Date: 
2012

A Muslim girl introduces her family and faith (deen) by naming the colors of important items: prayer rug, hijab, mosque, minaret, kufi, Ramadan, henna, Eid, zakat

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