Katelynn Daniels' Library
Norman Smith Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780307010858 | The Monster at the End of This Book | Jon Stone | Grover tries to prevent young readers from turning the pages of this book because he doesn't want to meet up with the monster on the last page. | Golden Books |
| 9781554537044 | The Most Magnificent Thing | Ashley Spires | Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unnamed girl and her very best friend, who happens to be a dog. The girl has a wonderful idea. “She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. All she has to do is make it, and she makes things all the time. Easy-peasy!” But making her magnificent thing is anything but easy, and the girl tries and fails, repeatedly. Eventually, the girl gets really, really mad. She is so mad, in fact, that she quits. But after her dog convinces her to take a walk, she comes back to her project with renewed enthusiasm and manages to get it just right.For the early grades’ exploration of character education, this funny book offers a perfect example of the rewards of perseverance and creativity. The girl’s frustration and anger are vividly depicted in the detailed art, and the story offers good options for dealing honestly with these feelings, while at the same time reassuring children that it’s okay to make mistakes. The clever use of verbs in groups of threes is both fun and functional, offering opportunities for wonderful vocabulary enrichment. The girl doesn’t just “make” her magnificent thing --- she “tinkers and hammers and measures,” she “smoothes and wrenches and fiddles,” she “twists and tweaks and fastens.” These precise action words are likely to fire up the imaginations of youngsters eager to create their own inventions and is a great tie-in to learning about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. | Kids Can Press |
| 9781524790011 | The Night Before Kindergarten Graduation | Natasha Wing | From decorating their classroom to practicing their graduation song to picking out their clothes, Miss Sunrise's kindergarten class prepares for graduation in this rhyming tale based on "The Night Before Christmas." | Grosset & Dunlap |
| 9780590761550 | The Northern Lights | Susan Canizares | Focuses on the beauty of the colors found in the northern lights. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| The Old Lady Who Swallowed A Rose | ||||
| 9780399255878 | The Perfect Present | Fiona Roberton | Excited about his new dog, Henry does not even open the gift from his pet duck, Spot, who, feeling left out, packs a bag and goes away, only to be caught in a storm. | |
| OS_643EE04CFCEDC800B5831E1F | the poky little puppy | |||
| 9780544580145 | The Polar Express | A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus. | HMH Books For Young Readers | |
| 9781338833904 | The Pout-Pout Fish and the Mad, Mad Day | Deborah Diesen | With the help of his friends, Mr. Fish is able to overcome his anger. | |
| The Power Of Kindess | ||||
| 9780395903247 | The Princess, the Mud Pies, and the Dragon | Lilly Ernesto | A princess's mud pies help save the castle from a dragon. | |
| OS_6435B73B48A40B00B5B47BF8 | The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy | Jane Thayer | ||
| 9780395902950 | The Race | Lizza Riley | Houghton Mifflin | |
| 9780689717383 | The Relatives Came | Cynthia Rylant | In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars. When they finally had to leave, they were sad, but not for long. They all knew they would be together next summer. | Atheneum |
| The Royal Dinner | ||||
| OS_643DAFACC62A1900B5BF4188 | The Seasons | |||
| 9780439808453 | The Snow Champion | Carol Pugiano-Martin, Norman Bridwell | After the big snowstorm, it's time for a big snowball fight! But T-Bone is not as excited as his friends. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780670062591 | The Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats | The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. | |
| 9780425287446 | The Snowy Day : Un día De Nieve | Ezra Jack Keats | Las aventuras de un muchachito en la ciudad cuando hace mucha nieve. | |
| 9780590987875 | The Spider Weaver | Margaret Musgrove | In this retelling of a tale from Ghana, a wondrous spider shows two Ashanti weavers how to make intricate, colorful patterns in the cloth that they weave. | Scholastic Inc. |