Children’sBooklist2018

Books to Share & Read AloudGrades K-1

The Very Cranky BearByPICTURE BLANDOn a cold, rainy day in the jungle, four animal friends hide in a cave to play but unexpectedly meet a very cranky bear trying to nap. (2014)

Nick Bland

Children Make Terrible PetsByPICTURE BROWNWhen Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train. (2010)

Peter Brown

Rot, the Cutest in the World!ByPICTURE CLANTONRot, a mutant potato, enters a “Cutest in the World” contest but worries when he sees his competition. (2017)

Ben Clanton

There Might Be LobstersByPICTURE CRIMIA little dog’s paralyzing anxiety gives way to bravery when someone smaller arrives in need during a whooshy, splashy, overwhelming day at the beach. (2017)

Carolyn Crimi

The Legend of Rock Paper ScissorsByPICTURE DAYWALTRead the legend of the classic game! ROCK, PAPER, and SCISSORS were the strongest, smartest, and fastest in all the land. But when the warriors meet, the most epic round of battles begins. (2017)

Drew Daywalt

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy ButtonsByPICTURE DEANPete the cat loves the buttons on his shirt so much that he makes up a song about them, and even as the buttons pop off, one by one, he still finds a reason to sing. (2012)

James Dean

Sam & Dave Dig a HoleByPICTURE BARNETTSam and Dave are sure they will discover something exciting if they just keep digging their hole. (2014)

Mac Barnett

JackByPICTURE DEPAOLAYoung Jack meets a host of animals on his way to ask the king for a house. (2014)

Tomie DePaola

Children’sBooklist2018

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Books to Share & Read AloudGrades K-1

Be Quiet!ByPICTURE HIGGINSAll Rupert the Mouse wants is to star in a beautiful, wordless picture book. He has plenty of ideas about what makes a great book, but his friends just WON’T. STOP. TALKING. (2017)

Ryan T. Higgins

Stand Tall, Molly Lou MelonByPICTURE LOVELLEven when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her, and she feels good about herself. (2001)

Patty Lovell

Sheep 101ByPICTURE MORRIS100 sheep have leapt over a fence to help a child fall asleep, but when the 101st sheep gets stuck, chaos ensues. (2018)

Richard T. Morris

Creepy Carrots!ByPICTURE REYNOLDSThe carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the best around. Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat until he beginshearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes. (2012)

Aaron Reynolds

Leonardo the Terrible MonsterByPICTURE WILLEMSLeonardo is a terrible monster. He can’t seem to frightenanyone. When he discovers the perfect nervous little boy, will he scare him? Or will he think of something better? (2005)

Mo Willems

That is Not a Good Idea!ByPICTURE WILLEMSA surprising lesson about the importance of listening to one’s inner gosling ensues when a very hungry fox issues a dinner invitation to a very plump goose. (2013)

Mo Willems

Go Sleep in Your Own Bed!ByPICTURE FLEMINGIt’s bedtime on the farm, but Pig finds Cow sleeping in his sty and must send her off to her stall, setting off a chain reaction of animals being awakened to move to their own beds. (2017)

Candace Fleming