Rechenka's Eggs by
Patricia Polacco
Genre: Picture Book
Age Range: 5 to 8 years
ISBN: 0399215018
Date of Publication: March 25, 1988
Illustrator: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Philomel
A story about Babushka who painted eggs in her dacha, or house, until one day, she finds an injured goose named Rechenka. Babushka takes in the goose that breaks the eggs and lays her painted eggs, which win first prize in Moskva.
The Thirteenth Clue by
Ann Jonas
Genre: Picture Book
Age Range: 5 to 11 years
ISBN: 0688097421
Date of Publication: 1988
Illustrator: Ann Jonas
Publisher: Greenwillow Books. New
York, New York
Water color and gouache paints used for full-color art. We join a girl as she searches for her birthday surprise. Can you find the clues leading to her surprise?
Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert
Genre: Picture Book
Age Range: 5 to 8 years
ISBN:
Date of Publication: 1990
Illustrator: Lois Ehlert
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
San Diego
Illustrations have a cut-and-paste look. This book takes you on a backyard journey with a cat. Readers learn about twelve common North American birds.
A Fine White Dust by Cynthia Rylant
Illustrator: None
Genre: Novel
Format: Hardcover
Age Range: 8 to 12 years
ISBN: 0027772403
Pages: 120
Date of Publication: August 1986
Publisher: Bradbury Press, New York
Novel about a religious boy, with non-religious parents, who is saved by a preacher at a church revival. The boy eventually loses trust in the preacher, but gains a tolerance of others beliefs.
The Spotted Pony: A Collection of
Hanukkah Tales by Eric A. Kimmel
Illustrator: Leonard Everett Fisher
Genre: Novel
Format: Hardcover
Age Range: 9 to 11 years
ISBN: 0823409368
Pages: 70
Date of Publication: September 1992
Publisher: Holiday House, New York
Mediocre black and white illustrations appear occasionally. A retelling of eight Jewish tales, one for each night of Hanukkah. Shows a great appreciation for Jewish folktales. The writing quality far exceeds its artwork.
The Stinky Cheese Man And Other
Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka
Illustrator: Lane Smith
Genre: Picture Book
Format: Hardcover
Age Range: 7 to 11 years
ISBN: 067084487X
Pages: 56
Date of Publication: September 1992
Publisher: Viking, New York, New York
The illustrations have a dark, yet comedic, look similar to the cartoon Beetlejuice. The book is a collection of modernized fairy tales with a comedic twist. The table of contents, title page, and narrator comments are not where you would expect.
Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky
Genre: Picture Book
Format: Hardcover
Age Range: 7 to 11 years
ISBN: 0525456074
Pages: 48
Date of Publication: September 1997
Publisher: Dutton Children's Books,
New York
The beautiful oil paintings with their classic look add strength to the story. The book is a retelling of the story Rapunzel which has its origin in France. It is a great read aloud boo
Chrysanthemum by
Kevin Henkes
Illustrator: Kevin Henkes
Genre: Picture Book
Format: Hardcover
Age Range: 3 to 7 years
ISBN: 0688096999
Pages: 32
Date of Publication: September 1991
Publisher: New York, Greenwillow
Books
The watercolor illustrations give the book a cartoon look. Chrysanthemum loves her name until she goes to school and the other children make fun of it. Eventually, when she meets the music teacher Delphinium Twinkle, she likes her name again.
Tree of Cranes by
Allen Say
Illustrator: Allen Say
Genre: Picture Book
Format: Hardcover
Age Range: 5 to 8 years
ISBN: 039552024X
Pages: 32
Pub. Date: September 1991
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company,
Boston, MA
The watercolor illustrations give this book a soothing affect. A Japanese boy celebrates his first Christmas with his American born mother. The story intermingles two traditions effectively.
Hiroshima by
Laurence Yep
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Illustrator: None
Genre: Novel
Format: Hardcover
Age Range: 9 to 12
ISBN: N/A
Pages: 56
Pub. Date: 1995
Publisher: Scholastic, New York, New
York
The novella gives an account of the bombing from a Japanese point of view. A touching and powerful novel.
