St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s C.V. Starr Library & Learning Center Summer Reading Suggestions 2016 Early Childhood: Nursery, Junior Kindergarten and Senior Kindergarten

Here is a list of literary resources to enjoy over the summer months. Many of these titles can be found at your local public library. Try to share at least one book a day with your child. You and your child may also want to refer to this list throughout the year when borrowing books from the school library.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Reading Tips For Parents...... 2 New and Notable Fiction and Nonfiction ...... 2 2016 Children’s Book Award Winners...... 2 Alphabet and Concept Books...... 2 Beginning Readers...... 3 Chapter Books to Read Aloud to Young Listeners...... 3 Classic Picture Books Every Child Should Know ...... 4 Fables, Fairy Tales, Folklore and Nursery Rhymes...... 5 Friendship, Family and Other Adventures...... 7 Information Books: Animals, Arts, Biography, History and Sports ...... 11 Machines and Transportation ...... 13 Poetry Essentials ...... 14 2016 Young People’s Poet Laureate Jacqueline Woodson Poetry Picks...... 15 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)...... 15 Unconventional Princesses...... 17 Magazines...... 18 Suggested Libraries and Children’s Bookstores...... 18

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NEW AND NOTABLE FICTION AND NONFICTION

Noted with an asterisks (*) preceding the title.

2016 CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD WINNERS Awarded by the American Library Association the 2016 children’s book awards include:

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award (★winner and ★honor) Newbery Medal (★winner) Pura Belpré Illustrator Award (★winner and ★honor) Randolph Caldecott Medal (★winner and ★honor) Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (★winner and ★honor) Schneider Family Book Award (★winner and ★honor) Stonewall Book Award (★winner and ★honor). Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal (★winner and ★honor)

Award-winning titles are referenced throughout in accordance to color-coded star (★).

ALPHABET AND CONCEPT BOOKS A B C: A Family Alphabet Book – Bobbie Combs Celebrates family diversity as it teaches young children the alphabet.

*ABC Dream – Kim Krans Drawings of creatures and natural wonders introduce the letters of the alphabet.

*Awake Beautiful Child: An ABC Day in the Life – Amy Krouse Rosenthal A sweet, simple story of a young child's typical day--from morning to bedtime, each scene is described in three-word "ABC" phrases, such as "All Begins Cheerily" and "Always Be Curious."

Before After – Anne-Margot Ramstein Thought-provoking, enchanting colorful spreads wordlessly depict changing vistas from nature, animal, life, art, science and fairy tales.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – Bill Martin, Jr. Twenty-six lively and brightly colored letters decide to scale the nearest coconut tree, but will there be enough room for all of them?

Colors Versus Shapes – Mike Boldt At a contest to determine which is better, a surprising thing happens.

*D is for Dress Up: The ABCs of What We Wear– Maria Carluccio Celebrating the creativity of what we wear, this playful fashion alphabet introduces key terms for dressing and dressing up, from apron to zippers.

2 Dr. Seuss’s ABC – Dr. Seuss Laughter and learning abound in this beginning alphabet book by Dr. Seuss.

Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors – Hena Khan In simple rhyming text a young Muslim girl and her family guide the reader through the traditions and colors of Islam.

*Let’s Play – Hervé Tullet A lively yellow dot leads the reader through a journey through color, shape, and a child's imagination.

What Ship Is Not A Ship? – Harriet Ziefert Clever word groupings list three similar things and one that it is different. Picture clues will help kids figure out which "of these things is not like the other" and will begin to grasp the more fine-tuned nuances of word parts, roots, and meanings.

BEGINNING READERS Biscuit – Alyssa Satin Capucilli A little yellow dog wants ever one more thing before he’ll go to sleep.

Books by Dr. Seuss

★Don’t Throw It to Mo! – David A. Adler Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins football team. The kids on the rival team tease him for being a 'butterfingers' who's too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo's coach has a plan up his sleeve to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins.

★A Pig, a Fox, and a Box – Jonathan Fenske After finding a box just the right size to hide in, a little fox tries to play some tricks on his big friend, Pig, but things do not work out exactly as he planned.

*The Thank You Book (Elephant and Piggie series) – Mo Willems Piggie is determined to thank everyone she knows, but Gerald thinks she will forget someone important.

Mittens – Lola Schaefer Nick helps Mittens the kitten adjust to life in a new home.

CHAPTER BOOKS TO READ ALOUD TO YOUNG LISTENERS A Bear Called Paddington – Michael Bond A very small bear found by Mr. and Mrs. Brown at Paddington station becomes part of the family.

Charlotte’s Web – E. B. White Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.

The Mouse and the Motorcycle – Beverly Cleary Join Ralph for dangerous and exciting mouse adventures on his motorcycle.

My Father’s Dragon – Ruth Stiles Gannett The boy who finds the dragon in the cave knows it is a kindly, harmless one, but how can he convince the frightened villagers and especially St. George the dragon killer that there is no cause for concern?

3 Winnie-the-Pooh – A. A. Milne The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends, in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday.

CLASSIC PICTURE BOOKS EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – Judith Viorst On the worst of days, kids can take solace in the fact that everyone has terrible times.

Bread and Jam for Francis – Russell Hoban Frances decides she likes to eat only bread and jam at every meal until to her surprise her parents grant her wish.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? – Eric Carle This cheerful introduction to colors comes alive through wonderful illustrations and rhyming text.

Caps for Sale – Esphyr Slobodkina A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree.

The Carrot Seed – Ruth Krauss A young boy plants a carrot seed and, although the adults tell him that nothing will happen, he just knows it will come up.

A Chair for My Mother – Vera B. Williams A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.

A Color of His Own – Leo Lionni Share this tribute to friendship and self-identity with your own child, who simultaneously seeks comfort and independence.

Corduroy – Don Freeman A lost button leads to lovable adventures for a bear that longs for a home.

Froggy Gets Dressed – Jonathan London Froggy hops out into the snow for a winter frolic but is called back by his mother to put on some necessary articles of clothing.

Goodnight Moon – Margaret W. Brown A little bunny says goodnight to all the familiar things in his little room.

Harold and the Purple Crayon – Crockett Johnson Harold goes for a walk in the moonlight with his purple crayon and created many fantastic adventures.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile – Bernard Waber Lyle, the helpful, happy crocodile living on East 88th causes a neighborhood feud.

Madeline – Ludwig Bemelmans The rhymes in which the tale is told make it one that children will enjoy repeating.

4 Make Way for Ducklings – Robert McCloskey Mr. and Mrs. Mallard found a quiet place to raise their babies then took them to the pond in the Boston Public Garden where there were peanuts to eat.

The Polar Express – Chris Van Allsburg A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.

Snowy Day – Ezra Jack Keats The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

The Story of Ferdinand – Munro Leaf The story of a bull that would rather sit quietly under a tree than fight.

Strega Nona – Tomie De Paola A retelling of an old Italian tale about what happens when Strega Nona leaves her apprentice alone with her magic pasta pot, and he is determined to show the townspeople how it works.

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble – William Steig In a moment of fright Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then cannot hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit – Beatrix Potter Peter disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught.

Where the Wild Things Are – Maurice Sendak After Max was sent to bed for misbehaving, he escapes by imagining that he sails away to a wild land full of monsters.

FABLES, FAIRY TALES, FOLKLORE AND NURSERY RHYMES Abiyoyo – Pete Seeger Banished from the town for making mischief, a little boy and his father are welcomed back when they find a way to make the dreaded giant Abiyoyo disappear.

Anansi and the Magic Stick – Eric A. Kimmel A West African folk tale about a lovable spider that steals Hyena’s magic stick so he can clean up his own rickety house.

Beauty and the Beast – retold by H. Chuku Lee A lonely creature and a caring girl create a tender and gentle retelling. Close inspection of the African- inspired brilliant watercolor and gouache painting reveals pertinent details.

Cuckoo – Lois Ehlert A traditional Mayan tale, which reveals how the cuckoo lost her beautiful feathers.

The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India – Marcia Williams Draws eight stories from well-known collections of Indian folktales--Hitopadesha tales, Jataka tales, and Panchantra tales.

Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Tale – Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni On her way to visit her daughter on the other side of the jungle, Grandma encounters a hungry fox, bear, and tiger, and although she convinces them to wait for her return trip, she still must find a way to outwit them all.

5 Grasshopper and the Ants – Jerry Pinkney A playful grasshopper wonders why the busy ants around him won't join in his merrymaking as the seasons pass by.

Henny-Penny – Jane Wattenberg A cumulative tale about Henny-Penny and her barnyard friends who were literally outfoxed on their journey to tell the king the sky was falling.

Here Comes Mother Goose – edited by Iona Opie More than sixty traditional nursery rhymes.

Jack – Tomie DePaola A traditional “Jack” tale, the cast of characters grows on the journey into the city to find a new home.

Little Roja Riding Hood – Susan Middleton Elya A rhyming twist on the classic fairy tale in which a little girl saves her grandmother from a wolf.

Lon Po Po: A Red-riding Hood Story from China – Ed Young An Asian retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood story.

Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale – Carmen Agra Deedy In this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters – John Steptoe Featuring stunning illustrations, this African Cinderella story proves that beauty is only skin deep.

My Grandfather’s Coat – retold by Jim Aylesworth In this Variation on a Yiddish folksong, an immigrant boy makes good use of his coat.

Nasreddine – Odile Weulersse As Nasreddine and his father take dates, wool, chickens, or watermelon to market, people tease them no matter who is riding their donkey, and this causes Nasreddine embarrassment until his father helps him to understand.

Nursery Tales Around the World – Judy Sierra Compare and contrast 18 easy-to-tell stories.

Rapunzel – Rachel Isadora A witch imprisons a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair in a lonely tower.

Seven Blind Mice – Ed Young In this retelling of the Indian fable, seven blind mice discover different parts of an elephant and argue about its appearance.

Stone Soup – Jon Muth Three wise monks trick a poor, frightened community into finding happiness by teaching them the magic of generosity.

A Story, A Story – Gail E. Haley Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called spider stories.

6 Ticki Ticki Tembo – retold by Arlene Mosel This humorous retelling of a favorite folktale recounts how the Chinese came to give their children short names.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff – P. C. Asbørnsen Three clever billy goats outwit a big, ugly troll who lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain.

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse – Helen Ward A retelling of Aesop's well-known fable in which a country mouse visits a town mouse and they find they each prefer a very different way of life. Set in 1930s New York at Christmas.

Very Short Fables to Read Together – Mary Ann Hoberman Includes beloved tales such as The Ant and the Grasshopper and The Lion and the Mouse, as well as less familiar but equally charming stories like The Peacock and the Crane.

The Village of Round and Square Houses – Ann Grifalconi A grandmother explains to her listeners why in their village on the side of a volcano the men live in square houses and the women in round ones.

*When the Animals Saved Earth: An Eco-fable – Retold by Alexis York Lumbard In the retelling of this timely 1000-year-old fable found in Muslim, Christian, and Jewish traditions, only animals lived on an island in complete harmony. When humans entered the peaceful setting, all changed negatively for the animals and the environment. A wise boy, a talkative lion, and a spirit leader find a peaceful solution to the conflict and endangerment of the animals and the natural world.

FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY AND OTHER ADVENTURES Abuelo – Arthur Dorros Watercolor and pencil paintings illustrate the memories of a boy’s day riding the pampas with his grandfather.

*Ally-Saurus & the First Day of School – Richard Torrey Can a dinosaur-loving girl make friends at school?

*The Almost Terrible Playdate – Richard Torrey A young boy and girl, with very different ideas about what they want to play, face off during a play date.

The Baby Tree – Sophie Blackall After learning that his parents are expecting a baby, a young boy asks several people where babies come from and gets a different answer from each before his parents have a chance to give the right answer.

Big Friends – Linda Sarah and Benji Davies Best friends Etho and Birt love going up Sudden Hill and sitting in simple cardboard boxes imagining they are kings, soldiers, astronauts, or pirates until Shu asks to join them, and their "two-by-two rhythm" is disturbed.

Big Red Lollipop – Rukhsana Khan This wise picture book offers a compassionate and humorous look at the challenges two sisters face in a new culture.

7 Beautiful Moon – Tonya Bolden Under a radiant moon and surrounded by all the noises of the city at night, a little boy prays for those in need, for wars to end, for the sick to be healed, and for all the members of his family.

*Bob and Flo – Rebecca Ashdown Flo finds a friend on the first day of school but loses her lunch pail. Or does she?

*Buddy and Earl – Maureen Fergus A dog and a hedgehog forge a joyous friendship and banish boredom using their imaginations.

Dumpling Soup – Jama Kim Rattigan A young Asian American girl living in Hawaii tries to make dumplings for her family's New Year's celebration.

*Emma and Julia Love Ballet – Barbara McClintock A story that follows the everyday life of two girls, one a professional ballerina, the other a student, both of who love ballet.

Elephants Never Forget – Anushka Ravishankar A lonely elephant meets a herd of buffaloes and decides to stay with them, but when they meet up with some elephants, he must make an important decision.

*Finders Keepers – Keiko Kasza A “found” hat, taking on different properties depending on the finder, makes its way back to its original owner.

*Families, Families, Families – Suzanne Lang A story presented as a series of framed portraits features animals in dozens of combinations that represent and celebrate all kinds of non-traditional families.

Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin – Chieri Uegaki This terrifically inspiring book offers hope and confidence to all children who are yearning to master something difficult.

Henry Wants More – Linda Ashman Whether spending time with Papa, singing songs with Grandma, playing games with Lucy, or racing with Charlie, toddler Henry wears his family out until bedtime, when Mama is the one who wants more.

*How to Share With a Bear – Eric Pinder One cold day, Thomas builds a cave of pillows and blankets where he can read, but when he goes to get a flashlight, a young "bear" goes inside and nothing Thomas does discourages the bear from being near him.

Is Your Family Like Mine? – Lois Ambramchik Armetha is a five-year-old girl with two moms. Armetha and her friends discover that love is the common bond in each family.

*Juna’s Jar – Jane Bahk After her best friend, Hector, moves away, Juna's brother Minho tries to make her feel better by finding things to put in her special kimchi jar, and each night, whatever is in the jar takes her on a magical journey in search of Hector.

8 Kevin and His Dad – Irene Smalls Kevin feels excitement, pride, pleasure, and love as he spends an entire day working and playing with his father.

Knuffle Bunny – Mo Willems At the Laundromat, Trixie, who is too young to speak, realizes that something is missing and struggles to explain the problem to her father.

★★Last Stop on Market Street – Illustrated by Christian Robinson; written by Matt de la Peña A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.

*Lailah’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story – Reem Faruqi Lailah is finally old enough to fast for Ramadan, but how can she explain to her teacher and classmates why she isn’t eating lunch?

*Lenny and Lucy – Philip C. Stead Peter creates Lenny, a life-sized doll, to guard the bridge from the “dark, unfriendly” woods outside his home. But when night falls, Peter can’t sleep. What if Lenny is lonely?

*Leo: A Ghost Story – Mac Barnett When Leo hits it off with a girl who has imaginary friends, he tries to blend in and not tell her he’s a ghost. But sometimes, a ghost’s special skills come in handy.

*Let's Go to the Hardware Store – Anne Rockwell When the new house needs fixing up, a brother and sister accompany their father on a trip to the hardware store to find the tools and materials needed to get the job done.

*Little Tree – Loren Long A young tree struggles with the cycle of life. What would he be without his leaves?

Lola Plants a Garden – Anna McQuinn Lola plants a flower garden with her mom's help, and watches it grow.

*Looking for Bongo – Eric Velasquez When a boy's abuela accuses him of being careless with his beloved Bongo, he devises a trap and catches the toy thief red-handed.

★Mango, Abuela, and Me – Illustrated by Angela Dominges, written by Meg Medina When a little girl’s far-away grandmother comes to stay, love and patience transcend language in a tender story written by acclaimed author Meg Medina.

Mixed Me – Taye Diggs Told in rhyming text, Mike is a mixed-race boy, completely comfortable with his identity and his parents--and his wild, curly hair.

*The Moon Is Going to Addy’s House – Ida Pearle There’s something to look out for on the car ride home from Addy’s play date: “See it hiding behind boulders? And peeking through clouds? Where did it go? Oh, now I know.”

9 *More-igami – Dori Kleber Joey loves things that fold, so naturally when he hears about origami, he wants to make it himself. But he learns that becoming an origami master takes “much practice and great patience.”

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress – Christine Baldacchino A young boy faces adversity from classmates when he wears an orange dress at school.

*Mother Bruce – Ryan T. Higgins Bruce is a grumpy bear who likes no one and nothing but cooked eggs, but when some eggs he was planning to boil hatch and the goslings believe he is their mother, he must try to make the best of the situation.

My Dadima Wears A Sari – Kashmira Sheth Two young sisters raised in America learn about the beauty and art of wearing a sari from their wise Indian grandmother.

My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay – Cari Best Zulay, who is blind, loves her classroom and her friends–but not using her cane. She decides to run in a race to prove her mettle.

★My Tata’s Remedies = Los remedios de mi tata – Illustrated by Antonio Castro; written by Roni Capin Rivera- Ashford Tata Gus teaches his grandson Aaron how to use natural healing remedies, and in the process helps the members of his family and his neighbors.

Ninja! – Arree Chung A ninja must be strong, courageous, and silent! He creeps through the house on a secret mission. There may be obstacles! But have no fear––a true ninja can overcome all challenges.

*On the Ball – Brian Pinkney A boy and his soccer ball share spirited, imaginative adventures and the return to the game.

*A Piece of Home – Jeri Watts “In Korea I was ordinary . . . not different. I was just me, like so many others.” But when Hee Jun and his family move to West Virginia, he discovers that he stands out. How will he adjust?

Red: A Crayon’s Story – Michael Hall Red's factory-applied label clearly says that he is red, but despite the best efforts of his teacher, fellow crayons and art supplies, and family members, he cannot seem to do anything right until a new friend offers a fresh perspective.

The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale – Grace Lin A sad king and queen find joy and happiness after a mysterious red thread leads them to a baby waiting to be adopted.

*Robo-Sauce – Adam Rubin A special sauce turns a boy into a robot, and he then transforms everyone and everything into robots, including the book.

Stella Brings the Family – Miriam B. Schiffer Stella decides to bring her two fathers as well as other family members to a Mother’s Day celebration at school.

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Strictly No Elephants – Lisa Mantchev A boy is excluded from joining his friends' pet club because of his unusual pet.

*Thunder Boy Jr. – Sherman Alexie Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name...one that's all his own. Dad is known as Big Thunder, but Little Thunder doesn't want to share a name.

*Twenty Yawns – Jane Smiley As her mom reads a bedtime story, Lucy drifts off. But later, she awakens in a dark, still room, and everything looks mysterious. How will she ever get back to sleep?

★★Waiting – Kevin Henkes Five friends sit happily on a windowsill, waiting for something amazing to happen. What will happen? Will patience win in the end? Or someday will the friends stop waiting and do something unexpected?

*The Whisper – Pamela Zagarenski A young girl imagines stories for each lavish picture in a magical book that is missing its words.

INFORMATION BOOKS: ANIMALS, ARTS, BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND SPORTS *Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine – Laurie Wallmark Interested in science and math, young Ada wrote what is considered to be the first computer program.

*An Ambush of Tigers: A Wild Gathering of Collective Nouns – Betsy R. Rosenthal The collective nouns for assemblages of animals are presented humorously and poetically with equally clever illustrations.

*Bird and Diz – Gary Golio “They take turns, tossing notes back and forth like jugglers.” In this accordion book, Charlie “Bird” Parker and John “Dizzy” Gillespie create a fun, faster kind of jazz called bebop.

*A Bird Is a Bird – Lizzy Rockwell Describes the unique features that birds have, including beaks, wings, and feathers, and how they are used by different varieties of birds.

*A Chicken Followed me Home!: Questions and Answers About a Familiar Fowl – Robin Page If a chicken followed you home, you’d probably wonder: “What will my chicken eat?” Is it a hen or a rooster? “Will my chicken fly away?” Find out the answers to these questions and many more.

★The Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music –Margarita Engle Follows a young Cuban girl in the 1930s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums.

*Earmuffs for Everyone! How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs – Meghan McCarthy A boy from Maine with cold ears improves upon and patents his design for earmuffs.

★Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah – Laurie Ann Thompson Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age 13 to provide for his family, and, eventually, became a cyclist. He rode an astonishing 400 miles across Ghana in 2001, spreading his powerful message: disability is not inability.

11 ★Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear – Lindasy Mattick A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh.

*Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence, a Young Artist in Harlem – Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts The colors and music of his Harlem neighborhood inspire a young boy to paint, create masks, and recreate his world.

Goal! – Sean Taylor Appealing photographs of children playing soccer in various countries are accompanied by running text about the game and a historical note for each country.

*High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs – Lisa Kahn Schnell Birds, people, and horseshoe crabs meet up each spring on the shores of Delaware Bay where the crabs come to spawn.

*Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed – Lesléa Newman Inspired by a true story, this is an engaging tale of the composer Moshe Cotel and a beloved cat that brings unexpected sweet notes his way.

*Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber – Sue Macy Examines the career of Mary Garber, who was a sportswriter for 56 years and was the first woman to receive the Associated Press Sports Editors Red Smith Award, presented for major contributions in sports journalism.

*Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still – Karlin Gray In 1976, Romanian athlete Nadia Comaneci became the first female gymnast to score a perfect ten at the Olympics—and before the games were over, she earned six more.

*Queen of the Diamond: The Lizzie Murphy Story – Emily Arnold McCully In 1900, baseball was not a game for girls. But then there was Lizzie Murphy. “Even at six years old, Lizzie threw straight to [her brother’s] glove.” In 1918, she began playing professional ball.

Racing Against the Odds: The Story of Wendell Scott, Stock Car Racing's African-American Champion – Carole Boston Weatherford A biography of Wendell O. Scott, who made history as the only African American driver to win a race in a NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) division.

Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova – Laurel Snyder When Anna Pavlova saw a ballet as a child, “there [was] a song, suddenly, inside her.” Despite having “legs too thin” and “feet all wrong,” Anna eventually became one of the world’s most famous ballerinas.

★★Trombone Shorty – Troy Andrews Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.

*Weird & Wild Animal Facts – Jessica Loy Some fairly common animals have some very unusual characteristics used for defense, feeding, cleansing, and camouflage.

12 *Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions – Chris Barton Lonnie Johnson was testing an invention idea when he discovered a pump and nozzle combination that “would make a great water gun.” But for a long time, toy companies disagreed.

MACHINES AND TRANSPORTATION *Are We There Yet? – Dan Santat Car rides can be boring and when things get boring, time slows down. In this book, a boy feels time slowing down so much that it starts going backward--into the time of pirates! Of princesses! Of dinosaurs! When time flies, who knows where--or when--he'll end up.

Boats for Papa – Jessixa Bagley Buckley loves to carve boats out of the driftwood he finds on the beach nearby. He makes big boats, long boats, short boats and tall boats, and sends them out to sea. If they don't come back, he knows they've found their way to his papa, whom he misses very much.

Count On the Subway – Dan Yaccarino Illustrations and rhythmic text describe the sights and sounds of a subway ride in New York City as a mother and child go uptown, counting their way from one to ten and back again.

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus – Mo Willems When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place––a pigeon!

Duck on a Bike – David Shannon A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.

Emergency! – Gail Gibbons How police, firefighters and others respond to emergencies.

*Fire Engine No. 9 – Mike Austin Follows a fire engine and its crew through a very busy day, using mainly sound words.

Gravity – Jason Chin Introduces the scientific principles of gravity using researched, simple explanations of its essential role in the universe.

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site – Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld At sunset, when their work is done for the day, a crane truck, a cement mixer, and other pieces of construction equipment make their way to their resting places and go to sleep.

How to Train a Train – Jason Carter Eaton A whimsical guide to training a "pet train" instructs young enthusiasts about important issues including where trains live, what they like to eat, and how to get them to perform the best train tricks.

I’m Cool! – Kate McMullan The snow-eating, slush-slurping, triple-tank Zamboni machine refuses to rush its work to resurface the ice for the hockey game.

Katy and the Big Snow – Virginia Lee Burton Katy, a red crawler tractor, goes to work in different weather conditions for the Highway Department in the city of Geoppolis.

13 Little Blue Truck – Alice Schertle A small blue truck finds his way out of a jam, with a little help from his friends.

The Little Engine That Could – Watty Piper Meet Little Blue Engine, who is best known for trying to pull a load of stranded toys over the mountain despite her being so small.

The Little Train – Lois Lenski Engineer Small at the throttle takes the little train on its run from Tiny Town to the big city.

Machines Go to Work in the City – William Low Elegant illustrations portray a variety of gritty, urban machines in all their burly glory as they work under, through, and above the city.

The Magic School Bus – Joanna Cole Join Mrs. Frizzle and explore the wonderful world.

Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel – Virginia Lee Burton Mike Mulligan proves that, although dated, his steam shovel is still useful.

Moving Blocks – Yusuke Yonezu In this small-format board book, three squares transform into a variety of vehicles, and with each page turn, shapes turn into objects in a fun visual twist.

Poem-Mobiles: Crazy Car Poems – J. Patrick Lewis and Douglas Florian Presents thirteen poems about wacky, imaginative cars, including the Sloppy-Floppy-Nonstop-Jalopy, the Bathtub Limousine, and the High Heel Car.

Seymour Simon’s Book of Trains – Seymour Simon Photographs and brief text present different kinds of trains and their cars.

★Supertruck – Stephen Savage When the city is hit by a colossal snowstorm, only one superhero can save the day. But who is this mysterious hero, and why does he disappear once his job is done?

Three Bears in a Boat – David Soman Afraid to face their mother after breaking her beautiful blue seashell, three bears set out on a high seas adventure to try to find a replacement.

POETRY ESSENTIALS Here’s a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry – Jane Yolen Sit back and savor a superb collection of more than 60 poems by a wide range of talented writers, from Margaret Wise Brown to Gertrude Stein, Langston Hughes to A. A. Milne.

I SPY Little Learners – Jean Marzollo Play I Spy with your child and learn letters, numbers, and more.

Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young collected by Jack Prelutsky Delight in this anthology of 200 rhymes and verses about the ordinary days and extraordinary imagination of children.

14 Switching on the Moon: A Very First Book of Bedtime Poems – Jane Yolen & A. Fusek Peters From the hoot of an owl to the horns of the city, from children giggling in the bath to the hushed notes of a lullaby, here is an exquisite anthology that captures the universal poetry of bedtime.

When We Were Very Young – A. A. Milne Share the childhood experiences that never go out of style in this classic from the creator of Winnie-the- Pooh.

2016 YOUNG PEOPLE’S POET LAUREATE JACQUELINE WOODSON POETRY PICKS Each month, Young People’s Poet Laureate, Jacqueline Woodson recommends a book of poetry for children. Selections include classics of children’s literature, adult collections that are well suited to children, as well as newly published books.

For more information: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/resources/poet-laureate/

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) *8: An Animal Alphabet – Elisha Cooper Discover hundreds of animals, great and small. Learn one wild fact about each animal. (Did you know that gorillas yawn when they are nervous?) Look carefully, because for each letter of the alphabet, one animal is pictured eight times. Why 8? Come inside and find out.

Baby Bear Counts One – Ashley Wolff Before curling up with his mother in their cozy den, Baby Bear counts other animals preparing for winter.

Count the Monkeys – Mac Barnett The reader is invited to count the animals that have frightened monkeys off the pages.

Domino Addition – Lynette Long Explains basic addition through the use of dominoes.

The Doorbell Rang – Pat Hutchins Each time the doorbell rings, there are more people who have come to share Ma’s wonderful cookies.

The Greedy Triangle – Marilyn Burns Dissatisfied with its shape, a triangle keeps asking the local shape-shifter to add more lines and angles until it doesn't know which side is up.

Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey – Loree Griffin Burns Butterflies change from eggs to caterpillars to pupae under the meticulous care of workers on a farm in Costa Rica.

Is It Larger? Is It Smaller? – Tana Hoban Photographs of animals and objects in larger and smaller sizes suggest comparisons between the two.

Leaping Lizards – Stuart Murphy Learn to count by 5s and 10s by counting the lizards as they arrive for a show.

Lifetime: The Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives – Lola M. Schaefer A counting primer that combines contrasting illustrations with animal facts, inviting young children to count a woodpecker's 30 roosting holes, a giraffe's 200 spots, and 1000 baby seahorses.

15 *Max’s Math – Kate Banks Max and his brothers drive to Shapeville and Count Town searching for problems, and are able to use their skills in arithmetic and sleuthing to help get things ready for a rocket launch.

Measuring Penny – Loreen Leedy After learning about maps in school, Lisa maps all the favorite places of her dog Penny.

Mother Goose Numbers on the Loose – Leo and Diane Dillon Presents an illustrated collection of twenty-four counting rhymes.

Mouse Shapes – Ellen Stoll Walsh Three mice learn about shapes, creativity, and cooperation.

Mysterious Patterns: Finding Fractals in Nature – Sarah C. Campbell Gorgeous photographs accompany a simple and straightforward explanation of fractals, geometric shapes made up of smaller parts that each look like the whole shape.

*On the Construction Site: A Shine-a-Light Book – Carron Brown Shine a light behind the page to uncover hidden features of a building site.

One Moose, Twenty Mice – Clare Beaton Young readers learn the numbers one through twenty while trying to spot the cat hiding in each picture.

*Raindrops Roll – April Pulley Sayre Outstanding photographs and clear text reveal the science of raindrops as they land. Back matter adds details about the water cycle.

The Real Princess: A Mathematical Tale – Brenda Williams Practice your math skills while enjoying this quirky take on The Princess and the Pea.

Rooster Off to See the World – Eric Carle A simple introduction to the meaning of numbers and sets, as a rooster, is on his way to see the world, is joined by 14 animals along the way.

The Secret Birthday Message – Eric Carle A message in code starts Tim off on an exciting treasure hunt until he finds his special birthday surprise. Enforces following directions skills.

Simple Machines (Let’s Read-and-Find-Out Science series) – D.J. Ward Learn about the six basic simple machines–levers, wheels and axels, pulleys, ramps, wedges, and screws.

*So You Want to Grow a Pizza? (Grow Your Food Series) – Bridget Heos A humorous how-to on how to grow the ingredients for pizza sauce.

*Swamp Chomp – Lola M. Schaefer Vibrant, detailed double-page spread illustrations with simple action-verb text introducing young readers to the life and food chain of a swamp.

Ten Black Dots – Donald Crews What can you do with a group of dots? This dynamic book offers inspired counting practice.

16 *Ultimate Construction Site Book – Anne-Sophie Baumann The sounds, sights, and activity of a construction site provide for endless fascination.

Water Is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle – Miranda Paul “Whirl. Swirl. Watch it curl by. Steam is steam unless . . . it cools high.” A brother and sister gaze at clouds, slosh through puddles, and experience the other phases of the water cycle through the seasons.

We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey through Tanzania – Laurie Krebs Learn to count in Swahili and discover all kinds of African animals with this exciting children's safari through the grasslands of Tanzania.

UNCONVENTIONAL PRINCESSES The Apple-Pip Princess – Jane Ray A king sets his three daughters the task of making the kingdom bloom again, and discovers that sometimes the smallest things can make the biggest difference.

*Interstellar Cinderella – Deborah Underwood In this outer space adaptation of the fairy tale, Cinderella dreams of becoming a spaceship mechanic.

Not All Princesses Dress in Pink – Jane Yolen Rhyming text affirms that girls can pursue their many interests, from playing sports to planting flowers in the dirt, without giving up their tiaras.

The Paper Bag Princess – Robert N. Munsch Princess Elizabeth decides to rescue her fiancé Prince Ronald from a dragon who has burned up all her possessions.

The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas – Tony Wilson After tiring of the needs of overly demanding princesses, Prince Henrik devises a test to find a girl who’s not so sensitive, using a very thin mattress and an entire packet of frozen peas.

The Princess and the Pizza – Mary Jane and Herm Auch An out-of-work princess applies to become the bride of Prince Drupert, but first she must pass several tests, including a cooking contest.

Princess Grace – Mary Hoffman Grace wants to participate in her community festival’s princess float, but first she must decide what sort of a princess she wants to be, from an African princess in kente cloth robes to a fluffy pink fairy tale princess.

Princess Hyacinth: The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated – Florence Parry Heide Princess Hyacinth is bored and unhappy sitting in her palace every day because, unless she is weighed down by specially made clothes, she will float away, but her days are made brighter when kite-flying Boy stops to say hello.

The Princess Knight – Cornelia Funke Violetta is secretly teaches herself to become the bravest and cleverest knight in the land until she must face the king’s best knights in a jousting tournament.

Sleeping Bobby – Will and Mary Pope Osborne A retelling of the Grimm tale featuring a handsome prince who is put into a deep sleep by a curse until he is awakened by the kiss of a brave princess.

17 MAGAZINES Babybug Each issue is filled with charming characters, games, songs, poems and stories. Infants-3.

Highlights High Five Promotes reasoning, problem solving and creative self-expression. Ages 2-6.

Ladybug Filled with enchanting stories and poems. Ages 3-7.

Ranger Rick, Jr Filled with fun activities, simple stories and wild animals that the little ones love. Ages 3-7.

Zootles Written for preschoolers, each issue includes wildlife photos, stories, activities and puzzles and animal facts to feed young minds and imaginations. Ages 2-3.

SUGGESTED LIBRARIES AND CHILDREN’S BOOKSTORES

C. V. Starr Library Bank Street Bookstore 5th Floor 2780 Broadway (corner of W 107th Street) St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s New York, NY 10025 Librarian: Angela Perna 212-678-1654 [email protected]

New York Public Library Books of Wonder www.nypl.org 18 W 18th Street New York, NY 10011 212-989-3270

Bibliography compiled and arranged by Angela Perna, Librarian, St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s. Annotations are courtesy of Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year 2016 booklist, Library of Congress and the New York Public Library’s Cataloging-in-Publication notes. Updated 05/2016.

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