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SUPPORTED BY: Best New Picture Books Booktalk 2014 SUPPORTED BY: Best New Picture Books Books at Columbus Metropolitan Library President Taft is Stuck in the Bath by Mac Barnett, 2014. Picture Book Barnett President William Howard Taft, a man of great stature - well, he got stuck in a bathtub. Now how did he get unstuck? Mac Barnett and illustrator Chris Van Dusen imagine a parade of clueless cabinet members advising the exasperated president, leading up to a hugely satisfying, hilarious finale. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, 2014. Picture Book Barnett Sam and Dave are on a mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they keep digging... Quest by Aaron Becker, 2014. Picture Book Becker The creator of the Caldecott Honor Book “Journey” presents the next chapter in his stunning wordless fantasy Miss Brooks’ Story Nook: Where Tales Are Told and Ogres Are Welcome by Barbara Bottner, 2014. Picture Book Bottner A hilarious tribute to the power of storytelling, inventiveness and ingenuity. Flashlight by Lizi Boyd, 2014. Picture Book Boyd Both lyrical and humorous, this visual poem – like the flashlight beam itself – reveals that there is magic in the darkness. We just have to look for it. Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella by Jan Brett, 2013. Picture Book Brett Cinders, the most picked upon hen in the flock, becomes the most loved by Prince Cockerel when she arrives at his ball looking so beautiful that even her bossy sisters do not recognize her. My Teacher is a Monster by Peter Brown, 2014. Picture Book Brown A young boy who runs into his “monstrous” teacher outside of school and realizes she might be nicer than he thought. Sunday Shopping by Sally Derby, 2014. Picture Book Derby Every Sunday night a young girl and her grandmother go on an imaginary shopping trip using play money and the advertisements in the newspaper as a guide for their purchases. If Kids Ran The World by Leo Dillon, 2014. Picture Book Dillon Two-time Caldecott Medal-winning husband-and-wife team capture the wondrous joy of all people, and the unique beauty within each that shines forth. Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi, 2014. Picture Book DiTerlizzi From butterflies and moths to crickets and cicadas, a rhyming exploration of backyard-bug behavior. Abuelo by Arthur Dorros, 2014. Picture Book Dorros A boy’s family moves to the city from the country, away from Abuelo, and it is the boy’s memories that help him adjust to his new life. Have You Heard the Nesting Bird? by Rita Gray, 2014. Picture Book Gray In this nonfiction picture book for young readers, we learn just why the mother nesting bird stays quiet and still while sitting on her eggs. The Hueys in None the Number by Oliver Jeffers, 2014. Picture Book Jeffers One of the lovable Hueys tries to explain the concept of “none” to another by finding different numbers of items, one through 10, then taking them all away. Weeds Find a Way by Cynthia Jenson-Elliott, 2014. Picture Book Jenson-Elliott Weeds live and grow in the most hostile environments, such as a tangle of tree roots or a crack in the cellar of an old house, where other plants cannot thrive. Winter is Coming by Tony Johnston, 2014. Picture Book Johnston Witness the changing of a season through a watchful child’s eyes in this story of nature and discovery. You Are (Not) Small by Anna Kang, 2014. Picture Book Kang Size? It all depends on who’s standing next to you. Simple text, bold illustrations, and a surprise ending make this a fun read. Here I Am by Patti Kim, 2014. Picture Book Kim Newly arrived from their faraway homeland, a boy and his family enter into the lights, noise, and traffic of a busy American city. I Pledge Allegiance by Pat Mora, 2014. Picture Book Mora Libby and her great-aunt, Lobo, both learn the Pledge of Allegiance--Libby for school, and Lobo for her U.S. citizenship ceremony. Please, Louise by Toni Morrison, 2014. Picture Book Morrison On a gray, rainy day, everything seems frightening to Louise until she enters a library and finds books that help her to know and imagine the beauty and wonder that have been there all along. The Tortoise & the Hare by Jerry Pinkney, 2014. Picture Book Pinkney This companion to the Caldecott Medal-winning “The Lion & the Mouse” is Pinkney’s most stunning masterpiece yet. The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade by Justin Roberts, 2014. Picture Book Roberts Sally McCabe is a very little girl, and nobody notices her, although she notices everything that goes on around her. But when she speaks out about the unkindness she sees, people start to pay attention. Lost for Words by Natalie Russell, 2014. Picture Book Russell Tapir has a new notebook and pencils but, unlike his friends, can think of nothing to write and is ready to give up when he finds a better way to communicate--through drawing. I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison, 2014. Picture Book Schofield-Morrison On a trip to the park with her mother, a young girl hears a rhythm coming from the world around her. The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires, 2014. Picture Book Spires A little girl and her canine assistant set out to make the most magnificent thing. But after much hard work, the end result is not what the girl had in mind. My Pet Book by Bob Staake, 2014. Picture Book Staake A boy’s search for the perfect pet leads him to the bookstore, where he finds a bright red book that becomes his best friend. Help! We Need a Title! by Herve Tullet, 2014. Picture Book Tullet In this clever new picture book from the creator of Press Here, readers are encouraged to interact with a book that is still in the process of being invented. Stella’s Starliner by Rosemary Wells, 2014. Picture Book Wells Stella’s unnerved by a bullying group of weasels who say mean things about her humble home. Best New Nonfiction Books for K-2 Books at Columbus Metropolitan Library Little Roja Riding Hood by Susan Middleton Elya, 2014. j398 G86Lr E52L This sassy retelling of Little Red Riding Hood features accessible Spanish rhymes and fresh illustrations, with hip cultural details throughout. Gravity by Jason Chin, 2014. j531.14 C539g What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity. Jason Chin has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible to young readers in this unusual, innovative, and very beautiful book. Plant a Pocket of Prairie by Phyllis Root, 2014. j577.44 R783p The creators of “Big Belching Bog” take young readers on a trip to another of Minnesota’s important ecosystems: the prairie. Here they explain how changes in one part of the system affect every other part: when prairie plants are destroyed, the animals that eat those plants and live on or around them are harmed as well. Plants Feed Me by Lizzy Rockwell, 2013. j581.63 R684p A highly regarded author-illustrator of nonfiction for young children has created a science book about the parts of plants that humans find yummy. Is This Panama?: A Migration Story by Jan Thornhill, 2013. j591.568 T512i When Sammy, a young Wilson’s warbler, wakes up one frosty August morning near the Arctic Circle, he instinctively knows that it’s time to make his first migratory journey south to Panama. But there’s one problem- -where’s Panama? 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Cold, Crunchy, Colorful: Using Our Senses by Jane Brockett, 2014. j612.8 B864c Seeing brightly colored flowers, hearing nuts go “crunch,” and feeling cold ice cream on your tongue – we use our senses to explore the world. How many ways to use your senses can you find in this book? A Trip Into Space: An Adventure to the International Space Station by Lori Haskins Houran, 2014. j629.442 H841t A lively, rhythmical story and detailed illustrations take readers on a trip to the International Space Station, where astronauts work, sleep and walk in space. The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life by Lois Ehlert, 2014. j741.64 E33s The Caldecott Honoree and illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom provides an inside look at her colorful picture book career. On The Wing by David Elliott, 2014. j811 E46o Readers can explore a glorious array of all things avian, from the tiny, restless hummingbird to the inscrutable horned owl to the majestic bald eagle. 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