2006 Noticible Books for Younger Readers
1.  Hi, Fly Guy - by: Tedd Arnold - ISBN: 0439639034
- From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 2?A boy goes out searching for a smart animal to take to The Amazing Pet Show and bumps into a fly that...
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2.  I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! - by: Karen Beaumont - ISBN: 0152024883
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 2?When Mama catches her son paintin' pictures on the floor/and the ceiling/and the...
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3.  A Splendid Friend, Indeed - by: Suzanne Bloom - ISBN: 1590782860
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. PreSchool-K?A friendly, talkative goose endears himself to a contemplative polar bear. On each spread,...
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4.  Willa and the Wind - by: Janice M. Del Negro - ISBN: 076145232X
- From School Library Journal Grade 1-4?A girl visits the North Wind to rebuke him for keeping the rain clouds away and for blowing away the last bit of...
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5.  Mercy Watson to the Rescue - by: Kate DiCamillo - ISBN: 0763622702
- From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 2–Mercy Watson, a disarmingly charming pig adopted by a loving human family, makes her debut in this new...
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6.  Oscar's Half Birthday - by: Bob Graham - ISBN: 0763626996
- From Booklist PreS-K. Graham, the author of Let's Get a Pup (2001), introduces a similarly unconventional family (both Mom and Dad wear their...
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7.  Traction Man Is Here! - by: Mini Grey - ISBN: 0375831916
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 2–This imaginative and very funny romp through the fantasy play of a young boy features his...
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8.  Siesta - by: Ginger Foglesong Guy - ISBN: 0060560614
- From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 1–A sister and brother and a stuffed bear embark on an adventure. An empty blue backpack is packed with an...
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9.  Jitterbug Jam - by: Barbara Jean Hicks - ISBN: 0374336857
- From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 3–In this tale of bedtime anxiety, Little Bobo is teased by his older brother because he's afraid of a boy...
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10.  On Earth - by: G. Brian Karas - ISBN: 039924025X
- From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2–A simple poetic text describes the Earth's daily and yearly cycles: At night we turn away from the sun and...
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11.  You and Me Together - by: Barbara Kerley - ISBN: 0792282973
- From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2–Using a simple rhyming text, Kerley captures the essence of childhood's special moments, accompanied by...
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12.  Zen Shorts - by: Jon J. Muth - ISBN: 0439339111
- From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 4 - Beautifully illustrated in two distinct styles, this book introduces readers to a Zen approach to the...
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13.  Yum! Yuck! - by: Linda Sue Park - ISBN: 1570916594
- From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 3–In this follow-up to Mung-Mung: A Foldout Book of Animal Sounds (Charlesbridge, 2004), Park and Durango...
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14.  Hot Air - by: Marjorie Priceman - ISBN: 0689826427
- From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 3-Inventive illustrations depict the true story of the duck, sheep, and rooster that were ballooning's first...
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15.  And Tango Makes Three - by: Justin Richardson - ISBN: 0689878451
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 3-This tale based on a true story about a charming penguin family living in New York City's...
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16.  Clara and ASHA - by: Eric Rohmann - ISBN: 1596430311
- Leave it to Caldecott-winning illustrator Eric Rohmann to exactly capture the touching, transporting beauty of a girl hugging a fish. In fact,...
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17.  Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas - by: Cynthia Rylant - ISBN: 0689811705
- From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 3–Fans will welcome another installment in this popular series. In this adventure, Henry and his lovable...
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18.  Stars Beneath Your Bed - by: April Pulley Sayre - ISBN: 0060571896
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 4–This elegant picture book introduces the concept of dust–what it is, how it travels,...
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19.  Walter Was Worried - by: Laura Vaccaro Seeger - ISBN: 1596430680
- From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2–Seeger combines word art and simple text to tell the story of children's reactions to a storm. As it...
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20.  White Is for Blueberry - by: George Shannon - ISBN: 006029275X
- From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2–If Georgia O'Keeffe had made a book for young children, it might have looked like this one. Close-ups of...
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21.  Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa - by: Erica Silverman - ISBN: 0152021248
- From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 2–Kate is a cowgirl from the boots up, and Cocoa is her loquacious and irascible equine companion....
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22.  Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day - by: Jean Van Leeuwen - ISBN: 0803728875
- From Booklist K-Gr. 2. Readers will practically feel the heat rising from the pages of the latest Amanda Pig book, as four episodic stories unfold through the...
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23.  Leonardo, the Terrible Monster - by: Mo Willems - ISBN: 0786852941
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 1–Leonardo is a terrible monster–terrible as in he can't scare anybody. He's not big,...
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24.  Squashed in the Middle - by: Elizabeth Winthrop - ISBN: 0805064974
- From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2–Middle children will easily identify with Daisy, who has a know-it-all older sister and a pesky younger...
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25.  Poems to Dream Together/Poemas Para Sonar Juntos - by: Francisco X. Alarcon - ISBN: 158430233X
- From School Library Journal Grade 2-5–Alarcón has a knack for tapping into the experiences and emotions of childhood. This vibrant collection of...
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26.  Whales on Stilts - by: M. T. Anderson - ISBN: 0152053409
- From School Library Journal Grade 4-6–A story written with the author's tongue shoved firmly into his cheek. Lily Gefelty's father works for a mad...
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27.  Whittington (Newbery Honor Book) - by: Alan Armstrong, S.D. Schindler (Illustrator) - ISBN: 0375828648
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. Grade 4-6–This superior novel interweaves animal fantasy and family story with a retelling of the English...
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28.  The Penderwicks - by: Jeanne Birdsall - ISBN: 0375831436
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. Grade 4-6 -This enjoyable tale of four sisters, a new friend, and his snooty mother is rollicking fun. The girls'...
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29.  The Journey That Saved Curious George - by: Louise Borden - ISBN: 0618339248
- From School Library Journal Grade 4-8–This beautifully designed volume is a must-have for children's literature buffs. The book is divided into two...
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30.  Toulouse-Lautrec - by: Robert Burleigh - ISBN: 0810958678
- From School Library Journal Grade 4-8–This short, vividly illustrated book is an excellent addition to the recent spate of artist biographies such as...
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31.  The Prairie Builders - by: Sneed B. Collard, III - ISBN: 061839687X
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. Grade 4-8–Collard chronicles the prairie restoration project at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in...
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32.  The Game of Silence - by: Louise Erdrich - ISBN: 0060297891
- From School Library Journal Grade 5-8 -Omakayas's tale, begun in The Birchbark House (Hyperion, 1999), continues in this book. Older and more insightful,...
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33.  Rosa - by: Nikki Giovanni - ISBN: 0805071067
- 's Significant SevenNikki Giovanni graciously agreed to answer the questions we like to ask every author: the...
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34.  Nicholas - by: Rene Goscinny - ISBN: 0714845299
- From School Library Journal Grade 4-6–This classic book about a mischievous schoolboy and his friends, originally published in French in 1959, is now...
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35.  Queen Sophie Hartley - by: Stephanie Greene - ISBN: 0618494618
- From School Library Journal Grade 3-5–Sophie, 8, has tried ballet, in which her older sister excels. She wishes she could play the violin like her...
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36.  The Trouble Begins - by: Linda Himelblau - ISBN: 0385732732
- From School Library Journal Grade 4-8–After fleeing their native Vietnam and spending years in the Philippines recovering from TB, Du Nguyen and his...
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37.  Babymouse Queen of the World! - by: Jennifer L. Holm - ISBN: 0375932291
- Babymouse comic created exclusively for Meet Babymouse, a sassy young mouse who dreams of glamour, excitement,...
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38.  Goha the Wise Fool - by: Denys Johnson-Davies - ISBN: 0399242228
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. Grade 1-6–Goha, a folk character from the Middle East, is, by turns, a fool, a wise man, and a trickster in...
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39.  Martin Bridge - by: Jessica Scott Kerrin - ISBN: 1553376889
- From School Library Journal Grade 2-4–Martin Bridge usually has a scheme or project under way. In the three school and home stories presented in this...
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40.  A Kick in the Head - by: Paul B. Janeczko - ISBN: 0763606626
- From School Library Journal Grade 3-9–Following on the heels of their delightful introduction to concrete poetry, A Poke in the I (Candlewick, 2001),...
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41.  Precious and the Boo Hag - by: Patricia C. McKissack - ISBN: 0689851944
- A young African-American girl named Precious has a stomachache, so she has to stay at home alone while the whole family leaves to plant corn. Mama...
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42.  The Girl from Chimel - by: Rigoberta Menchu - ISBN: 0888996667
- From School Library Journal Grade 5 Up–A human-rights activist and native Guatemalan tells stories about her grandparents, parents, and herself. She...
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| 43. The King of Mulberry Street - by: Donna Jo Napoli - ISBN: 0385746539
- From School Library Journal Grade 5-8–When Beniamino, a nine-year-old Jewish boy from Napoli, is smuggled aboard a cargo ship heading to America in 1892,...
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| 44. Always Remember Me - by: Marisabina Russo - ISBN: 0689869207
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. Grade 2-4–The experiences of Russo's relatives before, during, and after World War II are the basis for this...
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| 45. Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs - by: Robert Clarke Sabuda - ISBN: 0763622281
- From School Library JournalKindergarten-Grade 4–Informational tidbits appear alongside exquisitely designed pop-up constructions in this visually stunning overview of...
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| 46. Kamishibai Man - by: Allen Say - ISBN: 0618479546
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. Grade 1-5–An elderly kamishibai (paper theater) man decides to return to the city and spend the day on...
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| 47. Song of the Water Boatman - by: Joyce Sidman - ISBN: 0618135472
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. Kindergarten-Grade 5-Seasons set the stage for this celebration of the diverse life of ponds. The book begins with...
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| 48. Kibitzers and Fools - by: Simms Taback - ISBN: 0670059552
- From School Library Journal Grade 3-6–These 13 tales range in humor from slapstick to ridiculous to poignant. Each story includes a Yiddish word or two...
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| 49. Gorilla Doctors - by: Pamela S. Turner - ISBN: 0618445552
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. Grade 5-8 -Turner introduces the work of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP) as a group of scientists...
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| 50. Brothers in Hope - by: Mary Williams - ISBN: 1584302321
- From School Library Journal Grade 1-5–During the mid-1980s, Sudan was embroiled in civil war in which over two million lives were lost. Williams bases...
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| 51. The Librarian of Basra - by: Jeanette Winter - ISBN: 0152054456
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. Grade 2-4 - When war seemed imminent, Alia Muhammad Baker, chief librarian of Basra's Central Library, was...
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| 52. Roberto Clemente - by: Jonah Winter - ISBN: 0689856431
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. Grade 2-5?This sparkling picture-book biography is a worthy tribute to an individual whose greatness...
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| 53. Show Way - by: Jacqueline Woodson - ISBN: 0399237496
- From School Library Journal Starred Review. Kindergarten-Grade 5?Soonie's great-grandma was only seven when she was sold away from her parents in...
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| 54. Terrific - by: Jon Agee - ISBN: 0786851848
- From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 3?With pithy humor and a knack for comic timing, Agee has created a character who will endear himself to...
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