Kitten's First Full Moon

Kitten’s First Full Moon

Author: Kevin Henkes

Title: Kitten’s First Full Moon

Illustrator: Kevin Henkes

Genre: Children’s Picture Book

Subgenre: n/a

Theme: niave

Primary Characters & Secondary Characters: Kitten and moon

Awards: Caldecott Award

Date of Publication: 2004

Publishing Company: Collins Publishers

Summary: This book would be a great entertainment book for younger readers. The book tells the story of a kitten who sees the full moon and believes it to be her bowl of milk.

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Author: Mo Willems

Title: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Illustrator: Me Willems

Genre: Children’s Picture Book

Subgenre: n/a

Theme: Entertainment

Primary Characters & Secondary Characters: Pigeon, Bus driver

Awards: Caldecott Awaard

Date of Publication: 2003

Publishing Company: Hyperion Press

Summary: This is a great interactive book to read with younger children. The story is based upon a bus driver dealing with a pigeon that wants to drive the bus. The pigeon creates excuse after excuse and the children are given the job to watch the pigeon.

The Three Pigs

Author: David Wiesner

Title: The Three Pigs

Illustrator:David Wiesner

 Genre: Picture Book  

Sub-Genre: N/A

Theme:Entertainment

Characters: Three pigs, wolf, cat and the fiddle, cow, dish and the spoon, dragon,

Date of Publication: Caldecott Award 2003

Publishing Company: Clarion Books

Summary: This book is similar to the typical Three Little Pigs, however, when running away from the world the pigs encounter many other fairytale creatures which help them along the way.

The Last Shard

The Last Shard

Author: Linda Sue Park

Title: The Last Shard

Illustrator: Martin Scott

Genre: Chapter Book

Subgenre: Historical Fiction

Theme: Dreams

Primary Characters & Secondary Characters: Tree-ear, Craneman, Min

Awards: Newberry Award Winner

Date of Publication: 2001

Publishing Company: Clarion Books

Summary: The story is about a young boy who has dreams of becoming a pot-maker. He idolizes the pot maker in his villages and dreams of one day becoming that proficient of his work. He receives the job as the pot-makers apprentice and sees his dream coming true.

Surviving The Applewhites

Surviving the Applewhites

Author: Stephanie Tolen

Title: Surviving the Applewhites

Illustrator: n/a

Genre: Chapter Book

Subgenre: Fiction

Theme: Growing Up and Friendship

Primary Characters & Secondary Characters: Jake, E.D., Daisy

Awards: Newberry Award

Date of Publication: 2004

Publishing Company: Harper Collins

Summary: This book tells the story of a troubled young boy, whom after much getting into trouble is sent to live with an artistic family in another town. This boy with dyed hair and piercings is accepted within the family, all except E.D. This would be a great pre-teen book about differences among people.