“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
— George Bernard Shaw
The King of Kindergarten
This book is fun, fun, fun! The non-rhyming, but still rhythmic text is a blast to read aloud, and the illustrations are crazy clever and full of joy!
The story is narrated as if from a parent to a child on his first day of kindergarten. It describes the how the child’s day will progress, from waking and brushing his “Royal Chiclets” to sharing pudding with a new friend, to riding the “big yellow carriage” home at the end of the day.
Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish
Marcus is big for his age. Kids at his middle school usually either mistake him for an adult or run away in fear he’s going to beat them up. He’s used his size to build a business: He protects kids from school bully, Stephen—for a fee. He also collects fees for keeping kids from being cited for school policy infractions, like littering and cell phone usage. It isn’t nice that kids pay him just so he won’t tattle, but it’s nice to be able to add to the Cookie Monster Cash and help his mom with emergencies at home.
Dandy
Daddy Lion discovers a weed in his perfectly coifed suburban front lawn and he knows what he must do. He rushes to get his clippers, but when he gets outside to the offending plant…he’s too late. His toddler daughter Sweetie is already there and has befriended the weed, even naming her Charlotte.
The Unicorn Rescue Society: Sasquatch and the Muckleshoot
Over the top antics and adventure that stretch the limits of belief. As it’s a book about saving fantastic and magical creatures, I’m willing to suspend my disbelief. Also very funny and touching.