Adult through Board Books
More Books:
Adult:
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn-- Ella lives on the small island of Nollop, named for the man credited with writing "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog." There is a statue in honor of Nollop with this sentence beneath. As letters begin to fall from the statue, the councilmen of the island ban the use of these letters. As the novel is written in letter form (Dear Ella,) it gets quite interesting! Ella and her friends must try to save the language before there are no letters left at all!
Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America by Linda Lawrence Hunt (my first writing teacher at Whitworth College, and personal friend, if you must know.)-- Starting in Spokane, Helga and one of her daughters start out to walk across America, having been promised a large reward at the end. Helga is low on money and needs the funds to help her family, but her family thinks this is a foolish way to go about saving the farm. Linda would update us on her research every once in a while in class, so the read was extra exciting for me. The book has already won lots of awards!
Alphabet Books:
A is for Angry by Sandra Boynton. Need I say more?
The Icky Bug Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta-- Well, I like icky bugs. There are lots of facts about the bugs, so it is really more for learning about the bugs than for learning the alphabet.
Animal:
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot-- And anything else by James Herriot for that matter. The man is endlessly entertaining, starting at about age 8, I'd say. Some of the stories have been illustrated and put into picture book format, which makes it easier for the younger kids, but there are still a lot of words.
Birds:
About Birds by Catherine Sill, ill by John Sill-- I may as well tell you there are a whole series including About Mammals, About Insects, About Fish, About Reptiles, etc, etc. The format is incredibly simple. I think the whole book is one sentence. The illustrations are GORGEOUS. And there is extra information in the back.
Birds Build Nests by Yvonne Winer, ill by Tony Oliver-- Another series. There are three other books: Frogs Sing Songs, Butterflies Fly, and Spiders Spin Webs. All are illustrated by Tony Oliver, except Spiders Spin Webs. The paperback, at least, of Spiders Spin Webs has just gone out of print. These are exquisite books. There are simple poems on each page and intricate illustrations corresponding.
Board Books:
But Not the hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
The Belly Button Book by Sandra Boyton (All hippos go to the naval academy)
Little Green by Keith Baker-- A boy watches from a window as a humming bird zips around his yard. The boy paints the motions he sees the hummingbird make. Very bright.
Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck by Lisa Westberg Peters, ill by Sam Peters-- Cold Little Duck is a bit early for spring (stuck, stuck, stuck and needs a snack, snack, snack), but patiently waits and spring eventually comes!
Bear and Ball and Bear and Kite by Cliff Wright-- Rhyming and opposites with sweet, simple, classic illustrations that are hard not to love.
Adult:
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn-- Ella lives on the small island of Nollop, named for the man credited with writing "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog." There is a statue in honor of Nollop with this sentence beneath. As letters begin to fall from the statue, the councilmen of the island ban the use of these letters. As the novel is written in letter form (Dear Ella,) it gets quite interesting! Ella and her friends must try to save the language before there are no letters left at all!
Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America by Linda Lawrence Hunt (my first writing teacher at Whitworth College, and personal friend, if you must know.)-- Starting in Spokane, Helga and one of her daughters start out to walk across America, having been promised a large reward at the end. Helga is low on money and needs the funds to help her family, but her family thinks this is a foolish way to go about saving the farm. Linda would update us on her research every once in a while in class, so the read was extra exciting for me. The book has already won lots of awards!
Alphabet Books:
A is for Angry by Sandra Boynton. Need I say more?
The Icky Bug Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta-- Well, I like icky bugs. There are lots of facts about the bugs, so it is really more for learning about the bugs than for learning the alphabet.
Animal:
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot-- And anything else by James Herriot for that matter. The man is endlessly entertaining, starting at about age 8, I'd say. Some of the stories have been illustrated and put into picture book format, which makes it easier for the younger kids, but there are still a lot of words.
Birds:
About Birds by Catherine Sill, ill by John Sill-- I may as well tell you there are a whole series including About Mammals, About Insects, About Fish, About Reptiles, etc, etc. The format is incredibly simple. I think the whole book is one sentence. The illustrations are GORGEOUS. And there is extra information in the back.
Birds Build Nests by Yvonne Winer, ill by Tony Oliver-- Another series. There are three other books: Frogs Sing Songs, Butterflies Fly, and Spiders Spin Webs. All are illustrated by Tony Oliver, except Spiders Spin Webs. The paperback, at least, of Spiders Spin Webs has just gone out of print. These are exquisite books. There are simple poems on each page and intricate illustrations corresponding.
Board Books:
But Not the hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
The Belly Button Book by Sandra Boyton (All hippos go to the naval academy)
Little Green by Keith Baker-- A boy watches from a window as a humming bird zips around his yard. The boy paints the motions he sees the hummingbird make. Very bright.
Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck by Lisa Westberg Peters, ill by Sam Peters-- Cold Little Duck is a bit early for spring (stuck, stuck, stuck and needs a snack, snack, snack), but patiently waits and spring eventually comes!
Bear and Ball and Bear and Kite by Cliff Wright-- Rhyming and opposites with sweet, simple, classic illustrations that are hard not to love.
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