Dandy
Author: Ame Dyckman
Illustrator: Charles Santoso
Summary: Daddy and the neighbors love their beautiful, manicured lawns..NO WEEDS! Sweetie loves her friend Charlotte, who happens to be a dandelion living in the perfect lawn! How will they work out this problem?
Recommended Ages: 4-8 years
Themes, Skills, & Concepts: A sweet little story of love, friendship and making sacrifices for the people that mean the most to you. A great starting place to have the conversations with your kids about how they can compromise with friends or family over a conflict.
Extension Activities: Learn all about dandelions: their life cycle, uses and fun activities that you can do with them! Click here!
Something's Wrong!
Author: Jory John
Illustrator: Erin Kraan
Summary: Jeff the Bear is having an off day. He knows something is not quite right, but he just can't put his finger on it! Can his friend Anders the Rabbit help him out?
Recommended Ages: 3-6 years
Themes, Skills, & Concepts: Sometimes things just feel off with your day but you can't quite figure out what it is. Having a friend to help navigate your day is a great asset! Pair this fun underwear book with Creepy Pair of Underwear! You will hear lots of giggling when you say the word "underwear"..just be ready for the laughs!
Extension Activities: Choose the link to find fun ideas and activities from the publisher of the book! Click here!
The Snatchabook
Author: Helen Docherty
Illustrator: Thomas Docherty
Summary: Eliza Brown (and all the animals in the woods) are settling down in their cozy beds for a night time story when the Snatchabook flies into town and starts stealing all the books! How will they get them back?
Recommended Ages: 4-8 years
Themes, Skills, & Concepts: The Snatchabook is a thief, but the little animals in the story learn to forgive and be empathetic with him. The story is a great lesson is to learn to be more empathetic, be understanding and forgive as well as to be willing to share.
Extension Activities: There are so many great activities for enriching The Snatchabook provided by the author, Helen Docherty. Young children will love recreating the story, drawing a picture of what they think the Snatchabook looks like, or sharing what book they think the Snatchabook might take from their library! Click here!
Snails are Just My Speed!
Author: Kevin McCloskey
Illustrator: Kevin McCloskey
Summary: Snails are so interesting! Learn so many fun, funny and interesting, and gross facts about snails! Told in a cartoon, graphic style text, you will laugh your way through this easy to read non-fiction book!
Recommended Ages: 2-7 years
Themes, Skills, & Concepts: For tiny creatures, snails pack a ton of interesting features in one slimy package. You will read the word mucus over and over, but it will make the kids laugh. There are several different text features included in this book. Be sure to check out the rest of the books in Kevin McCloskey's series, Giggle and Learn. They will giggle and they will learn!
Extension Activities: Watch the YouTube video linked below and learn all about snails and slugs. The following activities can help you plan an entire unit on snails! You will need to copy the link and paste in your browser to access these great activities! https://www.prekprintablefun.com/worms-snails-and-slugs-lesson-planning-page.html Click here!
Mapping Sam
Author: Joyce Hesselberth
Illustrator: Joyce Hesselberth
Summary: Sam the cat goes out at night to explore her neighborhood. Follow Sam on her adventures and learn about all types and ways of mapping!
Recommended Ages: 4-8 years
Themes, Skills, & Concepts: This book offers so many different types of maps and mapping. So much interesting information is offered throughout this beautiful book as well as learning that maps do not have to only be flat and two dimensional.
Extension Activities: Kids love maps! Have them map a favorite walk in your neighborhood, their home or backyard! Can they think of something interesting to map in a different way? Check out the extension activities linked below for more mapping activities and ideas! Click here!
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Loved “Something’s Wrong” and “Dandy”. Would like to try out the activities with my library children!
That is great to hear! Be sure to let me know how they worked! Always looking for ideas and improvement!