Favorite Books to Share with Library Field Trips and Outreach

The new year usually brings another round of field trips coming to the library and outreach adventures out to area daycare providers.  I am always looking for good books to share with the kiddos, especially ones that are not necessarily books I would use at my weekly toddler storytimes.  Here are some gems I plan to use:

  

Press Here by Hervé Tullet
The Wide-Mouthed Frog: A Pop-Up Book by Keith Faulkner, illustrated by Jonathan Lambert
Secret Pizza Party by Adam Rubin, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri

  

Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
Charlie Chick: A Pop-Up Book by Nick Denchfield, illustrated by Ant Parker
Chicken Story Time by Sandy Asher, illustrated by Mark Fearing

Miss Carol's Favorite Book Finds of 2017 - Non-fiction Children's Books

Every year I spend the last few weeks of the year compiling my favorite book finds of the year.  They are not always new books.  Just books I discovered for the first time and really, really liked.

CHILDREN'S NON-FICTION BOOK DISCOVERIES FOR 2017:

   

Balderdash!: JohnNewbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books by Michelle Markel, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter Chronicles of the life of children's book pioneer John Newbery describing how he imagined books filled with stories, science and games before becoming a celebrated author and publisher, changing the literary world forever.

Caroline's Comets: ATrue Story by Emily Arnold McCully Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) was not only one of the greatest astronomers who ever lived but also the first woman to be paid for her scientific work. Together with her brother, they built the greatest telescope of their age, working tirelessly on star charts. Using their telescope, she discovered fourteen nebulae and two galaxies, was the first woman to discover a comet, and became the first woman officially employed as a scientist. The information from the Herschels' star catalogs is still used by space agencies today.

Grace Hopper : Queenof Computer Code by Laurie Wallmark Grace Hopper's passion for science and math led her to defy expectations. She joined the Navy during World War II, and wrote programs for the Mark I, one of the first computers ever built. Hopper coined the term "computer bug" and taught computers to "speak English."

 

Grandmother Fish: A Child’s First Book of Evolution by Jonathan Tweet, illustrated by Karen Lewis
Inquisitive young readers will delight in wiggling, chomping, squeaking, and hooting their way through our evolutionary family tree in this charming tale that answers one of life's biggest questions: where do we come from?

Whoosh!: LonnieJohnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton, illustrated by Don Tate A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity began early in Lonnie Johnson’s life. Growing up in a house full of brothers and sisters, persistence and a passion for problem solving became the cornerstone for a career as an engineer and his work with NASA. But it is his invention of the Super Soaker water gun that has made his most memorable splash with kids and adults.

SPECIAL VIDEO BONUS:

Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror Sixteen-year-old Haruka is on a mission to find her mirror, a precious childhood gift from her mother that mysteriously disappeared. While following a strange fox-like creature in the woods, she tumbles into a mystical world where once-cherished toys and treasures go when their owners neglect them. Join Haruka and her new friend Teo on a roller coaster ride of adventure as they contend with the island's greedy ruler, who wants the mirror for his own evil plan!

Miss Carol's Best Book Finds of 2017 -- Picture Books

Miss Carol's Favorite Book Finds of 2017 -- Middle Grade Books

Miss Carol's Favorite Book Finds of 2017 -- Middle Grade Books

Every year I spend the last few weeks of the year compiling my favorite book finds of the year.  They are not always new books.  Just books I discovered for the first time and really, really liked.

MIDDLE GRADE CHAPTER BOOK DISCOVERIES FOR 2017:

  

The Crooked Sixpence(The Uncommoners) by Jennifer Bell Ivy Sparrow and her big brother Seb discover a city beneath London where ordinary objects have magical powers.

If the Magic Fits(100 Dresses) by Susan Maupin Schmid Darling Dimple, a young orphan, discovers a closet full of magical dresses, each of which gives her the appearance of another person in the castle and that, along with her own magical abilities, helps her protect Princess Mariposa from betrayal as the castle swarms with suitors.

Mary Anning'sCuriosity by Monica Kulling A fictionalized retelling of the childhood of Mary Anning, one of the world's greatest fossilists.

  

Prisoner of Ice andSnow by Ruth Lauren When thirteen-year-old Valor is arrested, she could not be happier. Demidova's prison for criminal children is exactly where she wants to be. Valor's sister Sasha is already serving a life sentence for stealing from the royal family, and Valor is going to help her escape ... from the inside.

Rebel Genius by Michael Dante DiMartino In twelve-year-old Giacomo's Renaissance-inspired world, art is powerful, dangerous, and outlawed. Every artist possesses a Genius, a birdlike creature that is the living embodiment of an artist's creative spirit. Those caught with one face severe punishment, so when Giacomo discovers he has a Genius, he knows he's in big trouble.

Space Case (Moon Base Alpha) by Stuart Gibbs Dashiell Gibson, who lives on Moon Base Alpha, must solve the mystery behind the murder of one of the moon's most prominent doctors.

Miss Carol's Best Book Finds of 2017 -- Picture Books

Miss Carol's Favorite Book Finds of 2017 - Non-fiction Children's Books