4-8 year old

4-8 year old, 8-12 year old, Fiction, Nibbles, Picture Book

The Houdini Box

Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 1991 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc Pages: 56 Chapters: No Illustrations: Yes, almost all page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but the Interesting Note from the author is worth reading, it explains some of the history […]

4-8 year old, Animals, Biography, Nibbles, Nonfiction, Picture Book

The Incredible Life of Balto

Author: Meghan McCarthy Illustrator: Meghan McCarthy © Date: 2011 Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Pages: 40 Chapters: No Illustrations: Yes, every page Publisher Recommended Age: 5-8 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, the author’s note has some suggested activities to understand the differences in news reporting Summary from Book: Most people know the story

4-8 year old, Animals, Fiction, Nibbles

Fabio – The World’s Greatest Flamingo Detective: Mystery on the Ostrich Express

Author: Laura James Illustrator: Emily Fox © Date: 2019 Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books Pages: 111 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, every page layout has an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 6-9 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, just a sneak peek to the first case Summary from Book: He’s slight, pink, and very, very clever…Meet

4-8 year old, 8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humorous, Nibbles

Rover and Speck: This Planet Rocks!

Author: Jonathon Roth Illustrator: Jonathon Roth (with color by Paulina Suárez) © Date: 2022 Publisher: Kids Can Press Pages: 96 Chapters: No Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, spotlight on famous rovers, tips for drawing your own rover Summary from Book: Adventure rocks! Meet Rover

4-8 year old, Fiction, Humorous, Reviews

Wild Child: Forest’s First Home

Author: Tara Zann Illustrator: Dan Widdowson © Date: 2017 Publisher: Imprint Pages: 131 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 5-7 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Can this wild child ever fit in? On a family camping trip, Olive encounters Forest, a young

4-8 year old, Action and Adventure, Animals, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews

The Last Firehawk: The Crystal Caverns

Author: Katrina Charman Illustrator: Jeremy Norton © Date: 2017 Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Pages: 90 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, every page Publisher Recommended Age: 6-8 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Comprehension questions and creative paragraph writing suggestion Summary from Book: Only the brightest magic can beat The Shadow. Tag, Skyla, and Blaze are headed

4-8 year old, Biography, Humorous, Nonfiction, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Ordinary People Change the World: I am Jim Henson

Author: Brad Meltzer Illustrator: Christopher Eliopoulos © Date: 2017 Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Pages: 40 Chapters: No Illustrations/Photographs: Yes, every page Publisher Recommended Age: 5-9 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Not really, a timeline and photos from Jim Henson’s life are at the end, but also in the author/illustrator notes, you

4-8 year old, 8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humorous, Nibbles

Snow White and the Unevil Queen: An Untraditional Graphic Novel

Author: Jasmine Walls Illustrator: Richard Watson © Date: 2023 Publisher: Stone Arch Books Pages: 29 Chapters: No Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, writing and thinking prompts Summary from Book: Sarah isn’t the nicest kid at school. When Sarah falls into the Snow White fairy

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