CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS
ARIES |
SHEEP IN A JEEP | NANCY SHAW Follows a group of hapless sheep as they careen through treacherous landscapes in a jeep. |
TAURUS |
THE STORY OF FERDINAND | MUNRO LEAF Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a bee and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls. |
GEMINI |
HELLO, TWINS | CHARLOTTE VOAKE In a celebration of individuality and sibling relationships, twins Charlotte and Simon, who couldn’t be more different, love each other just the way they are! By the author of Ginger. |
CANCER |
CRABBY CRAB | CHRISTOPHER RASCHKA Crabby Crab, unhappy about the way he looks and moves, is surprised to learn that he is loved just the way he is. |
LEO |
THE LION & THE MOUSE | JERRY PINKNEY In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle. |
VIRGO |
THERE’S A PRINCESS IN THE PALACE | ZOE B. ALLEY Cinderella, Snow White, and three other well-known princesses share a surprising connection in these fairy tale retellings presented in comic book format. |
LIBRA |
HOW LONG OR HOW WIDE? | BRIAN P. CLEARY A rhyming text filled with funny examples explains how to use and compare metric and U.S. customary units of length as well as introduces the tools of measurement, such as rulers and yardsticks. |
SCORPIO |
DANGEROUSLY EVER AFTER | DASHKA SLATER A feisty princess with a garden said to be the most dangerous in the world makes a new friend when a shy prince gives her some rather unusual seeds. |
SAGITTARIUS |
ROBIN HOOD AND THE GOLDEN ARROW | ROBERT D. SAN SOUCI Retells, in easy text, of the Sheriff of Nottingham’s plot to hold an archery contest in order to capture the outlaw Robin Hood, but Robin and his band of merry men arrive in disguise with a plan of their own. |
CAPRICORN |
HUCK RUNS AMUCK! | SEAN TAYLOR The residents of North Skettykolk are no match for a visiting mountain goat with an enormous appetite for flowers. |
AQUARIUS |
THEY CALLED HER MOLLY PITCHER | ANNE ROCKWELL Standing by her husband’s side as he fought in George Washington’s army, Molly learned a great deal about the way the soldiers fought, thus when her husband was injured and no one was able to man the cannon, Molly jumped into action and took on the job. |
PISCES |
THE POUT-POUT FISH | DEBORAH DIESON As the pout-pout fish swims along in the ocean, he discovers that being glum and spreading the “dreary wearies” isn’t much fun anymore — especially when his true destiny is revealed! |