Looking for a good recent read? Check out the books I'm presenting to other librarians at the Michigan Library Association's annual conference next week:
Picture Books:
Pssst! by Adam Rex (Hilarious!)
How to Bake an American Pie by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Raul Colon (Patriotic!)
Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Cute!)
Chapter Books:
Clementine's Letter by Sarah Pennypacker, illustrated by Marla Frazee
(I love Clementine!)
How to Steal A Dog by Barbara O'Connor (Sensitive)
I Am Not Joey Pigza by Jack Gantos (Yay! Joey's back!)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Caldecott Winner!)
Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller by Sarah Miller (Local author!)
Night of the Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury (Exciting!)
The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex (Funny!)
All of these books were Mitten contenders. Check them out at Baldwin!
