Hondo & Fabian
Author: Peter McCarty
Illustrator: Peter McCarty
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 6
Awards: Caldecott Honor Book, 2003; New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, 2002; ALA Notable Children’s Books; Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Books of the Year; New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Books of the Year, 2002; Parents’ Choice Award Winner
Plume
Author: Isabelle Simler
Illustrator: Isabelle Simler
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 7
Awards: New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 2017
The White Cat and the Monk: A Retelling of the Poem “Pangur Bain”
Author: Jo Ellen Bogart
Illustrator: Sydney Smith
Publisher: Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
Awards: Governor General’s Award, Finalist; New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book, 2016; Brain Pickings Best Children’s Books of 2016; A Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year; School Library Journal Best Books of 2016, Picture Books; NCTE Notable Poetry List 2017; 2017 Capitol Choices, Seven to Ten; 2017 USBBY Outstanding International Book List, Grades 6-8
They All Saw a Cat
Author: Brendan Wenzel
Illustrator: Brendan Wenzel
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 5
Awards: A Caldecott Honor Book, 2017
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