Kel Gilligan’s Daredevil Stunt Show
Author: Michael Buckley
Illustrator: Dan Santat
Publisher: Abrams
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 7
Awards: 2013 ReadKiddoRead Kiddos – Finalist
Smoot: A Rebellious Shadow
Author: Michelle Cuevas
Illustrator: Sydney Smith
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
Sophie’s Window
Author: Holly Keller
Illustrator: Holly Keller
Publisher: Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
Sophie’s Window shows just what can happen when you try, try, try. Caruso, a bird too scared to fly, discovers this lesson with a little unwelcome help from the wind and a lot of wonderful help from her new puppy friend Sophie. A book not only about never giving up, but one that celebrates the power of friendship.
The OK Book
Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Illustrator: Tom Lichtenheld
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
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The OK Book is about a person OK (if you turn the page horizontal, it looks like a stick figure ☺) who tries lots of things and, it turns out, is OK at all of them. Simply brilliant!
We Are Brothers
Author: Yves Nadon
Illustrator: Jean Claverie
Publisher: Creative Editions
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 7
What Do You Do With A Chance?
Author: Kobi Yamada
Illustrator: Mae Besom
Publisher: Compendium
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8