Danny McGee Drinks the Sea

Author: Andy Stanton
Illustrator: Neal Layton
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books, an Imprint of Random House Children’s Books
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8

Good Morning Sam

Author: Marie-Louise Gay
Illustrator: Marie-Louise Gay
Publisher: A Groundwood Book/Douglas & McIntyre
Recommended Age Range: 2 to 5

Awards: Long-listed: Tiny Torgi Print Braille, 2004; Commended: CCBC Our Choice (starred selection), 2004

When Charlie McButton Lost Power

Author: Suzanne Collins
Illustrator: Mike Lester
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, Penguin Young Readers Group
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
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Suzanne Collins (of The Hunger Games fame) also writes children’s books – who knew? When Charlie McButton Lost Power tells of one boy’s serious meltdown when the power goes out. I think everyone – children and adults – can relate to this one, or will someday!