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Reading Journal for INSC 577: Picture Books Across the Curriculum


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140 // Not Little / Maya Myers (Author), Hyewon Yum (Illustrator)
Not Little / Maya Myers (Author), Hyewon Yum (Illustrator) Holiday House 2021 Dot is the smallest person in her family and at school;...
Sarah Peden
Jul 24, 20211 min read
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139 // The Rescuer of Tiny Creatures / Curtis Manley (Author), Lucy Ruth Cummins (Illustrator)
The Rescuer of Tiny Creatures / Curtis Manley (Author), Lucy Ruth Cummins (Illustrator) Roaring Brook 2021 Covered in earthworm slime...
Sarah Peden
Jul 24, 20211 min read
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138 // Faraway Things / Dave Eggers (Author), Kelly Murphy (Illustrator)
Faraway Things / Dave Eggers (Author), Kelly Murphy (Illustrator) Little Brown and Co. 2021 Lucian's father called them faraway things,...
Sarah Peden
Jul 24, 20211 min read
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137 // We Are Water Protectors / Carole Lindstrom (Author), Michaela Goade (Illustrator)
We Are Water Protectors / Carole Lindstrom (Author), Michaela Goade (Illustrator) Roaring Brook 2020 Inspired by the many...
Sarah Peden
Jul 24, 20211 min read
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136 // I Sang You Down From the Stars/Tasha Spillett-Sumner , Ill. Michaela Goade
I Sang You Down From the Stars/Tasha Spillett-Sumner , Ill. Michaela Goade Little Brown and Co 2021 As she waits for the arrival of her...
Sarah Peden
Jul 24, 20211 min read
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135 // On the Day the Horse got out / Audrey Helen Weber
On the Day the Horse got out / Audrey Helen Weber Little Brown and Co. 2021 In this gorgeously rendered tale, Audrey Helen Weber...
Sarah Peden
Jul 24, 20211 min read
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134 // Wishes / Muon Thi Van (Author), Victo Ngai (Illustrator)
Wishes / Muon Thi Van (Author), Victo Ngai (Illustrator) Orchard 2021 Wishes tells the powerful, honest story about one Vietnamese...
Sarah Peden
Jul 23, 20211 min read
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133 // Dear Treefrog/ Joyce Sidman (Author), Diana Sudyka (Illustrator)
Dear Treefrog/ Joyce Sidman (Author), Diana Sudyka (Illustrator) Clarion 2021 When a shy girl moves to a strange new home, she discovers...
Sarah Peden
Jul 23, 20211 min read
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132 // The Museum of Everything / Lynne Rae Perkins
The Museum of Everything / Lynne Rae Perkins Greenwillow 2021 When you feel that the world is too big and loud and busy and distracting,...
Sarah Peden
Jul 23, 20211 min read
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131 // Q and U Call It Quits / Stef Wade (Author), Jorge Martin (Illustrator)
Q and U Call It Quits / Stef Wade (Author), Jorge Martin (Illustrator) Quill Tree Books 2021 What happens when best friends Q and U...
Sarah Peden
Jul 23, 20211 min read
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130 // I is for Immigrants / Selina Alko
I is for Immigrants / Selina Alko Henry Holt 2021 What do African dance, samosas, and Japanese gardens have in common? They are all gifts...
Sarah Peden
Jul 23, 20211 min read
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129 // The Cot in the Living Room / Hilda Eunice Burgos (Author), Gaby D'Alessandro (Illustrator)
The Cot in the Living Room / Hilda Eunice Burgos (Author), Gaby D'Alessandro (Illustrator) Kokila 2021 Night after night, a young girl...
Sarah Peden
Jul 23, 20211 min read
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128 // Little Ghoul Goes to School / Jef Czekaj (Author, Illustrator)
Little Ghoul Goes to School / Jef Czekaj (Author, Illustrator) Balzer + Bray 2021 Little Ghoul is nervous about her first day of...
Sarah Peden
Jul 23, 20211 min read
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127 // Nook / Sally Anne Gardner
Nook / Sally Anne Gardner Sunbird Books 2021 Nook is small and shy, and she likes to sit in the cozy, comfy space of a hollow tree...
Sarah Peden
Jul 23, 20211 min read
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126 // Memory Jars / Vera Brosgol (Author)
Memory Jars / Vera Brosgol (Author) Roaring Brook 2021 Freda is devastated when she can’t eat all the delicious blueberries she’s...
Sarah Peden
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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125 //Hudson and Tallulah Take Sides / Anna Kang (Author), Christopher Weyant (Illustrator)
Hudson and Tallulah Take Sides / Anna Kang (Author), Christopher Weyant (Illustrator) Two Lions 2021 Hudson and Tallulah may be...
Sarah Peden
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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124 // We Want a Dog / Lo Cole
We Want a Dog / Lo Cole Sourcebooks / Jabberwocky 2021 This hilarious rhyming texts takes us through twenty-seven unexpected and amusing...
Sarah Peden
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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123 // Best Day Ever / Marilyn Singer (Author), Leah Nixon (Illustrator)
Best Day Ever / Marilyn Singer (Author), Leah Nixon (Illustrator) Clarion 2021 This playful puppy thinks she’s having the best day...
Sarah Peden
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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122 // Noah's Seal / Layn Marlow (Author, Illustrator)
Noah's Seal / Layn Marlow (Author, Illustrator) Candlewick 2021 In a picture-perfect ode to the perfect day at the beach, a young boy...
Sarah Peden
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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121 // Bubbles . . . Up!/ Jacqueline Davies (Author), Sonia Sánchez (Illustrator)
Bubbles . . . Up!/ Jacqueline Davies (Author), Sonia Sánchez (Illustrator) Katherine Tegan 2021 A day at the community pool is full of...
Sarah Peden
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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