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Name of Book: The House in the Night Author: Susan Marie Swanson Illustrator: Beth Krommes Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN: 978-0-618-86244-3 Audience: Ages 4 and up Summary: This is a beautiful goodnight book that uses rhythmic naming of nighttime things to bring

Name of Book: Yellow and Pink Author: William Steig Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN:  9-780374-386719 Audience: Written for ages 4-8.  This review suggests the book’s applicability to both young and mature audiences. Summary:  Two wooden figures, one pink and the

Name of Book: Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors Author: Joyce Sidman Illustrator: Pamela Zagarenski Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780547014944 Audience: Ages 2-5. Because this book is divided into 4 separate poems, for younger children only a portion of the

Name of Book: The Creation Author: James Weldon Johnson Illustrator: James E. Ransome Publisher: Holiday House ISBN: 9780823412075 Audience: Ages: 3 – 8 (although could be used with youth and adults as well) Summary: The Creation is a retelling of the biblical creation story from

Name of Book: All the World Author: Liz Garton Scanlon Illustrator: Marla Frazee Publisher: Beach Lane Books (an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division ISBN: 978-1-4169-8580-8 Audience: Ages 3 – 7 Summary: Caldecott Honor book for beautiful illustrations. 

Name of Book:  The Color of Me Author:  Linda L. McDunn Illustrator: Barbara Knutson Publisher:  Liturgical Press Audience: Ages 5-8 Summary: The author uses the story of creation in Genesis to begin this book.  Very descriptive language is used and along with the illustrations

Name of Book: Make Way for Ducklings Author: Robert McCloskey Illustrator: Robert McCloskey Publisher: Penguin Group Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary: This is the story about a family of mallards (mom, dad and 8 ducklings) who move from one home to another. In the parents’ quest to

Name of Book:  God’s Quiet Things Author:  Nancy Sweetland Illustrator:  Rick Stevens Publisher:   Erdman’s Books for Young Readers Audience:  Ages 3 – 5 Summary:     Written in soothing if unsurprising verse, this picture book raises children’s consciousness to the

Name of Book:  Circles of Hope Author: Karen Lynn Williams Illustrator:  Linda Saport Publisher:  Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Audience:  Ages 4+ Summary:  Facile has a new baby sister.  He wants to give her the perfect gift.  As he sits in the mango tree that his father

Name of Book: Somewhere in the World Right Now Author: Stacey Schuett Publisher:  Dragonfly Books Audience: Ages 8 – 10 *(I chose this particular age because I believe children would be a little bit more familiar with the concept of a map and/or a globe than those of a