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Title:   Anna Was Here Author:  Jane Kurtz Publisher:  Greenwillow Books, 2013 ISBN:  978-0060564933 Audience: Ages 8 – 12 Summary: Anna and her baby sitter/Sunday school teacher, Jericho, began the Safety Club after a series of forest fires swept across Colorado becau

Title:  Around the Year Author:  Elsa Maartman Beskow Publisher:  Floris Books (September 2008) Audience:  Ages 3 – 7 Summary:  This picture book takes the reader on a journey through the months of year, briefly touching on time/number association and the days of the week,

Title: The Forgiveness Garden Author:  Lauren Thompson Illustrator:  Christy Hale Publisher:  Feiwel and Friends ISBN:  9780312625993 Audience:  Age 4-6 Summary:  Small villages on either side of a stream “had hated each other for a long, long time.”  Anger, fear, and hate grew

Title:  Extra Yarn Author:  Mac Barnett Illustrator: Jon Klassen Publisher: Balzr + Bray Publication Date: 2012 ISBN: 9780061953385 Audience: 4-8 years Summary: One cold afternoon in a colorless town covered with white snow and black soot a little girl named Annabelle found a box

Title: hello! hello! Author: Matthew Cordell Illustrator: Matthew Cordell Publisher: Hyperion Books ISBN: 9781423159063 Audience: Ages 2-6 Summary: Young Lydia is completely surrounded by electronic devices as this story opens.  One by one, though, her hand-held game, computer,

Title of Book:  Wonder Author:  R. J. Palacio Publisher and Publication date:  Alfred A. Knopf, 2012 ISBN number:  978-0-375-86902-0 Audience: Ages 8 and up Summary:  August Pullman is born with a severe facial deformity and is sheltered from the world and home schooled by his

Title:  This Moose Belongs to Me Author/Illustrator:  Oliver Jeffers Publisher: Philomel Books Publication Date: 2012 ISBN: 9780399161032 Audience: Kindergarten-2nd grade Summary: A moose appears in Wilfred’s yard and Wilfred is sure that it is meant to be his.  He tags the moose

Title:  17 Kings and 42 Elephants Author:  Margaret  Mahy Illustrator:  Patricia MacCathy Publisher:  Dial Books Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary:  The book is the story of seventeen kings traveling on elephants through the wild.  As they travel they sing and their song has an effect

Title:  The Wonderful Happens Author:  Cynthia Rylant Illustrator:  Coco Dowley Publisher:  Simon and Schuster Publication date: 2000 ISBN number: 978-0-689-86355-4 Intended Audience :  Ages 4 and up Summary of book:   Through poetry the reader is guided to look at everyday

Title of Book:  Stellaluna Author:  Janelle Cannon Publisher and Publication date:  Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993 ISBN number:  0-15-280217-7 Audience:  Ages 4 – 8 Summary:  Stellaluna is a baby bat who is separated from her mother during an owl attack.  She ends up in