5 New Picture Books that Celebrate Dads and Grandads

Pre-K - 2nd Grade
Dad to the Rescue. When a unicorn, Bigfoot, a robot, Loch Ness and a princess ballerina doctor get into some serious trouble dad knows just what to do. But who will save Dad?

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Mystery Reader Picks: Be Quiet!
Are you mystery reader this week in your child’s school? In our blog column “Mystery Reader Picks” we would like to offer you book suggestions for your school visit. Our librarians recommend favorite read aloud choices for kindergarten through 3rd grade. Check back every other week for a new title and stop by or give us a call for many more selections.
Mystery Reader Picks:
by Ryan T. Higgins
2nd and 3rd Grade
This tongue-in-cheek book is about the creation of an artistic wordless book. Through humorous interjections and downright silly exchanges Rupert mouse and his friends write the least wordless book ever. It is so “loud” with words on every page that poor Rupert is defeated in his attempt to create a book where he will be the star in a visually stimulating wordless book. Read to 2nd and 3rd graders for a huge guffaw!! Pair with the Book with No Pictures and the truly wordless books Flashlight or Journey.
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Mystery Reader: Life On Mars
Are you mystery reader this week in your child’s school? In our blog column “Mystery Reader Picks” we would like to offer you book suggestions for your school visit. Our librarians recommend favorite read aloud choices for kindergarten through 3rd grade. Check back every other week for a new title and stop by or give us a call for many more selections.
Mystery Reader Picks:
by Jon Agee
K - 2nd Grade
Jon Agee does it again. If you liked It's Only Stanley, and who wouldn't, you will enjoy Agee's whimsical space exploration-centric Life on Mars. A lone astronaut sets out to prove that there is in fact life on Mars. He is disappointed, but wait! Not so fast...
Large images with high contrast colors and a sparse planetary landscape make this the perfect book to read aloud to a group. Children and adults alike will be drawn in by the humor in both the text and the pictures of this charming book.
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Mystery Reader: Monster Trouble
Are you mystery reader this week in your child’s school? In our blog column “Mystery Reader Picks” we would like to offer you book suggestions for your school visit. Our librarians recommend favorite read aloud choices for kindergarten through 3rd grade. Check back every other week for a new title and stop by or give us a call for many more selections.
Mystery Reader Picks:
by Lane Fredrickson ; pictures by Michael Robertson
K - 3rd Grade
Monsters have infested Winifred Schnitzel’s bedroom. They don’t scare her, but they make it hard for her to get any sleep. How will Winifred get these pesky monsters to leave her alone? Luckily, she has a book of monster traps--and a secret weapon! Though Fredrickson’s text appears clunky at first, the rhythm and meter flow beautifully, and the rhyming makes the book perfect for reading aloud to young children without adding a Mother Goose element older children might find off-putting. The delightful traps in Winifred’s Monsters Beware book recall Dr. Seuss and Rube Goldberg, and listeners will love how Winifred eventually solves her monster problem. It’s Robertson’s charming digital illustrations, however, that set Monster Trouble! apart. His artwork mimics a cut-paper collage, allowing for texture and depth, and his style seems to reference Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. The vivid colors counteract the sleepy subject matter and complement Winifred’s bold personality; the images showcase her bravery and ingenuity. He renders the monsters with care, making their monstrous nature obvious yet simultaneously not too scary for the youngest of readers. Perfect for fans of Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. movies and Foster’s, Monster Trouble! is an endearing read-aloud story that will entertain adults and youngsters alike.
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