Like Bug Juice on a Burger by Julie Sternberg, illustrated
by Matthew Cordell
Call number: F STE
As the days go on, nine-year-old Eleanor realizes that maybe being
at summer camp isn't so bad after all, and is full of special
surprises.
Monarch Book Award
2015 Nominees
Grades K-3, read 5 of these titles to vote for your favorite Monarch nominee.
Nic Bishop Snakes by Nic Bishop
Call number: 597.96 BIS
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh
Call number: E TON
Two cousins, one in Mexico and one in New York City, write to
each other and learn that even though their daily lives differ, at
heart the boys are very similar.
If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen
Call number: E VAN
Imaginative Jack describes the kind of house he would build-one with a racetrack, a flying room, and a gigantic slide.
Bishop introduces snakes and provides information on their
physical characteristics, how they hunt, and why some snakes are
poisonous.
A Little Book of Sloth by Lucy Cooke
Call number: 599.3 COO
Hang around just like a sloth and get to know the delightful
residents of the Avarios Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica, the world's
largest sloth orphanage.
Prudence Wants a Pet by Cathleen Daly,
illustrated by Stephen Michael King
Call number: E DAL
Mo Willems Presents That Is Not a Good Idea by Mo
Willems
Call number: E WIL
Inspired by the evil villains and innocent damsels of silent
movies, Willems tells the tale of a hungry fox who invites a
plump goose to dinner.
Each Kindness by JacquelineWoodson, illustrated by
E.B. Lewis
Call number: E WOO
When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes
that she and her friends have been wrong in making fun of new
student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with her.
Prudence wants a pet so much that she adopts a branch,
a twig, a tire, and even a shoe named Formal Footwear,
however, none are a suitable pet for Prudence.
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywait, illustrated
by Oliver Jeffers
Call number: E DAY
When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of
letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he
uses them.
The Princess and the Pig
by Jonathan Emmett, illustrated by Poly Bernatene
Call number: E EMM
When a new baby princess accidentally changes places with a piglet,
both of their lives are forever changed.
Penny and Her Marble by Kevin Henkes
Call number: E HEN
Penny feels guilty after taking a beautiful blue marble that she sees
in Mrs. Goodwin's grass, but gets a pleasant surprise when she
goes to return it the next day.
Miracle Mud: Lena Blackburne and the Secret
Mud that Changed Baseball by David A. Kelly,
illustrated by Oliver Dominguez
Call number: 796.357 KEL
This is the story of Lena Blackburne and his Baseball Rubbing
Mud, which major league teams use to take the shine off
brand-new baseballs. This is also a story of how failure in one
area led to triumph in another.
Frog & Fly: Six Slurpy Stories by Jeff Mack
Call number: E MAC
Through a series of easy-to-read scenes, Frog always gets the
better of Fly but in the end, Fly has the last word.
Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell
Call number: E MCD
Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall
observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in
Africa and helping animals.
Take Me Out to the Yakyu by Aaron Meshon
Call number: E MES
A little boy's grandfathers, one in America and one in Japan,
teach him about baseball and its rich, varying cultural traditions.
Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner, illustrated
by Christopher Silas Neal
Call number: E MES
Over the snow, the world is hushed and white.
But under the snow is a secret world of squirrels and snowshoe
hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals that live
through the winter, safe and warm under the snow.
Helen’s Big World: the Life of Helen Keller by
Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Matt Tavares
Call number: E RAP
An introduction to the life and legacy of Helen Keller and her
teacher Annie Sullivan.
Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter
Brown
Call number: E REY
The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and
crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat
each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy
carrots wherever he goes.
Jimmy the Joey: The True Story of an Amazing
Koala Rescue by Deborah Lee Rose & Susan Kelly,
illustrated by Susan Kelly
Call number: 599.25 ROS
This is a story of an endangered baby koala that is rescued
and cared for at Koala Hospital and raised by loving human
caregivers among other injured koalas.
Look Out, Jeremy Bean! by Alice Schertle, illustrated
by David Slonim
Call number: E SCH
A school assignment to share collections prompts Jeremy Bean
to become a collector of stories about himself, which he hopes
he can share with his grandchildren as his Gramps has shared
stories with him.