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June 24, 2014

July 2014 Recommended Reading

Summer Camp

  1. Museum ABC by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Museum 123 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Touch the Art: Brush Mona Lisa’s Hair by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo
  4. Babar’s Museum of Art by Laruen de Brunhoff
  5. Georgia’s Bones by Jen Bryant
  6. Claude Monet: Sunshine and Waterlilies by True Kelley
  7. Paris in the Spring with Picasso by Joan Yolleck and Marjorie Priceman
  8. Action Jackson by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
  9. Celebrity Cat: With Paintings from Art Galleries Around the World by Meredith Hooper
  10. ABC Pop! by Rachel Isaadora
  11. Museum Trip by Barbara Lehman
  12. Squeaking of Art: The Mice Go to the Museum by Monica Wellington
  13. Just Behave Pablo Picasso! by Jonah Winter
  14. Hugo and Miles In I’ve Painted Everything by Scott Magoon
  15. Katie Meets the Impressionists by James Mayhew
  16. In The Garden With Van Gogh by Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober
  17. Can You Find It?: Search and Discover More Than 150 Details in 19 Works of Art by Metropolitan Museum of Art
  18. Oooh! Picasso by Mill Niepold and Jeanyves Verdu
  19. Artful Reading by Bib Raczka
  20. Here’s Looking At Me: How Artists See Themselves by Bob Raczka
  21. No One Saw by Bob Raczka
  22. Seen Art? by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
  23. Learn The Alphabet with NorthWest Coast Native Art by Ryan Cranmer
  24. A Big Guy Took My Ball! by Mo Willems
  25. How Full is Your Bucket? by Tom Reckmeyer
  26. The Grapes of Math: Mind-Stretching Math Riddles by Greg Tang
  27. What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
  28. My Daddy is a Pretzel by Baron Baptiste
  29. The Busy Body Book: A Kid’s Guide to Fitness by Lizzy Rockwell
  30. Get Up and Go! by Nancy L. Carlson
  31. Roasted Peanuts by Tim Egan
  32. Teammates by Tiki & Ronde Barber
  33. Exercise: Looking After Me by Liz Gogerly
  34. Go is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet by Brad Herzog
  35. I.Q. Gets Fit by Mary Ann Fraser
  36. Oh the Things You Can Do That Are Good For You! by Tish Rabe
  37. Spunky the Monkey: An Adventure in Exercise by Len Saunders
  38. How to Train with a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals by Michael Phelps
  39. How to Beat your Dad at Chess by Murray Chandler (9-12)
  40. Alexander Girard Memory Game by Alexander Girard
  41. Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus by James Dean
  42. Happy Birthday To You! by Dr. Seuss
  43. A Birthday for Bear by Bonny Becker
  44. Happy Birthday Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
  45. Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jims Birthday by Barbara Park
  46. 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass (8-12)
  47. It’s Pumpkin Day Mouse! by Laura Numeroff (Infant-4)
  48. Vera’s Halloween by Vera Rosenberry
  49. Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
  50. My Monster Momma Loves Me So by Laura Leuck (4-8)
  51. If You’re a Monster and You Know It by Ed Emberley & Rebecca Emberley (3-5)
  52. Skeleton Bones & Goblin Groans by Amy E. Sklansky
  53. Thanksgiving Is… by Gail Gibbons
  54. Celebrate: A Book of Jewish Holidays by Judith Gross
  55. Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schulz
  56. The Christmas Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood (4-8)
  57. Fancy Nancy Spendiferous Christmas by Jane O’Conner (3-6)
  58. Thanksgiving on Thursday by Mary Pope Osborne (6-8)
  59. Turkey Riddles by Kati Hall & Lisa Eisenberg (5-8)
  60. Waiting Up for Santa: A Cute Christmas Story for Kids by Holly-Anne Divey (7 and up)
  61. The Easter Egg Farm by Mary Jane Auch (5-8)
  62. The Night Before Easter by Natasha Wing (4-8)
  63. Happy Easter Little Critter by Mercer Mayer (3-7)
  64. Easter by David F. Marx (6-7)
  65. Passover by David F. Marx (6-7)
  66. The Night Before Valentine’s Day by Natasha Wing (4-7)
  67. Clifford’s Valentine’s Day by Norman Bridwell (3-5)
  68. Valentine’s Day by Trudi Strain Trueit (6-7)
  69. Chinese New Year by David F. Marx (6-7)
  70. President’s Day by David F. Marx (6-7)
  71. St. Patrick’s Day by Carmen Bredeson (6-7)
  72. April Fool’s Day by Melissa Schiller (6-7)
  73. Labor Day by Carmen Bredeson (6-7)
  74. There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Chick! by Lucille Colandro (3-5)
  75. Ogres Don’t Hunt Easter Eggs by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thorton Jones (7-10)
  76. Here Comes T. Rex Cottontail by Lois G. Grambling (4-8)
  77. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes by Annie Kubler
  78. 101 Music Games for Children: Fun and Learning with Rhythms and Songs by Jerry and Ger Storms
  79. This Jazz Man by Karen Ehrhardt
  80. The Book of Children’s Songtales: Stories in Song by GIA Publications
  81. I See a Song by Eric Carle
  82. The Story of the Orchestra by Robert Levine
  83. Play, Mozart, Play! by Peter Sis
  84. Violet’s Music by Angela Johnson
  85. Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss
  86. Ah, Music! by Aliki
  87. Forever Young by Bob Dylan
  88. Listen to My Trumpet! by Mo Willems
  89. Can You Hear It? by William Lach
  90. Music Theory Made Easy for Kids by Lina Ng
  91. Carnival of Animals: Classical Music for Kids by Camille Saint-Saens
  92. I Am the Music Man by Childs Play International Ltd
  93. Arthur Rocks with Binky by Marc Brown
  94. Music (Basher Series) by Simon Basher (8-12)
  95. Music by Charlotte Guillain (6-8)
  96. Molly Moon & the Monster Music by Georgia Byng (8-12)
  97. Snow Music by Lynne Rae Perkins
  98. The Musical (Babymouse serious #10) by Jennifer L. Holm (7-10)

Toddler & Infant

  1. I Gotta Draw by Bruce Degen
  2. Wait! No Paint! by Bruce Whatley
  3. Art Dog by Thatcher Hurd
  4. Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
  5. Daddy Is a Doodlebug Draw by Bruce Degen
  6. The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
  7. My World of Color by Margaret Wise Brown
  8. It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
  9. A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
  10. Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
  11. The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola
  12. Peek-a-WHO? by Nina Laden
  13. Peek-a-Baby by Karen Katz
  14. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss
  15. Hop Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh
  16. Big Dog, Little Dog by P.D. Eastman
  17. Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
  18. Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
  19. Freight Train by Donald Crews
  20. The Little Train by Lois Lenski
  21. The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
  22. Jiggle, Joggle, Jee by Laura Richards
  23. Ah, Music! by Aliki
  24. Violet’s Music by Angela Johnson
  25. Marsh Music by Marianne Berkes
  26. Music By Morgan by Ted Staunton
  27. Curious Baby Music Play by H.A. Rey
  28. M Is For Music by Kathleen Krull and Stacy Innerst
  29. Music, Music for Everyone by Vera B. Williams
  30. My First Classical Music Book by Genevieve Helsby and Jason Chapman
  31. Farmer Joe And The Music Show by Tony Mitton and Guy Parker-Rees
  32. Jazzmatazz by Stephanie Calmenson and Bruce Degen
  33. That’s Not My Train by Fiona Watt
  34. The Perfect Pet by Bruce Degen
  35. Snuggle Puppy: A Little Love Song by Sandra Boyton
  36. Wait! No Paint! by Bruce Degen