The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
By: Mordicai Gerstein
Medal Winner
Reviewed by: Lara Lleverino
Recommended age: 6 - 12 years of age
Beautifully illustrated story about a man who was a highwire performance artist who in 1974 walked on a rope for an hour strung between the now non-existant Twin Towers in NYC. NOT a book for those who have a fear of heights!
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
By: Mo Willems
Honor
NOT REVIEWED
When the Bus Driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place: a pigeon! But you’ve never met a pigeon like this one before. As the Pigeon pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the book, readers answer back and decide his fate.
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Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
By: Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Honor
NOT REVIEWED
Ella Sarah may be little, but she has a BIG sense of style—and it isn't at all like that of her mother, father, or older sister. Yet they all want her to dress just like them! Ella Sarah will have none of it—and when her flamboyantly dressed friends arrive, it's clear that Ella Sarah's favorite outfit is just right for her.
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What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
By: Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Honor
NOT REVIEWED
A nose for digging? Ears for seeing? Eyes that squirt blood? Turn the page to find out which marvelous animal these attributes belong to.
With six full spreads illustrated in cut-paper collage and an end glossary with even more fantastic facts, readers will learn about species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, mammals, and arthropods.
Arresting details and visual surprises abound in this nonfiction picture book that will stir the imaginations of readers young and old.
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