Noemi Flores April 8, 2014 LIS 773 Collection Development Proposal The picture book collection of St.

Theodosias elementary school library is in need of revitalization. This coincides with the institution of the the Common Core State Standards. The standards highlight the importance of mastering the skill of illustration evaluation by the children (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7) and the best way for the library to accomplish this- and through this the other objectives- is to provide a stellar picture book collection. It is important that children are able to recognize and read common types of texts such as fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry and plays (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.10 ), identify various narrators (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6), recount fables and determine their morals (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2), understand the relationship between words and rhythm in poetry and song (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4), and compare and contrast several renditions of the same story. As this is a picture book collection, the intended audience is kindergarten, first and second graders, and the adults who work with these students. There are both print and digital picture books included here. The digital picture books are mostly nonfiction. The reasoning behind this is that as nonfiction is often more difficult or off putting to students these interactive digital picture books will engender early interest in nonfiction and increase their familiarity with technology. This is part of a long term plan to graduate well students literate in any area. This list is organized into categories so that the reasoning for their purchase is clear. I utilized Titlewave, EBSCOs Core Childrens Collection database, reviews from School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews etc., award lists, and amazon.com to determine which purchases to make. I propose the addition of the following materials in pursuit of creating a collection which supports student learning as inspired by the new standards. Poetry Title: Switching on the moon : a very first book of bedtime poems / collected by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters ; illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Publisher: Candlewick Press, p2010, c2010 Here is an exquisite anthology that captures the universal poetry of bedtime. Expertly gathered by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters, these sixty poems range from old favorite poets such as Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Sylvia Plath, and Eleanor Farjeon to beloved contemporary poets like Marilyn Singer, Lee Bennett Hopkins, and Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman. It is beautifully illustrated by G. Brian Karas with richness and whimsy. $18.74

Title: Mother Goose picture puzzles / Will Hillenbrand. Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Children, p2011, c2011 Familiar Mother Goose rhymes use pictures in place of words to entertain as they teach. $15.34 Title: Oh, how Sylvester can pester! : and other poems more or less about manners / by Robert Kinerk ; pictures by Drazen Kozjan. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, p2011, c2011 Robert Kinerk pokes fun at what can happen when good manners are neglected. From Eleanor Ickity who is served nothing that she likes to eat or Sylvester who can pester and pester and pester, this charming cast of characters will warn the ill mannered about the consequences of their shameful behavior. $14.49 Title: Every day's a dog's day : a year in poems / Marilyn Singer ; pictures by Miki Sakamoto. Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, p2012, c2012 Poems perfect for a year in the life - a dog's life, that is! Day in, day out, our dogs are there for it all. But they see holidays quite differently than we do - Halloween, for example, is when you can't tell the real cats from the costumes! And, of course, dogs have special days of their own, like Hole Digging Day or the dreaded Visit to the Vet Day. Perfect for dog lovers of all ages, this clever book by one of the leading children's poets celebrates all those days and more, looking at a whole year in the life of our canine companions. $14.49 Title: Once upon a memory / written by Nina Laden ; illustrated by Renata Liwska. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, p2013, c2013 When a feather drifts through a child's window, a magical journey begins. As the boy follows the feather, he is swept away to a world filled with adorable animals, where fantasy and reality come together in surprising and playful ways. From the cake that once was grain to the ocean that once was rain, whimsical "before" and "after" scenes offer readers a peek at the world as seen through the eyes of a curious child, ultimately asking the question, "What will you remember?" $14.50

Nonfiction Title: Eat like a bear / April Pulley Sayre ; illustrated by Steve Jenkins. Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, p2013, c2013 A sleepy bear awakes in spring and goes to find food. But what is there to eat in April? In May? Follow along and eat like a bear throughout the year: fish from a stream, ants from a tree, and delicious huckleberries from a bush. Fill up your belly and prepare for the long winter ahead, when you'll snuggle into your warm den and snore like a bear once again. $14.49

Title: That's a possibility! : a book about what might happen / Bruce Goldstone. Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, p2013, c2013 With colorful photographs and interactive examples, Bruce Goldstone introduces children to the ideas of something being possible, probable, or impossible. Each spread features an easy-tounderstand scenario such as dice rolling, with questions about probable outcomes and simple explanations. In the vein of Great Estimations, this is a perfect book for getting across important math concepts in a fun way. $14.49 Title: How big were dinosaurs? / Lita Judge. Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, p2013, c2013 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a Velociraptor for a walk, or try to brush a Tyrannosaur's teeth? We think of dinosaurs as colossal giants, but how big were they REALLY? With kid-friendly text and seriously silly illustrations, this fact-filled book puts dinosaurs next to modern animals so that you can see exactly how they size up. And a huge fold-out chart compares the dinos to each other, from the tiniest Microraptor to Argentinosaurus, the largest animal to ever walk the land. $15.34 Title: Me-- Jane / Patrick McDonnell. Publisher: Little, Brown, p2011, c2011 In his characteristic heartwarming style, Patrick McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. As the young Jane observes the natural world around her with wonder, she dreams of "a life living with and helping all animals," until one day she finds that her dream has come true. $13.65 Title: Manfish : a story of Jacques Cousteau / by Jennifer Berne ; illustrated by Eric Puybaret. Publisher: Chronicle Books, p2008, c2008 Before Jacques Cousteau became an internationally known oceanographer and champion of the seas, he was a curious little boy. In this lovely biography, poetic text and gorgeous paintings combine to create a portrait of Jacques Cousteau that is as magical as it is inspiring. $14.49 Theater Title: Annie Shapiro and the clothing workers' strike / by Marlene Targ Brill ; illustrated by Jamel Akib. Publisher: Millbrook Press, p2011, c2011 Seventeen-year-old Annie Shapiro sparks a strike after walking out of work as an act of speaking out against unfair wages. Includes a readers' theater script and performance tips. $21.00 Title: That is not a good idea! / Mo Willems. Publisher: Balzer + Bray, p2013, c2013 Illustrations that resemble a silent film tell the story of a plump mama goose who is invited to dinner by a hungry fox while her babies try to warn her that it is a bad idea. $19.01

Folk Tales Title: Grumbles from the forest : fairy-tale voices with a twist : poems / by Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich ; illustrations by Matt Mahurin. Publisher: WordSong, p2013, c2013 What were all those fairy-tale characters thinking? Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich answer this question in paired poems, with sometimes startling results. The Princess claims all those mattresses kept her awake--not a silly pea--while the poor pea complains that the princess snores. One Snow White begs the witch to settle by the bay and throw that mirror away. Another boldly tells the mirror she "won't be guided by a glass that's so one-sided." Grumbles from the Forest is a bewitching brew of voices--grumbling, pleading, bragging, reminiscing, confiding--that bubbles with magic and wonder. The spectacular paintings that tie the poems together are full of surprise and intrigue. This stunning collection includes end notes that briefly describe the tales and their history and an introduction that invites readers to imagine their own poems from unusual perspectives. $14.46 Title: The talking eggs : a folktale from the American South / retold by Robert D. San Souci ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney. Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, p1989, c1989 A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded. $19.01 Title: Beauty and the beast / Ursula Jones ; pictures, Sarah Gibb. Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, p2014, c2014 Based on Beauty and the beast. "Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast. $16.99 Title: Beauty and the beast / a retelling by H. Chuku Lee ; illustrations by Pat Cummings. Publisher: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, p2014, c2014 In this remarkable retelling of Beauty and the Beast, award-winning illustrator Pat Cummings creates an enchanted fairy-tale world flavored by the art, architecture, and culture of West Africa, while writer H. Chuku Lee stays true to the story of this beloved classic. $15.34 Title: Sleeping Badger / written by Charlotte Guillain ; illustrated by Dawn Beacon. Publisher: Raintree, p2014, c2014 Based on Sleeping Beauty by the Brothers Grimm. In this simple retelling of "Sleeping Beauty," a badger princess is stung by a wicked wasp and falls asleep for one hundred years before being woken up by a kiss from a handsome prince. Includes a note on the history of the tale. $17.04 Title: Adelaida : a Cuban Cinderella / written by Ana Monnar ; illustrated by Nancy Michaud. Publisher: Readers Are Leaders, p2008, c2008

On the island of Cuba lived two sisters named Adelaida and Marisol. Although identical twins in appearance, their personalities were as different as night and day. Adelaida was noble and loved to help others. She understood that the situation at home was not easy. On the other hand, Marisol believed that the world revolved around her. Will the sisters' actions affect their fate? $22.00 Title: The gift of the crocodile : a Cinderella story / by Judy Sierra ; illustrated by Reynold Ruffins. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, p2000, c2000 In this Indonesian version of the Cinderella story, a girl named Damura escapes her cruel stepmother and stepsister and marries a handsome prince with the help of Grandmother Crocodile. $15.31 Title: One-eye! two-eyes! three-eyes! : a very Grimm fairy tale / told by Aaron Shepard ; pictures by Gary Clement. Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, p2007, c2007 A retelling of a classic fairy tale about a little girl who has two eyes and is horribly teased by her sisters who have one and three eyes respectively. $19.01 Title: Senorita Gordita / Helen Ketteman ; illustrated by Will Terry. Publisher: Albert Whitman, p2012, c2012 Resets the tale of the Gingerbread boy in the southwest, where the scrumptious Gordita eludes her pursuers until she meets a clever owl. Includes glossary of Spanish terms and a Gordita's recipe. $16.99 Title: The Little Red Hen and the Passover matzah / by Leslie Kimmelman ; illustrated by Paul Meisel. Publisher: Holiday House, p2010, c2010 No one will help the Little Red Hen make the Passover matzah, but they all want to help her eat it. Includes information about Passover, a recipe for matzah, and a glossary of Yiddish words used in the story. $15.31 Title: Gershon's monster : a story for the Jewish New Year / retold by Eric A. Kimmel ; illustrated by Jon J Muth. Publisher: Scholastic, p2000, c2000 Retelling of an Hasidic legend featuring Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer--Author's note. When his sins threaten the lives of his beloved twin children, a Jewish man finally repents of his wicked ways. $15.34 Interactive Ebooks 1 Ipad (This can be helpful if general or special education teachers want to use these applications outside of the library) $299

Title: Amazing tricks with everyday stuff / by Steve Charney. Publisher: Capstone Press, p2011, c2011 Step-by-step instructions and photos describe how to perform magic tricks with everyday items. $31.99 Title: ABC safari / text & illustration, Karen Lee = El safari de los animales / por Karen Lee. Publisher: Sylvan Dell Publishing, p2007, c2007 A rhyming alphabet book that describes and depicts a variety of animals from around the world. $50.00 Title: A-B-A-B-A a book of pattern play / by Brian P. Cleary ; illustrated by Brian Gable. Publisher: Millbrook Press, p2010, c2010 Provides simple examples of repeating sequences of shapes, colors, objects, and more, helping readers learn how to find patterns in the world around them. $39.95 Title: The action of subtraction / by Brian P. Cleary ; illustrations by Brian Gable. Publisher: Millbrook Press, p2006, c2006 Presents a humorous rhyme that illustrates basic subtraction concepts. $39.95 Title: Attract and repel a look at magnets / Jennifer Boothroyd. Publisher: Lerner Publications, p2011, c2011 An introduction to magnetism that discusses attraction, compasses, force, opposites, poles, and other related topics. $39.95 Title: The bug in the jug wants a hug a short vowel sounds book / Brian P. Cleary ; illustrations by Jason Miskimins. Publisher: Millbrook Press, p2009, c2009 An illustrated collection of silly sentences introduces early readers to long vowel sounds with consonant blends. $39.95 Title: Chelsea's Chinese new year / Lisa Bullard ; illustrated by Katie Saunders. Publisher: Millbrook Press, p2012, c2012 Chelsea describes how her family celebrates the Chinese New Year, explaining the customs and rituals and why they're important. $39.95 Title: Chile / Jennifer A. Miller. Publisher: Lerner Publications, p2011, c2011 An introduction to the landscape, culture, and people of Chile, with photographs, maps, a description and image of the country's flag, and a fast fact file. $39.95

Title: The clock struck one a time-telling tale / written by Trudy Harris ; illustrations by Carrie Hartman. Publisher: Millbrook Press, p2009, c2009 Rhyming text expands on the "Hickory Dickory Dock" nursery rhyme, in which a cat, followed by other animals, chases the mouse up the clock until midnight arrives, causing the tired creatures to fall asleep; and includes information about clocks and telling time. $39.95

Books with Song Title: On top of spaghetti / written and illustrated by Paul Brett Johnson ; with lyrics by Tom Glazer. Publisher: Scholastic Press, p2006, c2006 Includes a recipe for Yodeler's spaghetti and meatballs on the dust jacket. In an adaptation of the original parody, the hound Yodeler Jones tells what happened when his beloved meatball escaped from a plateful of spaghetti and ended up under a bush outside his restaurant. $15.34 Title: He's got the whole world in his hands / Kadir Nelson. Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, p2005, c2005 Presents a pictorial interpretation of the classic spiritual "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands." $15.34 Title: If you're a monster and you know it / by Rebecca Emberley & Ed Emberley. Publisher: Orchard Books, p2010, c2010 Monsters sing their own version of this popular song that encourages everyone to express their happiness through voice and movement. $14.44 Title: Five little ducks / illustrated by Penny Ives ; A. Twinn. Publisher: Child's Play (International), p2002, c2002 All children love this traditional rhyme and singing along will help to develop number skills. Bouncy illustrations, innovative die cutting and popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child. $17.04 Title: Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? / by Bill Martin, Jr. ; pictures by Eric Carle. Publisher: Henry Holt, p2008, c2008 Originally published: New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1967. Children learn about animals and colors as they see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them. $23.81 Wordless Picture Books

Title: Chalk / by Bill Thomson. Publisher: Amazon Children's Pub., p2010, c2010 A wordless picture book about three children who go to a park on a rainy day, find some chalk, and draw pictures that come to life. $13.59 Title: The lion & the mouse / Jerry Pinkney. Publisher: Little, Brown and Co. Books for Young Readers, p2009, c2009 In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle. $15.35 Title: Flotsam / David Wiesner. Publisher: Clarion Books, p2006, c2006 A colorful picture book that features a young, science-minded boy who goes to the beach to collect and examine anything floating that has been washed ashore and discovers an underwater camera that contains a collection of unusual pictures. $19.01 Title: Home / Jeannie Baker. Publisher: Greenwillow Books, p2004, c2004 A wordless picture book that observes the changes in a neighborhood from before a girl is born until she is an adult, as it first decays and then is renewed by the efforts of the residents. $18.31 Title: The red book / by Barbara Lehman. Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, p2004, c2004 A wordless story in which a little girl finds a red book in the snow that holds an astonishing surprise. $18.31 Title: The adventures of Polo / Regis Faller. Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, p2006, c2006. Polo the dog sets out from his home and enjoys many adventures, including sailing his boat on top of a whale, roasting hot dogs over a volcano, and taking a ride in a spaceship built from a mushroom. $19.71 Title: Zoom / by Istvan Banyai. Publisher: Viking, p1995, c1995 A wordless picture book presents a series of scenes, each one from farther away, showing, for example, a girl playing with toys which is actually a picture on a magazine cover, which is part of a sign on a bus, and so on. $14.49 Title: Shadow / Suzy Lee. Publisher: Chronicle Books, p2010, c2010 A little girl uses her imagination and a light bulb to go on an adventure in a dark attic. $13.64 Award Winning Books Title: Journey / Aaron Becker. Publisher: Candlewick Press, p2013, c2013 A young girl, having escaped from her loneliness through a door she drew on her bedroom wall, is captured by an evil emperor and must find a way to escape. $. 17.61

Title: Flora and the flamingo / Molly Idle. Publisher: Chronicle Books, p2013, c2013 In this wordless book, a friendship develops between a girl named Flora and a graceful flamingo, as they learn to dance together. $15.59 Title: Mr. Wuffles! / David Wiesner. Publisher: Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, p2013, c2013 Mr. Wuffles ignores all his cat toys but one, which turns out to be a spaceship piloted by small green aliens. When Mr. Wuffles plays rough with the little ship, the aliens must venture into the cat's territory to make emergency repairs. $19.01 Title: This is not my hat / Jon Klassen. Publisher: Candlewick Press, p2012, c2012 A tiny fish wearing a blue hat hopes not to wake up the trouble that might be following close behind. $17.71. Title: Creepy carrots! / words, Aaron Reynolds ; pictures, Peter Brown. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, p2012, c2012 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. $19.01 Title: Extra yarn / by Mac Barnett ; illustrated by Jon Klassen. Publisher: Balzer + Bray, p2012, c2012 With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself. $18.31 Title: One cool friend / story by Toni Buzzeo ; pictures by David Small. Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, p2012, c2012 Elliot, a very proper young man, feels a kinship with the penguins at the aquarium and wants to take one home with him. $19.01 Title: Sleep like a tiger / written by Mary Logue ; illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski. Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, p2012, c2012 At bedtime a young girl asks "Does everything in the world go to sleep?". $18.31 Title: A ball for Daisy / by Chris Raschka. Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books, p2011, c2011 Daisy the dog is heartbroken when her favorite toy ball is destroyed while she is playing with another dog, but she realizes she has gained something, too. $15.34

Title: Blackout / by John Rocco. Publisher: Disney/Hyperion Books, p2011, c2011 Neighbors gather on the roof after the power goes out on a hot night in the city and start having so much fun not everyone is happy when the lights go back on. $14.49 Title: Grandpa Green / Lane Smith. Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, p2011, c2011 A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden. $14.49 Title: A sick day for Amos McGee / written by Philip C. Stead ; illustrated by Erin E. Stead. Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, p2010, c2010 Zookeeper Amos McGee, who is adored by all the animals, gets some unexpected guests while home sick one day. $18.36 Total: $1452.00