Saturday, May 23, 2020

Brainstorm 211: 25 Picture Book Reading Ideas for the ICS Bingo Reading Challenge

Last week I introduced the ICS Bingo Reading Challenge. I mentioned that we’d be sharing more reading ideas for those who want to participate or those who just want reading ideas. This week, Elementary librarian Sarah Foit shares 25 reading ideas for picture book readers. Click on the title for summaries and reviews about each book.

Nonfiction Graphic Novel

The Invention Hunters Discover How Electricity Works by Korwin Briggs
Learn the basics of electricity with goofy characters.

Mystery Book

Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick & David Serlin
The cutest detective around uses his observation skills to solve cases.

Fantasy Book

Once upon a Goat by Dan Richards, ill. by Eric Barclay
A King and Queen learn about the importance of word choice when wishing in this fractured fairy tale.

Time-Slip Book

A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat by Emily Jenkins, ill. by Sophie Blackall
Make a blackberry fool dessert with families in 1710, 1810, 1910, and 2010.

Survival Story

The Call of the Wolves by Jim Murphy, ill. by Mark Alan Weatherby
Travel with an Arctic wolf pack.

Animal Story

The Secret Life of the Skunk by Laurence Pringle, ill. by Kate Garchinsky
One year in the life of a skunk.

Science Fiction

Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood, ill. by Meg Hunt
Cinderella, featuring a girl mechanic in space, and a twist ending.

Historical Fiction

The Hundred-Year Barn by Patricia MacLachlan, ill. by Kenard Pak
The story of a 100 year old barn and the family who built and used it.

Love Story

Miss Spider's Wedding by David Kirk
Miss Spider has found the love of her life, but her friends think she should marry someone more dashing.

Funny Book

Skulls! by Blair Thornburgh, ill. by Scott Campbell
A humorous look at why skulls are great.

Dystopia Book

The Numberlys by William Joyce & Christina Ellis
Life is bleak and gray in the Numberlys world until they make an amazing discovery.

Mythological-Based Fiction

A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
Little Star can’t wait for the big mooncake she made with mother to cool down before she eats it and sneaks bites.

Fiction Graphic Novel

Wake up, Crabby! by Jonathan Fenske
4 little humorous adventures/misadventures with Crab and Plankton.

Thriller/Suspense Book

Circle by Mac Barnett, ill. by Jon Klassen
After hide-n-seek gone awry, Circle must rescue Triangle from the dark behind the waterfall.

Nonfiction History

Home in the Woods by Eliza Wheeler
8 siblings and their mother turn a shack in the woods into a home during the Great Depression.

Fantasy Book

Fairy Science by Ashley Spires
A fairy is trying to prove the usefulness of the scientific method to her fellow fairies.

Nonfiction Science

Fungus is among Us! by Joy Keller, ill. by Erica Salcedo
A little girl learns about how fungus is everywhere in various forms.

Mystery Book

Follow Me around the Garden by Camille Garoche
Luna can’t figure out why the garden is so quiet today.

Time-Travel Book

The Discovery of Anime and Manga by Phil Amara & Oliver Chin, ill. by Juan Calle, translated by Hiroko Amara
Two kids are transported through time by a red panda to learn about the history of anime and manga.

Sports Story

SumoKitty by David Biedrzycki
When the cat who lives with the sumo wrestlers gets kicked out for being too lazy to chase mice, can he redeem himself?

Fairytale Rewrite

After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again by Dan Santat
Humpty Dumpty deals with recovering from trauma.

Contemporary Fiction

All the Animals Where I Live by Philip C. Stead
The author shares how many animals live around his new country home.

Science Fiction

If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen
Jack describes his ideal school in rhyming text.

Biography, Autobiography, or Memoir

Just like Beverly: a Biography of Beverly Cleary by Vicki Conrad, ill. by David Hohn
A picture book biography of the beloved children’s author, Beverly Cleary.

Foodie Story

What's Your Favorite Food? by Eric Carle & Friends
Eric Carle and other children’s book authors/illustrators share their favorite foods with readers.

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