2017-2018 FRA Children's Book Award Finalists
ALAN'S BIG,SCARY TEETH
by Jarvis
Alligator Alan terrorizes his jungle-mates by flashing sharp, well-polished teeth--until Barry the beaver reveals those teeth are false. Copyright 2016 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
2017-2018 WINNER!!! Don't Call Me CHOOCHIE POOH! 2017-2018 WINNER!!!
by Sean Taylor & Kate Hindley
A little dog's owner pampers it to an almost unbearable extent. Even worse, the owner calls the dog things such as "Ickle Pickle Woof Woof"--and right in front of some tough-looking dogs! But guess who else has embarrassing owners? Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
DOUGLAS, YOU NEED GLASSES!
by Ged Adamson
Dog Douglas keeps mistaking one thing for another (e.g., the "squirrel" he's chasing is a tumbling leaf),
so his young owner finally brings him to the optician.
Ida, Always
by Caron Levis & Charles Santoso
Inspired by real polar bears, Ida and Gus, who lived in the Central Park Zoo, Levis writes a tender tale of friendship and loss. Copyright 2016 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
by Caron Levis & Charles Santoso
Inspired by real polar bears, Ida and Gus, who lived in the Central Park Zoo, Levis writes a tender tale of friendship and loss. Copyright 2016 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
Madeline Finn and the Library Dog
by Lisa Papp
Madeline struggles with reading and yearns to earn a star sticker from her teacher rather than a heart that says "Keep Trying." Persistence pays off in this heartwarming story when Madeline improves her skills while reading aloud to Bonnie, a dog involved in a canine library program. Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
Memoirs of a PARROT
by Devin Scillian & Tim Bowers
"Wilbur's Pet Shop is closed today. Good." So begins ornery pet-shop parrot Brock's fifteen days of diary-like observations. After a guy purchases him, there's tension at home until the pair survives a near disaster together. Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
by Devin Scillian & Tim Bowers
"Wilbur's Pet Shop is closed today. Good." So begins ornery pet-shop parrot Brock's fifteen days of diary-like observations. After a guy purchases him, there's tension at home until the pair survives a near disaster together. Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
That's NOT a HIPPOPOTAMUS!
by Juliette Maciver & Sarah Davis
In this humorous rhyming story, when a hippopotamus can't be found at a safari, an entire class becomes "hippo-hunters," spotting other animals and mistaking them for the hippo ("That's NOT a hippopotamus!"). Readers will notice the hippo hidden within the skilled illustrations, which also capture the diverse, exuberant class and their exasperated teacher who finally listens to little Liam--who "REALLY see[s] 'im!" Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
by Juliette Maciver & Sarah Davis
In this humorous rhyming story, when a hippopotamus can't be found at a safari, an entire class becomes "hippo-hunters," spotting other animals and mistaking them for the hippo ("That's NOT a hippopotamus!"). Readers will notice the hippo hidden within the skilled illustrations, which also capture the diverse, exuberant class and their exasperated teacher who finally listens to little Liam--who "REALLY see[s] 'im!" Copyright 2017 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
TREE
by Britta Teckentrup
Through a hole in the book’s cover, an owl invites you inside to meet a majestic tree and all its forest inhabitants during the changing seasons. With clever peekaboo holes throughout, each page reveals a new set of animals playing and living in the tree.
