Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Kadir Nelson
Dramatic full color illustrations (which won a Caldecott Honor) and splendid, poetic language depict the bravery of Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery on a Maryland plantation only to return again and again to help other slaves escape.

Move!

By: Steve Jenkins Robin Page
Animals move in different ways. They swing, dive, and dance across the pages and through the book, propelled by highly textured collages on open pages. Typeface and illustration combine to present a look at animal locomotion on land and in water.

One Leaf Rides the Wind

By: Celeste Mannis
Illustrated by:
Susan Kathleen Hartung

This richly illustrated collection of haiku poems is a counting book as well as an introduction to Japanese gardens and to a poetic form. From one leaf chased by a little girl to 10 stone lanterns, this garden can be enjoyed on several levels.

Our Seasons

By: Grace Lin Ranida McKneally
Illustrated by:
Grace Lin

A closer look at the four seasons is presented through questions and answers (“Does everyone have four seasons?”) and evocative poems. Large illustrations depict the unique wonders of each time of year.

Museum Trip

By: Barbara Lehman
When a boy in a red sweatshirt lags behind his classmates on a field trip to an art museum, he discovers a group of maze pictures. Amazingly, he finds himself small enough to go into the labyrinths — and out again with a medal.

Roller Coaster

By: Marla Frazee
The thrill is mixed with just a bit of anxiety when you are finally tall enough to ride the huge roller coaster! Expressive line and wash illustrations convey the motion of a roller coaster with text looping and swirling around the pages.

Banjo Granny

By: Sarah Martin Busse Jacqueline Martin
Illustrated by:
Barry Root
Owen’s singing, banjo-playing Granny goes out “to cross one river, one mountain, and a desert” just to see her bluegrass-loving grandbaby.

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