WEIRD, WILD
& WACKY

Encyclopedia of Immaturity by Klutz Editors, 2007. Learn how to shrink heads, snort rubber bands, take off your thumb, break your nose, and make radio-controlled underwear!

Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex, 2006. Dracula walks around with spinach in his teeth, because everyone is afraid to tell him about it, and the Phantom of the Opera can't get 'It's a Small World' out of his head.

Gallop: A Scanimation Book by Rufus Butler Seder. Children are amazed by the way the animals in the illustrations move while they turn the page.

Imagine by Norman Messenger, 2005. This book is filled with interactive puzzles, such as shape-shifting animals.

Ribbit: Flip and See Who Froggy Can Be by Bender & Bender, 2007. An ingenious flip-book with unlimited combinations.

Science Verse by Jon Scieszka, 2004. A sing-along, rhyme-along introduction to science that is guaranteed to get children engaged. My favorite is the version of Mary Had A... that refers to a parasite in her belly.

JOY OF READING

Bored Bill by Liz Pichon, 2006. He solves his problem of boredom by reading books and other activities.

Do Not Open This Book by Michaela Muntean, 2006. This silly story dares the reader to keep going, until in the end they discover that they have helped write the book!

Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers, 2006. The more books Henry eats, the smarter he gets!

Library Lion by Michelle Knudson, 2006. Can a misbehaving lion learn library rules?

Little Red Fish by Taeeun Yoo, 2007. A boy loses his fish in the library.

Max’s Words by Kate Banks, 2006. Max’s older brothers collect stamps and coins, so Max decides to collect words.

Taming Horrible Harry by Lili Chartrand, 2005. When a horrible monster learns to read, his life is changed forever.

Winston the Book Wolf by Marni McGee, 2006. Winston likes to eat words. This wolf is so notorious that he is banned from the library, until he learns to devour books with his eyes.

Wolves by Emily Gravett, 2006. When rabbit picks up a book to read at the library, the subject matter truly comes alive.