- Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel I was surprised at how nonfiction-ish this was! Lots of information about elections. It felt oddly adult, but I think kids will read it anyways, although it won't be as popular as the other titles. Purchased for the library.
- Power Lunch: First Course by J. Torres. I really liked this graphic novel about a kid who gets superpowers from eating different kinds of food, but it was waaaay too short. Although, it's only 7.79 on my vendor...I'll put it on a wishlist.
- X-men first class: Marvel Girl I'm previewing some more series from ABDO. This one is really too old for my section, since it's all about Jean Grey facing her demons and starts out with some of the guys arguing over her. I think I will just get some more Spider-Man.
- Mal and Chad: Food Fight by Stephen McCranie I was relieved to discover this one was as charming, touching, and funny as the first. Purchased for the library.
- Friendship wish by Elisa Kleven. I love her artwork and I liked this story about a dog looking for a friend in and out of dreams, but I don't know that it will have wide appeal.
- Everything goes on land by Brian Biggs I don't really get the appeal of this crowded car book with retro illustrations, but everyone else says it's amazing, and the seek and find aspects would certainly be popular so maybe I'll get it for the library.
- Best kind of kiss by Margaret Allum Sickly sweet so would probably circulate well. But I just held my breath and bought a huge stack of gooey picture books so I don't need to put myself through it again for a while.
- Proud Crow by Bernadette Watts One of her older titles. The illustrations aren't appealing and most of my audience won't know who St. Francis is or be familiar with how he connects to animals.
- Rosie Sprout's Time to Shine by Allison Wortche Very sympathetic character, I liked that she wanted to be best at something but she didn't have to outdo the extrovert. The illustrations were adorable. BUT I am truly sick of picture books with unrealistic class sizes. SIX KIDS?? A kindergarten or first grade class, as this appears to be, would have at least 15 kids, most of our classes have 20-25 and we're a small town! I just can't pass this in picture books anymore. Grrr.
- Diary of a pet turkey: based on a true story by Joanne F Ingis I don't get the point of this book. Apparently it's about raising a wild turkey as a pet (although there's a note at the beginning that says that turkeys are wild animals and you should approach them). It's narrated by the turkey with factual information about turkeys in separate sections. The pictures look like a little kids drew them and the book ends abruptly. There's nothing to back up the facts or to substantiate this being a true story. Weird.
- Tom's Tweet by Jill Esbaum illustrated by Dan Santat Ooooh, we have to have this. Hilarious! Santat is always funny, no matter who he illustrates, but Esbaum's rhyming text hits the perfect disgruntled note. Can't wait to read this in storytime.
- Flying Canoe by Eric Kimmel Meh. Don't think most of my audience would get the subtleties of this French-Canadian Christmas legend. The artwork is too dark and indistinct too. I'll look for something else for next year's holiday storytelling.
- Three Perfect Peaches by Cynthia DeFelice This is one Kate Coombs recommended in her blog tour. It was hilarious and I'm so glad I discovered it! But I really don't think I can risk it in storytime. I have a number of extremely...humorless parents and either the shepherd kissing the queen or the king kissing the horse's behind is sure to set them off. I might keep it in reserve at an Elephant and Piggie and see who shows up though...
- Sketch Monsters: Escape of the scribbles by Joshua Williamson I liked the art of this colorful graphic novel, but the subject seemed weird. A girl who can't express her emotions at all draws monsters and has to learn to be emotional to bring them back when they escape. Don't see an audience for this.
- Duped: True stories of the world's best swindlers by Andreas Schroder, illustrated by Remy Simard Loved the subject matter, but there were way too many typos and the comic portions seemed randomly inserted and did not blend well.
- The mysteries of Angkor Wat: Exploring Cambodia's Ancient Temple by Richard Sobel This book felt really...thin to me. It bops around from vague speculation about the history of Angkor Wat to the photographer's experiences with the children there. From the main body of the text, it sounds like the whole book was written based on one three-day visit, but the acknowledgements say he made multiple trips. Cool photography, but poorly written and organized.
- The Winter Visitors by Karel Hayes The art felt a little amateurish but was quite attractive and the paneled, almost wordless design was well-executed. This could work in storytime if you do wordless books, as I often do. Might add this one to the collection
Yes, I have talked myself out a book for Nonfiction Monday. Sigh. Will have to do some serious reading and reviewing the rest of today!
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