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We pop from underwater with giant grins on our faces, then we dive back down.
Our Pool
A complete lack of daring princess rescues!
The knight of little import
Math makes me feel safe.
Counting in Dog years
There are so many ways to say what we mean, and just as many ways to listen.
More than words
We dry off and get dressed.
Our Pool
Suddenly, the door burst open.
Mr. S
“A sandwich can’t be a teacher!”
Mr. S
It made her feel small
BIg
Every day, she works to get the tip of a beak just right, to perfect tiny tails and little wings.
Make Way
We all stop—waiting, hundreds of sunken toes tapping, all of us damp—frowning.
Our Pool
“Where’s the teacher?” someone whispered.
Mr. S
Nathan doesn’t say much. He has a lot on his mind, though.
More than words
“Piano teachers, salsa teachers… computer teachers!”
Mr. S
Nothing was going to stop her
Viking Strong
“That’s quite right, children.”
Mr. S
“Its just like when I look at the trees and remember there are parts I can’t see.”
Beneath
Armed with a BFA in Printmaking.
The knight of little import
Keeping cool as days grow hotter.
Cicada Symphony
It’s too loud. I wanna go home. No, we just got here.
Friends Beyond Measure
“Mary had a little ham on some nice rye bread~”
Mr. S
They use bathtubs, but they do not use toilets.
Make Way
Mom has my towel held wide and hers already wrapped around her.
Our Pool
No matter where they are, Nancy makes space—a dimly lit basement, the corner of an already-cramped bedroom—to shape and mold and carve.
Make Way
You will need 2 crows, 1 Raccoon, 1 Hat Brim…
How to make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 easy steps
“Shouldn’t they be here by now?” asked someone else.
Mr. S
Captured her first monster, rescued her first citizen!
The knight of little import
I scramble up to the ladder to our towels.
Our Pool
these still look fresh, i have to follow
The Great Puptective
Step 4: Have the crows return the hat and settle up.
How to make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 easy steps
It started the day we met. Hi, me, you.
Friends Beyond Measure
If this book were a calendar, every day would be a holiday.
Counting in Dog years
We had disagreements… and then agreements.
Friends Beyond Measure
Most adorable kitten contest
Viking strong
I need nap
The Great Puptective
She began to feel not herself, out of place
BIg
“Mary had a little ham, a little ham, a little ham!”
Mr. S
Handling small monsters made a big difference.
The knight of little import
This gluttonous fiend eats all that it sees.
The knight of little import
Two minutes stretch to five or ten and still no answer yet.
Counting in Dog years
Everyone had advice, but that kind of hurt too
BIg
Looking around the room, the children had to agree.
Mr. S
“No teacher means no rules!” cheered half the class.
Mr. S
We zigzag and we straight-line.
Our Pool
“He chased his tail while playing dead while reciting his favorite poem”
Simon and the Better Bone
That watching stars flicker in the velvety sky is my glimpse of infinity!
Counting in Dog years
From multiplying mice to missing socks, this collection of imaginative verse adds up to tons of mind-blowing fun.
Counting in Dog years
Music class was especially unconventional.
Mr. S
I don’t want to go. I’ll miss you so much.
Friends Beyond Measure
Can you beat five times champ?
Viking strong
And in the garden, in Boston, the ducks are always there, always walking to their pond.
Make Way
“Everyone is more than what you see”
Beneath
“I hope I see him again soon”
Simon and the Better Bone
Could you come to my place next?
The knight of little import
Veins turn orange, soon complete. Blue-black body. Clawlike feet.
Cicada Symphony
I’m putting you in charge of it. Mijo
Papa’s Magical Water-Jug Clock
Lan likes to WRITE!! So does Carlos. He writes using Braille.
More than words
“I can tell this group is a special group.”
Mr. S
The words stung and were hard to shake off
BIg
“Beneath what’s different is what’s the same.”
Beneath
That settled it everyone got straight to work.
Mr.S
Males are known for one great thing: not their looks, but how they sing.
Cicada Symphony
Tamara loves to talk. When she’s happy, she says, ‘I’m happy.’ When she’s sad, she tells us she’s sad.
More than words
I am beat!
Our Pool
On the blank page, a line is put down, right and true, and a drawing comes to life.”
Make Way
As if they have been right there, as if it were the pages of a story all along.
Make Way
You can express yourself when you play like Talia and build like Shaun, Imani, and Jennifer.
More than words
After dinner, a book, and a kiss, I float.
Our Pool
Story time ran a bit long (Mr. S)
Mr.S
How to make fairy tea: dandelions, grass, clovers, water. Worms optional.
Friends Beyond Measure
What if no one paid attention to what you were trying to say? How would it feel if you couldn’t say ‘yes’ or ‘no’?
More than words
Buenos Dias! Finally, It’s Saturday
Papa’s Magical Water-Jug Clock
If socks could talk, mine would yell, ‘Wash your feet! They really smell!’
Counting in Dog years
Aspiring knight Charlie is ready to do battle!
The knight of little import
Sign language is used mostly by Deaf people to communicate, using their hands, gestures, and facial expressions.
More than words
You can see what is there, but what is not there, too—an evergreen bough, a feathered wing
Make Way
Round two patting your head
Viking strong
We pass under, we pass through—we feel less like people and more like dolphins!
Our Pool
Using a communication system can take longer. Allow extra time and be patient with yourself and others.
More than words
Protein with an extra crunch!
Cicada Symphony
“Why not?! There’s all sorts of teachers!”
Mr. S
My mom calls my name loud.
Our Pool
“Look over here! Next page, please…”
Mr. S
We graphed the stuff in Lost and Found before they hauled it away.
Counting in Dog years
Do you think that could be… Monsters?
The knight of little import
Absolutely no epic dragon battles!
The knight of little import
You told me you were moving. Really far away.
Friends Beyond Measure
Final round doggy paddling help!
Viking strong
Wire is used to make the shape of a thing.
Make Way
But se didn’t know how to swim
Viking Strong
High on a mountain in a deep dark cave
100 mighty
Then she dabs my chin.
Our Pool
This year, next year, the year after that.
Friends Beyond Measure
Something has been eating all my pastries.
The knight of little import
Alternative communication means all the ways to communicate besides talking.
More than words
What if she’s been kidnapped by monsters?
The knight of little import
Oh help me next, I am tired.
The knight of little import
“I’ve had an… unusual morning.”
Mr. S
“Look!” called a kid from the back of the room, pointing to the chalkboard
Mr.S
“Look!” called a kid from the back of the room, pointing to the chalkboard.
Mr. S
Bob knows, because once he leaves Hamilton and lands in New York City, he visits the Museum of Natural History and studies the ducks behind glass.
Make Way
“No teacher means no rules” cheered half the class.
Mr.S
“You better go inside and ask to use the bathroom” he says
Papa’s Magical Water-Jug Clock
“Are you sure?” I ask. The weather is just fine in my knees (Every dog)
Every Dog
At first glance, there were no monsters.
The knight of little import
I thought the fun would last forever.
Friends Beyond Measure
A sculpture is a lump of clay.
Make Way
What could I do? Pack myself in your suitcase?
Friends Beyond Measure
The only place she thrives is art class, her hands in the clay.
Make Way
I grab my backpack and collect the things I am going to need
Every Dog
Charlie had never even left Little Import.
The knight of little import
We do flips and handstands.
Our Pool
I started out with two of them, but soon had 24.
Counting in Dog years
That settled it. Everyone got straight to work.
Mr. S
Looks like a furious thunder gong!
The knight of little import
“Same as always, I’ll have to write a letter to city hall”
Every Dog
“Absolutely not!” scolded the other half.
Mr. S
Winter came and winter passed
100 mighty
You might want to show your spark, style, and pizzazz with what you wear.
More than Words
And time was passing fast! Nooooo!
Friends Beyond Measure
“Fine, but I’m staying under here”
Beneath
If this book were a recipe, you’d want to lick the bowl clean.
Counting in Dog years
Ever when you do use your voice, you can do more than just talk!
More than Words
Round three running off the kittens
Viking strong
“We’ve never had a teacher at all…”
Mr. S
“She studies them as if she were still the girl in the library, still the girl bending wire into wreaths.
Make Way
Computing 8×7 makes the beagle 56. The same age as my grandpa Dan.
Counting in Dog years
this is not fair at all
The Great Puptective
“Who did that?” the kids whispered eyeing the teachers desk nervously
Mr.S
Have you noticed someone like Madeline? Who shows how she feels when she smiles, or cries, or laughs. Her face says it all.
More than words
If Nathan is quiet, how could you know if he wants to be friends?
More than words
“This is meant for the children of Boston, but she’s not in charge of the city.
Make Way
“When there are small spaces, she makes small things.
Make Way
“Keep up the great work, everyone.”
Mr. S
“But now we have no water left, and we have eleven more houses. I feel bad.” I say.
Papa’s Magical Water-Jug Clock
Strongest Viking contest take a flyer
Viking strong
It tells use how much work is left to do!
Papa’s Magical Water-Jug Clock
Where there should have been a teacher there was only a stack of papers, a mug of coffee and an impressive looking sandwich.
Mr.S
“His name was Harvey. He doesn’t live here anymore.
Every Dog
Pretty please, can we do another trap?
The Great Puptective
“Together they climbed to the top of the hill.”
Beneath
Swedish Ballet Academy
100 mighty
Out of nowhere, a cloud appears—we cross our fingers…
Our Pool
The clock ticked and the mug steamed, but the sandwich lay remarkably still.
Mr. S
Gotcha! Wait, I thought these lived in trees.
The knight of little import
We make our way back out with all those families and folks again.
Our Pool
You might think talking is the only way to say something.
More than Words
Kamal likes to Sing. Ada, Kayla, and Eli make sounds eeeeh, ch chch, aah aaa.
More than words
Hush-hush. Use your inside voice.
The knight of little import
Or you could type like McKenna. Or spell like Raahim. Or use sign language like Fatima and Mateo.
More than words
If this book were a pie, you’d want to swallow it whole.
Counting in Dog years
We break out our bagels, and I eat mine in six big bites.
Our Pool
Ingrid has everything a Viking could want
Viking strong
Have an open and accepting attitude to all ways of communicating.
More than words
You definitely need a real horse.
Friends Beyond Measure
When a person isn’t understood by the people around them, they may behave or ‘act out’ in ways that upset others.
More than words
They feed on juice and sap from tree roots.
Cicada Symphony
But I ignore them and go back to trimmine the scare leaves at the bottom
Papa’s Magical Water-Jug Clock
“Where’s the teacher?” someone whispered
Mr.S
Mom gets twist and I get chocolate with rainbow sprinkles.
Our Pool
I didn’t want to leave.
Friends Beyond Measure
When she hears about this moment, Nancy knows: It is the seed of an idea.
Make Way
Does not contain any high-speed jousts!
The knight of little import
I’d roll out of bed, walk forty-two feet, and never, ever be late.
Counting in Dog years
Communication is the exchange of information and ideas, which includes understanding and making ourselves understood.
More than words
Something has been eating all the pastries.
The knight of little import
Let’s put on a circus! Nah.
Friends Beyond Measure
The children in room 2B were perfectly silent.
Mr. S
“C is for club sandwich! D is for double-decker!”
Mr. S
One house has a Burmese python and a Komodo dragon
Every Dog
Adios!
Friends Beyond Measure
I had so many feelings.
Friends Beyond Measure
Adults can be as long as your little finger.
Cicada Symphony
“But then he spotted something in the pond”
Simon and the Better Bone
Someone might have an idea and dig and dig and dig.
More than Words
Me too, mom says, my fingers look as raisiny as raisins do!
Our Pool
Shen decided to make more space for herself and was able to see a way out
BIg
Step 8: Wait while the donkey dons the clogs
How to make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 easy steps
It’s hard to do big things when the answer is often no.
Make Way
Looking at Bob’s drawings, Nancy chooses the eight poses of ducklings she likes best.
Make Way
Step 15: Recruit the two strongest mice to load the skateboard
How to make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 easy steps
Aha! I see it!
The knight of little import
And when it does? The whole crowd cheers!
Our Pool
The clock ticked and the mug steamed but the sandwich lay remarkably still.
Mr.S
There written in perfectly neat handwriting was a name
Mr.S
In the beginning, a duck is an egg.
Make Way
Remember that just because someone doesn’t speak doesn’t mean they don’t understand!
More than words
Hundreds, millions, trillions, wow!
Cicada Symphony
You might think talking is the only way to say something. Well, it is one way.
More than words
I pop out of the water but get her blessing to do one last… Cannonball!
Our Pool
Hear ye Hear ye.
The knight of little import
“I will not throw food.”
Mr. S
Communication is so important that it is a basic human right!
More than words
Her face says it all
More than Words
Ways I could get there: giant trampoline (one hour), plane (10 hours), hot air balloon (one week).
Friends Beyond Measure
If this book were a bar graph, it would be off the charts.
Counting in Dog years
Clay is shaped, and molded, and cast in bronze.
Make Way
Bob draws from a duck’s-eye view, and a child’s view, too.
Make Way
Most adorable kitten contest
Viking Strong
Let’s find you a mud bath.
The knight of little import
There was a floatie jam
Viking Strong
The ice cream truck!
Our Pool
Survival’s what they’re aiming for.
Cicada Symphony
She learnt her ABCs and 123s, she always said please and thank you
Big
“The kids in room 2B could tell something was wrong.”
Mr. S
Round one lifting really heavy things
Viking strong
That’s when I hear my name again. Loud!
Our Pool
A geometric math-terpiece, thanks to the honeybee.
Counting in Dog years
We Marco and we Polo.
Our Pool
“She is sweet like honey so I named her for a dessert that reminds me of home”
Every Dog
Our First Official Slow-athon was not a race at all.
Counting in Dog years
What if we stayed for cake and then left? OK!
Friends Beyond Measure
The very first monster sanctuary!
The knight of little import
Little Import was bustling with buildings.
The knight of little import
And then finally… It moves!
Our Pool
“Well, maybe just for a minute…” said the other half.
Mr. S
This is our family business and we make a great team
Papa’s Magical Water-Jug Clock
The kids all loved art class.
Mr. S
To the surface, up they go.
Cicada Symphony
The crowd went berserk!
Viking strong
We had adventures!
Friends Beyond Measure
These are yours, they hurt me
BIg
“Yes yes I heard you the first time,” says grandma. But you missed one, you know.
Every Dog
We will always be friends. This year, next year… And the years after that.
Friends Beyond Measure
Running of kittens!
Viking Strong
The washing machine’s a trickster. Or else it’s a hungry lout.
Counting in Dog years
You bend it, and you can imagine.
Make Way
You are so good at a lot of stuff, and I was good at the other stuff.
Friends Beyond Measure
And when that moment passes? We start to splash again!
Our Pool
That critter was ruining my handwriting.
The knight of little import
…. and remind them to pay before leaving.
How to make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 easy steps
She learns to look—and think—in three dimensions.
Make Way
Mei can’t always think of the words, but she can move.
More than words
One small step for a hen, one giant leap for henkind.
Friends Beyond Measure
Backward or forward, left or right, they read exactly the same.
Counting in Dog years
A drawing is a blank page.
Make Way
The only place she thrives is art class, her hands in the clay.
Make Way
We make our way from wall to wall underneath or on the surface, racing and laughing.
Our Pool
The kids in 2B could tell something was wrong (Mr. S)
Mr.S
I think of hot days, wet days, and fingers family-crossed for ice cream cone day.
Our Pool
When he yanks open the rusty door, a smell of oil gasoline and yesterdays cut grass comes whooshing out
Papa’s Magical Water-Jug Clock
Monsters never seem to come to town.
The knight of little import
We are the only ones wearing raincoats (every dog)
Every Dog
When it does, we freeze like statues for a moment…
Our Pool
Communication access means that someone has the support they need to understand what others are saying and have others understand them.
More than words
He walks the same streets he wandered with his dog and his harmonica.
Make Way
Mom said I’ve had quite enough, this doubling has to stop.
Counting in Dog years
Finally, he walks to Washington Square Market, and carries home a crate full of ducks!
Make Way
5/5 combine make all of me. I am a living, breathing whole!
Counting in Dog years
…so they can polka on the peanuts to a lively accordion tune.
How to make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 easy steps
Alternative’ communication may be less common than talking, but all ways of communicating are equally valid.
More than words
Step 16: Meet at the park
How to make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 easy steps
After that, no matter how I sliced it, things were different.
Friends Beyond Measure
Number of chickens who learn to fly while on the moon: nine out of ten.
Friends Beyond Measure
Ingrid tried everything she could
Viking strong
The Vikings gathered to award the champion
Viking strong
Story time ran a bit long.
Mr. S
Could it be a Triple-Tier Hungerbeak?
The knight of little import
Wait! Gluttonous fiend?
The knight of little import
One day she let it finally all out and started to see things more clearly
BIg
I go to sleep and dream of the next adventure.
Our Pool
“She and a friend roll Mrs. Mallard outside and line three ducklings up behind her.”
Make Way
You can express yourself when you play.
More than Words
“Sometimes beneath what looks perfectly still, so much can be swirling around.”
Beneath
Even when you do use your voice, you can do more than just talk!
More than words
“Clearly this was one of those bad dogs you hear about.”
Simon and the Better Bone
The third house has a big red door and a fancy knocker that I am too short to reach.
Every Dog
Is this called “guilt”?
The Great Puptective
Do you think you could figure out a way to listen?
More than Words
You’re perfectly harmless.
The knight of little import
It must have been grown-ups who made up that rule!
Counting in Dog years
The horn blew and they were off
Viking Strong
Dying once their work’s complete, now the cycle can repeat.
Cicada Symphony
He talks to an ornithologist and makes notes on the markings of mallards.
Make Way
Do numerals get out of sorts? Do fractions get along?
Counting in Dog years
“How are your knees today?” I ask grandma
Every Dog
Winning a contest doesn’t show strength
Viking strong
Nothing was going to stop them
Viking strong
Everyone needs and deserves access to communication!
More than words
As we make our way back home, I lick quick, but walk slow.
Our Pool
Cuts, folds, tears, paints, and glues paper.
The knight of little import
She doesn’t know how to swim
Viking strong
A very wet man made his way to the front of the class.
Mr. S
Stig knew exactly what she meant
Viking strong
But they still couldnt see that she was just a girl
BIg
I jump right back in.
Our Pool
“We’ve never had a teacher like him.”
Mr. S
“Children,” said the man, “I’m so sorry I’m late.”
Mr. S
“I challenge you to a staring contest!”
Simon and the Better Bone
But she longs for bigger spaces, to do bigger things
Make Way
She can lift an entire ship
Viking strong
And then we boo and hiss as it blocks our sun.
Our Pool
“They show the tip of a head and the waddle in a walk—but are they good enough?”
Make Way
My fingers are firmly crossed as we do, and I hear it first, and then I spot it…
Our Pool
She grew and learnt and laughed and dreamed
Big
Are you still going to be my friend? Yes!
Friends Beyond Measure
Trying to run up the crooked tree: five hours.
Friends Beyond Measure
“It isn’t a yes, but it isn’t a no.”
Make Way
“Who did that?” the kids whispered, eyeing the teacher’s desk nervously.
Mr. S
We line up and take turns swimming through each other’s legs.
Our Pool
Liam rushes out into the squall determined to catch a perfect snowflake.
Just One Flake
He tries any number of tricks to complete his mission, but each time he is thwarted.
Just One Flake
He sticks out his tongue and looks up ..• nope.
Just One Flake
He builds a snowman, climbing up to get a little closer to the snow … no luck.
Just One Flake
He runs around the yard because faster is better, right? Wrong!
Just One Flake
Nothing seems to work.
Just One Flake
Until, in a final leap of faith, he catches that snowflake … in a way he never expected.
Just One Flake
From librarian and picture book creator Travis Jonker comes a hilarious and satisfying story all about outdoor play and the natural world’s stunning surprises.
Just One Flake
I’m not going back inside until I do it.
Just One Flake
This should work.
Just One Flake
It’s working.
Just One Flake
It’s worrrrking ..
Just One Flake
WHOOSH
Just One Flake
Not working.
Just One Flake
Hm. Maybe I’ll make a snowman. Or not.
Just One Flake
From up here I know I’ll catch a snowflake.
Just One Flake
The faster I go, the more flakes I’ll catch!
Just One Flake
HUFF can’t
Just One Flake
HUFF
Just One Flake
keep that up.
Just One Flake
LIAM! TIME TO COME IN!
Just One Flake
I will never catch a snowflake. And now the snow is stopping.
Just One Flake
Wait! There’s a last chance.
Just One Flake
Oof.
Just One Flake
Got it!
Just One Flake
Whoa
Just One Flake
I caught a snowflake.
Just One Flake
It wasn’t on my tongue. But hot chocolate probably tastes better anyway.
Just One Flake
And now that I know what a REAL snowflake looks like …
Just One Flake
can have as many as I want.
Just One Flake
Long, long ago when nomads who hunted through Europe and Asia fought lean, hungry wolves for their prey, on a wide, wide plain where whirlwinds blew and the grass was new, a girl met a pup.
First Friend
They jumped and chased and they were both very brave.
First Friend
The wolf pup grew. The girl did, too.
First Friend
Still, the wolf watched as the girl hunted, and learned.
First Friend
The girl watched as the wolf hunted, and learned.
First Friend
The sun went down, the world turned round, and years and years went by.
First Friend
And then …
First Friend
One day, long, long ago… when people’s homes were huts of branches and hides and wild wolves crept close to snatch bones…
First Friend
On a morning when winter was melting at last, and the river was tumbling spring-flow fast, a wolf pup met a boy whose fingers tied knots, scritched itches, and sometimes shared treats.
First Friend
But the wolf pup grew. The boy did, too.
First Friend
But the boy watched as the wolf fished, and laughed.
First Friend
And the wolf waited as the boy fished, and hoped.
First Friend
The sun went down, the world turned round, and years and years went by.
First Friend
And then …
First Friend
One day, long, long ago… when traders brought shells to barter for dried river fish and Mama Wolf dug her den near but not too near …
First Friend
On a certain night in the blue twilight, a girl met a wolf pup who had feathers.
First Friend
The girl had dried deer meat and knew how to trade.
First Friend
The pup grew. The girl did, too.
First Friend
Everyone knew they hunted together… almost like friends.
First Friend
The sun went down, the world turned round, and years and years went by.
First Friend
One day, long, long ago… when the valley was changing and the people and wolves all knew they would soon have to find new homes far away, while the sun burned high and the grass grew dry, a wolf pup met a boy digging in a dry riverbed.
First Friend
They dug down until the hole filled up.
First Friend
The wolf pup grew and the boy did, too.
First Friend
The wolf watched the boy leaving and whined.
First Friend
The boy looked back and called … and Dog left the wolf pack to follow his boy away.
First Friend
The sun went down, the world turned round. Thousands and thousands and thousands of years went by.
First Friend
Just yesterday… a pup met a girl.
First Friend
