When a new kid comes to stay with his grandmother at the house next door, Shermy’s plans for a quiet, relaxing summer are completely upended. That’s because Shake is nothing like Shermy. And Shermy is nothing like Shake. Shermylikes to read quietly in the shade of a tree. He knows the proper way to do a puzzle. He collects treasures in the pouch he wears around his neck, and the books on his shelves are alphabetized by author. Shakelikes to play street hockey or space explorers. He gobbles up rocket ice pops and Toaster Tarts. He shows up unannounced and plays board games by his own rules. As the two boys are forced to spend more and more time together, will they learn how to get along? Or will it be one long countdown until Shake goes home?
2024-2025 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Candlewick
Copyright May 9, 2023
ISBN# Shinji Fujioka (HB)
As the moon still hung above the treetops, Dad Bear gently woke his little fisherman to set out on a grand adventure. They always took the long way around the mountain, but when they finally arrived at their fishing spot, the fish weren’t bitin’ a bit. When they were ready to pack up their things, Dad Bear declared it “a wonderful day!” which confused Little Bear. How could it be a wonderful day? They didn’t catch a single fish! When I Caught You is a sweet story that teaches readers that sometimes it’s not about how many fish you catch, but the memories you made along the way.
2024-2025 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by IzzyBBooks
Copyright October 28, 2022
ISBN# 979-8218091910 (PB)
Imagine you could meet your favorite comic-book hero in the real world. What kinds of questions would you ask? Would you go on new and exciting adventures? While heroes might seem larger than life, everyone can use some help from a friend.
2024-2025 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Neal Porter Books
Copyright June 28, 2022
ISBN# 978-0823449767 (HB)
There were no libraries in the backwoods of Kentucky in the 1930s. Librarians there and throughout the South delivered books to families by horseback and mule, sleeping outdoors or sheltering in barns when they could, going from farm to farm in remote areas. In this story, a woman named Anna Mary stands in for all the real-life horseback librarians who helped keep the love of books alive in Appalachia during the Great Depression.
2024-2025 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Albert Whitman & Company
Copyright June 22, 2023
ISBN# 978-0807562918 (HB)
Agnes lives in a tight-knit apartment building where she knows what it is like to be the only child in a place full of adults who never have time. When a little girl moves in to the building, everything changes.
2023-2024 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Amazon Crossing Kids
Copyright March 1, 2021
ISBN# 978-1542026758 (HB)
Bronco the dog and three animal friends, all reluctant to attend a party for various reasons, receive a warm welcome when they do decide to go.
2023-2024 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 2.9
Published by WaterBrook
Copyright January 5, 2021
ISBN# 978-0593232040 (HB)
This biography profiles the life of Kate Walker, one of the first women on the Eastern seaboard to be put in charge of an offshore lighthouse.
2023-2024 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 5.2
Published by Margaret Ferguson Books
Copyright January 12, 2021
ISBN# 978-0823443482 (HB)
Owl wants nothing more than to be a knight. When his dream comes true, he proves to be both brave and clever.
2023-2024 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 2.6
Published by Christy Ottaviano Books
Copyright March 15, 2022
ISBN# 978-0316310628 (HB)
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