{"id":18247,"date":"2013-03-04T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T14:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=18247"},"modified":"2013-02-25T13:42:09","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T19:42:09","slug":"color-your-world-with-picture-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/color-your-world-with-picture-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Color Your World with Picture Books!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the Iowa weather is gray and bleak, it can be a relief to enter the colorful world of picture books! Here are a few books that have thrilled me lately from the &#8220;E&#8221; section:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=beware%20of%20the%20frog%20bee&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-18812\" alt=\"beware of the frog\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/beware-of-the-frog.jpg?resize=280%2C256&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"280\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/beware-of-the-frog.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/beware-of-the-frog.jpg?resize=300%2C274&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/beware-of-the-frog.jpg?resize=327%2C300&amp;ssl=1 327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=beware%20of%20the%20frog%20bee&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Beware of the Frog<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by William Bee: vividly colored illustrations and a sinister frog make this twisted fairy tale unforgettable.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=and%20then%20it's%20spring%20fogliano&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">And Then It&#8217;s Spring<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>by Julie Fogliano: more lovely illustrations from Caldecott winner Erin E. Stead of <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=a%20sick%20day%20for%20amos%20mcgee&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A Sick Day For Amos McGee<\/em><\/a>. Here, the story is about seeds planted at the beginning of a long gray spring and the anticipation that follows. A gradual increase in color and warmth marks the passage from winter to spring, and as in <em>Amos<\/em>, touches of humor are added in the illustrations that aren&#8217;t part of the\u00a0 text.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=olivia%20and%20the%20fairy%20princesses&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18813 alignright\" alt=\"olivia\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/olivia.jpg?resize=279%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"279\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/olivia.jpg?w=310&amp;ssl=1 310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/olivia.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=olivia%20and%20the%20fairy%20princesses&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia and the Fairy Princesses<\/a><\/strong><\/em>: Ian Falconer&#8217;s beloved pig is NOT just going to be a pink frilly fairy princess like all the other girls (and some of the boys)! Olivia is at her feisty finest in this tale of individuality and being true to yourself. I adore the contrast of turquoise and pink on the cover, too!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=lester's%20dreadful%20sweaters&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Lester&#8217;s Dreadful Sweaters<\/strong><\/em><\/a>: Of the picture books I&#8217;ve written about, this is the only one in which the text was more memorable than the illustrations (although the pictures are great too). For example: &#8220;Cousin Clara&#8217;s cottage was consumed by a crocodile&#8230;[Lester] added crocodiles to his list of Suspicious Stuff Starting with C.&#8221; Thus, cousin Clara comes to live with Lester and his family, and as a &#8220;curiously speedy knitter,&#8221; Lester&#8217;s wardrobe is soon bursting with hideous handmade creations that he is forced to wear to school, leading to the inevitable humiliation and eventual sweater-murdering. Lester is a brainy, neurotic young man, and the way he squirms out of this pickle is satisfying.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=this%20is%20not%20my%20hat%20klassen&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-18814\" alt=\"this is not my hat\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/this-is-not-my-hat.jpg?resize=320%2C232&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"320\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/this-is-not-my-hat.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/this-is-not-my-hat.jpg?resize=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=this%20is%20not%20my%20hat%20klassen&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">This Is Not My Hat<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Jon Klassen: Klassen&#8217;s second book exactly mirrors the plot of his first, but from the point of view of a thief, rather than a victim. Also, it&#8217;s fish instead of woodland critters. Just as beautiful, just as funny, just as appealing as <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=i%20want%20my%20hat%20back%20klassen&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=bks&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em>I Want My Hat Back<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Iowa weather is gray and bleak, it can be a relief to enter the colorful world of picture books! Here are a few books that have thrilled me lately from the &#8220;E&#8221; section: Beware of the Frog by William Bee: vividly colored illustrations and a sinister frog make<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/color-your-world-with-picture-books\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10,1,8],"tags":[402,2010,2130],"class_list":["post-18247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-reference","category-staff-picks","tag-fiction","tag-juvenile","tag-picture-books"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-4Kj","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18247"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18856,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18247\/revisions\/18856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}