New picture books to look for about cooperation
I LOVE picture books. I love the directness of the language and how the pictures add to each layer of the story. These are two new ones that I think will be great in my library. The first one is called The Golden Acorn by Katy Hudson. Katy Hudson has written and illustrated some terrific books like Too Many Carrots or Runaway Baby Brother, but I think this one is my favorite. It's about Squirrel, the fastest animal in the forest. She loves being the fastest and has a room full of trophies to prove it. There is a competition every year for the Golden Acorn and she always wins! Except that this year, they've changed the rules. This year, all the animals must compete with a team. Squirrel is dismayed and first she tries to get her friends in shape and then she gets mad that they aren't keeping up. She eventually figures out that her friends are the most important part of the race and it's a happy cooperative ending. I really love the art work in this one. Th