Crankee Doodle

By: Tom Angleberger
Illustrated by:
Cece Bell
This unapologetically goofy picture book reveals that the legendary ride to town (and the whole macaroni thing) was all suggested by Mr. Doodle’s overeager pony. A historical note ends this colorful, comical take on a nonsensical old song.

Face Bug

By: J. Patrick Lewis
Beginning at the Face Bug Museum, readers are invited to "Climb through windows, walls, or basement…" to meet "…Show Bugs…" Line drawings and up-close (and personal) photographs of bugs combine with poetry and fact to present an array of often creepy crit

If You Were a Chocolate Mustache

By: J. Patrick Lewis
Illustrated by:
Matthew Cordell
The watermelon seed that skitters across the page becomes a concrete poem and  is just one of the funny poetic forms in this collection. The humor in each short poem (from riddles to haiku) is heightened by comic black/white illustrations.

Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs

By: J. Patrick Lewis Jane Yolen
Illustrated by:
Jeffrey Stewart Timmins
Enter into a cemetery for animals, read their epitaphs, learn their fates. Though not for the faint-hearted, the sometimes gory tales are always darkly humorous and enhanced by appropriately gloomy illustrations.

Please Bury Me in the Library

By: J. Patrick Lewis
Illustrated by:
Kyle Stone
Celebrate letters, words, libraries and reading in engaging, often slyly humorous poems. Varied forms are inspired by other beloved poets, but are original with equally fresh illustrations.

National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry

By: J. Patrick Lewis
Animals from around the world are introduced by poets from different backgrounds and different times in this carefully crafted collection. Handsome photographs and thoughtful organization make this a book to share widely.

Brush of the Gods

By: Lenore Look
Illustrated by:
Meilo So

Inspired by an actual artist, Wu Daozi's brush created images that seemed to come alive. Travel to ancient China to meet Daozi as he grows from a boy into a muralist for the Emperor.

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