Mean Soup
by Betsy Everitt, Harcourt 1992; ISBN:
0152531467
When Horace has a bad day at school, his mother sets water on the stove, screams
into the pot, and then gives Horace a turn. Horace screams, growls, and bangs on
the side of the soup pot until both he and his mother begin to smile, tirring
away a bad day.Everitt's bright, stylized paintings illustrate the story of a
mother's ingenuity. (Horn Book)
And to Think that We Thought that We'd Never Be Friends
by Mary Ann
Hoberman, Crown 1999; ISBN: 0517800683
Inspired by And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, the rhyming
narrative begins with a sibling fight and its happy resolution. The plot quickly
widens to animosity in the neighborhood adroitly avoided, then the town, until
finally worldwide friendship is achieved. Madcap illustrations, executed in
acrylics, revel in absurdities while enhancing the colorful rhyme. (Horn Book)
From a Distance
by Julie Gold, Dutton Books 1999; ISBN: 0525458727
A song made famous by a host of singers has become a picture book that well
suits the lyric's eloquent plea for universal peace and understanding. Based on
a utopian vision of what the world could and should be like, the intricate
folk-art drawings show the earth, first from a great distance, then increasingly
closer and more intimately. (Kirkus)
The Story of Ferdinand
by Munro Leaf, Viking Press 1987; ISBN: 0670674249
A true classic with a timeless message, The Story of Ferdinand has
enchanted readers since it was first published in 1936. All the other bulls
would run and jump and butt their heads together. But Ferdinand would rather sit
and smell the flowers. So what will happen when our pacifist hero is picked for
the bullfights in Madrid? (Publisher)
How Humans Make Friends
by Loreen Leedy, Holiday House 1996; ISBN:
0823412237
After observing and studying earthlings, a space creature presents an
illustrated lecture to his fellow aliens on ow Humans Make Friends.Leedy's
lighthearted look at friendship covers topics such as what friends do together,
how they keep in touch, and how they get along and resolve conflicts. The
brown-toned illustrations use dialogue balloons and include amusing asides from
the audience. (Horn Book)
Tusk Tusk
by David McKee, Kane/Miller 1990; ISBN: 0916291286
Here David McKee employs his inimitable seriocomic sensibility to skewer the notion of intolerance. When the warring black and white elephants destroy each other, only the gray offspring of the pacifists survive. (Publisher)
Mole Music
by David McPhail, Henry Holt 2001; ISBN: 0805067663
Music has the capacity to make friends of enemies, in this quiet study of one
introverted fellow: Mole. Unbeknownst to him, his years of underground violin
practice have overarching effects, seen by readers only in the illustrations.
Lilting strains of music attract birds, farmers, presidents, and queens. The
beloved Mole will easily win the affections of readers and inspire young hopes
for a better world. (Kirkus)
Loving
by Ann Morris, Mulberry 1994; ISBN: 0688136133
Provides examples of the different ways in which love can be expressed, with an
emphasis on the relationship between parent and child. (Ingram)
One Light, One Sun (Raffi Songs to Read)
by Raffi, Crown 1990; ISBN:
0517576449
Describes how some things are shared by everyone in the world. The illustrations
capture this theme by showing three different families engaged in similar daily
activities. (School Library Journal)
