A look at a bartering system where a pirate starts with a button and barters up to a boat. Simplet text highly supported by detailed illustrations.  #bookaday

Two White Rabbits

A girl and her father escape from their own country by walking, train and truck.  The words tell of a little girl who pays close attention to the details around her while the illustrations tell of their journey as refugees.  #bookaday

Mother Bruce

A grumpy bear accidentally discovers motherhood with 4 baby geese.  #bookaday

Treat

A one word graphic novel where a dog is desperately trying to communicate to his humans that he wants a treat. #bookaday

Harriet the Invincible

A fractured Sleeping Beauty fairy tale.  Sleeping Beauty (aka Harriet) is a hamster princess that is not all that princessy.  She likes adventures although her parents wish she didn't.  There are many similarities to the traditional Sleeping Beauty... curse as baby, pricking of a finger, falling a sleep until prince kisses to wake up... but there is a twist in the curse and resolution.  #bookaday

Crenshaw

As a boy's family approaches financial struggles, possibly loosing their home, his early childhood imaginary friend reappears.  The story flashes back to the first time his family was homeless and Crenshaw first appeared in his life.  Now, when facing the same dilemma, he finds this imaginary friendship invaluable.

Sophie Brown tells the adventure of her and her family's move to a farm through letters she writes to mostly dead people in her life.  They inherited this farm, city folk themselves, but she finds caring for these unusual chickens a calling and will do whatever she has to to keep them safe.

Circus Mirandus

A young boy finds himself in the search for a "favor", one his grandfather was promised a life-time ago.  The search takes him to a magical circus full of wonder and intrigue and hope.  A fantasy world set inside the real world.

The Chicken Squad

Chickens that seek adventure and a squirrel with issues that are all watched over by a retired search-and-rescue dog.  I enjoyed the suspense of them trying to figure out what the UFO was in the yard and what it was planning to do.  Great transitional chapter book with illustrations to support the text.  #bookaday

The Terrible Two

Miles is the new kid and Niles is the student helper.  They both have something in common; they like to pull pranks.  All Miles can think about on the first day of school is doing something to be known for...becoming the school prankster.  But plans are foiled when someone else pulls a prank before him. Reminds me of the book, Pickle by Kimberly Baker. #bookaday