Okay, brilliant LM-Netters:
You did such an awesome job with the history picture books, here's one
of our other topics: fantasy. We are looking for books with text and
wordless books but, again, for older kids (9 and up).
Here's my initial list.
I will post a HIT in a few days.
Thanks so much!
Jumanji by Van Allsburg
Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find
more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical
jungle adventure board game.
The Red Book by Lehman
A book without words in which friends who have never met meet.
Dinosaur Dream by Nolan
After reading about dinosaurs and then falling asleep, Wilbur sees a
baby apatosaurus outside his bedroom and travels backwards through time
to return it to its own time period.
June 29, 1999 by Wiesner
While her third-grade classmates are sprouting seeds in paper cups,
Becky has a more ambitious, innovative science project in mind.
Sector 7 by Wiesner
While on a school trip to the Empire State Building, a boy is taken by a
friendly cloud to visit Sector 7, where he discovers how clouds are
shaped and channeled throughout the country.
Tuesday by Wiesner
Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the
nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.
Where the wild things are by Sendak
Max sails to the land of the wild things, where he becomes their king.
In the night kitchen by Sendak
A little boy's dream-fantasy in which he helps three fat bakers get milk
for their cake batter.
Roxaboxen by McLerran
A hill covered with rocks and wooden boxes becomes an imaginary town for
Marian, her sisters, and their friends.
Time Flies by Rohman
A wordless tale in which a bird flying around the dinosaur exhibit in a
museum has an unsettling experience when it finds itself back in the
time of living dinosaurs.
If by Perry
Illustrations present such imaginative possibilities as worms with
wheels, caterpillar toothpaste, and whales in outer space.
Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm by Nolen
A child ventures out in the middle of the night to see how Harvey Potter
grows his wonderful balloons.
Wolves in the walls by Gaiman
Lucy is sure there are wolves living in the walls of her house, although
others in her family disagree, and when the wolves come out, the
adventure begins.
Just a dream by Van Allsburg
When he has a dream about a future Earth devastated by pollution, Walter
begins to understand the importance of taking care of the environment.
Weslandia by Fleischman
Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide
him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his
own civilization and changing his life.
The Stranger by Van Allsburg
The enigmatic origins of the stranger Farmer Bailey hits with his truck
and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the
changing season.
Robin Shtulman
978-544-7603
shtulman@edthewizard.com
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