Recommended Reading: Picture Books
Saving Gracie: The Story of Cow 812
Category: Non-Fiction, Picture Books
By Shalla Gray, 2020
Sergeant Billy: The True Story of The Goat Who Went to War
Category: Non-Fiction, Picture Books
By Mireille Messier, 2019
Shark Lady: A True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist
Category: Non-Fiction, Picture Books
By Jess Keating, 2017
Small in the City
Category: Picture Books
By Sydney Smith, 2019
Small in the city by the award winning illustrator, Sydney Smith follows a young person venturing out in an urban environment providing advice to someone on how to stay safe in the city; including suggestions on the safe passages, places to avoid, the kind people, and the good spots to warm up. The book a twist ending that will have you re-reading the book for new meaning. It's a great book to explore empathy for animals and people.
Sometimes I Feel Like A Fox
Category: Picture Books
By Danielle Daniel, 2015
This introduction to the Anishinaabe traditional of totem animals, young children express why they identify with different animals such as a bear, deer, beaver, owl, and fox, through a series of simple poems. The importance of totem animals in Anishinaabe culture and how they can act as animal guides for students seeking to understand themselves and others, is also discussed.
Sonya’s Chickens
Category: Picture Books
By Phoebe Wahl, 2015
Sonya raised her chickens from the time they hatched. Sonya cares for the animals and watches as they grow from chicks to hens, and even start producing eggs! Then one night, one of the chickens goes missing. Where did the she go? What happened? When her father sits her down and explains what happened Sonya learns the reality about the interconnectedness of nature and the happiness, and unfortunately the pain, that comes with caring for an animal.
