Books for Boys Jokester / Thrill Seeker / Party Animal Picture Books
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| Below are books recommended for Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal at the Picture Books reading level. |
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| Title | 1 Zany Zoo |
| Author | Lori Degman |
| Illustrator | Colin Jack |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Young Listeners • Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • animals • behavior • fun • great read aloud • humor • picture books • preschooler • Read aloud to 3's, 4's, 5's • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • zoo • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Goodnight Gorilla took us all to the world of the zoo by night as the zookeeper is trailed home by a parade of happy escape artist animals. But, by day...
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| Title | A Birthday For Cow |
| Author | Jan Thomas |
| Illustrator | Jan Thomas |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Young Listeners • Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • birthdays • duck • getting along • great read aloud • helping others • listening • mice • preschooler • Read aloud to 2's, 3's, 4's • Read aloud to 3's, 4's, 5's • Storytime • teamwork • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
Pig and Mouse are going to make cow the best birthday cake ever! Duck is worried. Duck keeps trying to put a turnip in the cake. This makes mouse and...
Books » Humor
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| Title | A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever |
| Author | Marla Frazee |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • Caldecott Honor • camp • friendship • fun • humor • nature • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Off to nature camp we go, say James and Eamon. Thank goodness, they get to stay with Bill and Pam, Eamon's grandparents, where banana waffles are served along with coffee...
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| Title | A House for Hermit Crab |
| Author | Eric Carle |
| Illustrator | Eric Carle |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • board book • acceptance • adventure • animals • change • friends • friendship • getting along • great read aloud • helping others • homes • moving • picture books • power of positive thinking • preschooler • Read aloud to 3's, 4's, 5's • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • self-confidence • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
Change is a hard thing for everyone and for little folks it can be especially challenging and a bit scary in fact. Meet Hermit Crab who has outgrown his shell...
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| Title | A Mighty Fine Time Machine |
| Author | Suzanne Bloom |
| Illustrator | Suzanne Bloom |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Young Listeners • Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • experiments • gifts • great read aloud • humor • inventions • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • reading • reluctant listener • Storytime • teamwork • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
The boys have just traded all their thingamabobs and other treasures for a time machine. Wow! But Sam says they've been bamboozled. There are no knobs or anything on it....
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | A Million Dots |
| Author | Andrew Clements |
| Illustrator | Mike Reed |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • concepts • counting • Independent reader • math • non-fiction • numbers • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • size • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Answerman |
Start with a single dot and make your way through a million. It's hard to imagine what a million would look like, isn't it. Well with this book children can...
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| Title | A.D.D. not B.A.D. |
| Author | Audrey Penn |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • accepting others • being different • being yourself • differences • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
For children who need to know that Attention Deficit Disorder does not make them weird or wrong, this is a wonderful tool.
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| Title | Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale |
| Author | Deborah Hopkinson |
| Illustrator | John Hendrix |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • accidents • adventure • American history • art • artists • friends • friendship • great read aloud • helping others • heroes • historical fiction • humor • presidents • Read aloud to 6's, 7's, 8's • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • risk • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Abe Lincoln is one of those historical figures who looms larger than life. We read and learn all about his wisdom and his leadership and his wit but when...
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| Title | Adventures of Riley: Safari in South Africa |
| Author | Amanda Lumry and Laura Hurwitz |
| Illustrator | Sarah McIntyre |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • Africa • animals • biology • conservation • exploration • family • independent readers • information • jungle animals • learning • middle readers • nature • non-fiction • part of a series • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • science • wildlife • wildlife biologists • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Ever wished you could go on a safari in South Africa? Here's your chance. Riley gets a letter from his Uncle Max that invites him to go along with his...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day |
| Author | Judith Viorst |
| Illustrator | Ray Cruz |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • feelings • friendship • getting along • great read aloud • humor • picture books • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
From the minute he wakes up and gets out of bed Alexander can tell this is a terrible, horrible, very bad day. Everything is going wrong. He has gum in...
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| Title | All Star! Honus Wagner and the Most Famous Baseball Card Ever |
| Author | Jane Yolen |
| Illustrator | Jim Burke |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • baseball • biography • character • growing up • heroes • information • persistence • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's • reluctant listener • role-models • sports • values • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
"In July 2007 a rare baseball card was sold at auction for almost three million dollars. The player on the card was...the most famous shortstop baseball has ever known. His...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Angel Child, Dragon Child |
| Author | Michele Maria Surat |
| Illustrator | Dinh Mai Vo |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • acceptance • accepting others • being different • being yourself • belonging • cause and effect • differences • diversity • fears • feelings • friends • friendship • gifts • great read aloud • immigrants • immigration • multicultural • picture books • Read aloud to 6's, 7's, 8's • Separation • values • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
" 'Why are you so mean to me,' wondered Ut. 'Because you are different. You wear funny clothes and you talk with funny words,' answered Raymond." And there you have...
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| Title | Anh's Anger |
| Author | Gail Silver |
| Illustrator | Christiane Kromer |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Young Listeners • Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • anger • family • feelings • Read aloud to 3's, 4's, 5's • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • self-control • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
Young Anh is building a tower in the living room while Grandfather is preparing dinner. Grandfather calls Anh to dinner but the tower is not finished yet. Anh doesn't want...
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| Title | Animal Soup: A Mixed Up Animal Flap Book |
| Author | Todd H. Doodler |
| Illustrator | Todd H. Doodler |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Young Listeners • Picture Books • Early Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • animals • early reader • fun • humor • imagination • interactive book • lift the flap book • picture books • preschooler • problem-solving • Read aloud to 3's, 4's, 5's • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • wordplay • young listener • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
If you have a young one who just isn't a fan of BOOKS, you might want to give this one a try. And if you have kids who love books,...
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| Title | Apple Pie Fourth of July |
| Author | Janet S. Wong |
| Illustrator | Margaret Chodos-Irvine |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • accepting others • being different • being yourself • belonging • finding yourself • food • holidays • patriotism • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's • summer • traditions • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
No one wants Chinese food on the Fourth of July, I say. We're in apple-pie America, and my parents are cooking chow mein! . . . They just don't get...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Are We There Yet? |
| Author | Alison Lester |
| Illustrator | Alison Lester |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • Australia • family • humor • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's • reluctant listener • travel • vacations • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
Join Grace and her family on six months of adventure as they hit the road, camping, experiencing, and meeting all the people and places that make...
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| Title | Astronaut Handbook |
| Author | Meghan McCarthy |
| Illustrator | Meghan McCarthy |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • astronauts • getting along • how things work • Independent reader • independent readers • middle reader • middle readers • picture books • preschooler • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • rockets • science • space • Storytime • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman • spacesuit |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Do you want to be an astronaut? What kind of an astronaut do you want to be? Do you think you would like to wear the spacesuit? Eat space food? ...
Books » Humor
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| Title | Backpack Stories |
| Author | Kevin O'Malley |
| Illustrator | Kevin O'Malley |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • experiments • humor • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • school story • science • science activities • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
He has done it again. This is a hilarious recounting of the the history of the backpack with an unfortunate caveman named Roscoe. For the present day there is a...
Books » Short Stories
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| Title | Ballad of Wilbur and the Moose |
| Author | John Stadler |
| Illustrator | John Stadler |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • friendship • fun • humor • moose • picture books • pigs • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • cowboys • Texas |
Whiskers, the cowboy, is asked to sing a song before everyone settles in to sleep around the old campfire. So, Whiskers sings a song of Wilbur Little...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | Barbarians! |
| Author | Steven Kroll |
| Illustrator | Robert Byrd |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • battles • history • information • middle readers • war • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
What is a barbarian? Goths and Huns, Vikings and Mongols all played powerful roles in creating western civilization. But, where did they come from? Who fought whom? Were they barbaric?...
