Annal:2007 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Picture Book

Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories

Laura Vaccaro Seeger

• 2007 Horn Book-picture winner
• Score: 10.57

Laura Vaccaro Seeger’s highly praised concept books have introduced children to colors, opposites, emotions, and the alphabet. Now she guides children on the first steps to reading with three sweet, funny stories about a stuffed bear and a frisky dachshund who happen to be best friends. Simple, engaging texts and bright, colorful pictures make this a perfect book for emergent readers to read by themselves or to share with friends. And in Dog and Bear, readers will discover two chaming characters, ready to take their place on the shelves next to Henry and Mudge, Frog and Toad, and George and Martha.

365 Penguins

Jean-Luc Fromental, Joëlle Jolivet

• 2007 Horn Book-picture honor
• Score: 6.57

On the first day of the new year, the mailman brings a surprise - a penguin! One by one, day by day, penguins fill the house. At first they are cute, but with every passing day, the penguins pile up - along with the family's problems. Feeding, cleaning, and housing the penguins becomes a monumental task! But who is sending these penguins, and why?

In a large format, and with lots of opportunity for counting, 365 Penguins is sure to become a wintertime staple.

Wolves

Emily Gravett

• 2005 Greenaway Medal winner
• 2007 Horn Book-picture honor
• Score: 16.55

Rabbit borrows a book about wolves from the library. Straightforward enough. But it's not long before a sinister figure with sharp claws and a bushy tail starts to creep right off the pages. You won't believe your eyes especially if you're a rabbit.

Brilliantly witty, with amazing artwork, two surprise endings, plus fun novelty elements, "Wolves" created a real buzz of excitement among critics and booksellers alike on first publication in 2005.