15, It's a Tiger!, written by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Jeremy Tankard. I have raved about this action-packed, rollicking, raucous book before on this blog. I recently read this to 4 different Kindergarten classes and the students loved LaRochelle's interactive prose and Tankard's eye-grabbing illustrations. The meta story uses "you" very effectively as it puts young readers/listeners in the shoes of a young boy trying to outrun a tiger. Kids loving spotting the striped creature before the protagonist does. Packed with sound effects, the meta tale also has a brilliant ending that brings everything back full circle on its very last page, with a hint of a new adventure ready to begin.
16. Bark, George, written and illustrated by Jules Feiffer. A charmingly silly book that makes kids giggle like wild. Against a simple backdrop, a mother pooch tries to teach the titular character how to bark. But George lets out various animal sounds--a meow, a quack, an oink, a mooooooo--causing her to feel a great deal of alarm and worry. A trip to vet reveals a most unusual problem that builds in zaniness. Just when you think it's all over and George is cured and all is well, Feiffer introduces a surprise ending that truly jolts and surprises. Hilarious fun.
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