Become a digitalPLUS subscriber. 99¢ for 4 weeks.
Life & Style Books

Attention young bookworms!

It's summertime, and school's out. It's time to kick off your shoes, settle into a relaxing place and read the day away. Then, be a critic. Tell us what you thought of a book you recently read, and you could be published in Printers Row Journal.

Kids ages 5-16 are welcome to submit book reviews up to 150 words. Younger children may submit drawings instead. Selected entries will be published in a future issue of Printers Row Journal or online.

To participate, check back here to find a permission slip to download, which must be signed by a parent or guardian. Entries will be accepted by email at printersrow@tribune.com or by mail at:

Read and Write Program c/o Courtney Crowder, Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60611.

For summer reading suggestions for children, visit your local library or check out the below list of more than 100 well-written, age-appropriate books picked by area librarians.

— Printers Row Journal editors


Elections and Politics

"Duck for President" by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin (ages 4-8)

"Grace for President" by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by LeUyen Pham (ages 5-8)

"Let's Vote on It!" by Janice Behrens (ages 6-7)

"So You Want to be President?" by JudithSt. George, illustrated by David Small (ages 6-8)

"I Pledge Allegiance" by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson, illustrated by Chris Raschka (ages 6-9)

"Bad Kitty for President" by Nick Bruel (ages 7-10)

"The Class Election From the Black Lagoon" by Mike Thaler, illustrated by Jared Lee (ages 7-10)

"A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull" by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Jane Dyer (ages 7-12)

"Vote" by Philip Steele (ages 8-12)

"Every Human Has Rights: A Photographic Declaration for Kids" foreword by Mary Robinson (ages 10-14)

"It's Your World: If You Don't Like It, Change It: Activism for Teenagers" by Mikki Halpin (ages 12+)

Sports

"Koala Lou" by Mem Fox, illustrated by Pamela Lofts (ages 4-7)

"Dream Big: Michael Jordan and the Pursuit of Olympic Gold" by Deloris Jordan, illustrated by Barry Root (ages 4-8)

"Martial Arts Legends" by Clive Gifford (ages 10-14)

"G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet" by Brad Herzog, illustrated by Doug Bowles (ages 6-10)

"What Athletes Are Made Of" by Hanoch Piven (ages 6-10)

"Gold Medal for Weird" by Kevin Sylvester (ages 7-12)

"The Olympics" series by Moira Butterfield (ages 9-12)

"Greatest Moments in the Summer Olympics" by Matt Christopher (ages 8-12)

"Ancient Olympic Games" by Haydn Middleton (ages 9-11)

Understanding other cultures

"Bright Path: Young Jim Thorpe" by Don Brown (ages 4-8)

"Grandfather's Journey" by Allen Say (ages 5-8)

"The White Giraffe" by Lauren St. John, illustrated by David Dean (ages 6-8)

"Breaking Stalin's Nose" by Eugene Yelchin (ages 9-12)

"Heart of a Samurai" by Margi Preus (ages 9-13)

"Make Lemonade" by Virginia Euwer Wolff (ages 10-14)

"Trash" by Andy Mulligan (ages 12-15)

"Does My Head Look Big in This?" by Randa Abdel-Fattah (ages 12+)

"The Arrival" by Shaun Tan (ages 12+)

"Am I Blue?: Coming Out From the Silence" by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Beck Underwood (ages 12+)

"Somehow Tenderness Survives: Stories of Southern Africa" by Hazel Rochman

(ages 14+)

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

"Along a Long Road" by Frank Viva (ages 3-6)

"Seymour Simon's Book of Trains" by Seymour Simon (ages 5-6)

"The Train of States" by Peter Sis (ages 5-10)

"Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go" by Richard Scarry (ages 5-7)

"The Time Warp Trio: Summer Reading is Killing Me!" by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith (ages 7-9)

"Legendary Journeys: Trains" by Philip Steele, illustrated by Sebastian Quigley (ages 8-12)

"13 Little Blue Envelopes" by Maureen Johnson (ages 12+)

"Flygirl" by Sherri L. Smith (ages 12+)

"Are We There Yet?"by David Levithan (ages 12+)

"Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain" by Michael Paterniti (ages 16+)

The Beach

"On the Way to the Beach" by Henry Cole (ages 3-8)

"A Beach Tail" by Karen Lynn Williams, illustrated by Floyd Cooper (ages 4-7)

"Looking Closely Along the Shore" by Frank Serafini (ages 4-7)

"What Lives in a Shell?" by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, illustrated Helen K. Davie (ages 4-8)

"Bats at the Beach" by Brian Lies (ages 5-8)

"Down Down Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea" by Steve Jenkins (ages 6-8)

"Awesome Ocean Science" by Cindy A. Littlefield (ages 7-12)

"Junonia" by Kevin Henkes (ages 8-12)

"The Penderwicks at Point Mouette" by Jeanne Birdsall (ages 8-12)

"Escaping the Giant Wave" by Peg Kehret (ages 9-12)

"Kyle's Island" by Sally Derby (ages 10-13)

"Bird Lake Moon" by Kevin Henkes (ages 10-14)

"Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi (ages 12+)

Summertime in the city or country

"City Dog, Country Frog" by Mo Willems, illustrated by Jon J. Muth (ages 3-6)

"Heat Wave" by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by Betsy Lewin (ages 3-7)

"Hot City" by Barbara Joosse, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie (ages 4-8)

"Emma's Turtle" by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Marsha Winborn (ages 4-8)

"The Lizard Man of Crabtree County" by Lucy Nolan, illustrated by Jill Kastner (ages 6-9)

"Summer in the City" by Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel (ages 7-10)

"Starring Grace" by Mary Hoffman, illustrated by Caroline Binch (ages 7-11)

"The Sixty-Eight Rooms" by Marianne Malone, illustrated by Greg Call (ages 8-12)

"Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery From Your Own Backyard" by Loree Griffin Burns (ages 8-12)

"Chicago History for Kids: Triumphs and Tragedies of the Windy City" by Owen Hurd

(ages 9-12)

"Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool (ages 9-12)

"One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia (ages 9-12)

"Harlem Summer" by Walter Dean Myers (ages 12+)

"Marcelo in the Real World" by Francisco X. Stork (ages 12+)

Music

"Peter and the Wolf" by Chris Raschka (ages 3-7)

"Dooby Dooby Moo" by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin (ages 3-7)

"This Jazz Man" by Karen Ehrhardt, illustrated by R.G. Roth (ages 3-7)

"The Marvelous Toy" by Tom Paxton, illustrated by Steve Cox (ages 3-8)

"The Music Teacher From the Black Lagoon" by Mike Thaler (ages 4-8)

"Punk Farm on Tour" by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (ages 5-8)

"Sipping Spiders Through a Straw: Campfire Songs for Monsters" by Kelly DiPucchio (ages 7-10)

"Who Was Elvis Presley?" by Geoff Edgers, illustrated by John O'Brien (ages 8-11)

"Yolonda's Genius" by Carol Fenner, illustrated by Raul Colon (ages 8-12)

"Hip Hop Speaks to Children" edited by Nikki Giovanni (ages 9-12)

"Troll Bridge: A Rock 'n' Roll Fairy Tale" by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple (ages 12+)

"Sorta Like a Rock Star" by Matthew Quick (ages 12+)

"Audrey, Wait!" by Robin Benway (ages 14+)

"Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing" by Ann Angel (ages 14+)

Loved the movie? Now read this

If you loved "Brave," try "The Princess Knight" by Cornelia Funke, illustrated by Kerstin Meyer (ages 3-8)

If you loved "Chimpanzee," try "Me…Jane" by Patrick McDonnell (ages 4-7)

If you loved "The Lorax," try "Bartholomew and the Oobleck" byDr. Seuss(ages 6-9)

If you loved "The Pirates! Band of Misfits," try "Pirate Palooza" by Erik Craddock (ages 7-10)

If you loved "Mirror Mirror," try "Fairest" by Gail Carson Levine (ages 8-14)

If you loved"Men in Black 3,"try "Stuck on Earth" by David Klass (ages 11-14)

If you loved "The Hunger Games," try "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner (ages 12+)

Our librarian contributors: Megan Buttera, Palatine Public Library; Sally Baylaender, Glenview Public Library; Veronica Defazio, Plainfield Public Library; Lindsey Dorfman, Lisle Public Library; Donna Williams, Lake Bluff Public Library; Melissa Henderson, Cook Memorial Public Library District; Sue Keller, Cary Area Public Library District; Peg Ciszek, Northbrook Public Library; Traci Skocik, Downers Grove Public Library; Susan Kunkle, Forest Park Public Library; Monica Dzierzbicki, Indian Prairie Public Library; Kendra Mealy Wilk, Greater Grand Cross branch library; Jenna Nemec, Theodore Roosevelt branch library; Janet Thompson, West Belmont branch library; Karen Harvey Turner, Bezazian branch library; Caleb Nolan, West Town branch library; Brandy Morrill, Chinatown branch library; Sarah Holtkamp, Douglass branch library; Kelly Hafermann, Thomas Hughes Children's Library; Bernadette Nowakowski, Chicago Public Library.

 

This piece ran in full in Printers Row Journal, delivered to Printers Row members with the Sunday Chicago Tribune and by digital edition via email.

Like to read more? Click here to learn about joining Printers Row.


Copyright © 2014, Chicago Tribune
Comments
Loading
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/ct-prj-0617-book-report-kids-20120614-story.html
www.chicagotribune.com
crawl=CC-MAIN-2014-52
145073
application/http; msgtype=response
sha1:G6SE3PQGKRLEMB7HF3ZDQZUG5DMINLNT
<urn:uuid:80b1e99a-afc4-4a6f-9cd8-4f54cea429cf>
2014-12-21T21:01:13Z
23.15.7.113
sha1:JO5IU2VT452P6TRJPSQGK6ZZCN4HQCWY
<urn:uuid:d082e8b7-4a33-4e05-8aa3-014f4fce320d>
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/ct-prj-0617-book-report-kids-20120614-story.html
response
<urn:uuid:f02ab368-6147-4add-a74e-b2583ac63653>
robots: classic
hostname: ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal
software: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2014-52
operator: CommonCrawl Admin
description: Wide crawl of the web with URLs provided by Blekko for December 2014
publisher: CommonCrawl
format: WARC File Format 1.0
conformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf