STARTED & FINISHED:
Collington, Peter. (2000). Clever cat. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
[Cat is tired of being neglected and treated poorly by his owners so he gets a set of keys and a credit card and begins to take care of himself, eventually realizing that it might just be better to be a regular cat after all. Fantastic illustrations, a HORRIBLE family of abusive creeps, and laughs caused by seeing a cat walking on his hind legs carrying a set of keys.]
Shulevitz, Uri. (2008). How I learned geography. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux.
[LOVE this man. This one is an autobiographical tale about living in poverty. One day, instead of bringing home food from the town center, Uri's father brings home a wall-sized map which takes Uri's mind on a trip around the world - fueling his drawing and imagination.]
Gorbachev, Valeri. (2008). Turtle's penguin day. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
[LOVE this man, too. In this one, Turtle is read a bedtime story about penguins which causes him to dream about them and inspire him to dress and act like a penguin the next day at school. Sweet and fun with Gorbachev's characteristic warm and expressive illustrations.]
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