Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Timmy and Tammy's Train of Thought

Timmy and Tammy's parents promise the two train enthusiast siblings a real train ride.  What a train ride it is!  They travel all over and on many different types of trains.

Monday, May 30, 2011

The Gardener - Lydia


The Gardener by Sarah Stewart is a Depression Era story of a little girl, Lydia Grace who is sent to live with her Uncle Jim, and finds that through her passion for gardening she can brighten even the grayest of worlds.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Mimi - Frank


Mimi by Carol Baiker-McKee, is a lovely little girl who spends her day going to the library and playing in the park, all while keeping in mind that her roly-poly bug, Frank is missing.  She does find him at the end of the day, when she feels a "monster" tickling her leg!

Friday, May 27, 2011

Josefina Javelina: A Hairy Tale


Josefina dreams of being a ballerina, so she heads to Pasadena to fulfill her dreams, but she isn't able to display her skills until her agent, White E. Lamb, turns out to be a R. Ben Coyote, who then chases her through the streets during a parade.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Edwardo: The Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World


After being labeled clumsiest, cruelest, noisiest, messiest, dirtiest, nastiest, rudest, and roughest boy, he becomes: Edwardo: The Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World!  That is until, others start recognizing the all of his good qualities and he becomes the "Nicest Boy in the Whole Wide World"

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Theodore


Lucy's favorite bear, Theodore is accidentally picked up with the dirty laundry and cleaned, making him unrecognizable to her.  Luckily, through a series of dirty events, Theodore becomes nice and smudgy again!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Palazzo Inverso - Mauk


Mauk is not allowed to help with his master's drawings in Palazzo Inverso by D. B. Johnson, but when he wakes one morning and finds the world is somehow strange, it "turns" out he did indeed have a hand in making them.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Morris the Artist


Morris picks out a present for Benjamin, that he would like to keep himself.  At the party he cannot bear to part with it, but after the box grows so large it almost crushes him, Morris gives his present.  The other children are not impressed with the paint set, until Morris begins to create and paint.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

I'm Not Invited? - Minnie, Charles


Minnie is perplexed when she discovers she hasn't been invited to her friend, Charles' party.  In the end she discovers that she was wrong, and that it wasn't his party, but his sister's.  This book is also worth mentioning, because Minnie has a friend, Kathleen, and, well, that's my name!

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Walter the Baker


Walter the Baker by Eric Carle is the story of a baker who is known for his delicious bread, until one day when his cat spills all the milk and he's forced to bake with water, instead.  The Duke orders Walter to make a bread that the sun can shine through three times, and Walter invents the pretzel.

Friday, May 20, 2011

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Carlo and the Really Nice Librarian


Carlo, the giraffe, is intimidated by the librarian until he discover that she loves books as much as he does in Carlo and the Really Nice Librarian by Jessica Spanyol.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Sidney Won't Swim


The reason's why he can't possibly participate in swim class pile up in, Sidney Won't Swim by Hilde Schuurmans, until finally Sidney admits that he is just a tiny bit scared.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Princess Hyacinth: The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated


Because she floats, Princess Hyacinth  must wear clothes weighted with jewels so that she doesn't fly far away.  Her only friend, Boy, visits her when he goes out to fly his kite.  One day Hyacinth is able to convince a balloon man to let her float on the end of the string.  A dog frightens him, and Hyacinth is sent soaring up into the sky, where she is rescued by Boy's kite.

Monday, May 16, 2011

The Popcorn Dragon - Dexter

Dexter the dragon ends up losing all of his friends after showing off and blowing smoke in their faces.  But he finds a way to show his friends he's sorry, and that he can use his talent for something fun!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Bella & Bean


While Bella & Bean may seem like mismatched friends, but their differences intertwine to help Bella write beautiful poetry.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

The Puddle Pail - Ernst, Sol

Ernst and Sol, two crocodile brothers, walk to the beach and notice different things, illustrating that it's okay to be different in The Puddle Pail by Elisa Kleven.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Thursday, May 12, 2011

The Library Dragon - Molly

The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra Deedy is the story of a school librarian who has become a bit "scaly" and doesn't allow the children to borrow books, until a little girl Molly reads a book to the other children.  The dragon disappears and the librarian returns.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Do You Still Love Me? - Dudley

Do You Still Love Me? by Charlotte Middleton is the story of Dudley the dog who feels replaced when Anna gets a chameleon as a pet.  Dudley finds that Anna has room in her heart for two animal friends.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Violet Comes to Stay


Violet is the last kitten to be adopted from her litter.  At the nursery she is too hunt mice, but she fails to remember her mother's advice about hunting and is given away to the owner of a bakery.  She fails again and is sent back to her mother.  Finally she finds her place with the owner of a bookstore.

Monday, May 9, 2011

I Love You All Day Long - Owen

Owen is worried about being apart from his mother when he is at school all day long.  She reassures him, by going over daily situations and telling him, "I Love You All Day Long."

Saturday, May 7, 2011

The Bake Shop Ghost - Cora Lee


Cora Lee Merriweather ran the best bake shop.  After she died, she decided to stick around and scare off all the new owners.  When Annie buys the shop, she refuses to be scared off by Cora Lee.  Cora Lee challenges Annie to bake a cake that is "so rich and so sweet, it will fill me up and bring tears to my eyes" and she does.  The Bake Shop Ghost by Jacqueline K. Ogburn

Friday, May 6, 2011

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Winnie the Witch

Winnie the Witch's house and everything in it is black, which makes seeing her black cat, Wilbur, difficult.  So she changes him into a green cat and after much calamity, she changes him back and decides to change the color of her house and furnishings instead.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Such a Prince - Vera, Marvin


Such a Prince by Dan Bar-el is a humorous retelling of the fairytale, "The Three Peaches".  Great for older readers!

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

The Peanut-Free Cafe - Simon, Grant

Like everyone else at Nutley School, Simon loves peanut butter.  When a new boy, Grant, starts school and the kids learn he's allergic to peanuts, they decide to make a part of the cafeteria peanut free.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Toby, Who Are You?

In Toby, Who Are You? by William Steig, Toby and his parents go on a picnic and they pretend to be a variety of different animals.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent

Cyrus shows that being kind is also being brave when he refuses to sink the ship the Primrose and instead guide it through dangerous situations (pirates, a storm).