Up and Down
Up and Down by Oliver Jeffers “Once there were two friends… who always did everything together. Until the day the penguin decided there was something important he wanted to do by himself…” Jeffers funny and sweet story of the boy and the penguin is a tale of friendship, of trying new things, and finding out…
Read MoreMuddigush
Muddigush by Kimberley Knutson The snow is melting where I live. Maple sap is running and sugar houses work to turn sap into syrup. Hillsides and yards have stretches of white patches – and lots of mud. Around here, we call this mud season. Knutson captures a child’s joy in playing in mud and muddy…
Read MoreThe Tree Lady
The Tree Lady – The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by H. Joseph Hopkins, illustrated by Jill McElmurry Kate Sessions grew up in the woods of Northern California in the 1860’s. Kate loved exploring the woods and didn’t mind getting dirty while playing. In the 1860’s girls were…
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Groundhog Day 2014
Today Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter. How does Phil know what to do? How does he gain his weather-predicting skills? Perhaps he attended Groundhog Weather School as presented by Joan Holub and illustrated by Kristin Sorra. This clever picture book is packed full of interesting facts about groundhogs, weather,…
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No by Claudia Rueda No is a fun picture book that celebrates a child’s independent spirit. Of course, in this case, the child is a brown bear cub. “It’s time to go to sleep,” said mother bear. “No,” said little bear. “I don’t want to go to sleep.” So begins the story….with mother bear telling…
Read MoreDecember 21 – The Winter Solstice
The Shortest Day – Celebrating the Winter Solstice by Wendy Pfeffer, illustrated by Jesse Reisch Why does it get dark earlier at night in Winter than in Summer? What is Solstice? Pfeffer addresses these questions and others in this colorful book about the Winter Solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere, near December 21, the sun reaches…
Read MoreWho Says Women Can’t Be Doctors?
Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors? The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell by Tanya Lee Stone, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman When Elizabeth Blackwell was a child, in the 1830’s, women were expected to become teachers, seamstresses, or wives and mothers. They were not supposed to become doctors. As a girl, Elizabeth Blackwell didn’t talk about becoming…
Read MoreGrandma Drove the Snowplow
Grandma Drove the Snowplow by Katie Clark, illustrated by Amy Huntington Billy and Grandma are baking cookies and listening to the radio in the kitchen on the day of the Carol Sing. The radio brreeps in with an emergency broadcast warning of blizzard conditions and up to two feet of snow. Grandma runs the snowplow…
Read MorePicture Book Month
Picture Book Month Picture Book Month is an international literacy initiative that celebrates the print picture book during the month of November. Every day in November, there is a new post from a picture book champion explaining why he/she thinks picture books are important. Check out the website at: http://picturebookmonth.com/ They’ve put together tons of activities and a…
Read MoreFortunately, The Milk
Fortunately, The Milk by Neil Gaiman The setting of the book is in the main characters’ house, outside on the street, and in a lot of other places, all over. The main characters in this book are: the children, their father, and Professor Steg. The backup characters are: the people in the jungle, the green,…
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