The Pout-Pout Fish
Goes to School by Deborah Diesen, Pictures by Dan Hanna
What a great book for anyone starting school, or any new
endeavor. Pout Pout is discouraged by all the things he doesn’t know how to do,
but his new Teacher Miss Hewitt convinces him he is smart and he can do it!
Notice the rhyme! Told in a catchy rhythmic rhyme, the story is one that all
children should hear and live during their time at school!
This is a sequel to The
Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark.
The Twins’ Little
Sister by Hyewon Yum
The twins from The
Twins’ Blanket are back and now they are expecting a new baby sister. Yum’s
characters with their round, red faces and messy black hair are drawn with
great expressiveness, helping the reader to interpret the emotions of the
story, both positive and negative. Adding a baby sister to the family first
produces jealousy and sadness, but these emotions quickly turn to joy as the
twins grow to love the new baby and vie for the ability to play with and
comfort her. You don’t have to be a twin
to have uncertain feelings about a new baby. Any family getting ready to
welcome a second or third child will love this book.
Little Boo by
Stephen Wunderli, illustrated by Tim Zeltner
A great book for Halloween! Little Boo starts out as a seed
and goes through fall, winter, spring and finally grows into a pumpkin a whole
year later. All along, Little Boo wants to be scary, but there is nothing scary
about a seed or a seedling, so he has to be patient. When the pumpkin is carved
into a jack-o-lantern, Little Boo’s wish finally comes true. Great story for
fall, cycle of life and growing up. We don’t remain little for long and when we
grow up we can accomplish many new things!
The Orchestra Pit
by Johanna Wright
The snake sneaks out of his pit and into the orchestra pit.
Simple language identifies numerous instruments and gives a snake’s impression
of the music they make. A quick and fun read for those in-between times when
you just want to tell a story.
Tuck-In-Time by
Carole Berber, Pictures by Tracey Campbell Person
A little one is getting ready for bed and shares a quick
rhyme and playtime with his stuffed bunny and pet dog. This is one of those
stories that will soon have the child filling in the end of the sentence. The
illustrations cleverly show a young child with curly hair, it could be a boy or
a girl, so all can relate and see themselves.
Tuesday Tucks Me In
by Luis Carols Montalvan with Bret Witter, Photographs by DanDion
Tuesday is a service dog, trained to work with Luis who is a
disabled veteran. The story is told through straight-forward text and
photographs of Luis and Tuesday going through their day. End notes describe how
Tuesday was trained and how Tuesday has saved the life of Luis, through his
presence and his love. A good story to use with third graders and up when
discussing topics of war and the longer-lasting effects of war.
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