September 3rd, 2010
By Fred Gwynne
The King Who Rained
Confused by the different meanings of words that sound alike, a little girl imagines such unusual sights as “a king who rained” and “the foot prince in the snow.”
Rating: *****
A really cute concept, but I’m not sure many children will understand the puns.
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September 2nd, 2010
By Wanda Gág
Millions of Cats
An old man and his wife decide to get a cat, so the old man goes out in search of the prettiest cat of all. When he is forced to choose from “hundreds, thousands, millions and billions and trillions” of cats, he (naturally) brings them all home. When the wife points out their inability to support the legion of felines, it is left to the cats to decide who among them is the prettiest. Anyone who has ever owned more than a single cat can tell you what happens next.
Rating: *****
A really cute book with a cleaver ending.
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August 18th, 2010
By Marie Hall Ets
Play With Me
n a sunny morning, a little girl tries to catch the meadow creatures to play with her, but one by one, they run away.
Rating: *****
A great book about making new friends and teaching patience.
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August 17th, 2010
By Marjorie Flack
Angus and the Cat
Angus the terrier has to share his home with a new cat who eats Angus’s food and sits in his favorite places. How will they ever get along?
Rating: *****
It’s no fun having to share all of a sudden. This is a great take on a new baby or even new pet.
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August 16th, 2010
By Don Freeman
Corduroy
Corduroy, a lonely bear in green overalls, must first find his lost button before he can be Lisa’s very own bear.
Rating: *****
It’s no wonder this book has held the test of time. It is a sweet book about friendship.
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August 13th, 2010
By Roger Duvoisin
Petunia
Petunia finds a book–and, deciding that if she owns a book she must be wise, dispenses hilariously mistaken advice to the other animals in the farmyard.
Rating: *****
Your child will love Petunias silly advise.
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August 12th, 2010
By Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
This book enables the teacher to raise the language awareness of the whole class as they follow the evolution of the caterpillar in days, foods and numbers.
Rating: *****
Your child will love counting the holes in all of the eaten food.
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August 11th, 2010
By Jean de Brunhoff
The Story of Babar The Little Elephant
The classic first story about literature s most beloved pachyderm. After his mother is killed by a hunter, Babar avoids capture by escaping to the city, where he is befriended by the kindly Old Lady. He becomes educated and cultured and, upon his return to the great forest, is crowned King of the Elephants.
Rating: ****
This actually is a controversial story because it’s said to support colonialism.
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August 6th, 2010
By Mary Chalmers
Throw a Kiss Harry
Wandering away from his mother, Harry the Cat gets stuck in a tree until a fireman comes to his rescue.
Rating: ****
There’s really not that much to this book, but it does show the importance of saying thank you.
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August 5th, 2010
By James Henry Daugherty
Andy and The Lion
In this retelling, Andy meets a lion and wins his friendship by removing a thorn from his paw.
Rating: *****
A great book about imagination, but a little antiquated.
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