A very simple and straightforward book with very colorful illustrations that show how and when Apple Farmer Annie picks her apples, the various things she makes with her apples such as applesauce and apple cider, and how she loads up her trucks and drives to the city to sell her apples. There are also a a few recipes at the end of the book if you’d like to try out a few tasty treats for yourself.
Sam the mouse lives in the library and when everyone goes home one night, he decides he is going to write and illustrate his own book. He works very hard on it and when he is done he puts it on the library shelf for the children to read. He loves it so much that he keeps writing books and the children keep discovering them. The librarian, however, can’t seem to figure out who the mystery writer is. So she puts a note on the bulletin board asking the mystery writer to come to a special event to talk to the children about writing books. Well, Sam is very shy, so he comes up with his own way to help each of and every one of the children realize that they, too, can write their own books.
Duck has lost the key to his car. He doesn’t know where it is, but there is a mischievous frog that knows exactly where his car key is. In this rhyming lift-the-flap-book, your child will love that they know where the key is, but Duck doesn’t. Duck does eventually find his car keys, of course, but he ends of forgetting something else. Silly Duck. 🙂
This book’s illustrations are so beautiful I want to return the copy I got from the library and buy one for myself so I can keep it. The book is about how different animals sleep…some sleep standing up, some sleep by themselves, some sleep with their eyes open, etc., etc. The informative text combined with the cute, whimsical and beautiful illustrations make this book a keeper.
LOVE this book!!! Mr. Rabbit has some new neighbors, but he isn’t sure how to treat them; he has never had otters as neighbors before. Wise old owl tells him he needs to “do unto otters as you would have otters do unto you”. The book addresses being friendly, being polite, being honest, being considerate, being kind, playing fair, sharing, not teasing and being able to apologize and forgive. Great book to read at home and a great book for the beginning of the school year as teachers set those classroom expectations. Such a cute and clever idea!
Since we just got back from the beach…luckily our trip to the beach went a little more smoothly than the family in this story. This is a cute story of a family who just can’t seem to remember all of their beach gear and they have to keep turning back. They turn back again and again and again and then it starts to rain. They make lemons out of lemonade though and enjoy the beach in their own way.
Today’s review is by our 8-year old….Pajama Day is an exciting creative story that all of your children will love. It’s about a kid who forgets everything, but at the end of the day he reminds everyone about something that is very important. My favorite part was when they were having a teddy bear performance and since he forgets his teddy bear, he takes the class guinea pig and dresses it up.
Dogs aren’t the only ones with their own special book about the afterlife. When cats go to heaven, they get their own bowl of milk to drink from and there are kitty toys everywhere. There is catnip afloat in the sky and there are angels there to rub their noses and ears. God loves cats so much, he lets them sleep in his bed. It is not easy losing a pet, but this book may help ease the pain for your little one.
I am not sure if you are going to be able to get through this book without breaking down, but if you have recently lost your pet dog, this book may give your child some comfort. Dog heaven has lots of fields to run in and geese to chase. There are plenty of biscuits to snack on and fluffy white clouds for them to sleep on. Serious tear jerker, but good bibliotherapy.
The man and his wife are quiet people; they don’t make a peep and neither does their pet cat or their pet parrot. One day, however, a mouse sneaks into their house and this mouse snores SOOOOO loudly that not only does it wake them up, but it shakes their house. Will the quiet couple kick the mouse out? Will they teach the mouse to be quiet or will they just learn to live with his noisy ways? Such a cute story about getting along, acceptance and making the best out of a situation. Oh, and it rhymes and you know how much I love a good story that rhymes. 🙂
