Submitted by Ms. Tess!
I love Forever Friends by Carin Berger. This heartwarming book tells the story of a beautiful blue bird and a playful brown bunny. One morning the bunny wakes up to a glorious song: “Hello! Come play!” and so the bunny does! The bird and bunny play all day long, and become best friends. They play every day through the spring, summer, and fall. But when winter comes, the bird informs the bunny about migration. All winter long the bunny misses the bird, and the bird misses the bunny, but when spring comes again the bird and bunny are reunited (and it feels so good)! The illustrations are very artistic cut-paper collages, made using ephemera. This is a good book for a little one who is about to be temporarily separated from a loved one, or to help explain the changing seasons. See this book listed in our catalog
Birds
Submitted by Ms. Tess!
Capitalizing on my admiration for children’s literary stalwart Kevin Henkes (last name pronounced HENK-us), and all things with wings, is Birds, written by Henkes, and illustrated by his lovely wife Laura Dronzek. This reads almost like a nonfiction book for very early readers. It’s informative, without being boring, educating us on the different colors and sizes birds can be, and the different things they can do, like fly, and sit in trees. It also shares charming anecdotes like: “Once I saw seven birds on the telephone wire. They didn’t move and they didn’t move and they didn’t move. I looked away for a second… and they were gone.” Birds are awesome creatures. If your child is as fascinated by our feathered friends as I am, you’ll definitely want to check out Birds. Today! See this book listed in our catalog
Hip & Hop, Don’t Stop!
Submitted by Ms. Tess!
Jef Czekaj (last name pronounced check-eye), creator of the mini-comic “R2D2 is an Indie Rocker,” brings you Hip & Hop, Don’t Stop! the story of a rapping turtle and rabbit, Hip and Hop respectively. Hip and Hop live in Oldskool County. Hip lives in Slowjamz Swamp, and Hop lives in Breakbeat Meadow. They both love to rap. Hip raps really slow, and Hop raps really fast! Despite their shared love of music, the two have never met. Animals from the swamp don’t really socialize with animals from the meadow, and vice versa. But, one fateful day, in preparation for the county-wide rap-off, the two are united, and become great friends (much to the chagrin of their neighbors). Can Hip and Hop show all their fellow creatures that they can get along too? And who will be crowned best rapper in the county? Will it be Hip? or Hop? Jay Zebra? Ludafish? You’ll have to read Hip & Hop, Don’t Stop! to find out, and I don’t think you’ll be disappointed! See this book listed in our catalog
Panda and Polar Bear
The Truly Terribly Horrible Sweater That Grandma Knit
Nothing But a Dog
Submitted by Ms. Sue!
Nothing But a Dog By Bobbi Katz and illustrated by Jane Manning is about a little girl that wants, with all her heart, a dog of her own. Not a parakeet, or cat. A dog. Because once it starts, that longing for a dog feeling, no thing can stop it. Not even when you are doing really fun things, like making perfect figure eights while you are skating. Or riding a grown up bike everywhere, or eating popcorn with your best friend during a monster movie. There is nothing, no matter how special the thing is, it can’t stop the longing for a dog. A dog can meet you when you come home from school and say “I love you!” in dog language. Going to sleep with your dog tucked in with you helps you dream happy things every night. Only a dog can stop the longing for a dog. Expressive text and soft water colors will help you remember the childhood wish of having a dog of your own to love. See this book listed in our catalog