Submitted by Carol from Charlotte Hall!
A Turkey for Thanksgiving written by Eve Bunting, and illustrated by Diane de Groat, is a cute story about a Moose family who wants a turkey for Thanksgiving. The Moose family is very excited for the Thanksgiving holiday and they are so happy to have friends joining them. Everything is wonderful, except one thing: Mrs. Moose wants so badly to have a turkey for Thanksgiving this year! Everyone always has a turkey–everyone except them. So Mr. Moose and his friends set out to get a turkey for Thanksgiving. Finally they find Turkey. Turkey, of course, is quite frightened, and he tries hard to get away, but he is caught, and brought home for Thanksgiving dinner. However, to his great surprise and delight, he is a guest at the Moose family table, and not the main course! This is a great story about friendship and love during the Thanksgiving holiday. See this book listed in our catalog
Animals
Miles the Crocodile
Submitted by Tess from Lexington Park!
Want to raise a jazz lover? Have I got the book for you: Miles the Crocodile Plays the Colors of Jazz by Andy Blackman Hurwitz and illustrated by Andrew Cunningham! Miles is a trumpet playing crocodile here to demonstrate “that the colors of jazz can make beautiful art” through words, pictures, and music! The book comes with a CD of jazz music that corresponds with the story. My favorite track is “Blue Jazz Blue” in which Miles sings the “I Ain’t Got No Cookie Blues” lamenting “I got my milk, but I want my cookie too!” If you like this kit, look out for other books in the “Baby Loves Jazz” series like Charlie Bird, Duck Ellington, and Ella Elephant. See this book listed in our catalog
The Big Storm
Submitted by Tammy, driver of the WoW van!
The Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book by Nancy Tafuri. Count along from 1 to 10 as Bird, Mouse, Rabbit, and their friends take shelter from a storm. This book describes a storm, from the dark black clouds gathering, to the wind blowing, leaves swirling, lightning cracking, rain falling, and the rumble of thunder. Children will enjoy counting the animals as they gather in the hill hollow to take cover from the fast approaching storm. The animals find they are all safe together for the night as they wait for the storm to past, but who else is hiding in the hill hollow with them? And what will the animals find when they come out of the hollow after the storm is over? See this book listed in our catalog
A Porcupine Named Fluffy
Submitted by Carol from Charlotte Hall!
A Porcupine Named Fluffy written by Helen Lester and illustrated by Lynn Munsinger is a cute story about a porcupine who has been given the name “Fluffy.” Fluffy spends his time trying to live up to his name. He tries his hardest to be fluffy, which can be rather difficult for a porcupine. He tries everything from soaking in a bubble bath for hours to covering himself with whipped cream. It’s a story about friendship and learning to be yourself. Fluffy finally meets a rhino and learns a valuable lesson. Read and find out if “Fluffy” ever becomes “fluffy.” See this book listed in our catalog
Henry and the Crazed Chicken Pirates
Submitted by Sue from Leonardtown!
Henry & the Crazed Chicken Pirates by Carolyn Crimi and illustrated by John Manders. The Buccaneer Bunnies are back with another adventure starring Henry and the crew of the Salty Carrot! Henry finds a message in a bottle. The message isn’t friendly at all, and Henry is worried. The rest of the crew is busy playing games, like coconut bowling, and sail swinging, when Henry tries to tell them about the note. “Stop worrying about that old note,” says Black Ear. Henry can’t, and starts reading everything he can about it. Soon he has enough information to start his own book, which he calls “Henry’s Plan for Impending Danger from Unknown Enemy Who Wrote the Scary Note.” When crazed chicken pirates finally arrive, Henry must warn everyone and save the day using his own advice from his book! Does Henry’s book help? Will the crew be saved? And what will happen to the crazed chicken pirates? If you like adventure and pirate stories, join Henry and the crew of the Salty Carrot for a swashbuckling good story. Arrrrr! See this book listed in our catalog
Dinosaur Woods
Submitted by Tess from Lexington Park!
Dinosaur Woods: Can Seven Clever Critters Save Their Forest Home? by George McClements will appeal to all the environmentally aware children (0r their parents). It’s about a crew of woodland creatures whose home is soon to be destroyed for the sake of building a plastic tree factory. They try to speak up to those responsible, but of course are not understood. Finally they are inspired to build a life-like semi-robotic dinosaur! No one will mess with their forest if they see a terrifying dinosaur lives there! The plan backfires, when even more humans show up, now to study the dinosaur. What will happen when it’s revealed that the dino is a fake being run by a seemingly ordinary fox, bear, snake, bird, deer, and pair of rabbits? You’ll have to read to find out! See this book listed in our catalog