Submitted by Ms. Carol!
Princess Pigtoria and the Pea written by Pamela Duncan Edwards and illustrated by Henry Cole is the classic story of the princess and the pea with a little twist, since the princess in this story is a pig! Princess Pigtoria has a problem: her palace is a pigsty and she has no money to fix it up. She sees an ad in the paper requesting a bride for the prince and she figures if she marries the prince maybe he would help her fix up her palace. The prince is very picky and so when he meets Pigtoria he is not at all polite. He decides to place a pea under her pillows to see if Pigtoria is a proper princess, since only a proper princess would be able to feel such a small pea. In the meantime, Pigtoria meets Percy the Pizza Pig when she orders a pizza. They eat and dance the night away! Then Pigtoria goes to bed. Pigtoria can’t sleep because all the pizza, popcorn, and pie crumbs are pressing through her pajamas. She tells the prince the next morning what an awful night sleep she had and of course the prince is very happy and assumes he has found the proper princess since Pigtoria, he thought, had felt the pea. When Pigtoria finds out that the prince had placed a pea under her pillows she is very angry, and decides she likes Percy the Pizza Pig much better. So Pigtoria marries Percy and lives happily ever after! A very cute sory based on an old classic. See this book listed in our catalog
Bedtime
Little Hoot
Submitted by Ms. Tess!
Little Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Jen Corace is one of the most adorable books I’ve read in a long time. As we all know, owls are nocturnal, and Little Hoot is no exception. But, unlike most children, Little Hoot doesn’t want to stay up late! He wants to go to bed early like the rest of his forest friends! “I don’t give a hoot what time your friends go to bed.” says Papa Owl, brewing himself a pot of coffee. Mama Owl says “Stay up and play for one more hour and then you can go to sleep.”And so Little Hoot goes off to play on the jungle gym (with his other nocturnal friend the bat), he builds a fort, he jumps on the bed, he skateboards… until it’s finally time to sleep! Mama and Papa tuck him in and “they owl lived happily ever after.” See this book listed in our catalog OR watch it via Tumblebooks
All Aboard to Work–Choo-Choo!
Submitted by Ms. Tammy!
All Aboard to Work–Choo-Choo! by Carol Roth, illustrated by Steve Lavis. Catching the morning train is all part of getting ready to start a busy day at work! Follow along as seven animal families start the day, saying good-bye to mommies and daddies heading off to work on the morning train. In this rhythmic story, children will learn the name and profession of each animal parent as they board the train to start the day. When the work day finally ends, the train brings them home again. They return home to their families, where they take a bath, eat some dinner, enjoy playtime, and end with a bed time story! See this book listed in our catalog
The Moon Might Be Milk
Submitted by special guest blogger Ms. Julie, the county library’s summer intern!
The Moon Might Be Milk written by Lisa Shulman, and illustrated by Will Hillenbrand, is an engaging and fun story, with an interesting twist at the end. While looking out of her window at the moon one night, Rosie has a question. “What is the moon made of?” Rosie goes on a quest to find the answer, and each animal friend she asks decides to come along and see what the next answer will be. Everyone knows their answer is the right one. Is it flour? An egg? Grandma knows the answer to Rosie’s question, so who will be right? It couldn’t be everyone, could it? Pick this book up at the library, and find out! See this book listed in our catalog
The Great Monster Hunt
Slow Loris
Submitted by Ms. Tess!
A few days ago, if you had asked me what a slow loris is, I would have had no idea. That was before I saw this adorable video, and fell IN LOVE with these rare, unique creatures. Then I found out there was a children’s picture book about them! Hello new favorite book! Slow Loris by Alexis Deacon. Slow Loris is a slow loris, and he is really very slow. It takes him an hour just to scratch his behind. Visitors to the zoo he lives in all think he’s boring. But Slow Loris doesn’t care, because he has a secret. At night, when everyone else is asleep, he does things. FAST. Climbing and eating! Making noise and wearing funny hats! What will happen if the other zoo animals discover Slow Loris’s secret? You’ll have to read Slow Loris to find out! See this book listed in our catalog