Family
Stanley’s Little Sister
Submitted by Ms. Amanda!
Have you ever wondered what your pets are thinking? In Stanley’s Little Sister by Linda Bailey you get to see how the dog Stanley feels about a new cat that his people bring home. Stanley really wants to be friends with the new cat, but they just don’t speak the same language. Literally! Stanley speaks dog to the cat, and she just doesn’t understand, and neither do Stanley’s people. He tries to say “Hi” to the cat, and she bats him in the nose. He tries to give the cat some of his toys, and she runs away. He knows he isn’t supposed to chase her, but for some reason he just can’t help it! He tries to lie on the couch with his people, and the new cat, but he gets in trouble, and is put out on the porch. Stanley even meets up with his doggy friends at the dog park to get their advice on how to make friends with the cat. In the end, making friends with her turns out to be very simple, and Stanley finds he likes having a new little sister! See this book listed in our catalog
Feivel’s Flying Horses
Submitted by Ms. Allana!
Feivel’s Flying Horses by Heidi Smith Hyde. For many children who love the wonder, pleasure, and excitement of riding a carousel, a book about “flying” horses is indeed a treasure. I am partial to carousels, and the beautifully crafted horses that adorn them, so I instantly took to this book. This is a story about a man’s love for his family, and his desire to make a better life for them. With wonderful ink line and water color illustrations by Johanna Van Der Sterre, the story of Feivel and his new life in America captures the heart, as the woodcarver strives to make enough money to send for his loved ones. He carves a special feature into each horse, to remind him of every member of his family. It’s a very touching and uplifting story, suitable for Kindergarten age and up. See this book listed in our catalog
Pink Me Up
Submitted by Ms. Sue!
Pink Me Up by Charise Harper. Do you like the color pink? The little rabbit in this story definitely does. Every year for the last three years Violet and her mama have a special Mama-and-me day. They are going to the 3rd annual Pink Girls Pink-nic! Violet is so excited. “We will be pink, pink, pink” she hops and sings at the same time, all the way to Mama’s room. But when Mama wakes up with pink spots all over her face, Violet realizes she didn’t put them on for the party. Mama is sick. Daddy offers to take her. But Violet tells Daddy he’s a boy! Daddy finds one pink tie in his closet, and then they decide that daddy can be pinked up. With painted pink polka dots, tape stripes, pink paper, and pink stickers Daddy is perfectly pink! They have the best day ever. “Now all the girls want to Pink UP their daddies, just like me” says Violet. This is a perfectly pink-tastic, pink-abulous book, for the pink at heart! See this book listed in our catalog
Hugless Douglas
Submitted by Ms. Amanda!
Hugless Douglas by David Melling is an adorable book I fell in love with the minute I picked it up. Douglas is a brown bear who wakes up one spring morning and goes in search of a hug! He looks for a BIG hug, but when he hugs a rock he finds it is too heavy. He looks for a TALL hug, but when he hugs a tree he does it all wrong and gets splinters. Next he looks for a comfy hug in a bush, but finds the bush is filled with sheep who do not want to be hugged by a bear. Poor Douglas doesn’t know where to look next, so he asks an owl for a hug, but that just makes the owl angry. Then he finds a rabbit. The rabbit doesn’t want a hug either, but he knows where Douglas can find a hug. The rabbit takes Douglas by the paw and leads him to a cave. When Douglas goes in the cave to look for a hug, he finds someone he knows… his Mommy! Douglas then snuggles into the biggest, warmest hug! See this book listed in our catalog