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
Friendship
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
ROAR!
Submitted by Ms. Tess!
I just finished reading ROAR: A Noisy Counting Book, by the dynamic team of author Pamela Duncan Edwards and illustrator Henry Cole, aloud to a group of children and they loved it! How does a lion cub say hello? He ROARS, doesn’t he? Well it’s pretty scary getting roared at by a lion, as the cub in this story quickly discovers. He’s trying to be friendly, but whenever he ROARS a greeting to anyone they go running in the opposite direction! Will he ever find a suitable playmate? Read ROAR to find out, and then come see the writer at the library! That’s right! Pamela Duncan Edwards will be visiting the Lexington Park branch on April 18 at 2:00 to talk about her experience being a children’s author, and to sign books. It’s a free program, and there’s no registration required, so we hope to see you there! See this book listed in our catalog
Pingo
Marco Flamingo Under the Sea
Submitted by Carol from Charlotte Hall!
The Adventures of Marco Flamingo Under The Sea by Sheila Jarkins is a comical story about a curious flamingo who tends to go on many adventures. His latest adventure is his quest to see what lies under the sea. Marco’s friends think he is a little crazy, but Marco doesn’t care. He takes a trip under the sea with his scuba gear and swims with dolphins, plays with sea turtles, and even races a shark! When he returns, he tells his friends all about it, and then wastes no time before he’s off on another adventure. See this book listed in our catalog