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
Seasons
The Duck Who Played the Kazoo
How Rocket Learned to Read
Submitted by Ms. Tess!
How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hills is an adorable story about the experience of learning to read, and loving to read! Rocket is a dog who loves to play outside. One day, as he is trying to nap, he is a accosted by an enthusiastic and scholarly bird, who wants Rocket to be her student. At first Rocket is disturbed, but soon finds he is interested in the stories the bird reads, and the letters and words that make up the stories. Soon Rocket is visiting the bird every day, until the seasons change and the bird must fly away. During the cold months, Rocket continues to practice his spelling, and when spring comes again, he is reunited with his bird teacher to read, spell, and learn some more. I really love this book. The message is wonderful and the illustrations are colorful and inviting. This is an excellent story for the young dog, bird, or book lover in your life! See this book listed in our catalog
Bear Snores On
Submitted by Ms. Jill!
City Dog, Country Frog
Submitted by Ms. Tess!
Forever Friends
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