Books for Fall and Halloween
22 Oct 2011 Leave a Comment
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This week, I have two outstanding picture books to share with you. That Pup! by Lindsay Barrett George (2011, Greenwillow Books) and Gibbus Moony Wants to Bite You! by Leslie Muir (2011, Atheneum Books for Young Readers), illustrated by Jen Corace.
That Pup! is perfect for the youngest picture book enthusiasts. The text is simple. The illustrations are big and bright (my favorite kind). And the main characters are a puppy and a squirrel. The story is fun. The darling puppy digs up all of the squirrel’s acorns, much to the squirrel’s dismay (he was storing them for the winter). After the squirrel tells the puppy that the acorns are his, the puppy and the squirrel play a new game-hide the acorns. This is a great book for fall or anytime of the year.
Gibbus Moony Wants to Bite You! is for children who are a little bit older, around four to eight years old. I like this one for Halloween. It’s about a vampire child and his vampire family. Don’t worry, it’s not at all scary. These vampires eat fruits and vegetables. This book would be a great tool if you have a biter in the family. It will help teach your little “vampire” that biting people (and household items) is not appropriate, but biting food sure is. The text and the colorful illustrations are humorous. This book is a lot of fun.
More Fun With Rhyme
16 Oct 2011 Leave a Comment
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Here’s a little poem I wrote several years ago. See if you can figure out the answer to the riddle before you get to the end. Enjoy!
At the end of the rainbow there’s a magical place
that transcends time and compresses all space.
Do you know what’s there?
Care to venture a guess?
I’ll give you a clue,
it’s not a skirt or a dress.
It isn’t pants or underwear.
And you won’t find shorts or blouses there.
No coats, no ties, no belts, no vests.
No shoes, no hats, no suits well pressed.
What remains? Have you figured out
what’s deposited by the magical spout?
It’s a great big pile of rainbow loot
that traveled along the rainbow chute.
It isn’t shining coins or sparkling diamond rocks.
Straight from your laundry room it’s…
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Just a Little Bit Further
The Lost and Found Pony
04 Oct 2011 Leave a Comment
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What child doesn’t like ponies? The Lost and Fond Pony by Tracy Dockray (2011, Feiwel and Friends) is a beautifully written, gorgeously illustrated (I especially like the picture of the pony jumping through the ring of fire.) story about the life of a pony, from birth to old age. The story goes full circle when the little girl who outgrew him comes back at the end to bring him home again. It’s an endearing story with a charming main character and it got me wondering about all the real ponies that have been “outgrown”. Where do they end up? An author’s note at the back of the book offers some insight into the question.
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