Thursday's Pick

Today's pick is...

Flotsam

by David Wiesner

Flotsam was the 2007 winner of the Caldecott Medal for the best picture book of the year, and rightfully so. This story, told all in pictures, is about a camera that drifts to shore and the boy who finds it and develops the incredible pictures from the film.

Check out David Wiesner's website to learn more at http://www.thefishknowthesecret.com/

Monday's Pick

Today's pick is...

Click Clack Moo

Cows That Type

by Doreen Cronin

This award-winning picture book is hilarious and silly. Farmer Brown thinks that everything on the farm is normal until the cows find an old typewriter and start typing letters to him, insisting on better living conditions. The hilarity continues is Giggle Giggle Quack Quack and Dooby Dooby Moo. All three books can be found in the Tonalea Library, along with other by Doreen Cronin including favorites such as Diary of a Fly, Diary of a Worm and Diary of a Spider. Visit the author's personal website at http://www.doreencronin.com/doreen.html

Listen to a reading of the story on YouTube at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMayGIVmfgA

Friday's Pick

Today's pick is...

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

This was a favorite of mine when I was in high school and this Great Illustrated Classics version of the story is a great way to bring this classic story to younger readers.

"This is the warmhearted story of the four March sisters... Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy growing up in 19th century America. Their happy family is disturbed when their father leaves for the Civil War and shaken further when mother must leave to nurse their wounded father back to health. But family love and loyalty keeps them together. As the years pass the girls become women and learn more about life and love." -back cover

Thursday's Pick

Today's pick is...

Goodnight Moon

by Margaret Wise Brown

I just read this book last night with my son and I used to read it when I was little too. This is a great book to read with small children before they go to bed at night. It is the story of a mother getting her child ready to say goodnight to the world and go to sleep. The pictures actually get darker as you turn the pages just as if day were turning into night. It's a classic and a great read!

Wednesday's Pick

Today's pick is...

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

by Judy Blume

This book was a favorite of mine when I was young and I'm so glad to see my students enjoying it still today.

"Peter Hatcher feels like a fourth grade nothing. His little brother, Fudge is causing problems for him all the time. Fudge gets away with every temper tantrum and always messes up Peter's things including his homework. The last straw is when Fudge walks off with Peter's pet turtle, Dribble. It is now time for Peter to get his parents to pay attention to him for a change. This is a book that would be well suited for kids with younger siblings because they can probably relate to Peter's difficulties with Fudge. " - review by Kristy Pastore at www.allreaders.com