11/21 – 11/26 Children’s Book of the Week: The Seeing Stick

The Seeing Stick by Jane Yolen  illustrated by Daniela Terrazzini Hwei Min is the only daughter of the emperor of China – and blind. The emperor, an inscrutable but devoted ruler and father, offers a reward to anyone in the kingdom who can lift the princess’ blindness. From all over, magicians, sages, and medicine men [...]

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11/14 – 11/20 Children’s Book of the Week: The Sweetest Fig

The Sweetest Fig  by Chris Van Allsburg  Bibot is a cold and calculating dentist in France. He has his little white dog for company, Marcel, but even Marcel only reminds Bibot that if he were really rich, he’d have a Great Dane. One day, Bibot pulls the tooth of an old woman who afterwards tells [...]

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11/7 – 11/13 Children’s Book of the Week: Yoshiko and the Foreigner

Yoshiko and the Foreigner by Mimi Otey-Little Though the main characters of this story are young adults, the story is very beautiful, and the heroism and fortitude in it make it something of a fairytale! Yoshiko, a proper young Japanese woman, has been raised to never speak to foreigners – especially soldiers. But when a [...]

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10/24 – 10/30 Children’s Book of the Week: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda D. Williams  Illustrated by Megan Lloyd In this story, a little old lady must go a long way to get back home through the woods…but she sees some strange things on the way! A pair of shoes that walk on their own, a [...]

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10/10 – 10/16 Children’s Book of the Week: The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians

The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians by Carla Morris  illustrated by Brad Sneed Melvin goes to the library everyday after school –  and at the public library, everyday there’s something new to learn! The three fabulous librarians – Marge, Leeola, and Betty – might not know absolutely everything…but they can get Melvin answers faster [...]

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10/3 – 10/9 Children’s Book of the Week: Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly

Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison  illustrated by Kevin Hawkes Velma Gratch is the youngest of the three Gratch sisters–and the older two are school legends. Frieda and Fiona, Velma’s fabulously talented older sisters, have already been through 1st grade and have very distinct, incredible gifts. Velma feels the heat to [...]

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9/26 – 10/2 Children’s Book of the Week: Corduroy

Corduroy by Dan Freeman  In this classic, Corduroy, a precocious teddy bear in the toy section of a huge department store, misses his chance at a real home when a little girl’s mother points out that he has a missing button on his overalls. Anxious to be adopted by the right child, Corduroy sets off [...]

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9/12 – 9/18 Children’s Book of the Week; Robot Zot!

Robot Zot! by Jon Sciezka  illustrated by David Shannon The earth had better prepare itself, quick – Robot Zot is going to conquer our planet! Robot Zot will destroy anything (inanimate) that stands in his way, and even plans to rescue the princess of all earth…a tall order for a 3 inch toy robot. Robot [...]

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9/5 – 9/11 Children’s Book of the Week: The Adventures of Dish and Spoon

The Adventures of Dish and Spoon by Mini Grey  The cow making her famous leap over the moon set off this dashing couple in their conquest for fame and fortune. The Spoon tells the story of their running away to New York city, where they start their roaringly successful Vaudeville act. From there, the Dish [...]

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8/22 – 8/28 Children’s Book of the Week: You Can’t Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum

You Can’t Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman and Robin Preiss Glasser  Told entirely through illustrations, the story follows the (mis)adventures of a loyal museum guard who makes the mistake of promising to look after a little girl’s yellow balloon. Confident her balloon is in good hands, the little girl and [...]

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