8/15 – 8/21 Children’s Book of the Week: The Library Dragon

The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra Deedy illustrated by Michael P. White Miss Lotta Scales has a fiery passion for books, so when a school puts an ad out for a new librarian, getting the job is a piece of cake. Unfortunately for Sunrise Elementary, Miss Lotta Scales is a dragon – and a bully [...]

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8/8 – 8/14 Children’s Book of the Week: Sixteen Cows

Sixteen Cows: A Moo-sical Tale of Hearts and Herds by Lisa Wheeler illustrated by Kurt Cyrus Cowboy Gene  and his eight beloved cows live at the bottom of a hill on Biddle Ranch. Everyday he sings them home with a very special, toe-tapping come-home song, naming each cow by name as they dance on home. [...]

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Mildred and Wobegon: My New Picture Book:Turning Frustration into Art…

I am busy at work finishing the latest draft of my new picture book: Wobegon and Mildred- a friendship/quirky love story between two miserable parking ticket givers that everyone hates.   Two things influenced and inspired this book: One was my frustration with getting parking tickets and the other:  Mybeloved mother. I grew up with a [...]

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8/1 – 8/7 Children’s Book of the Week: All About Alice

All About Alice by Penny Dale Alice is a precocious preschooler – very independent, but also aspiring to be just like her awesome big sister, Laura. The book takes us through Alice’s day – from when she gets up to bed time – but what really makes the book are the question pages. Almost every [...]

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7/24 – 7/31 Children’s Book of the Week: The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein A little boy makes a playground of a great, leafy apple tree, and the tree loves him  for it. The little boy is happy, and so the tree is happy. Soon the little boy grows, and grows away from his tree. At each new stage of his life the [...]

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7/11 – 7/17 Children’s Book of the Week: The Sun Egg

The Sun Egg by Elsa Maarten Beskow An unidentified, round and orange object has been spotted in the woods! To our little elf, it’s as big as as some of her woodland friends, but a lot more mysterious. Its beautifully bright color give it away; the elf is sure that it is a sun egg. [...]

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7/4 – 7/10 Children’s Book of the Week: The Gooch Machine

The Gooch Machine : Poems for Children to Perform by Brod Bagert Illustrated by Tim Ellis This playfully illustrated collection of poems is a great chance for kids to show off (or develop) their reading skills! Each poem is funny on its own, but when taken as a monologue provides a great chance for kids [...]

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6/27 – 7/3 Children’s Book of the Week: Elisabeth

Elisabeth by Claire E. Nivola Ruth and Elisabeth do everything together. They sleep in the same bed, eat from the same plate, and even share the same shadow – Elisabeth is a doll. They live in Germany with Ruth’s mother and father, at a time when life there is just beginning to get harder for [...]

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6/20 – 6/26: Children’s Book of the Week; A Promise is a Promise

A Promise is a Promise by Robert Munsch and Michael Kusugak  illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka Allashua and her family live surrounded by cold, everything frozen and quiet. Allashua’s parents warn her not to take the harsh winter lightly: the Qallupilluit, witch-like trolls that live under the ice, steal away children who some too close to [...]

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6/13 – 6/20 Children’s Book of the Week: Camille and the Sunflowers

Camille and the Sunflowers: a Story about Vincent Van Gough by Laurence Anholt  Vincent, a strange but enigmatic painter, has just arrived in town – and Camille and his family are the only ones who don’t want to drive him out of it. Vincent doesn’t have any money or friends, but Camille and his family [...]

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