Entries Categorized as 'Fiction'
Posted by Ruth
Categories: Fiction, Incredibook!, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Animals, Award Winner, Easy Read, Florence Atwater, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Penguins, Richard Atwater
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Although Mr. Popper paints houses, he can’t help but wish he had done some exploring before he married Mrs. Popper. He spends all his spare time reading about famous explorations, and especially about the Poles. One day, in response to a fan letter, Admiral Drake sends Mr. Popper a present: a penguin whom they name Captain Cook. Soon, though, Captain Cook seems lonely, so another penguin arrives: Greta. Soon they have a total of twelve penguins to look after, and Mr. Popper doesn’t have enough money to support them all. The solution to this problem? Popper’s Performing Penguins!
This is a very fun book. Learning how to accommodate twelve penguins in an ordinary household is very hilarious, and I can’t help but chuckle whenever I read about the penguins’ escapades in the theaters.
Posted by Jordan
Categories: Fiction
Tags:Animals, Easy Read, Foxes, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Mice, Oz
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Author: Dr. Seuss
Sam-I-Am has green eggs and ham, and he wants another person to try them. However, through all events and in all locations, he only replies that he doesn’t like green eggs and ham.
Well, if you’re looking for a book for your kids, you probably already know how Green Eggs and Ham turns out. However, for those who don’t, it contains a valuable lesson about not saying you dislike things you’ve never tried.
Posted by Rebekah
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Good Read Aloud, Horses, Marguerite Henry
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When Al Hoots buys the little, young mare, U-See-It, he feels sure that, even though she lost a race, she will become a great race horse. Once U-See-It comes into her strength, she wins many races, until an incident at a claiming race bans her and Al from all race tracks. Al decides to preserve her speed in her colt, Black Gold. Al doesn’t live to see Black Gold, but his wife, Rosa, carries out his wishes, and an old friend of Al’s, Hanley Webb, becomes Black Gold’s trainer. All are striving to reach a final goal: to have Black Gold win the Kentucky Derby.
The other plot in this book is about Jaydee Mooney, a young boy who knows horses. Jaydee has been training to be a jockey, and when he sees Black Gold race, he decides that he wants to ride Black Gold in the Kentucky Derby. This is a good book. I will warn you, however, that the ending is sad, and you feel bad for Mr. Webb, but this book is not to be missed.
Posted by Ruth
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Cats, Dogs, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Lions, P. L. Travers
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The fantastic adventures with Mary Poppins continues in this book with a story of the Swineherd and the Goosegirl, reuniting a hunter and his lion friend, dancing with shadows, a visit to a planet with talking cats, and much more.
The sweet and amiable Mary Poppins portrayed in the movie is very different from the strict and stern Mary Poppins in the book, but the books have many more adventures, and Michael and Jane are never sure whether they really happened or not. Mary Poppins never explains, of course.
Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fiction, Incredibook!, Picture Books, Review
Tags:Animals, Easy Read, Funny, Holly Hobbie, Insects, Pigs
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Toot and Puddle are two pigs who live at Woodcock Pocket. One day, Toot, who really likes to travel, goes on a trip to the Wildest Borneo and Puddle receives postcards from him.
A funny, well-illustrated book. There are several other Toot and Puddle books, and the first of the series is Toot and Puddle.
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