The Lost Umbrella of Kim Chu

Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, Fiction, Mysteries, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:David Foulds, Eleanor Estes
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Kim Chu takes her father’s special big, black umbrella with her to the library, though her grandmother warned her not to. Kim’s father’s umbrella was presented to him when he won the contest of drawing a dragon. The bamboo handle screws off and inside is an intricate scroll, that says that Mr. Lin Chu (Kim’s father) is the winner. When Kim Chu accidentally leaves the umbrella at the library and quickly returns to find it gone, it’s an adventure/mystery for both Kim Chu and Mae Lee.

A pretty good book, in my opinion. It’s a fairly short book, though not a little picture book. But it’s not as large as The Mysterious Island (which I haven’t read). Enjoy!

Little Women

Posted by Rebekah
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Incredibook!, Review
Tags:Good Read Aloud, Louisa May Alcott
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Let me see, a book review that does this book justice? Practically impossible to write. Okay, how about partial justice? Sorry, can’t happen here. Alright, a review that hints in the barest possible way? I’ll have to stretch myself. In short, I can’t begin to describe how good this book is! The characters are so life-like and enjoyable.

This book is about a family. The father is away as a chaplain in the army, leaving the mother and four daughters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, at home by themselves. Meg is the oldest, Jo is tomboy-ish and dreams of being a great author, Beth is sweet, and Amy is an artist. They have all sorts of adventures in a wonderfully simple (or incredible) way. Please read this book. I haven’t even begun to give a vague hint of how great it is!

I will warn you girls, however, be prepared to cry! There is a very sad part. However, the rest can be absolutely hilarious! I’m going to go read it again right now.

Do You See a Mouse?

Posted by Jordan
Categories: Fiction, Incredibook!, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Animals, Bernard Waber, Easy Read, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Mice, Quick Read
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There’s a mouse in the Park Snoot Hotel! Everybody says there is no mouse, but manager Josh Posh calls in the professional mouse catchers Hyde and Snyde to make sure.

This is one of my absolute favorite picture books. It’s great fun to find the mouse on every page. Note to those reading out loud: This book is much more fun if a different voice is used for each character!

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Posted by Becca
Categories: Fiction, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Easy Read, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Judi Barrett, Quick Read
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Chewandswallow is an almost ordinary town. It has all sorts of stores, except grocery stores. Nobody needs them. All the food falls from the sky. Then one day, the weather goes haywire and the portions get bigger and bigger. The townspeople have no choice but to set out for a new land.

This is a very funny book. Pay close attention to the illustrations and you’ll find some very interesting things. Excellent to read aloud as well as to yourself. A very nice picture book.

Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue

Posted by Jordan
Categories: Fiction, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Animals, Easy Read, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Lions, Maurice Sendak, Poetry, Quick Read
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Pierre is a boy who doesn’t care about anything. What will it take to make him care?

This is a charming story. I put it under the category of Younger Readers, but even though I read much more advanced books, I still love Pierre.