Categories: Fiction, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Easy Read, Funny, Good Read Aloud, James Thurber 
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The princess is ill, and the king will do anything to make her well. But when she asks for the moon, the king must find somebody in his realm who knows how to get it.
Very silly. James Thurber at perhaps his best for young children. Of course, the way the moon is secured is extremely abnormal.
Categories: Fiction, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Animals, Bears, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Michael Bond, Paddington Add a comment »
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Mr. and Mrs. Brown are at the Paddington train station when they spot a small bear with a hat and suitcase. He tells them that he’s a stowaway who lived on marmalade during his trip from South America, and the Browns decide to let the bear live with them. They name him Paddington and take him home with them. (After a sticky happening.) The book is full of Paddington’s adventures, most of them funny.
At some points I was a little confused as to whether something happened or not, and there are places where Paddington could have apologized, but he doesn’t. However, it’s a fun book and the start of a whole series. I like the part where Paddington goes to see a play.
Categories: Fiction, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Animals, Award Winner, E. B. White, Good Read Aloud, Insects, Pigs, Rats, Sad 3 Comments »
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One morning Fern Arable, an eight year-old girl, learned her father was about to kill the runt of the new pig litter. She rushed to stop him and finally Mr. Arable agreed not to harm the pig. Mr. Arable gave the pig to Fern, and she eventually named him Wilbur. However, after a few weeks of happiness together, Mr. Arable told Fern that the pig would have to be sold. Wilbur was getting bigger, along with his appetite, and Mr. Arable wasn’t willing to feed the pig any longer. So Fern sorrowfully sold Wilbur to her Uncle Zuckerman’s farm nearby, where she could go and visit him. However, even with all Fern’s visits, Wilbur became lonely. But a spider named Charlotte was ready to be his friend and would also try to save him from being killed and made into bacon and ham.
A great book. For those who don’t like spiders, this book might help them feel a little more affectionate to the eight-legged insects. Maybe. No guarantees. And all readers should be prepared for a sad and perhaps unexpected part at the end. However, Templeton the rat is rather funny sometimes, and I really like the ending of this book.
Categories: Fiction, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Animals, Birds, Dr. Seuss, Easy Read, Funny, Good Read Aloud Add a comment »
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Four silly stories by Dr. Seuss about some rather interesting subjects.
The Sneetches, the title story, is about birds. Half have stars on their bellies, the other half don’t. The ones with the stars lord it over the ones without. One day, a man offers to add stars to those with none.
The Zax is a tale of two creatures who won’t budge from their tracks to let the other through.
Too Many Daves is a crazy poem about a woman who named all of her sons Dave.
Finally, What was I Scared of? tells the story of “a pair of walking green pants with nobody inside them.”
This is probably my favorite Seuss book. I’ve always loved The Sneetches, and Too Many Daves is a poem that I can partially recite. Anyway, some great stories.
Categories: Fantasy, Fiction, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Animals, Award Winner, Dragons, Easy Read, Funny, Good Read Aloud, My Father's Dragon, Quick Read, Ruth Stiles Gannett 2 Comments »
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Elmer always wanted a dragon, so he’s overjoyed when an alley cat tells him about a dragon imprisoned on Jungle Island. Elmer goes to the rescue, but he has to overcome the animals who live there – with very funny results!
This one is fun, but not too difficult to read. The story continues in two more books about Elmer and his dragon friend.
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