Posted by Jordan
Categories: Fiction, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Animals, Dogs, Dr. Seuss, Foxes, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Insects, Quick Read, Theodore Geisel
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In a series of increasingly more difficult tongue twisters, a Fox tries to find something that Mr. Knox can say.
If you can’t say “Fox in socks on Knox in box” ten times fast, your tongue may need lubrication. What better way than to read straight through Seuss’ book without one mistake? Take courage, though. The book ends with a (relatively) easy section on Tweedle Beetles.
Posted by Jordan
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fantasy, Fiction, Review
Tags:Easy Read, Funny, Good Read Aloud, James Thurber, Quick Read
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The evil Duke is so cold, he froze time on the clocks in his castle. He also claims to be the uncle of the beautiful princess Saralinda, who (of course) every prince wants to marry. Enter Prince Zorn, who (again, of course) wants to marry the princess. But it’s not that easy. The duke has a test for every prince who comes along, and he tells Zorn to bring him jewels equal to Zorn’s father’s treasury in 24 hours! Even with the help of the one and only Golux, can Zorn accomplish this task?
Well, it’s a fairy tale, what do you think happens? Thurber has quite a weird take on fairy tales. If you want more, try The White Deer.
Posted by Rebekah
Categories: Fiction, Older Readers, Review
Tags:Funny, Good Read Aloud, Louisa May Alcott
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This is the sequel to Eight Cousins. Rose is now a young woman, and learning of a whole new set of temptations and desires. Also, Rose is doing her best to encourage her cousins to be upright young men, and she is finding the job easier with some and harder with others. When what seems to be love finds Rose, will she be able to make the right decision?
Find out next time in the thrilling conclusion of . . . ! Oh, excuse me. Okay, as I was going to say, I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as Eight Cousins. (Ah-ha! you say, that explains the rating!) However, that was simply my personal opinion. Rose in Bloom is (listen carefully) a very good book. However, if you are considering reading it aloud, you should be prepared to have over nine different voices handy! It has some great parts, some good parts and a lot of just good old well-written parts. Please read it and enjoy. Although I will warn you, yes, someone dies in this story.
Posted by Jordan
Categories: Fiction, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Animals, Curious George, Easy Read, Funny, Good Read Aloud, H. A. Rey, Margret Rey, Monkeys
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George is a very curious monkey who lives in Africa. One day, a man with a yellow hat puts his hat on the ground, and George goes to look at it. The man pops George into a bag, and takes him home on a boat. What will they do there? And can George stay out of mischief?
No, he can’t! And that’s just what makes it fun. You can learn some valuable lessons about obedience from George.
Posted by Becca
Categories: Fiction, Incredibook!, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Animals, Arnold Lobel, Award Winner, Easy Read, Frog and Toad, Frogs, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Quick Read, Toads
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Five stories about Frog and Toad, in which Toad makes a list of things to do and can’t do anything that is not on his list, Frog has a garden and Toad wants one also, Toad makes cookies and he and Frog must stop eating them using will power, Frog and Toad decide to see how brave they are and Toad has a very disturbing dream.
These stories are absolutely hilarious! Toad is the sort who likes everything to go just the right way and doesn’t like to wait either. Frog is quiet and willing to try things again. I think my favorite story in this book is the one about the cookies. And of course there’s Toad’s ever-present phrase: “Blah.” I highly recommend this book for younger readers.
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