Posted by Kyle
Categories: Fiction, Incredibook!, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Easy Read, Good Read Aloud, Quick Read, Virginia Lee Burton
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Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Anne, do various digging jobs. The more people watching them, the faster and better they work. Then newer shovels that are not steam powered are invented and no one wants to hire steam shovels anymore. One day, Mike Mulligan sees in the newspaper that the town of Popperville is building a new town hall and Mike Mulligan decides that he will dig the cellar for the new town hall.
This is a great book for young children who like machines and it also tells a very good story.
Posted by Becca
Categories: Historical Fiction, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Arnold Lobel, Easy Read, Funny, Good Read Aloud, New Amsterdam, New York, Out of Print, Peter Stuyvesant, Quick Read
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Peter Stuyvesant is the new director-general of New Amsterdam. He arrives in town to find the fort crumbling away, garbage in the streets, and animals roaming everywhere. Peter Stuvyesant sets out to fix this town, despite the lazy townspeople.
This book is written in rhyme. The text and pictures will keep you laughing. At the beginning of the book, there is a historical note about Peter Stuyvesant and the town of New Amsterdam. Make sure that you read this. It gives a good background for the rest of the book.
Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fantasy, Fiction, Picture Books, Review
Tags:Knights, Max Lucado, Quick Read
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Three knights are chosen to journey through the dreaded Hemlock Forest, home of the sly Hopenots. Each knight may pick a companion to accompany them, but which knight will emerge alive from the forest? Carlisle, the strongest? Alon, the quickest? Or Cassidon, the wisest?
A great book with beautiful illustrations. The story is short, but powerful.
Posted by Sarah
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Incredibook!, Picture Books, Review
Tags:Animals, Bears, Easy Read, Elephants, Funny, Moose, Quick Read, Sandra Boynton, turkeys
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An elephant, a moose, a bear, and a turkey are all trying on outfits, but the turkey is having a hard time figuring out just how to put things on properly.
This is my favorite board book! A funny book with cute illustrations, and the ending is great!
Posted by Becca
Categories: Fiction, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Animals, Easy Read, Good Read Aloud, Mice, owls, Quick Read, Russell E. Erickson, Toads, Warton and Morton
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Warton and Morton are two toads that live underground together. One day in the middle of winter, Warton decides to take Morton’s wonderful beetle brittle to their Aunt Toolia. Morton tries to talk his brother out of the idea. Warton insists, saying that he’ll wear several sweaters and will travel with skis. Finally, Warton sets out. Later that day, he meets a field mouse who says that an owl lives in the woods where Warton will be traveling. This owl hunts by day instead of by night. Since Warton still wants to deliver his beetle brittle, the mouse gives him a scarf and offers the help of several friends if Warton gets in trouble. Once in the woods, Warton is captured by the owl to be eaten on the owl’s birthday. Warton has only five days to plan an escape.
A Toad for Tuesday is the first book in a series about Warton and Morton. Part of the ending is hinted at during the story so it isn’t a complete surprise, but it still makes a good end to an imaginative story. The horde of skiing mice may generate a few chuckles. This book is longer and a bit more complicated than the traditional picture book, making it an enjoyable choice for younger readers in general or for older readers who want a good quick read.
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