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Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas
Summary: Brave Cowboy tries to sing his young calf pals to sleep on a dark, dark night with humorous results.
My Thoughts: Jan Thomas writes funny and short stories and this is one! As you read, you can decide if the cowboy lives up to his billing as brave. You might decide that the cows are braver! There is a little twist at the end to keep the fun going!
*Summary taken from CIP data.
Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money by Emily Jenkins
Summary: Pauline and her brother John-John set up a stand to sell lemonade, limeade, and lemon-limeade one cold, wintry day, then try to attract customers as Pauline adds up their earnings.
My Thoughts: This is a story that defies predictions. Could a lemonade stand really make it in the cold and snow of winter? Read and see! The use of money in the story will give readers some good practice of their own with counting!
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Frog and Fly: Six Slurpy Stories by Jeff Mack
Summary: Through a series of easy-to-read scenes, Frog always gets the better of Fly, but in the end Fly has the last word.
My Thoughts: This is a funny story that is set in a series of short stories or chapters. Frog and Fly are always sparring verbally and Frog usually has the last word -- Slurp! In the end, the funny end, Fly does have the last word. This is a good book for beginning readers to use speech bubbles to read the conversations. Readers can also practice reading with meaning by following the punctuation marks.
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The Secret of Saying Thanks by Douglas Wood
Summary: While learning the secret to a good life, a child says thank you for the natural world and for being loved, because a grateful heart is always happy.
My Thoughts: The pictures are beautiful! This isn't exactly a story but more of a series of descriptions of things in nature and life to be thankful. The words help the reader to realize the benefit of being thankful and that is that a thankful heart is happy. This would be an interesting book to share with a young person as a point of discussion about gratitude and the importance of being thankful.
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Little Santa by Jon Agee
Summary: A resident of the North Pole with the ability to slide up and down chimneys meets a flying reindeer and some industrious elves, in this fictional biography of Santa Claus.
My Thoughts: I so enjoy Jon Agee's books! They have a dry and ironic sense of humor! This is a fun biography of Santa Claus that shows a little boy growing up in a large family that is really tired of living in the cold of the North Pole. They decide that life will be better in Florida and set out to move there. But the weather thwarts their plans and little Santa Claus has to use his skills to help his family. Little kids will enjoy thinking about the early life of Santa Claus in this picture book! If you like this one, look for more books by Jon Agee!
*Summary taken from CIP data.
Binky, License to Scratch by Ashley Spires
Summary: Binky the space cat and his team of space pets are left at the vet's office
while their humans are away. Binky plans an escape, only to stumble on a secret
experiment that could give vicious aliens the upper hand! It's up to Binky and
his friends to save the humans ... and themselves!
My Thoughts: Binky is a graphic novel, which kids will enjoy. It is the last of a series all about Binky and his adventures. In this story, Binky and his fellow animal friends have to go to what they are told is a "Pet Hotel" but is really the Vet's office. They feel they are doomed! This is a fun adventure with a little body humor thrown in that boys will enjoy! If you like this series, you might also try the Down Girl and Sit series by Lucy Nolan.
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The Apple Orchard Riddle by Margaret McNamara
Summary: When students in Mr. Tiffin's class are invited to solve a riddle during a field trip to an apple orchard, it is Tara's daydreams that may lead to the answer.
My Thoughts: This is a fun story about a field trip and apples. Readers can see some of the processes that go on at an apple orchard and farm. The riddle Mr. Tiffin gives his students is a puzzle that an astute reader may quickly see the answer to but should enjoy Tara's journey to the answer in the story. This would be fun to add to an unit on apples or just a fun read sometime.
*Summary taken from CIP data.
