Monthly Archives: September 2012

Elmer by David McKee

September 24, 2012

A sweet, funny tale about standing out, fitting in, and being yourself.

Posted by Nettie in Book Categories, Picture Books, Sweet Tags: colorful, different, elelphant, friends, unusual

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Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen

September 23, 2012

Really, how could I not include this charmer?

Posted by Nettie in Award Winners, Book Categories, Book of the Week, Funny, Picture Books, Sweet Tags: animals, breaking the rules, children, dusting, librarian, library, lion, no running, rules, story hour

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50 Books for 11-Year-Olds

September 20, 2012

LINK to ALL 50 BOOKS

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Posted by Nettie in Award Winners, Book Categories, Classics, Middle Grades (3rd-6th) Tags: 50 books for 11 years olds, ABE Books, Ann of Green Gables, Artemis Fowl, Because of Winn Dixie, books for 5th grade, books for fifth grade, Borrowers, Bridge to Terabithia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlotte's Web, City of Ember, Coraline, Cronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, Hobbit, Holes, Jules Feiffer, Little House on the Prairie, Norton Juster, Pendragon, Percy Jackson, phantom tollbooth, Secret Garden, Series of Unfortunate Events, Spiderwick, Tom Sawyer, Treasure Island, War Horse, Wind in the Willows, Wrinkle in Time

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Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs: As Retold by Mo Willems

September 19, 2012

A hilariously fractured fairy tale from the impossibly prolific Mo Willems. I’ll let the text speak for itself…

“Once upon a time, there were three Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur, and some other Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway.”

“I sure hope no innocent little succulent child happens by our unlocked home while we are…uhhh..someplace else!”

Posted by Nettie in Book Categories, Folktales, Funny, Picture Books Tags: dinosaur, fractured fairy tale, girl, Goldilocks, Norway

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The Tooth Mouse by Susan Hood

September 19, 2012

Some cultures have a tooth fairy—France has the Tooth Mouse. In this beautifully executed book, an irrepressible mouseling named Sophie is determined to prove that she has what it takes to be the next Tooth Mouse.

Posted by Nettie in Book Categories, Gorgeous Art, Picture Books, Sweet Tags: cat whisker, cathedral, dogs, France, mouse, mouseling, retire, silver coin, Sophie, tooth, tooth fairy, tooth mouse

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Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India by Gerald McDermott

September 19, 2012

Can mischievous Monkey get to the delicious mangoes before Crocodile gets to HIM?!

Suspenseful, clever and extremely funny.

Posted by Nettie in Book Categories, Book of the Week, Folktales, Funny, Gorgeous Art, Picture Books Tags: clever, crocodile, heart, India, mango, mangoes, mischief, monkey, rocks, teeth, trickster, vines

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16 New Fall Picture Books

September 10, 2012

LINK to ALL 16 Books

Posted by Nettie in Book Categories Tags: Aaron Reynolds, back-to-school, Bad Apple, Bananas in My Ears, Cat Tale, Creepy Carrots, Daily Candy, David LaRochelle, David Mackintosh, David Wojtowycz, Debi Gliori, Edward Hemingway, Elephant Joe Brave Knight, Emily Haynes, fall, Ganesha's Sweet Tooth, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs, I'm Bored, Insomniacs, It's a Tiger, Jen Hill, Karina Wolf, Malachy Doyle, Michael Hall, Michael Ian Black, Michael Rosen, Mo Willems, Patty Bowman, Percy and TumTum, Sanjay Patel, Susan Hood, The Amazing Hamweenie, The Frank Show, The Scariest Thing of All, The Tooth Mouse, Too Noisy

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