by Dawn | Nov 11, 2011 | Picture Book
Double Play is a fun school story written around the addition concept of doubling. Set during recess time, two monkey friends encounter doubling objects and friends as they play. Told in rhyme, each page is vibrantly illustrated with the objects that the friends are...
by Dawn | Nov 11, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Stray cats are taking over Billy’s town, and citizens are pressuring city leaders to fix the problem. Many in the town are openly abusing the cats, throwing things at them and trying to drive them away. When Billy finds an abandoned, injured stray, he takes her home...
by Dawn | Nov 11, 2011 | Poetry
What do you get when you take a word, take all the letters apart and make it into a poem? That is just what Bob Raczka did with his new book, Lemonade and Other Poems Squeezed From a Single Word. This is not an ordinary book of prose and poetry. It is fun!! It is part...
by Dawn | Nov 11, 2011 | Fantasy
Mellie has been called “Fat Fairy” in her school since she was five. In kindergarten, Mellie had tried to take her fairy to school for show and tell. It was disastrous! Now Mellie’s family is moving. They have inherited an inn from her eccentric...
by Dawn | Nov 11, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Young Andy Shane is not looking forward to going to his neighbor Delores Starbuckle’s birthday party on Halloween. As the two children hang out together, Andy becomes more tolerant of Delores, with the help of his Granny. The two children put their heads together to...
by Dawn | Nov 11, 2011 | Non-Fiction
This is the true account of how Dr. Gordon Sato helped East African villagers learn to plant mangrove trees to help provide them with food for themselves and their animals. The pages have a repetitive “This is the House That Jack Built” prose for younger children to...
by Dawn | Nov 11, 2011 | Fiction
Readers will turn each page, as they follow Carl the dog on his quest to find the missing baby duck. Written in question format, early readers will be able to use the illustrations to gain meaning and read successfully. Many children who are familiar with the wordless...
by Dawn | Nov 11, 2011 | Fiction
Tucker Mouse gets trapped in the shoe shine store for two weeks while going after a shiny penny. With great problem solving skills, Tucker’s friend Harry Cat finds a way to get him out sooner. Readers will enjoy the helpful characters and the heartfelt illustrations...
by Dawn | Nov 11, 2011 | Historical Fiction
This book deals with the harsh and true realities of racism in the South after the court decision for integration of schools in 1954. Dawnie is one of the first black children to attend an all white school. She’s not only treated poorly at school, she’s also treated...
by Dawn | Nov 11, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Are things really fine just the way they are? Some people think so, others embrace change. More than just a non-fiction book about the development of the National Road into the interstate road system, this is also a thought provoking story about attitudes towards...
