Summer Reading Day 66: Hey, everyone! Our book today was Excellent Ed, written by Stacy McAnulty and with illustrations by Julia Sarcone-Roach. This sweet story is about a little dog named Ed, the youngest "child" of the Ellis family. Ed wants to excel at something, like his siblings do, so he will be allowed to … Continue reading Excellent Ed (Stacy McAnulty)
Summer Reading Day 65: Our book today was What To Do With A Box by Jane Yolen & Chris Sheban, and it was awesome. As you could probably guess, it's all about a perennial favorite of children's playthings, the cardboard box. Specifically, it's all the things a box can be to someone with a little … Continue reading What To Do With A Box (Jane Yolen & Chris Sheban)
Summer Reading Day 64: Today's pick was How To Catch A Mouse by Philippa Leathers, a ridiculously cute story about a little cat named Clemmie who believes she is the world's greatest mouse-scarer because she's never even seen a mouse. The humor is in her attempts to locate a mouse in her home while a … Continue reading How To Catch A Mouse (Philippa Leathers)
Summer Reading Day 63: Today's book was Chalk by Bill Thomson, a pictures-only book about some very special sidewalk chalk. Normally I'm not a huge fan of the pictures-only books for JJ, as hearing the story seems to be one of her favorite components of storytime, we both really enjoyed this one. The story itself … Continue reading Chalk (Bill Thomson)
Summer Reading Day 62: Our book today was Cat & Bunny, an adorable book about friendship by Mary Lundquist. Cat & Bunny are two little kids born on the same day, and grow up side by side to become best friends who do everything together. They have adventures and secret games that only the two … Continue reading Cat & Bunny (Mary Lundquist)
