Children's Story Time

New Books and Old Favorites June 2008

Featured Book of the Month:

Mrs. McGinty and The Bizarre Plant

Mrs. McGinty was always complaining about something, which didn’t endear her to the neighborhood children. Everything seemed to be a burden until she bought a small seedling one day. It soon grew, and grew, and grew, until people came from all over to see the famous Mrs. McGinty and her unusual plant.
(j)SB337 .B541 1981

Mrs. McGinty and The Bizarre Plant. Bishop, Gavin. Auckland, N.Z. ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1981.

The Glass Garden. Dunbar, Joyce. London : Frances Lincoln, c1999.
Summary: After Lucia's father makes her a glass garden, she herself turns into glass, and only later is restored to life by a mysterious stranger.
(j)SB453 .D911 1999

Look What I Did With a Leaf! Sohi, Morteza E. New York : Walker, c1993.
Summary: Provides examples of different kinds of animals that can be made out of leaves and suggests various uses for the finished product.
Reading Level: Age code 3--Advanced readers.
(j)QK98.4 .L31 So25 1993

The Earth is Good : A Chant in Praise of Nature. DeMunn, Michael. New York : Scholastic, c1999.
Summary: Simple text and illustrations celebrate the earth and its treasures, including its trees, flowers, and animals.
(j)QH81 .D399 1999

The Mighty Asparagus. Radunsky, Vladimir. Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2004.
Summary: When a large asparagus suddenly appears in the king's back yard, he enlists the help of several people and animals, including a songbird, to get rid of it.
(j)SB325 .R119 2004

Hummingbird Nest : A Journal of Poems. George, Kristine O'Connell. Publication: Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2004.
Summary: When a mother hummingbird builds a nest on a family's porch, they watch and poetically record her actions and the birth and development of her fledglings.
(j)QL696 .A558 G293 2004

Pea Pod Babies. Baicker, Karen. Publication: Brooklyn, N.Y. : Handprint Books, c2003.
Summary: When three babies who are growing in a garden tire of everyone saying they are just alike, they pop free of their pod, set off on their own adventures, and prove that each is unique.
(j)SB343 .B149 2003

A Ladder to the Stars. Puttock, Simon. New York : Holt, c2001.
Summary: A young girls’ wish to dance with a star is granted in her old age when a giant tree appears outside her house.
(j)QK477 .F3 P987 2001

The Mouse and the Apple. Butler, Stephen. London : Frances Lincoln, c1994.
Summary: Other animals come and go while Mouse waits patiently for a ripe apple to fall from a tree.
(j)SB363 .B978 1994

Hooray for Orchards! Kalman, Bobbie. New York : Crabtree, c1998.
Summary: Introduces orchards through discussion of pollination, fruit development, grafting, fruit processing, pests, pesticides and their effect on the environment, and harvesting. Includes simple recipes using fruit.
(j)SB355 .K126 1998

Slop! : A Welsh Folktale. MacDonald, Margaret Read. Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Kids, c1997.
Summary: To appease their tiny neighbors, an old couple tidily compost their food scraps.
(j)S654 .M144 1997

Farm Morning. McPhail, David M. San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1985.
Summary: A father and his young daughter share a special morning as they feed all the animals on their farm.
(j)S519 .M241 1985