Children's Story Time

New Books and Old Favorites March 2008

Featured Book of the Month:

Diary of a Wombat

Jackie French's Diary of a Wombat follows the daily life of a wombat in Australia; while Bruce Whatley's cuddly soft watercolor illustrations invite the reader to visually join in the story. This simple and hilarious diary tracks the wombat's favorite pastimes of digging, eating and sleeping, as well as some tricky moments involving meeting her new human neighbors.
(j)SB731.4.A7 F888 2003

Diary of a Wombat. French, Jackie. New York : Clarion Books, c2003.

Skunk at Hemlock Circle. Sherrow, V. Davis, A. Conn. Soundprints, c1994.
Summary: Skunk comes out at night to search the backyard for his dinner, instinctively using his natural defenses to escape from threats.
(j)QL795 S5 Sh57 1994

Bats at the Beach. Lies, B. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, c2006.
Summary: On a night when the moon can grow no fatter, bats pack their moon-tan lotion and baskets of treats and fly off for some fun on the beach.
(j)QL795 B3 L625 2006

Diary of a Worm. Cronin, D. Bliss, H. New York : Joanna Cotler Books, c2003.
Summary: A young earthworm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world.
(j)SB998 E4 C881 2003

The Enormous Potato. Davis, A. Buffalo, N. Y. : Kids Can Press, c1998.
Summary: In this adaptation of a Russian folktale, entitled The Turnip, a farmer's potato grows to such an enormous size that he needs the help of his wife, his daughter, and a host of animals to harvest it.
(j)SB211 P8 D29 1998

Honeybee's Busy Day. Fowler, R. San Diego, CA. Harcourt Brace, c1994
Summary: Honeybee does not let anything distract her as she gathers nectar from the summer flowers to make into honey. Features a separate honeybee that weaves its way through die-cut pages.
(j)QL568 A1 F829 1994

In a Nutshell. Anthony, J. Nevada City, CA. Dawn Publications, c1999.
Summary: An acorn grows into a mighty oak, helps sustain other life, and eventually dies and continues to give life to others.
(j)QK495.F141 Q7, U6, An86, 1999

Little Apple. Weninger, B. New York : North-South Books, c2001.
Summary: A celebration of an apple--its taste, its structure, its beauty, and its life cycle.
(j)SB363 W486 2001

Rain Forest. Cowcher, H. New York : Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, c1988.
Summary: The destruction of a rainforest and the resulting dislocation of its fauna is graphically described in this fictional tale for young readers.
(j)QH541.5.R27 C838 1988

Snail Boy. McGuirk, L. Cambridge, Mass: Candlewick Press, c2003.
Summary: A snail the size of a pony, afraid that he will wind up in a circus, or worse, sets out to becoming someone's pet.
(j)QL430.4 M179 2003