Children's Story Time

New Books and Old Favorites May 2009

This month's Story Times dates are: May 3rd and 17th

Featured Book of the Month:

Twigboy

Trapped in dangerous Weedland and pestered by foul bugs, Twigboy fears for his life. Luckily he is saved by Rockwell, a rolling rock, but together they fall into a swamp. Now it's Twigboy’s turn to return the favor and together they set out to get revenge. That is, of course, after they've had lunch and some other adventures.

(j)SB611 .G147 2000

Twigboy. Gammell, Stephen. San Diego: Silver Whistle, c2000.

Dot & Jabber. Stoll Walsh, Ellen. San Diego: Harcourt, c2001.
Summary: Two mice detectives try to solve the mystery of how an acorn traveled so far from the big oak tree.
(j) QK495 .F141 Q7 A1 W168

Brave Potatoes. Speed, Toby. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2000.
Summary: Potatoes set off across the darkened fair grounds to enjoy the rides, but Hackemup the chef has other plans for them.
(j) SB211 .P8 Sp32 2000

Bats at the Beach. Lies, Brian. 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

The Sun, the Moon, and the Gardener's Son. Heilbronn, Charles. New York: Abrams, c2001.
Summary: The gardener's son and Rainbow, who can change the color of things, do what they can to help a poppy when the Moon and the Sun quarrel.
(j) folio QK495 .P22 H363 2001

Through Georgia's Eyes. Rodriguez, Rachel. New York: H. Holt and Co., c2006.
Summary: Collages represent the style of artist Georgia O'Keeffe, who saw and painted the natural world in a new way and was able to share this vision through her paintings.
(j) QK98 .R618 1987

A Honey of a Day. Marshall, Janet. New York: Greenwillow Books, c2000.
Summary: The names and illustrations of many wildflowers are interwoven into a story about a woodland wedding.
(j) QK96 .M356 2000

The Pea Patch Jig. Hurd, Thacher. New York : Crown, c1986.
Summary: Despite being picked with the lettuce and almost ending up in a salad, Baby Mouse refuses to stay out of Farmer Clem's garden.
(j) SB321 .H935 1986

The Little Flower King. Pacovska, Kveta. New York : North-South Books, 1996, c1991.
Summary: A lonely king in search of a princess to become his queen finds one appearing within one of his beloved tulips.
(j) SB413 .T9 P128 1996

A Plant Called Spot. Peteraf, Nancy J. New York : Doubleday Book for Young Readers, c1994.
Summary: Teddy learns how to care for animal pets after his mother buys him a pet plant.
(j)SB419 .P441 1994

Rain Forest. Cowcher, Helen. 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