Children's Story Time

New Books and Old Favorites August 2010

This month's Story Times dates are: August 1st and 15th

Featured Book of the Month:

The Old Tree

In this beautifully written and illustrated book by celebrated children's author Ruth Brown, an old tree inhabited by many creatures is marked for cutting. Working together, the resident animals save the tree by transforming the paint mark into a bird house. Don't miss the surprise pop-up ending!

(j)QH541.5 .F6 B814 2007

The Old Tree. Brown, Ruth. London: Walker, c2007.

 

Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs: Poems and Paintings. Florian, Douglas. Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt, 2005.
Summary: A collection of humorous poems about 21 different kinds of reptiles and amphibians.
(j)QL644 .F663 2005

Sally Slug. Levin, Anne Neufeld. Santa Cruz, Calif.: UC Santa Cruz Foundation, University of California, Santa Cruz, c2002.
Summary: Sally slips away from home into the redwood forest and meets another slug, Daisy, who comes from the other side of the mountain. They become best friends and are rescued from their misadventure by a frog named Umphy.
(j)SB998 .S5 L578 2002

The Vegetables go to Bed. King, Christopher, New York: Crown, c1994.
Summary: The tomatoes, carrots, spinach plants, and other vegetables in the garden prepare to go to bed, each in its own fashion
(j)SB321 .K58 1994

Are You a Spider? Allen, Judy. New York: Kingfisher, c2000.
Summary: Introduces the life cycle of a garden spider, describing how it hatches, develops, spins webs, and feeds.
(j)QL451 .AL53 2000

A Class Trip to Miss Hallberg's Butterfly Garden. Brorstrom, Gay Bishop. Sebastopol, Calif.: Pipevine Press, c2000.
Summary: A class learns about butterflies on a field trip to the Hallberg Butterfly Gardens in Sebastopol, California.
(j)QL545 .B648 2000

Hope for the Flowers. Paulus, Trina. New York: Paulist Press, c1972.
Summary: A functional tale follows two caterpillars as they try to become more than they are.
(j)QL541 .P286 1972

How a Seed Grows into a Sunflower. Stewart, David Evelyn. New York: Children's Press, 2008.
Summary: Text and illustrations give a step-by-step explanation of how a sunflower seed becomes a sunflower.
(j)SB299 .S9 St48 2008

An Earthworm's Life. Himmelman, John. New York: Children's Press, c2000.
Summary: Describes, in simple text and illustrations, the daily activities and life cycle of the earthworm.
(j)SB998 .E4 H576 2000

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly. Kalman, Bobbie. New York: Crabtree, c2002.
Summary: Describes the various stages of a monarch butterfly's life, from egg to caterpillar to pupa to butterfly. Also includes information about butterfly gardening.
(j)QL561 .D3 K126 2002

Butterflies in the Garden. Lerner, Carol. New York: HarperCollins, c2002.
Summary: Introduction to common garden butterflies and butterfly plants.
(j)QL545 .L562 2002