Children's Story Time
New Books and Old Favorites October 2010
This month's Story Times dates are: October 2rd and 16th
Featured Book of the Month:
The Mighty Asparagus
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. Re-purposed Renaissance paintings and gonzo-style narrative make this version of the classic Russian folktale "The Giant Turnip" irreverent and extremely entertaining!
(j)SB325 .R119 2004
The Mighty Asparagus. Radunsky, Vladimir. Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt, c2004.
Cabbage Moon. Chadwick, Tim. New York: Orchard Books, 1994.
Summary: Albert the rabbit doesn't like cabbage until he finds out what the moon is really made of.
(j)SB331 .C346 1994
Pumpkin Fiesta. Yacowitz, Caryn. New York: HarperCollins, c1998.
Summary: Hoping to win a prize for the best pumpkin at the fiesta, Foolish Fernando tries to copy Old Juana's successful gardening techniques without watching to see how much effort and love she puts into her work. Includes a recipe for pumpkin soup.
(j)SB347 .Y1 1998
The Pea Blossom. Poole, Amy Lowry. New York: Holiday House, c2005.
Summary: In a garden near Beijing, five peas in a shell grow and wait to discover what fate has in store for them.
(j) SB343 .P785 2005
Too Many Pumpkins. White, Linda. New York: Holiday House, c1996.
Summary: An old woman who has hated pumpkins ever since she was a girl and her family had nothing else to eat finds herself with a full crop of them.
(j)SB347 .W584 1996
Maggie and the Ferocious Beast: The Big Carrot. Paraskevas, Betty. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2000.
Summary: Maggie, Hamilton, and the Ferocious Beast help a stubborn rabbit dig up a giant carrot which becomes transformed into a bird house.
(j)SB351.C3 P212 2000
In Search of the Perfect Pumpkin. Evangelista, Gloria. Golden, Colo.: Fulcrum Resources, c2001.
Summary: The Pucci family searches for the perfect pumpkin -- only to find it in their own garden.
(j)SB347 .Ev14 2001
The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin. Brown, Margaret Wise. New York: HarperCollins, c2003.
Summary: A little pumpkin dreams of the day when he will be a big, fierce, yellow pumpkin who frightens away the field mice as the scarecrow does.
(j)SB347 .B814 2003
Scarlette Beane. Wallace, Karen. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2000, c1999.
Summary: When family members give five-year-old Scarlette a garden, she succeeds in growing gigantic vegetables and creating something wonderful.
(j) SB321 .W155 2000
Big Pumpkin. Silverman, Erica. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1992.
Summary: A witch trying to pick a big pumpkin on Halloween discovers the value of cooperation when she gets help from a series of monsters.
(j) SB347 .Si39 1992
Muskrat, Muskrat, Eat Your Peas! Wilson, Sarah. New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1989.
Summary: After Muskrat's family meticulously plants, waters, and harvests peas, Muskrat doesn't want any.
(j) SB343 .W697 1989
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