Children's Story Time

New Books and Old Favorites September 2010

This month's Story Times dates are: September 4th and 18th

Featured Book of the Month:

Jody's Beans

When Jody's grandfather comes to visit one spring, he brings along a packet of scarlet runner beans. With his help, Jody learns to plant, care for, harvest, prepare and eat the beans. Judith Allibone's delicate watercolor illustrations pair well with this simple, heartwarming story.

(j)SB327 .D776 1999

Jody's Beans. Doyle, Malachy. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, c1999.

 

I am a Little Bat. Prims, Marta. Hauppauge, N. Y.: Barron's Educational Services, c2001.
Summary: By telling its story, a tiny bat tells the story of all bats.
(j)QL795 .B3 P935 2001

Anna's Corn. Santucci, Barbara. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, c2002.
Summary: Anna is reluctant to plant the kernels of corn her grandpa has left her upon his death, until she realizes that the act will help her remember the times they listened to the music of the corn together.
(j)SB191 .M2 Sa59 2002

Miss Lilly and the Hollyhock Garden. Martin, Mary A. Parkville, Mo.: M.A. Martin, c2001.
Summary: This tale of the adventures of a hollyhock girl blown from her garden includes instructions for planting a hollyhock garden and making hollyhock dolls.
(j)SB413 .H75 .M364 2001

The Popcorn Book. De Paola, Tomie. New York: Holiday House, c1978.
Summary: Presents a variety of facts about popcorn and includes two recipes.
(j)SB191 .M2 D44 1978

From Grain to Bread. Mitgutsch, Ali. Minneapolis, Minn.: Carolrhoda Books, c1981.
Summary: Highlights the step-by-step process of planting wheat seeds, harvesting the crop, grinding wheat into flour, and baking bread.
(j)SB191 .W5 M696 1981

September Roses. Winter, Jeanette. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, c2004.
Summary: On September 11, 2001, two sisters from South Africa find a good use for the roses they have grown when the flower show in New York City is canceled due to the attack on the World Trade Center.
(j)SB411 .W734 2004

The Grapes Grow Sweet. Tuft, Lynne. Napa, Calif.: Studio 8/River Press, 1996.
Summary: After watching his family's vineyard grow from spring to summer, Julian participates in the grape harvest in California's wine country.
(j)SB389 .T816 1996

Gus and Button. Freymann, Saxton. New York: Arthur A. Levine, 2001.
Summary: Gus and his dog Button leave their white mushroom world to brave the scary vegetable and fruit forest and discover color.
(j)SB105 .A1 F898 2001

What Rot! Nature's Mighty Recycler. Ring, Elizabeth. Brookfield, Conn.: Millbrook Press, c1996.
Summary: Text and photos show how rot and all the tiny organisms that cause it maintain the cycle of life.
(j)S654 .R472 1996

In Wibbly's Garden. Inkpen, Mick. New York: Viking, c2000.
Summary: Wibbly Pig plants a bean which grows into a giant beanstalk.
(j)SB327 .In5 2000