**A bit later than normal, but working on a lot of fun projects for Kaelyn’s Book Club and a few friends. But here we go, I hope you get some suggestions for your next library trip from what we’re reading. Happy Tuesday!
R & K
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As has been the case for the last several weeks, we just cannot get enough of the GREAT books that are available to us from our local library. So Friday we made the trek downtown to exchange our library books.
Inside our library bag this week you will find:
- Night Cars by Teddy Jam & Edic Beddows (Groundwood, recommended reading age 0-3)
“It’s late night in the city. From his father’s shoulder, a sleepless baby watches the snow drift down from the sky onto the busy street below. What are all those noises? What are all those lights? His tired but patient father explains everything, from the bustle of taxis swishing through the slush to the grinding and slamming of the early-morning garbage trucks.” We had a couple weeks of sleeplessness in the house, so I felt exactly what was happening in this book.
- You Are a Lion! And Other Fun Yoga Poses by Taeeun Yoo (Nancy Paulsen Books, recommended reading age 3-6)
I have attempted yoga (in my basement, just myself and my Wii), but this book is definitely my style and my experience level!! We both have had fun with this book practicing our poses. It’s good for the whole family
- The Smiley Snowman by M.Christina Butler & Tina Macnaughton (Good Books, recommended reading age 2+)
Another Beautiful book. It sparkles! This book is about Fluff Bunny, Small Fox and Little Bear and the snowman they build. It’s a heartwarming story about friendship.
- Sheep Blast Off by Nancy Shaw & Margot Apple (Houghton Mifflin Company, recommended reading age 4-7)
My opinion is that you can never go wrong with a sheep book. This is a fun, easy one to read with your little ones. “Sheep stumble. Sheep bumble. Engines slowly start to rumble…When a mysterious spacecraft lands in a nearby pasture, the lovable, blundering sheep get in gear for the ride of their lives!”
- LOVE is My Favorite Thing by Emma Chichester Clark (Nancy Paulsen Books, recommended reading age 3-5)
- Love Waves by Rosemary Wells (Candlewick Press, recommended reading age 3-7)
LOVE this book. “Love Waves are what we send to our loved ones until we can be together again. Invisible and strong, they can fly across town or around the world, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that neither time nor space can keep love from finding its target.” The idea and pictures are both is beautiful. We LOVE how the waves just jump off the paper.
- Ladybug Girl and Bingo by David Soman & Jacky Davis (Dial Books for Young Readers, recommended reading age 3-5)
As you probably remember we are HUGE Ladybug girl fans. And this book is just as much fun as the others. It’s a friendship story of Lulu and her dog, Bingo.
- Hank has a Dream by Rebecca Dudley (Peter Pauper Press, Inc., recommended reading age 2-6)
The most beautiful pictures are in this book. It’s worth picking up off the shelves just to look at the pictures! The book is the story of Hank who dreams he can fly.
- Henry in Love by Peter McCarty (Balzer & Bray, recommended reading age 4-8)
Definitely the pick of the day. I think we have read it nearly a dozen times since picking it out at the library last week. Heading into Valentine’s Day, this is a sweet story about friendship, sharing, and young love.
- Squid and Octopus Friends for Always by Tao Nyeu (Dial Books for Young Readers, recommended reading age 3-7)
**still in our TO BE READ Pile**
“The four tales in this charming picture book show funny moments in the life of best friends Squid and Octopus. Yes, they argue sometimes, but they are always able to cheer each other up in glum times.
They are a very lucky duo. As the fortune cookie in the final story says, they will always have a true friend to count on.”
- Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry & Tom Lichtenheld (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, recommended reading age 4-7)
**still in our TO BE READ Pile**
“Stick and Stone are on their own, until a chance encounter with a boorish bully (Pine Cone), inspires Stick to stick up for stone. The new pals head off on an adventure and discover that friendship really rocks.”
- Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins & Paul O. Zelinsky (schwartz & wade books, recommended reading age 6-9)
**IN PROGRESS** I wasn’t sure what my 2 year old would think of this book, I’ll call it an early chapter book. But surprisingly she likes to listen for a little while, so we’re reading away when we have some quiet time.
“Here is the first book in the highly acclaimed Toys trilogy, which is followed by the companion books Toy Dance Party and Toys Come Home. These six linked stories from Emily Jenkins, and illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner Paul O. Zelinsky, showcase the unforgettable adventures—and misadventures—of three extraordinary friends.”
- Toys Come Home by Emily Jenkins & Paul O.Zelinsky (schwartz & wade books, recommended reading age 6-10)
**last book in the TO BE READ Pile**
“In six linked adventures, readers will also learn how the one-eared Sheep became one-eared; watch a cranky toy meet an unfortunate end; and best of all, learn why it’s okay for someone you truly love to puke on you. Here is perhaps the most charming of three inimitably charming books destined to become classics.”
So as you can see we have a lot of Friendship books in our Library Stack this week.
What are you reading? Show us your stack.
Book Spine Poetry:
Hank has a Dream
You Are a LION!
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