It's the time of year for random rain showers, and there are always so many good rain books floating around. :)
The Cloud Princess
Khoa Le
ISBN: 9781608877317
Cloud Princess is always lonely and curious about the world, but she dissolves into rain when she gets too close.
Rain
Robert Kalan, illustrated by Donald Crews
ISBN: 0688841392
Simplistic, word-centered (the rain in the illustrations is the word RAIN repeated like thousands of tiny raindrops) and beautifully, simply colorful.
Puddles!!!
Kevan Atteberry
ISBN: 9780062307842
The bunny-loving monster is back, and this time there's a rainstorm, with puddles, mud, and THUNDER! Loud noises are scary even for monsters!
Monday, February 27, 2017
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Tuesday Storytime: Valentines Day
I'm always unreasonably pleased when we have a storytime that actually falls on the day of the celebratory event of the season. This time around we get an actual Valentine's Day storytime, and I had such fun.
Catching Kisses
Amy Gibson, illustrated by Marie Van Lieshout
ISBN: 9780312376475
A sweet tour of United States landmarks following kisses as they blow through the air.
This is a sweet book, and I'm happy to use it on Valentine's Day. We follow various kisses as they travel on the wind between people, and to the hearts of the ones who catch them. Beautiful and charming, and the illustrations of the landmarks kept the adult attention while the little ones pondered all the different types of kisses there were.
Together
George Ella Lyon, illustrate by Vera Rosenberry
ISBN: 0531070476
A pair of young girlfriends play happily together in various imaginative and fantastical scenarios.
A gleeful set of girls plays merrily through the pages of this sweet and fanciful book, where the two of them divide tasks into parts. "I'll find the ball if you'll call the team" and then once together they play at their games, always with the refrain "Let's put our heads together and dream the same dream" across a spread of even more imaginary landscapes. Sweet, visually interesting, and open-hearted.
Love Monster and the Last Chocolate
Rachel Bright
ISBN: 9780374346904
Love Monster has a box of chocolates and an eternal dilemma: should he share them?
The Love Monster is back from vacation to find a box of chocolates on his doorstep. He's delighted, because Love Monsters LOVE chocolates, especially certain kinds. But his glee is soon mired in guilt - he SHOULD probably share with his friends. But if he does, what if there aren't enough to go around? What if someone takes the one he likes best? What if the only one left is COFFEE flavored? What if there isn't one left AT ALL?? Oh dear. Sharing is hard. but Monster comes out on the caring side of things and discovers his friends are sweet and thoughtful too. No word on what happens when two monsters share the same favorite chocolate type.
Catching Kisses
Amy Gibson, illustrated by Marie Van Lieshout
ISBN: 9780312376475
A sweet tour of United States landmarks following kisses as they blow through the air.
This is a sweet book, and I'm happy to use it on Valentine's Day. We follow various kisses as they travel on the wind between people, and to the hearts of the ones who catch them. Beautiful and charming, and the illustrations of the landmarks kept the adult attention while the little ones pondered all the different types of kisses there were.
Together
George Ella Lyon, illustrate by Vera Rosenberry
ISBN: 0531070476
A pair of young girlfriends play happily together in various imaginative and fantastical scenarios.
A gleeful set of girls plays merrily through the pages of this sweet and fanciful book, where the two of them divide tasks into parts. "I'll find the ball if you'll call the team" and then once together they play at their games, always with the refrain "Let's put our heads together and dream the same dream" across a spread of even more imaginary landscapes. Sweet, visually interesting, and open-hearted.
Love Monster and the Last Chocolate
Rachel Bright
ISBN: 9780374346904
Love Monster has a box of chocolates and an eternal dilemma: should he share them?
The Love Monster is back from vacation to find a box of chocolates on his doorstep. He's delighted, because Love Monsters LOVE chocolates, especially certain kinds. But his glee is soon mired in guilt - he SHOULD probably share with his friends. But if he does, what if there aren't enough to go around? What if someone takes the one he likes best? What if the only one left is COFFEE flavored? What if there isn't one left AT ALL?? Oh dear. Sharing is hard. but Monster comes out on the caring side of things and discovers his friends are sweet and thoughtful too. No word on what happens when two monsters share the same favorite chocolate type.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Tuesday Storytime: Valentine's Animals
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Our trainee has moved on to different roles in a different location, so I'm back to the primary storytime presenter for now, with the hope of sharing the load evenly with our eventual new person.
For now tho, I had a lovely first day back in the groove with sweet valentine's day books and an actual craft for once (creating valentine's day cards for in-patient children at a nearby hospital).
Thank You Bear
Greg Foley
ISBN: 9780670061655
Bear finds a present for Mouse, but a slew of "friends" aren't very nice about the present. Is it good enough?
I love this because it's very clear and obvious that the friends aren't being friendly, and what impact that has on the poor Bear. In the end, Mouse is delighted with the gift, and the nay-saying others are forgotten or disregarded, as they should be.
Like Likes Like
Chris Raschka
ISBN: 0789481898
Poor cat is alone and lonely in a world of couples and groups. Then he finds a "like" animal to like.
This cat seriously has the saddest facial expressions I've ever seen in my whole life. He's SOOOO SAD! He wanders around lonely, sleeps lonely, and his world, even in a bed of roses, is sad and lonely. Then he finds another like him, and everything springs into happiness. Is it trite and cliche and simplistic and perhaps a bit too cloying at times? Yep. But is all of that par for the course around valentine's day? Absolutely. This one is sweet and happy-hearted, and I love it.
Bear in Love
Daniel Pinkwater, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand
ISBN: 9780763645694
I have gushed about this one before in person, but I don't think it's been listed here yet.
Bear finds a series of gifts (mostly edible) left outside his cave, and begins to reciprocate for his mysterious admirer friend. Eventually after a long process of exchanging gifts, the two meet and a sweet love story blooms. There is even a bit of subversive subtext as the bear's admirer is a bunny, and we never see any sign of gender. It's cute, but be aware that the bear "sings songs" nearly on every spread, which for me are sing-song little cutesy things, but might give some storytellers or readers hives, or make them nervous.
For now tho, I had a lovely first day back in the groove with sweet valentine's day books and an actual craft for once (creating valentine's day cards for in-patient children at a nearby hospital).
Thank You Bear
Greg Foley
ISBN: 9780670061655
Bear finds a present for Mouse, but a slew of "friends" aren't very nice about the present. Is it good enough?
I love this because it's very clear and obvious that the friends aren't being friendly, and what impact that has on the poor Bear. In the end, Mouse is delighted with the gift, and the nay-saying others are forgotten or disregarded, as they should be.
Like Likes Like
Chris Raschka
ISBN: 0789481898
Poor cat is alone and lonely in a world of couples and groups. Then he finds a "like" animal to like.
This cat seriously has the saddest facial expressions I've ever seen in my whole life. He's SOOOO SAD! He wanders around lonely, sleeps lonely, and his world, even in a bed of roses, is sad and lonely. Then he finds another like him, and everything springs into happiness. Is it trite and cliche and simplistic and perhaps a bit too cloying at times? Yep. But is all of that par for the course around valentine's day? Absolutely. This one is sweet and happy-hearted, and I love it.
Bear in Love
Daniel Pinkwater, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand
ISBN: 9780763645694
I have gushed about this one before in person, but I don't think it's been listed here yet.
Bear finds a series of gifts (mostly edible) left outside his cave, and begins to reciprocate for his mysterious admirer friend. Eventually after a long process of exchanging gifts, the two meet and a sweet love story blooms. There is even a bit of subversive subtext as the bear's admirer is a bunny, and we never see any sign of gender. It's cute, but be aware that the bear "sings songs" nearly on every spread, which for me are sing-song little cutesy things, but might give some storytellers or readers hives, or make them nervous.
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