February is National "Love My Library" Month, so we're doing a whole month of Library and Book themed storytimes out here.
This first week, we're jumping in with three silly stories about book lovers.
The Girl Who Hated Books
Manjusha Pawagi, illustrated by Leanne Franson
ISBN: 1582700060
Meena has a rough life. Her parents are book-crazy, and she's nearly drowning in a sea of the hated things. Books on the table, books on the floors, books in piles in the doorways, books in chairs, even in the fridge! Even in her own room - hundreds of the wretched things. One day there's an awful crash, and the books go flying! Out seep all of the myriad characters that Meena doesn't know (but most listeners will recognize) all stuck hanging out in Meena's house until she can read each of them safely back home into their own stories.
Read It, Don't Eat It!
Ian Schoenherr
ISBN: 9780061724558
This delightful short rhyming romp has various over-excited animal children exhorting the reader to treat books correctly, with gleeful illustrations of what NOT to do contrasted with high-color pages with the enlarged white text prominently displayed. Excellent advice, excellent attitude, excellent presentation. All the stars.
Book! Book! Book!
Deborah Bruss, illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke
ISBN: 0439135257
The barnyard gets into the fun here, as animals head into the library to request some reading materials, but sadly, the librarian is not multi-lingual, and each animal is sent home emptyhanded. Until that is, the little red hen saves the day with an emphatic "book book book!" (bok, bok, bok) request, which satisfies everyone involved except the bullfrog, who claims that he already "read it, read it, read it" (ribbit). Shut up - I like puns.
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