Tuesday Storytime: Funny Animals

This storytime was compiled and given by a different co-worker, as both of us were on vacation at the same time! Cute and good books tho, very well chosen.

One, Two, Cockatoo!
Sarah Garson
Essentially a counting and tongue-twister book, it's a silly romp through an idealized jungle canopy where cockatoos (and eventually other animals) all get involved in counting and dancing and frolicking around being generally silly.

Llama llama mess, mess, mess
An Anna Dewdney book (by Reed Duncan (her former spouse?) and illustrated by JT Morrow)
The shine is a bit off of this continuing series, but it still manages to be sprightly and cute, and handle child-level concerns and thought-patterns quite well. This time around, Llama llama sees what happens when no-one cleans up, and he doesn't like the chaos as much as he thought he would. Maybe a BIT of cleaning might be ok?

Kiss Goodnight
Amy Hest, illustrated by Anita Jeram
Always a sweet ending book. Sam gets all the standard bedtime rituals, but he's still waiting! For the most important part of bedtime, of course.

Tuesday Storytime: Flu Season

Everyone has the sniffles, either from the flu, or the horrible cold going around, or the weird weather this winter, or just the wintertime blahs. Instead of Valentines, here's my love-letter to the common cold.

The Sniffles for Bear
Bonny Becker, illustrated by Kady McDonald Denton
ISBN: 9780763647568
Bear is the MOST dramatic, and I feel a special kinship with this particular brand of woe-is-me melodrama. This time around, Bear is QUITE SICK and doesn't feel that his friend Mouse appreciates the gravity of the situation: reading happy books, singing cheerful songs, playing a banjo! Just disgraceful. If only Bear had the energy to explain to Mouse how wrong he is. Take heart, after a nice nap, Bear is feeling much better, and now it's Mouse's turn to feel just a bit droopy and sniffly.

Don't You Feel Well, Sam?
Amy Hest, illustrated by Anita Jeram
ISBN: 0763610097
Little bear Sam gets a cough at bedtime and a patient Mom walks him through taking his cough medicine, before settling down in a warm kitchen with honey tea and a comfy chair to wait for it to snow.

Bark, George
Jules Feiffer
ISBN: 9780062051851
George's mom is very confused. She keeps asking George to bark, and he makes noises... but they all are from the wrong animals! A trip to the vet clears up the problem, but does leave one lingering issue to be discovered on the last page. This one is always a kid-pleaser.

Tuesday Storytime: Father's Day (a bit early due to summer reading)

We got a delivery with some really cute Father's Day picture books that are new to me, so I thought I'd take advantage of the windfall and go ahead and celebrate a bit early before we have to get summer reading rolling.

Daddies Are Awesome
Meredith Costain, illustrated by Polona Lovšin
ISBN: 9781627794527
Sweet painted dogs and puppies with minimalist backgrounds extol daddies.

Following Papa's Song
Gianna Marino
ISBN: 9780670013159
Beautiful rich colors and a hauntingly sweet story of whales on migration.

Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney, illustrated by Anita Jeram
ISBN: 1564024733
A classic favorite with sweet lively rabbits and a sweet one-upsmanship game of love.



Summer Reading starts next Tuesday!