Tuesday Storytime: Bugs

Spring is officially here, and it's beautifully warm outside, and that means the bugs are out in full force. No better time to feature them in a storytime!

The Caterpillow Fight
Sam McBratney, illustrated by Jill Barton
ISBN: 1564028046
ADORABLE young caterpillars rile up and whale away with their 'caterpillows' in this tongue-twisty rhyme, at least until Big Caterpillar makes them settle down, and removes temptation in a clever way.

The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Lorianne Siomades
ISBN: 1563977273
I have yet to be able to get through this book without singing, but its a great way to model prediction and "what comes next" for the kids, because they all know (and sing) it along with the page turns. There's one glitch where a wordless spread precedes "out comes the sun" that ALWAYS causes hiccups. Still cute and fun. One of the only books I can do about spiders because the little guy is amazingly inoffensively non-spidery.

The Very Ugly Bug
Liz Pichon
ISBN: 9781589250482
A very ugly bug doesn't have plant-mimicking body parts like a leafy-green back, or wings to fly away into the sky, so how is she to avoid getting eaten by a big hungry bird? She tries a disguise and fake wings, but that fails spectacularly. A fun story, and a good lesson that "ugly" is only in your perception.

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!