Author Archives: Ami
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Mercy Watson Easy Reader Series
Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ami in animals, Early Chapter Books, easy readers, Humorous StoriesIf your newly independent reader hasn’t discovered Kate DiCamillo’s fantastic Mercy Watson series yet, come in to the library today and check them out! This series is sure to soon be among your favorites in our Easy Reader collection. DiCamillo has long been renowned for her award-winning chapter books, and it’s a treat that she’s also [...]
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Those Rebels, John and Tom
Posted on May 19, 2012 by Ami in Biography, Nonfiction, Picture BooksBy Barbara Kerley The famous tale of how American leaders came to create the Declaration of Independence is an often-told history lesson, but this new picture book for older readers vivdly tells of the events leading up to it, featuring John Adams’s and Thomas Jefferson’s famously [...]
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Spotlight on Author/Illustrator Marla Frazee
Posted on May 2, 2012 by Ami in Family Read-Aloud, My Favorite, Picture BooksMarla Frazee has illustrated some of my most favorite picture books, and I can’t wait to share the ones at the top of my list. There are really too many excellent titles to mention at once, so if you find that you enjoy her artwork as much as I do, there are plenty of other gems [...]
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The Usborne Big Book of Big Machines
Posted on April 19, 2012 by Ami in Nonfictionby Minna Lacey Illustrated by Gabriele Antonini Have you ever wondered what some of those huge machines out in the world are called? Have you wondered what exactly they can do? The Big Book of Big Machines does a great job of identifying the names and purposes of some of the largest and strongest machinery around. This fun-to-read [...]
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Nowhere Girl
Posted on March 20, 2012 by Ami in Realistic Fiction> By Ammi-Joan Paquette Nowhere Girl unfolds with the intriguing history of Luchi: even though she has an American mother, all she knows of home is a women’s prison in Thailand where she was born and raised. Luchi knows no other family than the warden and other prisoners she has grown up around. The sudden death of Luchi’s [...]
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Plant a Kiss
Posted on February 8, 2012 by Ami in Family Read-Aloud, Picture Books> By Amy Krouse RosenthalIllustrations by Peter H. Reynolds An enthusiastically positive picture book captures the magical nature of “planting” kindness and experiencing the benefit of it growing and blooming beyond the scope of just one person. This would be a relevant story to supplement a dialogue with your child about the reciprocity of kindness [...]
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Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos
Posted on February 1, 2012 by Ami in Historical Fiction, My Favorite, Mysteries> Readers, be prepared to encounter danger, secret societies, and curses galore! Theodosia is not your typical 11 year old, although her grandmother certainly expects her to behave as a young woman of society at the turn of the 20th century. Theodosia Throckmorton is more concerned with removing all the vile, ancient Egyptian curses that [...]
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The Yellow House
Posted on November 21, 2011 by Ami in Picture Books>By Blake MorrisonIllustrated by Helen Craig “Come play with me!” encourages a boy as he mysteriously appears outside an abandoned yellow house. The young girl in the story has an opportunity to explore the intriguing old property (while her mother is momentarily distracted) and encounters all kinds of fantastical nature scenes. The house is described [...]
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