Category Archives: Classics
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Mouse & Lion
Posted on January 20, 2012 by Victoria in animals, Caldecott, Classics> Mouse & Lion by Rand Burkert and Nancy Ekholm Burkert Mouse & Lion is a captivating retelling of the fable of the lion and the mouse. This time, Mouse gets top billing since he really is the hero of the story. Unusual perspectives, richly detailed watercolors, and an ivory background give the artwork a [...]
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Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Posted on September 2, 2011 by Jennifer in Classics, Family Read-Aloud, Humorous Stories, Newbery> by Richard and Florence Atwater First published in 1938, this humorous classic has made a comeback with the movie starring Jim Carrey that came out earlier this year. I did not make it to the movie theater for it, but decided to reread the book. It still holds up as a silly, quirky story [...]
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The Bee-Man of Orn
Posted on March 17, 2011 by Laura in Adventure, Classics, fairy tales and folklore, Family Read-Aloud, Fantasy, Picture Booksby Frank R. Stockton, illustrated by P.J. Lynch This is an enchanting tale of a strange, old man and his unlikely adventures. The man had always lived a simple life of caring for his bees. His life began to change when a young sorcerer told him that he must have been transformed and should find [...]
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George and Martha
Posted on September 26, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in Classics, easy readers, Humorous Stories, Picture Bookswritten and illustrated by James Marshall Like Frog and Toad, George and Martha are another beloved pair of friends in Children’s literature. These two hippos do everything together, and discover the ups and downs of friendship. There’s always something to learn about honesty, forgiveness, and empathy — told so simply by James Marshall, with great [...]
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Gone-Away Lake
Posted on September 10, 2009 by Jennifer in Classics, Family Read-Aloud, Newberyby Elizabeth Enright I have helped kids find this book on our shelves for years, which finally piqued my interest. It was written in 1957 so I wondered what made it so great that kids STILL want to read it. The setting is quaint, beginning with a train ride into the countryside for a summer [...]
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Frog and Toad Together
Posted on August 24, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in Caldecott, Classics, easy readers, Humorous Stories, Newberyby Arnold Lobel Two of my favorite characters from children’s literature are Frog and Toad. These stories still make me chuckle. Each easy-reader in the Frog and Toad series contains five short stories about these two best friends and their daily adventures – from growing a garden, losing a button, flying a kite, and trying [...]
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham -1963
Posted on August 8, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in Classics, Family Read-Aloud, Historical Fiction, other award winnersby Christopher Paul Curtis Kenny’s family in Flint, Michigan is known as the Weird Watson’s for many reasons. His younger sister Joetta is overdressed in the winter because it’s believed southern folks will freeze solid. Keeny, the narrator, does well in school and wants to please his parents. The older brother Byron, is somewhat of [...]
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Hatchet
Posted on August 6, 2009 by Jennifer in Adventure, Classics, Newberyby Gary Paulsen I recently reread this classic survival/adventure story, and it is really amazing. Brian Robeson is flying to Alaska to see his dad after his parents’ recent divorce. The final stretch north is in a small bush plane with Brian as the only passenger. When the pilot has a heart attack, Brian [...]
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The BFG
Posted on July 18, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in Classics, Family Read-Aloud, Fantasy, Humorous Storiesby Roald Dahl Meet the BFG or Big Friendly Giant, who collects dreams and has to eat snozzcumbers (nasty cucumber like vegetables) because he doesn’t like to eat children like the other giants (with names like Bonecruncher and Meatdripper.) A little orphan girl named Sophie befriends the BFG (after he kidsnatched her!) She is horrified [...]
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Tuck Everlasting
Posted on July 12, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in ClassicsBy Natalie Babbitt Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live forever? Well, the Tuck family never wondered until they realized, forever was their only option. Young Winnie Foster stumbles across the “youngest” boy of the Tuck family and embarks on the journey of hearing their story and all the mishaps that [...]
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