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The Wizard the Ugly and the Book of Shame by Pablo Bernasconi
Posted on March 27, 2013 by Brian in Fantasy, Picture BooksThis book tells the story of a wizard who can grant the innermost wish of anyone, but when his assistant, Chancery, attempts to make himself beautiful everything is turned upside down. Leitmeritz’s book of spells, no longer working properly, casts spells that are silly and fun to imagine. After several awry spells Leitmeritz vows to [...]
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Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
Posted on March 25, 2013 by Jennifer in Newbery, Nonfiction, other award winnersCold war nonfiction is not my favorite reading topic, but this book won a number of children’s and young adult book awards this winter, including best nonfiction (Sibert Award) and a Newbery honor for best children’s book (fiction or nonfiction). My husband and I had visited Los Alamos on a trip to New Mexico a [...]
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The Time Warp Trio: Summer Reading is Killing Me! by Jon Scieszka
Posted on March 22, 2013 by gbenedick in Adventure, Fantasy, Humorous StoriesWhat happens when a summer reading list gets slipped into the pages of a time-traveling book? You don’t even want to know…The time-warp trio is accustomed to getting lost in time, but this is different. Taken to a fictional place, Fred, Sam and Joe discover that all the villains from their favorite books have formed [...]
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The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Posted on March 11, 2013 by Jessica in animals, Family Read-Aloud, Humorous Stories, My Favorite, Picture BooksLittle Mouse lives in the deep, dark wood. One day as he is strolling through the woods, he meets various predators: a fox, an owl, and a snake. Each invites him to dine in their homes, but he refuses each by saying he is meeting a Gruffalo. He describes the scary Gruffalo, and each animal takes [...]
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A Wish in the Woods by Beth Bracken
Posted on March 1, 2013 by Children's Department Staff in FantasyBe careful what you wish for! This saying proves to be very true in this story. Lucy and Soli have been best friends their entire lives and treat each other like sisters. Jealousy starts to tear their friendship apart when a boy at school shows interest in both of them! There is a mysterious, magical wood [...]
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Legend of the Lost Dog
Posted on March 1, 2013 by Children's Department Staff in Adventure, animals, Scary stories, UncategorizedLegend of the Ghost Dog, by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, is a fast-paced mystery that will keep upper elementary readers turning the pages. Likeable heroine “Tee” bears a lot of responsibility for her little brother while her father researches a book onsite near Nome, Alaska. Tee’s search for a little quiet time lead her to a remote [...]
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Snow, Snow by Jane Yolen
Posted on February 27, 2013 by Brian in Picture Books, PoetryWith all of the recent winter weather, why not read a book of poems about snow? This picture book features wonderful photographs by Jason Stemple and clever poems by Jane Yolen. Poems include such topics as footprints in the snow, snow on the trees, and snow in the mountains? Recommended by Brian
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One Came Home by Amy Timberlake
Posted on February 20, 2013 by gbenedick in Adventure, Historical Fiction, MysteriesGeorgie only has one sister and all she really wants is to keep Agatha from getting married and moving away. All of Georgie’s efforts backfire though, when one day Agatha runs away without so much as a goodbye. After Agatha has been gone for a few days the Sheriff goes off in search of her, [...]
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Drama
Posted on February 17, 2013 by Jessica in Graphic Novel, Humorous Stories, Realistic Fiction, School Storiesby Raina Telgemeier Callie loves drama – as in theater, not social drama. This book is full of both, though, as Callie navigates through middle school. Kisses and crushes feature both on stage and in real life as the students try to figure who they are. Callie is in love with the stage, but since [...]
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The Museum of Mary Child
Posted on February 14, 2013 by Jessica in Fantasy, Mysteries, Scary storiesby Cassandra Golds Heloise has grown up under the extremely strict, and entirely irrational, hand of her godmother. She knows nothing of her parents and nothing of the real world. Questions, love, friendship, dolls, and other things considered “a waste of time” are not allowed. She rarely leaves their home, a gardener’s cottage, except for [...]
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