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The Girl Who Could Fly
Posted on June 2, 2009 by Rachel in Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fictionby Victoria Forester Piper McCloud is a normal, everyday farm girl with one difference: she can fly! Her parents don’t want her to fly, but she just can’t help it. Then one day a woman from a secret government agency shows up and tells Piper about a special school for children with abilities where [...]
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The 13 Clocks
Posted on May 29, 2009 by Victoria in Classics, Family Read-Aloud, Fantasy, My Favorite, Scary storiesJames Thurber’s classic The 13 Clocks has been re-issued with the original illustrations by Thurber’s friend Marc Simont. Not exactly a fairy tale, not exactly a ghost story, not exactly a novel, it’s a little gem of a tale. An easy read, but filled with wonderful phrases and images telling a mystifying tale. Neil [...]
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Tough Chicks
Posted on May 29, 2009 by Victoria in Picture Booksby Cece Meng “Power to the Peep-le” is the motto for three feisty farmyard chicks (baby chickens, that is). Some of the barnyard animals think the chicks are a little too independent, but Mama Hen knows that they’re good chicks at heart. The sisters wrestle worms, rope roosters, and like to investigate under the hood [...]
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Anything But Typical
Posted on May 29, 2009 by Jessica in other award winners, social issuesby Nora Baskin Jason has a lot of letters that people use to describe him (well, they really describe his problems) – ASD is among them. It stands for autism spectrum disorder, and Jason’s autism gives him a different outlook on life. Sometimes he can’t control what he does or feels like he can’t [...]
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Bill Martin Jr. Award Nominees
Posted on May 28, 2009 by Jennifer in Book Lists, other award winners, Picture BooksThe Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award is given out each year by the Kansas Reading Association (KRA) and “serves to honor internationally renowned Kansas author Bill Martin, Jr., as well as commend outstanding authors/illustrators.” Bill Martin, Jr. is probably best known for his beloved picture book classics Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You [...]
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The Rising Star of Rusty Nail
Posted on May 28, 2009 by Jessica in Historical Fiction, William Allen Whiteby Lesley Blume Franny Hansen is a 10-year-old in the tiny Minnesota town of Rusty Nail. She is an amazing pianist, but her future seems limited by the fact that her parents can’t afford a good piano teacher. There also aren’t a lot of opportunities to compete or perform in Rusty Nail. When a [...]
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Wabi Sabi
Posted on May 26, 2009 by Victoria in My Favorite, Picture Books, world culturesby Mark Reibstein I fell in love with this book that explains a concept that is somewhat foreign to western cultures. It’s an unusual blend of artwork and narrative, philosophy and poetry. A cat named Wabi Sabiwonders about what her unusual name means. She goes on a journey across Japan to discover what the [...]
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So You Want to Be a Wizard
Posted on May 26, 2009 by Rachel in Adventure, Classics, Fantasy, Science Fictionby Diane Duane This is the first book in one of the classic series of children’s fantasy and science fiction. Nita Callahan is browsing in the library when she finds a book called So You Want to Be a Wizard. When she checks the book out, she discovers that it is actually a manual for [...]
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Mysteries for Children
Posted on May 24, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in Book Lists, MysteriesWhen You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (review) The Traitor’s Gate by Avi Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett (review) The Red Blazer Girls by Michael D. Beil The Puzzling World of Winston Breen by Eric Berlin The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch Fiendish Deeds by P.J. Bracegirdle Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise [...]
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Science Fiction for Grades 4-6
Posted on May 24, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in Book Lists, Science FictionAnimorphs (series) by K.A. Applegate Franny K. Stein (series) by Jim Benton The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth The Door in the Lake by Nancy Butts My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville The Skull of Truth by Bruce Coville Akiko (series) by Mark Crilley Space Station Rat by Michael Daley The Books of [...]
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