Fuddles

Submitted by Ms. Tammy!

Fuddles by Frans Vischer. One day, Fuddles, the fat, pampered house cat, decides his life needs some adventure. After his human tells him he is not allowed outside, he gazes out the window dreaming of all the adventures that are waiting. One day, his human leaves the door open, and Fuddles seizes the opportunity to slip out, but things aren't quite as he expected. Once outside, Fuddles gets down to business, starting with the birds, then moving on to the squirrels. One mishap after another leaves Fuddles longing for the comforts of home, but he can’t find his home! A familiar voice in the dark calls out, and Fuddles returns home for some much deserved pampering. See this book listed in our catalog

The Hueys in The New Sweater

Submitted by Ms. Tess!

Oliver Jeffers introduces us to The Hueys in The Hueys in The New Sweater (or The Hueys in The New Jumper for our friends in the UK). "The thing about the Hueys was that they were all the same," Jeffers tells us. The Hueys all look the same, think the same, and act the same. Except for Rupert. One day, Rupert decides to knit a sweater. A bright orange sweater! With red and white zig-zag stripes! And he wears it! In front of everyone! The Hueys are scandalized. What is wrong with Rupert? Doesn't he want to be the same as everyone else? Rupert runs into his friend Gillespie. And Gillespie thinks being different... sounds interesting! So he makes himself a matching sweater. When the Hueys see Rupert and Gillespie in their sweaters together, they start to think maybe being a little different isn't such a bad idea after all. Will Rupert's trend-setting style start a fashion revolution, and rock the Hueys' world? Find out when you read about The New Sweater! See this book listed in our catalog

The Dark

Submitted by Ms. Melissa!

The dark, a scary and unknown thing, it can creep up on you at any moment.  So is The Dark by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Jon Klassen, the tale of Laszlo, a little boy afraid of the dark. This particular dark lives inside his home and visits him often, but spends most of its time in the basement. Laszlo visits the dark, hoping this would keep it at bay and prevent it from visiting him in his room at night. One day it does visit him, and it speaks to him, encouraging him to follow its voice into the basement. You’ll have to read the rest of the book to find out what Laszlo discovers there. This book is for anyone afraid of something. Laszlo is a brave little boy, who faces his fear and learns a valuable lesson. See this book listed in our catalog

Who Has This Tail?

Submitted by Ms. Carol!

Who Has This Tail? by Laura Hulbert is a cute story about animal tails.  The author asks the reader the question, "Who has this tail?" There is a picture of an animal tail and the reader tries to guess what kind of animal the tail belongs to. The next page shows the animal in its habitat. It's a cute guessing game that involves learning about animals. There are monkey tails, rattlesnake tails, shark tails, horse tails, and many others. At the end of the book there are two pages that fold out and show all the animals in the book and their tails. See this book listed in our catalog

Players in Pigtails

Submitted by Ms. Brenda!

Girls can do anything! We know this, but in 1942 girls weren’t allowed to do some things. Players in Pigtails by Shana Corey, tells the story of Katie Casey. Katie wasn’t cut out for cooking, sewing, and dancing like most other girls her age. She was good at baseball, though. She could catch a ball with her eyes closed. She could hit any ball with one hand behind her back. She loved baseball! Each spring she’d show up for her high school baseball team’s tryouts. Each spring she was sent away without even getting a chance to try. During World War II, lots of young men were away, and more and more baseball fields were becoming empty. It was time to let some girls “PLAY BALL!” With Rebecca Gibbon’s beautiful illustrations, we are taken back to the 1940’s. Find out just what young ladies went through to become players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). See this book listed in our catalog

Roadwork

Submitted by Ms. Jill!

If you like big machines and construction vehicles, you’ll love Roadwork by Sally Sutton, illustrated by Brian Lovelock. From cover to safety-orange cover, this book is pure construction action. Lovelock’s colored-ink illustrations show an energetic crew of men and women hard at work with their heavy equipment. Follow along they take a new road project from idea to finish, beginning with the surveying, and never stopping until traffic flows down the newly opened highway. Each two-page spread shows another stage in the road’s construction - earth moving, grading, building the roadbed, laying the asphalt, painting the pavement markings, raising the signs and streetlights, and even landscaping. A final “Machine Facts” page names and describes the pieces of heavy equipment seen in the illustrations, like excavators, steamrollers, and graders. Sutton’s rhythmic rhymes beg to be chanted out loud - “Plan the road. Plan the Road. Mark in on the Map. Hammer in the marking pegs. Ping! BANG! TAP!” You’ll find yourself reading this road-worthy gem of a picture book with your truck-loving little ones again and again. See this book listed in our catalog