Skip to main content

From Story Time: Summer Reading Week 7

Read at Stories in the Park

Written by Patrick Wensink
Illustrated by Nate Wragg
HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.  Picture Book.

Ever wonder who the life of the safari is? It's go-go-gorillas! All safari guide Jungle Jed wants is for the gorillas to go to sleep, but after they brush their teeth and comb their fur, it's an all-out jungle boogie, complete with baby gorilla doing the robot.

Brought to life with colorful and dynamic illustrations by Nate Wragg and bouncy text by Patrick Wensink, Go Go Gorillas is the perfect read-aloud. Fans of Giraffes Can't Dance will giggle along at the silly antics of these not-so-sleepy gorillas in this lively, rhyming bedtime tale.  --Publisher




Read at Stories in the Park

Written by David LaRochelle
Illustrated by Jeremy Tankard
Chronicle Books, 2012.  Picture Book.

Kids and parents alike will rejoice in this lively read-aloud picture book, as the main character runs into (and away from) a tiger over and over again as the plot gets sillier and sillier. Perfect for acting out while reading, It's a Tiger! offers just the right amount of excitement without being too scary, and a sweet ending with a bit of a twist.  --Publisher




Read at Cuentos

Por Jill Murphy
Kalandraka Editora, 2016.  Spanish Picture Book.

MamĆ” Grande solo quiere unos minutos de paz y tranquilidad en su baƱera caliente, espumosa y burbujeante. Pero Lester, Laura y el bebĆ© tienen tanta energĆ­a y hacen tanto jaleo como siempre. A MamĆ” la paz de dura muy poco.  --Publisher




Read at Book Babies

Written by Jennifer Shand
Illustrated by Barbara Vagnozzi
Flowerpot Press, 2019.  Picture Book.

Transition your young reader from board books to picture books with this interactive story featuring sounds from the jungle...the question-and-answer story delights and encourages readers to mimic the familiar sounds of a tiger, a frog, a parrot, and other animals found roaming the jungle.  --Publisher

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Painting for Peace in Ferguson

Painting for Peace in Ferguson By Carol Swartout Klein Treehouse Publishing Group, 2015. Nonfiction. When the city of Ferguson was overrun with so much hate and despair that homes and businesses had to be boarded up to protect property, citizens of the community decided to bring a message of hope by painting the boarded windows. Klein’s rhyming text supports the photographs of the hundreds of artists and volunteers and their artwork as they bring the messages of peace, hope, love, and that by being united they can make a difference. A great book to show children how a community rallied to make a positive change and that even a small gesture can make a huge difference. A great discussion opener on how we should treat each other.

Dragon Run

Dragon Run by Patrick Matthews Scholastic, 2013.  336 pgs.  Fantasy      Al Pilgrommor is excited for Testing Day, when he will receive his rank, a tattooed number on the back of his neck, and a path forward to his future occupation and life.  He feels confident because his parents were fours on a scale of seven, but he is worried for his friend Wisp who doesn't have much of a chance of scoring above a two at best. But when Al is scored a zero, he not only has no prospects, he may lose his life as the dreaded Cullers are unleashed to kill him and his family to purify the land's bloodlines.  Al's world is ruled by dragons--the lords and supposed creators of humankind--so he thinks that even if he survives, he will have to make his living as a beggar or thief. But when Al sticks up for his Earther friend in front of Magister Ludi, he is drawn into the struggle of a secret organization hoping to destroy the Cullers, and perhaps the dragons them...

De la hora del cuento: Semana 8 de verano

  Cuentos QuizĆ”s algo hermoso Escrito por F. Isabel Campoy y Theresa Howell Ilustrado por Rafael López Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. Libro ilustrado. "Viendo lo que Mira y sus vecinos descubren, ¡mĆ”s de lo que nunca pudo imaginarse! Basado en una historia real, "QuizĆ”s algo hermoso" nos revela cómo el arte puede inspirar la transformación -- y cómo incluso la mĆ”s pequeƱa artista puede llegar a conseguir algo grande. ¡Toma un pincel y Ćŗnete a la celebración!" --Editor Cuentitos ¿Dónde estĆ”s, Cerdito? Por Margarita Del Mazo y Laure du Fay Madrid, Spain: NubeOcho, 2021. PequeƱo libro ilustrado. "¿Alguien ve un cerdito por aquĆ­? ¡Shhh! Creo que estĆ” en el Ć”rbol ..." --Editor