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Scaredy Squirrel

Posted on October 31, 2015 | Comments Off on Scaredy Squirrel

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WARNING!
Scaredy Squirrel insists that
everyone wash their hands
with antibacterial soap before
reading this book.

Scaredy Squirrel, true to his name, is afraid of just about everything. He has an emergency kit on hand at all times, plans for emergencies, and never leaves his nut tree until one fateful day… Well, I don’t want to spoil the fun (and there is lots of fun to be had).

Like One Kitten for Kim, this is a great book to read with early readers and non-readers, due to the humor and repeated rebuses (pictures that take the place of words). Be ready to read it repeatedly.

Author: Melanie Watt
Illustrator: Melanie Watt

 

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One Kitten for Kim

Posted on October 10, 2014 | Comments Off on One Kitten for Kim

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Kim had a cat named Geraldine and seven kittens.
One kitten was striped like a tiny tiger. One was round,
and soft, and white as a snowball. Two were black as a
midnight sky, and three had black and white polka-dots
all over.

Kim thought that having seven kittens was fun. Kim’s
mother and father did not agree.

So Kim is sent out to give away six of the kittens. And he succeeds. There is only one complication: everyone who takes a kitten thanks Kim by giving him a different pet in exchange. This is a great book to read with early readers and non-readers, due to the subtle humor and repeated rebuses (pictures that take the place of words).

Author: Adelaide Holl
Illustrator: Don Madden

 

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I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato

Posted on January 28, 2014 | Comments Off on I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato

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Lola was sitting at the table,
waiting for her dinner.
And she said,
“I do not eat
peas or carrots or potatoes
or mushrooms or spaghetti
or eggs
or sausages.
I do not eat
cauliflower or cabbage or baked beans
or bananas or oranges.
And I am not found of
apples or rice or cheese
or fish sticks.
And
I absolutely
will never
not ever
eat a tomato.”
(My sister hates tomatoes.)

If this list sounds familiar, this may be just the book for you.  With some creativity and a sense of adventure two siblings turn a meal full of forbidden foods into a delicious feast.  There are no carrots, peas, fish sticks, mashed potatoes, or tomatoes on the menu (perish the thought!).  Instead, orange twiglets, green drops, ocean nibbles, cloud fluff, and moonsquirters rule the day.  Perfect for parents who may be looking for a different way to present dinner and kids who are looking for a good laugh.

Author:  Lauren Child
Illustrator:  Lauren Child

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