If winter weather still has you down, check out more silly samplings of funny books – warm smiles and giggles guaranteed! For the youngest readers: This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers (Philomel, 2012) The play of the words and pictures is fantastic. Wilfred finds a moose and decides it is his. “He began… Read more »
January 2014
APPLESAUCE
APPLESAUCE by Klaas Verplancke Dads get grumpy. Kids get ornery. Sometimes after hearing “No!” children stomp off to their rooms thinking that some OTHER Dad might be a much nicer Dad. APPLESAUCE, a picture book by Klaas Verplancke, is charming and touching, and delightfully honest about father-child relationships. Words and pictures are just plain fun. … Read more »
Little Red Writing: An Interview with Joan Holub
LITTLE RED WRITING by Joan Holub, illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet (Chronicle Books, 2013) In Little Red Writing, Red is tasked by Ms. 2, her teacher, to write a story. In fact, all the students in pencil school are, but what should they write about? The birthday pencil wants to write a happy story,… Read more »
Meet Author Rhonda Gowler Greene
NO PIRATES ALLOWED! Said Library Lou author Rhonda Gowler Greene has written a clever picture book founded on comedic contrasts. And illustrator’s Brian Ajhar’s play with proportion and expression is simply delightful. The story is about bombastically boisterous Pirate Pete’s search for treasure, and petite and powerful Library Lou’s insistence that he make some changes before… Read more »
NO PIRATES ALLOWED! Said Library Lou by Rhonda Gowler Greene
NO PIRATES ALLOWED! Said Library Lou written by Rhonda Gowler Greene (illustrated by Brian Ajhar) is a charming tale of battling wills, pirate’s booty, and the love of the written word. In it, ax-wielding, foul-smelling Big Pirate Pete shatters the serenity of Seabreezy Library in search of treasure. The X-marked spot on his map led… Read more »
Librarian’s Corner: Funny Books for Kids
If winter weather has you down, check out this silly sampling of funny books – warm smiles and giggles guaranteed! For the youngest readers: Silly Doggy by Adam Stower (Orchard Books, 2011) Even the youngest readers will quickly see the silly mistake that Lily makes. The four-legged friend she found in her backyard isn’t a… Read more »
