The First Dog

Author	Tasha Tudor
ISBN	0316853127

A charming, classic animal tale with plenty of heart--and plenty of corgis!

In Corgiville, as in many small towns all over America, the biggest event of the year is the fair. And the most exciting thing at the Corgiville Fair is the goat race! Caleb Corgi has spent months training his goat, Josephine,...

Author	Kate Duke
ISBN	0064451755

This book provides an engaging and informative look at how archaeologists work, as a few schoolchildren work with an archaeologist named Sofie to look for artifacts in the remains of an Archaic-era settlement.

I like how this book makes archaeology look exciting, but also focuses on the scientific...

Author	Gerald McDermott
ISBN	0152999671

Zomo the rabbit, a trickster from West Africa, wants wisdom. But he must accomplish three apparently impossible tasks before Sky God will give him what he wants. Is he clever enough to do as Sky God asks? “The tale moves along with the swift concision of a good joke, right down to its satisfying punch...

Author	Shirley Climo
ISBN	0064432793

"Climo has woven this ancient tale, a mixture of fact and myth, with clarity and eloquence. The beauty of the language is set off to perfection by Heller's arresting illustrations. A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations that makes] a winner for story hours, as...

Author	Allen Say
ISBN	0395506522

This is the third Allen Say book I've read this year, and being the huge Japanophile that I am, it's safe to say that I am officially a fan. I found this book today misshelved in the Education and Reference book section of a dusty old charity shop.

Set on a mountainside village near Yokohama not long...

Author	Ludmila Zeman
ISBN	0887763286

In his final quest, Gilgamesh, still mourning the death of his dear friend Enkidu, sets out to find the key to immortality. His journey is perilous. He must fight ferocious serpents and wild lions. He travels through bitterly cold caves, across scorching deserts, and over the fatal waters of the Sea...

Author	Leo Lionni
ISBN	0394817494

As a child, the German version of Leo Lionni's Tico and the Golden Wings (Tico und die goldenen Flügel) was a personal favourite which I repeatedly requested as a read-aloud (I have always loved birds and how Tico attains his golden wings and how he then disposes of them in a charitable manner and is again...

Author	Anthony Browne
ISBN	0374349088

A small bear goes for a stroll in the park with his parents, leaving their bowls of porridge cooling on the kitchen table. Meanwhile, a girl with golden hair is hopelessly lost in a big, frightening city when she comes across a house with the door left invitingly open. Inside are three bowls of porridge...

Author	Eve Bunting
ISBN	0899197027

Cute if not exactly inspired. I expected more from Bunting and Brett but this is still a nice Mother's Day read. Three mice go off to find the best present they can find for mom. The littlest one is even willing to brave venturing up to the house with the scary cat just so he can pick mother some honeysuckle....

Author	Andrew Clements
ISBN	0618111395

The little cat living in a temple in the ancient city of Neba has everything he could wish for. But from his perch in a courtyard tree, he can see the world beyond the temple walls. There, children play in the streets. There, other cats roam free. So one night the temple cat slips out. During his long, hard...

Author	Tomie dePaola
ISBN	0399245294

"Little Grunt goes in search of eggs for Sunday brunch, finds the biggest egg he has ever seen. Turns out it to be a dinosaur egg, and like every child who finds a stray Little Grunt begs to keep him. The family reluctantly agrees. George the dinosaur grows quickly becoming more work than the family can handle....

Author	Robert Sabuda
ISBN	0689817304

Small and frail, Tutankhamen was an all but ignored member of the royal family of the great Egyptian pharoah Amenhotep III. At the school of the "menoi," or tutors, he did not excel at physical activities with the other royal princes. Keeping to himself, he observed and admired the work of his father's...

Author

Karma Wilson

For Little Pip, the baby penguin, home is a pebbly nest on the cold Antartic shore. Mama and Papa always reminds Pip not to wander far, and she never does...until one day a black, glittery feather leads Pip on a chase far, far from home. As she tries to find her way back to her parents, Pip encounters some friendly...

Author	Joseph Slate
ISBN	0142500054

Miss Bindergarten, the world's best kindergarten teacher, is getting ready for another milestone. Tomorrow she and her class will have been together for 100 days. To celebrate, each student must bring "100 of some wonderful, one-hundred-full thing!" At night, while the students go to work assembling...

Author	Max Kornell
ISBN	0399252576

Everything in Owen's world is just peachy-till his parents bring home a bear named Gary-without even asking! Gary changes everything: he takes up way too much space and makes a mess of all of Owen's toys. Gary means well, though, and eventually Owen starts to see that there are some good things about having...

Author	James Mayhew
ISBN	1860397069

1. Awards the book has received (if any)
N/a

2. Appropriate grade level(s)
Pre-K to 1st grade

3. Original summary (be succinct -- no more than 3 sentences)
When Katie's grandmother falls asleep during one of their museum visits Katie starts talking to the Mona...

Author	Nicola Davies
ISBN	0763624381

"A charming and informative story about a pipistrelle bat. . . . Offers vivid descriptions of the animal's flight, its navigational skills, and
the hunt for food." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

Night has fallen, and Bat awakens to find her evening meal. Follow her as she swoops into the shadows,...

Author	Eric Hill
ISBN	0142501220

One way to sum up Eric Hill Spot books? Basic! And in Kindy this is something that works well...It's simple, colours are bright, Spot goes on an adventure...Pretty much these books work to a simple pattern.

This one is where Spot and family go to the Beach. I've always found it a bit strange with...

Author	Sean Bryan
ISBN	1559707984

Ahhh! A sequel. Oh my word! How perfect. I saw this in my co-workers pile of books for storytime. So we read it together. And it was fabulously hilarious. So glad the kids will get the sequel.

2/13/13 & 2/14/13: Part of the "Odd Friends" valentine-ish theme. Can't believe I haven't read this...

Author	George Selden
ISBN	0374411816

Chester Cricket--the famous cricket in Times Square--is homesick. When his friend Mario takes him to a sky show at the Planetarium, Chester realizes how much he misses seeing real stars at night.

Happily, he finds his way out of the subway into Times Square, where he meets a new friend, Lulu...