Saturday, July 11, 2015

Here Comes the Tooth Fairy Cat by Deborah Underwood

Cat has lost a tooth!  Cat wants to meet Tooth Fairy.  Cat tries to trick the Tooth Fairy which does not turn out well.  The Tooth Fairy leaves a note asking Cat to help make some deliveries with the help of Mouse.  Cat and Mouse work together to make the deliveries.  Cat learns a valuable lesson about "tricky" fairies.

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The Big Ideas of Buster Bickles by Dave Wasson


Buster Bickles has lots of ideas unfortunately others do not always view his ideas as amazing as he does.  His mother decides it might be helpful for Buster to see his Uncle Roswell, also an individual of great imagination.  Uncle Rosethwell introduces Buster to the "What-if Machine" and the two take off on an adventure.  Inventive and fun book which will have kids giggling from the first page.


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Look! by Jeff Mack


Two words.  Two characters.  A gorilla spends a great deal of time trying to convince a young boy to enjoy a book.  The conversation between the two is limited to two words.  Great book for teaching kids about expression and end punctuation.  Fun and funny!


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Where Are My Books? by Debbie Ridpath Ohi


Spencer has a problem....his favorite book, Night-Night Narwhal, is missing.  He puts his book in the same place every night and suddenly it is missing.  But that is only the beginning.  Soon, one by one, Spencer's books start disappearing.  Spencer is beside himself.  He asks his family but no one has seen his books.  Spencer decides it is time to set a trap but is quite surprised when the trap is "sprung".  Cute book for preschool and kindergarteners.

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My Grandma's A Ninja by Todd Tarpley

Ethan's grandma is not like other grandma's.  Ethan's grandma is a ninja.  Ethan thinks his grandma's ninja skills are awesome, and so does his classmates.  But a ninja and a soccer game is not are good combination and Ethan, and his teammates, end up being very upset with grandma.  Ethan tells Grandma he does not want her to be a ninja. Fun and silly ninja book that kids will find amusing.

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Never Ask a Dinosaur to Dinner by Gareth Edwards

If you have ever considered inviting a dinosaur to dinner, you may change your mind after reading this book.  You might also rethink sharing your toothbrush with a shark, using a tiger as a towel, or letting a barn owl in your bed.  In a hilarious picture book, learn some of the reasons to avoid interacting with various animals, some obvious, some not to obvious.  Kids will enjoy the funny, far fetched book.

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