The Great Fairy Tale Disaster by David Conway

One that is being added to my "list" for all 3 schools in the fall....Love Tiger Tales books!  The Big Bad Wolf is tired...no huff and puff left....he is looking for a new fairy tale to relax in.  The first one he enters is Cinderella.  Soon enough he realizes he is in the wrong place.  When the fairy godmother arrives and waves her wand, putting a dress on him for the ball, he takes off.  The next fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk, is way too scary for the wolf and he quickly takes off.  On and on the Big Bad Wolf takes off - in and out of various fairy tales until the tales are nothing but a jumbled up mess.  Maybe, just maybe his original fairy tale was not so bad after all.  Adorable pictures, fun story, must buy!!

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The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf by Mark Teague

It is the three little pigs with a twist in this funny new version of the famous story.  The book begins as the the farmer informs the three pigs that he is moving to Florida and pays them for their hard work.  The three pigs take off to build houses of ...wait for it....straw, sticks, and bricks.  It is not long before a wolf shows up and he is huffing and puffing.  By the time the wolf arrives at the brick house, which has all three pigs hiding out in, he is very hungry and exhausted.  The wolf passes out on the ground and three pigs decide to revive him and feed him dinner.  The three pigs and the wolf decide to live together in the brick house - minus the huffing and puffing.  A great retelling of the famous story with just enough twists to provide a springboard to discussions.

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What NOT to Give Your Mom on Mother's Day by Martha Simpson

A little late for Mother's Day BUT when looking for a book NEXT year for Mother's day, here is a top pick.  A great book of advice for kids (and dad's) about shopping for mom....

"Do NOT give her bucket of big fat worms...unless she is a bird"

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I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs

I spy with my little eye...read the riddle and peek through to find a rooster and a cow and a pig and other farm animals.  A fun introduction to a farm/animal unit which allows for great interaction.

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I Scream Ice Cream! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

A book of wordles....a WHAT?  I will openly and public admit, I had no idea what a WORDLES is.  Being a big fan of Amy Krouse Rosenthal I jumped when I saw this book in the new books section however there it took reading the cover aloud before I got it.  "Pants Knees.....Pants.....sneeze"  Huh?  Go ahead....read it aloud.  Now you got it right?  Like I said, it takes reading it aloud.  Kids will love these.  I can see older elementary (4th-5th grade) especially enjoying this.  Great fun!

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Five Little Monkeys Jump In The Bath by Eileen Christelow

Those silly five little monkeys are back again and this time they are in the bathtub - and with good reason.  Those five monkeys are always getting into some sort of mess and this time is no exception.  First comes the ice cream then the mud then the TUB for the monkeys!  Using great colorful language the monkeys are able to get cleaned up before getting messy yet again.  Cute story that is short enough for even the youngest readers to enjoy.

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Goodnight Baseball by Michael Dahl

A little boy spends the afternoon at the ball field watching an exciting baseball game.  When it is time to go home, the boy must bid goodnight to everything he sees at the park that day.  A "grown up kid" Good Night Moon!  Very cute for all the baseball lovers.

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