Feb 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Waiting By Kevin Henkes Waiting by Kevin Henkes is a 2016 Caldecott Honor Book. Five toys, a pig with an umbrella, a bear with a kite, a puppy on a sled, a rabbit, and an owl, are all waiting on a shelf. And each are waiting for something specific to happen. The...
Jan 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Is Your Mama a Llama By: Deborah Guarino Is Your Mama a Llama, although published 26 years ago, is still a favorite picture book today. Lloyd the llama asks his many animal friends if they have llamas as their mamas too. The story is written in a riddle format with...
Nov 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Wait By: Antoinette Portis There is a time to hurry and a time to wait. This is beautifully illustrated in Antoinette Portis’ picture book, Wait. Hurry and wait are the only words used until the very last page. Each page depicts a reason why one would wait or...
Sep 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Stuck By: Oliver Jeffers Floyd’s kite gets stuck in a tree and he wants it back! With a little thought, he decides to toss up one of his favorite shoes to knock it out of the tree and the shoe gets stuck too. The real trouble has begun as Floyd tries endless items...
Jul 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Don’t Push the Button! By: Bill Cotter Don’t Push the Button! by Bill Cotter is a laugh out loud funny book. The story is about a button and a friendly silly monster named Larry. The button is NOT to be push…seriously don’t do it! However, curiosity gets the...
