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 »
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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 »
Book-Give-Away Continues – The Hogan That Great Grandfather Built
Holiday time is family time. Our next give-away book is hot off the press, released just this week, and presents an honoring of family and home: THE HOGAN THAT GREAT-GRANDFATHER BUILT (Salina Bookshelf, 2013) celebrates the home and beauty of the Navajo family. Illustrations by Peterson Yazzie glow with the warmth and vibrancy of the… Read more »
Little Santa by Jon Agee
Little Santa by Jon Agee (Dial, 2013) Did you ever wonder what Santa was like as a small child? It certainly couldn’t have been easy growing up in the uppermost reaches of the northern hemisphere. As author/illlustrator Jon Agee tells it, “Life was tough in the North Pole. Every day there was … wood to… Read more »
A middle grade stocking stuffer
SOPHIE HARTLEY AND THE FACTS OF LIFE, by Stephanie Greene (Clarion Books 2013) There comes a time in every young girl’s life … well … Sophie Hartley calls it “P-U-berty” and doesn’t want anything to do with it. What with curious friends and competitive fifth graders all vying to know what’s in the movie, however,… Read more »
BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON
BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON: Canticle of the Creatures, reimagined by Katherine Paterson and illustrated by Pamela Dalton (Chronicle Books, 2011) This book is a gift to anyone who reads one page, pauses to take in the wonder of the illustrations, or continues through the book from start to finish…and begins again. Saint Francis of Assisi wrote the original… Read more »
