Children's Story Time

New Books and Old Favorites April 2010

This month's Story Times dates are: April 18th

Featured Book of the Month:

Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mole

Eeny, Meeny, and Miney Mole are three mole sisters who live in a deep, dark hole underground. Meeny and Miney are content to stay underground forever, but Eeny has heard wonderful things about Up Above and wants to see what the world is like above ground. One day, Eeny finally ventures upward to find out for herself what is Up Above, and makes a delightful discovery.

(j)QL795 .M5 Y78 1992

Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mole. Yolen, Jane. San Diego, Calif.: Harcourt Brace, c1992.

Honeybee's Busy Day. Fowler, Richard. San Diego, Calif.: Harcourt Brace, c1994.
Summary: Honeybee does not let anything distract her as she gathers nectar from the summer flowers to make into honey. Features a separate honeybee that weaves its way through die-cut pages.
(j)QL568 .A1 F829 1994

Lucky Ladybugs. Conklin Gladys. New York: Holiday House, c1968.
Summary: Drawings and brief text describe the life cycle of the ladybug, what a ladybug eats, where it lives, how it swarms, and how it benefits man.
(j)QL596 .C65 C761 1968

Malinda Martha Meets Mariposa. Trimble, Marcia. Los Altos Hills, Calif.: Images Press, c1999.
Summary: Faced with writing a story about summer vacation, Malinda Martha imagines herself directing a backyard theater performance of the metamorphosis of a monarch butterfly.
(j)QL561 .D3 T735 1999

Box Turtle at Long Pond. George, William T. New York: Greenwillow Books, c1989.
Summary: On a busy day at Long Pond, Box Turtle searches for food, basks in the sun, and escapes a raccoon.
(j)QL644.2 .T8 G293 1989

Clara Caterpillar. Edwards. Pamela Duncan. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, c2001.
Summary: By camouflaging herself, Clara Caterpillar, who becomes a cabbage butterfly, courageously saves Catisha the crimson-colored butterfly from a hungry crow.
(j)QL561 .P5 Ed97 2001

It's a Hummingbird's Life. Kelly Irene. New York: Holiday House, c2003.
Summary: This is a beautifully-illustrated look at the life and habits of the ruby-throated hummingbird.
(j)QL696 .A558 K296 2003

Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Do You Know Me? Rockwell, Anne. New York: HarperCollins, c1999.
Summary: A series of riddles that first give descriptions of various flowers and then reveal their names.
(j)SB406 .R593 1999

Jamberry. Degen, Bruce. New York: HarperCollins, c1983.
Summary: A little boy walking in the forest meets a big lovable bear that takes him on a delicious berry-picking adventure in the magical world of Berryland.
(j)SB381 .D363 1983

The Tale of Peter Rabbit: a Pop-Up Book. Hoffman, Marian. Paper engineering by Bruce Foster. Baltimore, Md.: DreamHouse, c1994.
Summary: This simple retelling of the tale of Peter Rabbit's adventures in Mr. McGregor's garden is charmingly illustrated with three-dimensional pop-up pages.
(j)SB322 .P851 1994

Thinking About Ants. Brenner Barbara ; illustrated by Carol Schwartz. New York : Mondo, c1997.
Summary: Asks the reader to imagine what it would be like to be an ant, describing what ants look like, what they eat, where and how they live, and more.
(j)QL568 .F7 B751 1997