Children's Story Time

New Books and Old Favorites February 2010

This month's Story Times dates are: February 7th and 21st

Featured Book of the Month:

Jacob's Tree

Being small is tough, especially when you have two older siblings. Jacob wants to be bigger like his brother and sister, but the only advice he gets from his parents is to wait. How frustrating! As the seasons change, Jacob measures his growth against an elm tree outside his house. When spring arrives, is he rewarded for his patience? Keller's simple watercolor illustrations pair well with her heartwarming story.

(j)QK495 .U4 A1, K282, 1999

Jacob's Tree. Keller, Holly. New York: Greenwillow Books, c1999.

A Garden for a Groundhog. Balian, Lorna. Watertown, Wis.: Humbug Books, c1985.
Summary: Mr. O'Leary appreciates groundhog's help in predicting the weather on Groundhog Day but tries to find a way to prevent his eating all the vegetables in the garden.
(j)SB321 .B198 1985

Annie and the Wild Animals. Brett, Jan. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, c1985.
Summary: In winter, when Annie's cat disappears, she attempts friendship with a variety of unsuitable woodland animals, but with the emergence of spring, her cat returns with kittens.
(j)QL46 .B756 1985

Diary of a Worm. Cronin, Doreen. New York: Joanna Cotler Books, c2003.
Summary: A young earthworm discovers day by day that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world.
(j)SB998 .E4 C881 2003

The Enchanted Tree : an Original American Tale. Weedn, Flavia. San Rafael, Calif.: Cedco Publishing, 1998.
Summary: A very tall, very pink giraffe is ashamed to be so different from the other giraffes in the forest, until an enchanted tree helps her see that she is perfect just the way she is.
(j)QK477 .F3 W417 1998

Mary Margaret's Tree. Drawson, Blair. New York: Orchard Books, c1996.
Summary: While working hard to plant her tree, a young girl imagines herself shrinking and she spends a year observing nature in the tree's branches.
(j)QK475 .D797 1996

Andy Ant. Vaughan, Laura. Jamaica Plain, Mass.: Terrapin Pub., c2001.
Summary: An adventurous ant wonders about the world and sets out on an adventure where he befriends a beetle.
(j)QL568 .F7 V465 2001

Lily's Garden of India. Smith, Jeremy. Columbus, Ohio: Gingham Dog Press, c2003.
Summary: Lily discovers plants and flowers of India in her mother's garden. Includes a plant glossary and descriptions of Indian festivals.
(j)SB466 .I4 Sm61 2003

The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs. Joyce, William. New York: HarperCollins, c1996.
Summary: When an old woman gets sick and her garden begins to die, the doodle bugs call on the Leaf Men to make things right again.
(j)QL468 .J856 1996

Who is in the Garden? Rosenberry, Vera. New York: Holiday House, c2001.
Summary: A tour through a garden brings encounters with its inhabitants, including wrens, a praying mantis, a box turtle, and more.
(j)QL59 .R723 2001

Earthsong. Rogers, Sally. New York: Dutton Children's Books, c1998.
Summary: This story is based on the song “Over in the endangered meadow.” Verses about various animals, including endangered species, in various habitats around the world. Includes information about the need to protect the different animals mentioned.
(j)QL88 .R633 1998