Granny Greenteeth and the Noise in the Night

Granny Greentheeth and the Noise in the Night

By Kevin and Joanne Comptom

Granny Greenteeth just wants to read her book, but a "horrible, skin-prickling, hair-raising noise" keeps her from settling down to some nightly reading. Granny Greenteeth engages all of the residents at her house from the cat to the ghost to the goblin to the broom...all have better things to do. What does Granny do? Will anyone help her? Find out when you read this funny read along with repetitive phrases that gets kids engaged!

 

The Creepy Carrot Trilogy!

 

Creepy Carrots

Creepy Pair of Underwear

Creepy Crayon

It all started when Jasper rabbit was being followed by creepy carrots from Crakenhopper Field. Then Jasper bought his first pair of creepy underwear. THEN Jasper found a creepy crayon that did his school work for him. In the Creepy Carrot trilogy by Aaron Reynolds, Jasper finds himself in comprising positions as he is haunted by everyday objects. Slightly creepy, but silly too, the Creepy Carrot books are great Halloween books to add to any library! The illustrations by Caldecott Medal winner, Peter Brown are amazing and have that Twilight Zone vibe. A total must have for spooky season!

Spooky Season!

 

It's spooky season! Look out for some cool, spooky Halloween books coming up in the next couple weeks!

What The Road Said

What the Road Said

By Cleo Wade

This would make a great graduation gift! What would happen if you found a road in front of you that you have never seen before...an opportunity to make a change. Although choosing a different path can be scary, you will learn a lot about yourself. Give it a read! You'll love it!

 

I Am You: A Book About Ubuntu

I Am You: A Book About Ubuntu

By Refiloe Moahloli

I love this book! It's great book to talk about diversity and kindness. I am you...it's a concept that we are different and yet we are all the same. No matter what our skin color is or where we live, our hearts beat the same. To do something to someone is to do it to yourself. If you hurt or tease someone, then you are doing it to yourself. If you love and protect, then you do that to yourself as well. It's a great book about the concept of being kind to each, the world is a lot bigger than just one person, and Your actions have a bigger effect than you may know.

 

How The Stars Came To Be by Poonam Mistry

 

How The Stars Came To Be

By Poonam Mistry

This has got to be the most beautiful book I've ever seen! The illustrations are breath taking! The story is beautiful as well. The Fisherman's Daughter was worried about her father fishing in the dark when the moon was new so the Sun took a golden ray and shattered it into a million pieces for her to place in the sky. As she meticulously placed the stars into the sky in patterns of animals, beginning with the North Star that she called Polaris, a monkey saw the bag. The glistening stars caught the monkey's eye and he grab the bag and climbed a tree. The Fisherman's Daughter went after the monkey and she pulled the bag of stars from the monkey's grip, all of the stars fell out of the bag and right into the sky. Even though the stars lumped together and were very unorganized, they lit up the sky and allowed her father enough light to see his way home safely.

This is a perfect book for a folktale theme. Beautiful pictures and an easy to follow tale.

Trying By Kobi Yamada

 

Trying

By Kobi Yamada

This is one of my favorite authors. He has also written What Do You Do With A Problem and What Do You Do With An Idea which are also really great books. I haven't read his other books, but I'm sure they are just as good.

Trying is about a boy who walks in on a sculptor and wishes he too could sculp such beautiful things. The sculptor tells the boy that he can, but he must try first. The boy replies "I'd rather just watch. I can't mess things up if I just watch." The sculptor tells the boy that you succeed because you are willing too fail. Every time you try to do something, then you are one step closer to succeeding and that you should be proud of your failures because it means that you are learning. The sculptor takes the boy in the back of his shop and shows him all of his failed sculptures. "These are my friends. These are my failures." The sculptor tells the boy, "When we make it safe to fail, we make it safe to succeed."

Trying is such a powerful and amazing book and I recommend it for both children and adults. It provides a very different perspective on failure and the necessity to try.