kiddieliter

In this book a rabbit is told to go outside to play while his mother makes lunch.  The rabbit asks his mother what can he do and she tells him  to follow his nose, so he does.  He goes walking and meets a bee who is lets the bunny sniff his flowers.  He then runs into a mouse picking strawberries.  The mouse tells the rabbit he can have some of his mothers strawberry jam, the rabbit then goes walking through the forest.  In the forest he meets squirrel and smells the fresh scent of pine needles.  Rabbit goes on to meet a bird who has peaches and a raccoon with pickles.  Afterwards he goes back home to tell his mom he enjoyed following his nose. 

 A little boy wears a wolf costume and is misbehaving so his mother calls him “Wild Thing”. She sent him to bed without eating so he dreamed up a forest where the wild things live. The wild things were big monsters that roared and showed their big claws. Max became the leader and they listened to everything he said. They danced and played together throughout the night. Then he smelled something good to eat so he left the land of the wild things to go back to his room where he found his dinner waiting for him at a table in his room.

This story is about Babar and his wife. They soon find out that she is expecting a child. Come to find out, she is expecting three! They were both nervous and scared, but both quickly learned to deal with what they were given.

This is a story about a seemingly “lazy” mouse who sits around while the other mice are preparing for winter. As they gather corn and nuts, Frederick sits on a rock and says that he is gathering “sun rays for the cold dark winter days.” As the story continues, the mice are still gathering things for winter, however Frederick says that he is gathering words and colors. Winter finally comes along and when the mice begin to run out of food, they question Frederick about his “supplies.” It is assumed that the mice thought that Frederick had nothing to offer them since he didn’t do any physical work, but much to their surprise, Frederick offers them the gift of imagination and poetry.  

   When the sun had been missing for three days, some little chicks became worried because it was sad and cold without sunshine.  They wanted to know where the sun was and sought to find it.  The mother hen prepared them for their journey by giving each chick a grain of rye and a poppy seed.  Their trek led them to encounter other cooperative animals and their places of habitat.  Each animal encountered would suggest another animal which might be able to help them find the sun.  It then would join the chicks on their quest.  The delightful ending to this colorfully illustrated book (which is an adaptation of a Slovenian folk tale) emphasizes how each helping the other leads to the desired, but surprising, outcome.

Little Raccoon wants to know when it is that his mother loves him most.  Is it at feeding time? Or could it be when he is swimming? Or could it be in the morning or evening? Little raccoon goes on to ask about different times his mom could love him the most? This book shows the raccoons in a house, wearing clothes of bright colors. It is a warm, and wonderfull feeling type book. It is delightful to find out when his mommy loves him most!

Misunderstood Chicken Little is eager to make people proud of him.  He pleases his dad with a homerun hit in baseball, but then it is time for a real challenge.  Chicken Little must rescue his his friend Fish from the aliens before they destroy his entire home town.  It is impressive how such a small fellow can be so heroic.    

  In this hilarious caldecott honoree story, a duck who lives on a farm is unhappy with the work conditions he is responsible for, so the Duck campaigns to put himself in charge of the farm. Once he wins, he decides that he wants a bigger and better position. He runs for governor, then for the presidency of the United States.   This is a really good book that children will love!

This is the story of a little llama who impatiently waits for his mother to bring him a glass of water before he foes to bed. When his mother comes to his aide, she expresses her love for him and reminded him that she is always there even when she isn’t near.

In this book, the characters are a community of field mice. A mouse from the city tells them about his experiences in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. The mice are so intrigued that they decide to have their own Mardi Gras festivities. During the party, they decide to make masks, and disguise themselves as other animals. The mice then forget who and what they really are. They conform to the specific mask they wear. In the end, they realize their true identities, and the masks are nothing more than a memory.