today’s children storybook summary is
Whiffy Wilson, the wolf who wouldn’t go to bed
By Caryl Hart
Illustration by Leonie Lord
The takeaway: Here is how to make bedtime more attractive for children that don’t want to go to sleep. This book is as much for grown ups as it is for kids. Continue reading Whiffy Wilson, the wolf who wouldn’t go to bed by Caryl Hart
today’s children storybook summary is
Umbrella
By Taro Yashima
The Takeaway
Patience is the key word for this book. Children learn to hold on their impulses. They are taught that there is a right time for everything. Continue reading Umbrella by Taro Yashima
today’s children storybook summary is
Journey
By Aaron Becker
Storyline: The heroin of this book, a girl about seven years old, lives in a big city. There, people are very busy and everything is monochromatic, shades of brown perhaps (or rather gray which, as right now, I find it highly inappropriate to speak of, thanks to that writer, you know who). The only bright spots are her toys, a scooter, a kite, a pencil, all red. Continue reading Journey by Aaron Becker
today’s children storybook summary is
Goin’ Someplace Special
By Patricia C. McKissack
Illustration by Jerry Pinkney
Storyline: Mama Frances is in the kitchen, preparing vegetables for cooking when ‘Tricia Ann asks her if she can go Someplace Special all by herself. She’s all dressed up in a nice blue dress with a yellow ribbon, a hat, and a hand purse. ‘Tricia Ann is about 12 years old but as her grandmother, Mama Frances, says, “goin’ off alone is a mighty big step”. Continue reading Goin’ Someplace Special by Patricia C. McKissack
today’s children storybook summary is
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine
By Evaline Ness
Storyline: Samantha is a little girl living with his father, a fisherman, on an island, near a large harbor. For most of the time Samantha, or Sam, is home alone; father gone to sea and mother passed away. Sam would pass the time sitting on the rug outside the house with her friend, Bangs, a black tomcat. All good so far if not for the fact that Sam had a very active imagination and she would tell things that were “moonshine” as her father told her one day. Continue reading Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness
todays’ children storybook summary is
Owl moon
By Jane Yolen
Illustration by John Schoenherr
Storyline: One late night a girl and her father go owling. It is winter and the snow is covering the ground and the girl is all bundled up. They walked through the still forest without a word because, said Pa, when you go owing you don’t need words, just hope. They stroll through the dark woods, cold air creeping up the little girls back. But she says nothing because when you go owling you have to be brave. Continue reading The Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
today’s storybook summary is
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
by Paul Goble
Storyline: This is the story of a Native-American girl and her devotion to horses. She lived in a village that had a herd of horses. She would lead the horses to drink and graze, because she knew what they enjoyed. People said that she understood them in a special way.
Continue reading The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble