June 2, 2009
It’s hard to believe that school is ending and our Summer Reading Program begins today. Be Creative @ Your Library Summer Reading Program begins June 1 – August 1. There are tons of great prizes and think of all of the fun you can have reading through the summer. I am still going through the 1000’s of reviews from last year and will be looking forward to all of the new reviews we will be getting in. I am posting a fun group of book reviews today that I hope you will all enjoy.
Be sure to check out my blogroll, the Children’s Program is filled with the great children’s programs we will be offering in June and July for everyone in the county. Time to start planning all of the fun stuff you can do at the library all summer long.
M. Christina Butler One Winter’s Day 5 Star Review
Reviewed by Emily Age 4
This is a sweet book about sharing. It shows you that when you share with others good things will happen. The pictures are very cute. Emily especially liked the picture where Little Hedgehog became a prickly snowball! This is her favorite book.
Howie Schneider Chewy Louie 5 Star Review
Reviewed by Dominic Age 4 1/2
I have a husky whom I love very much! He is my brother dog! Someday I will get another smaller dog like Louie and hopefully he won’t chew! I have never seen a dog chew up so much! I highly recommend this silly, funny book for anyone whom owns a dog!
Tony Johnston The Barn Owls 5 Star Review
Reviewed by Alex Age 4
I liked the story because I learned about Barn Owls. I liked the pictures too. It’s a good book to read aloud because the words are easy to understand and the pictures are fun to look at. Everything about the book is special!
Eileen Spinelli Callie Cat, Ice Skater 5 Star Review
Reviewed by Faith Age 4
We liked this book because we love cats and we love to skate. She was the best skater in her town. She didn’t win the contest but if you try your hardest you can feel good about yourself.
Karma Wilson Sake Alive! A Cattle Drive 5 Star Review
Reviewed by Emily and parent Age 4
Emily and I enjoyed the book because it was funny to see the cows driving a car. I would recommend this book as a read aloud, as it is very engaging to children. It is fun for the children to see the cows as they drive through the town. The illustrations are very colorful and add to the story. The repetition of the phrase, “Sakes Alive” throughout the story helped get Emily more involved with the words in the book.
Coleman Polhemus The Crocodile Blues 5 Star Review
Reviewed by Miles Age 4
“The Crocodile Blues” is truly a picture book. We enjoyed telling the story. Our favorite pictures were the egg cracking revealing a crocodile in the refrigerator. The pictures are COOL!
Catherine & Laurence Anholt Happy Birthday Chimp and Zee
Reviewed by Delanie Age 4 5 Star Review
We enjoyed this book because we love monkeys and birthdays! The book held our attention because we couldn’t wait to find out the surprise for the twin monkeys at the end of the book. The book used wonderful adjectives and sound words. At the end, the book flaps unfolded to reveal the surprise.
Eileen Christelow Five Little Monkeys Play Hide and Seek
Reviewed by Sarah Age 4 1/2 5 Star Review
We enjoyed this book because the 5 Little Monkeys are always fun. This story had the great rhyming text and fun illustrations. It involves the kid favorite game of hide and seek and you get to try and find where the monkeys are hiding as well. It also shows the numbers and encourages children to count higher than 10.
Keltie Thomas How Baseball Works 5 Star Review
Reviewed by Ryan Age 5 3/4
I like this book because it tells you all kinds of things about baseball. Also because it shows how the curveball goes around 3 poles in a straight line and it shows you how to throw all the different pitches.
Jean, Dan & Dave Marzollo Football Friends 5 Star Review
Reviewed by Cole Age 9
It was sad that Mark and Freddy was fighting all the time and I was scared that one of them would get hurt. I think my friends should read this book to show them we can get along. I would like to meet Mark and Freddy.
Laura Numeroff If You Give a Mouse a Cookie 5 Star Review
Reviewed by David Age 3 1/2
We always enjoy Laura Numeroff’s books. We especially love trying to guess what the mouse will do next. The author’s simple reasoning and logic inspire us to create our own sequential stories at home. This is a great read-aloud book for kids of all ages.
Lois Lowry The Giver 5 Star Review
Reviewed by Lauren Age 10
The book was sad when Jonas saw the tape and they watched a baby being released. It was happy when Jonas started to see animals. My friends should read this book because it was scary, happy and sad and I really liked the book. I really liked this book and I’m going to read it again.
Enjoy the summer and be sure to leave a comment about the books, the summer reading program or any other library program you participate in.
