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#blogbookaday: Cat on the Bus
Summary: “This nearly wordless book uses onomatopoeia and striking bold illustrations to tell the story of a homeless cat who meets an Asian grandfather on a bus and finally finds a home. A cat enters a grocery store in search of food, but the proprietor shoos her away. A bus approaches…
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#blogbookaday: I Am the Boss of This Chair
Summary: ““I, Oswald Minklehoff Honey Bunny III, am the boss of this chair. You may look at it, and you may walk by it, but you may not sit in it. Because I am the boss of this chair, and that’s that.” Oswald Minklehoff Honey Bunny III has always been top…
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#blogbookaday: Cat Nap
Summary: “It’s naptime, and Cat is ready for Kitten to settle down. But Kitten has other ideas! In this book filled with opposites (big and little, black and white, sleepy and awake) Toni Yuly proves once again—as she did with Early Bird and Night Owl–that simple concepts come alive for the youngest readers through…
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#blogbookaday: The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC’s (the Hard Way)
Summary: “It starts with an ALLIGATOR and a BEAR chasing a CAT. When a DRAGON (and a chicken and an egg!) join in pursuit, things start to get REALLY interesting. A wild and wacky chase through snow and ice, and to jungles and over mountaintops, leads the whole crew to a…
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#blogbookaday: Big Cat, Little Cat
Summary: “There was a cat who lived alone. Until the day a new cat came . . . And so a story of friendship begins, following two cats through their days, months, and years until one day, the older cat has to go. And he doesn’t come back. This is a…
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Picture Book Month: Cats
Observation is the name of this game in this creative picture book when one cat is shown in a variety of ways from the perspective of different animals. I think this is a great title for preschoolers and early elementary school age children to look at the world in a…
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25 Picture Books for Halloween
I know so many little ones who love to dress up for Halloween! If that’s one of your little ones, stop by your local library or bookstore to pick up some of these great Halloween titles! Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler, illustrated by S.D. Schindler…
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Book Review: The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss
As a former children’s librarian and book lover, I know Dr. Seuss’s work like the back of my hand, I know his real name was Theodore Seuss Geisel and I know we now have an easy reader award named in his honor. What I didn’t know was that he was…
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Picture Book Month Theme: Cats
You’ll be seeing a lot of picture books on my blog throughout the month of November as we celebrate Picture Book Month. You’ll definitely want to check out the website as picture book authors and illustrators will be posting an essay each day about the importance of picture books! Check…
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Library Pets
There’s been a story crossing my Facebook and Twitter feeds about a cat in White Settlement, Texas (a real place!) about a cat that has lived in the public library for six years. The city council just recently “fired” the cat and amidst public outrage, the cat is back in…