Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Marcelllino, Fred. ARRIVEDERCI, CROCODILE ; OR SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR


Marcelllino, Fred.
ARRIVEDERCI, CROCODILE ; OR SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2019]
IL K-3
ISBN 9781534404014 

We first met Crocodile in the book I, Crocodile. He was happily living in Egypt when Napoleon of France found him. He brought him to Paris to show off. But now Napoleon wants to eat him! So Crocodile figures out a way to escape and goes to Venice with him. Venice is a beautiful city with lots of canals that are just right for Crocodile. And then he becomes the toast of the town!

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Judge, Lita. WHEN YOU NEED WINGS


Judge, Lita.
WHEN YOU NEED WINGS
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2020]
IL K-3
ISBN     9781534437555 

Have you ever had to do something that you were afraid to do? Something that you wish you didn't have to do? What about starting a new school and not knowing anyone? Does you heart beat so fast and loud that it's the only thing you can hear? Maybe that is not the sound of your heart beating. Maybe that is the sound of your wings.

Saturday, September 19, 2020

Hendra, Sue. SUPERTATO


Hendra, Sue.
SUPERTATO
New York : Aladdin, 2020
IL K-3

ISBN     9781481490375 

You know at the grocery store that some vegetables are frozen. And that is for a very good reason. Some vegetables are dangerous. When the lights go out and everyone goes home, something looking for trouble has gotten out of the freezer!

Monday, September 14, 2020

Dennis, Elizabeth. SHARKS CAN'T SMILE! : AND OTHER AMAZING FACTS


Dennis, Elizabeth.
SHARKS CAN'T SMILE! : AND OTHER AMAZING FACTS
New York : Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2020
IL 3-6

ISBN 9781534467712

 Sharks are really amazing animals. They can do so many different things even if they can't smile. There are over 500 different kinds of sharks. They mainly live in the ocean but there is one type of shark that can live in fresh water. Find out some very interesting facts about sharks.

Wednesday, September 09, 2020

Cronin, Doreen. CLICK, CLACK, GOOD NIGHT


Cronin, Doreen.
CLICK, CLACK, GOOD NIGHT
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2020]
IL K-3

ISBN     9781534451087

 It's night time on the farm and all the animals are ready to go to sleep for the night. Farmer Brown is putting them all to bed and he is looking forward to going to sleep too. The chickens, the cows, the sheep. Everyone is sleeping except -- duck!

Friday, September 04, 2020

Clanton, Ben. ROT, THE BRAVEST IN THE WORLD!


Clanton, Ben.
ROT, THE BRAVEST IN THE WORLD!
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2020]
IL K-3

ISBN 9781481467643

 Rot is a mutant potato. OK, so you've never read a book about a mutant potato before? But here he is. One thing mutant potatoes love to do is play in the mud. They love everything about it. When Rot was about to jump into a very nice gooey mud puddle, his brother warned him about the Squirm.  Gulp! Just what is the Squirm?