Paraskevas, Michael. MR. MOON

Paraskevas, Michael.  MR. MOON
New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, 2016
IL K-3, RL 3.0
ISBN 0399549927

While you are sleeping, there is a lot of work being done to get the world ready for the new day.  There are clouds that need to be fluffed and stars to dance.  Mr. Moon helps light the way and keeps watch over everything.



Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/NQdwpei3NitOl

Moses, Will. FAIRY TALES FOR LITTLE FOLKS

Moses, Will.  FAIRY TALES FOR LITTLE FOLKS
New York : Viking, 2015
IL K-3, RL 4.7
ISBN 0451472837
Are you a big fan of fairy tales?  Or maybe you are just discovering them.  Here is a collection of some of favorite fairy tales for you to enjoy.  From Little Red Riding Hood to Puss in Boots, sit down and escape into the world of fairy tales.


Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/WdEDW6CZP9gkb

Moreillon, Judi. READY AND WAITING FOR YOU

Moreillon, Judi.  READY AND WAITING FOR YOU
Grand Rapids, MI : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2013
IL K-3, RL 4.7
ISBN 0802853552


The first day of school can be a scary time.  Especially if you don't know anyone.  How wonderful it would be if you are greeted by many of the people you will see all day. And that is what this book is all about.  From the bus driver, to the students, to the staff, they are all waiting for you.  So come on in.

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/8WI5iNfgdEL1b

Martin, Emily Winfield. THE LITTLEST FAMILY'S BIG DAY

Martin, Emily Winfield.  THE LITTLEST FAMILY'S BIG DAY
New York : Random House, 2016
IL K-3
ISBN  0553511017
Meet the littlest family. They have just moved in to a new home in the forest.  They decide to go exploring their new surroundings.  What do you think they'll find?

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/uOJgSQ7NOVayU

MacLachlan, Patricia. THE MOON'S ALMOST HERE

MacLachlan, Patricia. THE MOON'S ALMOST HERE
New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2016
IL K-3, RL 1.5
ISBN 1481420623

The day is just about done and the moon is almost here.  As a parent and child slowly make their way home, they get to see lots of animals getting ready for the night.   There are birds and sheep and other animals settling down for the night.  Come along for the walk as the day winds down and the moon comes out.



Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/Pq4lsTgXTuhFf43

Sarn, Amelie. I LOVE I HATE I MISS MY SISTER

Sarn, Amelie.
I LOVE I HATE I MISS MY SISTER
New York : Delacorte Press, 2014
IL YA 
ISBN 0385743769

Two sisters are very different but very close.  Sohane is in her last year of high school and is very serious about her studies.  Her sister Djelila is a year younger and loves playing basketball, wearing tight jeans and makeup.  And her boyfriend.  The girls live in France in a housing project with many other Muslim refugees.  France has outlawed the wearing of head scarves by Muslim girls in school.  But Sohane decides that she wants to wear one and is expelled from school when she refuses to take it off.  On the other side of the issue, Djelila is being harassed by the boys in the housing complex for being too modern.  The two side of the issue lead to a tragic outcome.


Podcast:  https://spark.adobe.com/video/XEBdcQr8gR4Ip

Lampert, Diana Charlotte. SUITE FOR HUMAN NATURE

Lampert, Diana Charlotte.  SUITE FOR HUMAN NATURE
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016
IL K-3, RL 3.9
ISBN 9781416953739
Mother Nature had a job to do.  She tends the Earth and all the creatures in it.  She helps the plants, the animals and the humans.  She makes sure the seasons change when they are supposed to and everyone is happy.  Everyone except Mother Nature.   She longs for a child of her own so she created a little boy and called him Fear.  How do you think that turned out?

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/htSPoCcXx0hsu

Krasner, Barbara. THE MYSTERY OF AREA 51

Krasner, Barbara. THE MYSTERY OF AREA 51
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Abdo Publishing Company, 2016
IL 3-6, RL 6.6
ISBN  1680780220

Have you ever heard of Area 51?  It is a place in the state of Nevada that has had a very mysterious past.  It is a top secret site that has been known as an area where advanced airplanes have been developed for the military.  It is also believed to be the site of a UFO landing many years ago.  People believe that the UFO was captured along with its crew and have been held in secret.  What is the truth to all this?  See what you think.


Podcast:  https://spark.adobe.com/video/dUSMoJ2qphLWz

Holm, Jennifer L. LITTLE BABYMOUSE AND THE CHRISTMAS CUPCAKES

Holm, Jennifer L. LITTLE BABYMOUSE AND THE CHRISTMAS CUPCAKES
New York : Random House, 2016
IL K-3, RL 2.1
ISBN 1101937432
It is Christmas and Little Babymouse has eaten all the Christmas cookies that are meant for Santa.  Not wanting to risk not getting a present from Santa, she comes up with a plan.  She and her Mom will bake cupcakes.  That will be a lot better than cookies!  Santa will be so pleased.  Do you think this is going to go well?

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/sDoIvJrusHFv7

Fan, Terry. THE NIGHT GARDENER

Fan, Terry.
THE NIGHT GARDENER
New York : Simon and Schuster, 2016
IL K-3 ,RL 3.2
ISBN 1481439782

Life on Grimloch Lane is pretty grim as you can imagine.  But that is all about to change.  When William wakes up one monring, he looks outside and sees that the tree has been sculpted into an owl.  Each morning another tree or plant has been trimmed to look like a different animal.  This is called a topiary.  But who is doing this?
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/ZYJ3ir9VFMcFK

Hood, Susan. ADA'S VIOLIN : THE STORY OF THE RECYCLED ORCHESTRA OF PARAGUAY

Hood, Susan.  ADA'S VIOLIN : THE STORY OF THE RECYCLED ORCHESTRA OF PARAGUAY
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016
IL K-3, RL 4.0
ISBN 1481430955
Ada lives in a slum.  It is one of the poorest towns in Paraguay.  The town is actually made up of trash. Every day trucks arrive to dump more and more trash.  And everyday, the people of the town sort through the trash looking for things they can use or sell.  Ada is only 8 so she cannot become one of the a recyclers yet.  She and her sister wander through the town and watch the older boys who have joined gangs.  But this is all about to change.  A man who is new to the town has offered free music lessons to children who are interested.  Of course Ada is but there is a big problem.  More than 20 kids sign up and there are only three guitars and two violins.  Would this just be another disappointment to Ada?

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/nMxesEvSqb9ut

Hofmann-Maniyar, Ariane. ICE IN THE JUNGLE

Hofmann-Maniyar, Ariane.  ICE IN THE JUNGLE
New York : Child's Play Inc., 2015
IL K-3, RL 2.0
ISBN 1846437318

Ice is a little polar bear who lives in the snowy north.  One day her mother tells her that they are going to move since she got a new job.  Ice is not very happy about leaving her friends and her home but she really has no choice.  When they get to their new home, it is so hot.  And the kids are very different from her friends.  And even the food is strange.  Will Ice ever find a way to fit in?



Podcasts: https://spark.adobe.com/video/Yl9UuXWCzwqsv

Dowell, Frances O'Roark. TROUBLE THE WATER

Dowell, Frances O'Roark.  TROUBLE THE WATER
New York : Atheneum, 2015
IL 5-8, RL 5.7
ISBN 1481424637
Life in a small town in 1953 is pretty predictable.  Everyone knows each other.  Blacks and whites pretty much leave each other alone.  When 11 year old Callie who is black spots a runaway dog, she decides to try to find the owner.  When she follows the dog, she meets Wendell, a white boy on a quest of his own. The two team up to try to solve an old mystery and overcome the anger of other children because of their friendship.

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/2WVUvKJh0CTDe

Crow, Kristyn. HELLO, HIPPO! GOODBYE, BIRD!

Crow, Kristyn.  HELLO, HIPPO! GOODBYE, BIRD!
New York : Knopf, 2016
IL K-3, RL 0.9
ISBN 055350990X
Have you ever met someone who is a bit annoying?  Maybe the other person wants to be friends but you just think they are annoying.  That's what happens here.  Bird wants to be Hippo's friend but Hippo just wants to be left alone.  No matter how hard he tries, Hippo wants nothing to do with Bird.  Can anything bring these two together?

Podcast:  https://spark.adobe.com/video/C4Nrx3BAi0Zu6

Cronin, Doreen. BLOOM

Cronin, Doreen.  BLOOM
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016
IL K-3, RL 4.2
ISBN 1442406208
Bloom is a fairy who once lived in a great kingdom.  But she was messy and she left muddy footprints all over the kingdom and was always being criticized for being so messy.  She had enough so she left.  Now, the kingdom is falling apart. It is being held together by duct tape and peasants.  The king decides he needs to find the fairy who used to take care of the kingdom.  When the king fails, the queen tries to find her.  But she too fails.  So they send an ordinary girl to find the magic.  But what can an ordinary girl do to help?

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/r1S7qv-h

Cirrone, Dorian. THE FIRST LAST DAY

Cirrone, Dorian.

THE FIRST LAST DAY
New York : Aladdin, 2016
IL 3-6, RL 6.0
ISBN 1481458132

Haleigh Adams is on vacation and loving it.  Her family has rented a cottage on *the Jersey Shore and they will be moving to a new home in the fall.  She has made a new friend, Kevin, and hopes to keep in touch.  Kevin's grandmother owns a cottage and Kevin spends the summer with her.  On the day before they are all about to leave, a tragedy strikes.  Haleigh wishes this never happened.  When she wakes up the next day, she finds that none of it did happen.  She is reliving this day over.  She hopes to find a way to avoid the tragedy but is that even possible.  She finds that she is reliving the day over and over and over again.  What is going on here?

podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/7NKzG7P8H1m9n

Carbone, Courtney. DARCY SWIPES LEFT

Carbone, Courtney.  DARCY SWIPES LEFT
New York : Random House, 2016
IL YA
ISBN 1101940522
One of my favorite classics is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.  It is a romantic love story between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.  Have you read it? Well, not like this you haven't.  Imagine the story told entirely in text messages and emojis.  How will that change the story?  Or will it?  And don't worry if you are not all that fluent with text.  There is a glossary at the back! 

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/bzsxJrZMsWxXC

Callaghan, Cindy. LOST IN IRELAND

Callaghan, Cindy. LOST IN IRELAND
New York : Aladdin, 2016
IL 5-8, RL 4.3
ISBN 1481462075

Are you superstitious?  What do you do if you get a chain letter?  Do you forward it to friends so you don't have bad luck?  Or do you ignore it?  Well, Meghan McGlinchey is a very superstitious girl.   When she gets a chain letter from someone in Ireland, she sends it on but not in the way it is meant to be.  Now she is worried.  And then she has a series of bad moments that she is sure are because of the chain letter.  As it turns out, her family is going to Ireland on vacation so she is determined to find the sender of the chain letter and try to break he unlucky streak.

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/8DGNVC4b4wZGl

Geist, Christina. BUDDY'S BEDTIME BATTERY

Geist, Christina. BUDDY'S BEDTIME BATTERY
New York : Random House, 2016
IL K-3, RL 3.7
ISBN 0553513397


Dressed in his robot pjs, Buddy declares he is not a boy.  He is a robot..  But it is bedtime for robots.  He needs to power down to get ready for the snuggle pod.  Come along with Ro-Buddy as he powers down each part of his body to get ready for bed.


Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/5zRMB7LyGvaUV

George, Kallie. THE LOST GIFT : A CHRISTMAS STORY

George, Kallie.  THE LOST GIFT : A CHRISTMAS STORY
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, 2016
IL K-3, RL 2.1
ISBN 055352481X

It's Christmas eve in the forest and the animals are looking at the sky.  They can't believe when they see Santa flying by.  How exciting.  But wait.  Something has fallen off Santa's sleigh.  It is a present for the new baby.  The animals decide that they must find this baby and deliver the gift.  But how will that be possible?

Podcasts: https://spark.adobe.com/video/nAuWz7adfViZT

Godwin, Laura. OWL SEES OWL

Godwin, Laura. OWL SEES OWL
New York : Schwartz & Wade, 2016
IL K-3
ISBN 0553497820


A baby owl decides it is time to leave the safety of the nest and go exploring.  Come along and visit the places in the forest with baby owl.

Podcast:  https://spark.adobe.com/video/A8WpxRqCP6okG

Gravett, Emily. BEAR & HARE, WHERE'S BEAR?

Gravett, Emily.  BEAR & HARE, WHERE'S BEAR?
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016
IL K-3 RL 0.7
ISBN 1481456156

Do you like to play hide and seek?  Do you like to be the one hiding or the one seeking?  Do you know some good hiding places?  Bear and Hare are playing and Bear is the one to hide.  When Hare counts to 10, he goes to find Bear.  Where do you think he hides?

Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/9YydDmeRKQUVL