Jon scieszka autobiography of benjamin moore

ABRAMS

Abrams is in tune with Frankie Liked to Sing by John Seven, illus. by Jana Christy, a biography of crooner Frank Sinatra’s childhood and early career; Hiawatha and the Peacemaker by Robbie Robertson, illus. by David Shannon, the tale of Hiawatha, a Mohawk, who helped bring peace to the five warring Iroquois nations during the 1500s; McToad Mows Tiny Island by Tom Angleberger, illus. by John Hendrix, chronicling the complicated journey McToad makes each Thursday to mow the grass on Tiny Island; Funny Bones by Duncan Tonatiuh, an exploration of the life of artist Jose Posada whose skeleton drawings are often seen during Mexico’s Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations; and The Bear Report by Thyra Heder, in which a real polar bear whisks Sophie away to the Arctic where she learns more than enough to put in her school report on the species.

ABRAMS/AMULET

Amulet arms itself with The Bamboo Sword by Margi Preus, a follow-up to Heart of a Samurai, in which Yoshi, a Japanese boy who longs to be a warrior, befriends a cabin boy from Commodore Matthew Perry’s ship; Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard by Jonathan Auxier, a sequel to Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, which finds young orphan thief Peter and his horse-cat companion in search of a rare, mysterious book; The Terrible Two Get Worse by Mac Barnett and Jory John, illus. by Kevin Cornell, a tale of pranksters Niles and Miles joining forces for more adventures; Frank Einstein Book 3 by Jon Scieszka, illus. by Brian Biggs, spotlighting the showdown between kid genius Frank and archrival T. Watson as they try to unlock the power behind the science of the human body; and Diary of a Wimpy Kid 10 by Jeff Kinney, the latest exploits of Greg Heffley.

ABRAMS APPLESEED

Appleseed shifts gears with Whose Truck? by Toni Buzzeo, illus. by Jim Datz, a nonfiction picture book f

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Alongside the school and local libraries, we have several fantastic independent bookshops locally:

The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop
Nailsworth: 01453 832555
Tetbury: 01666 500221
http://www.yellow-lightedbookshop.co.uk/index.html

Stroud Bookshop
Stroud: 01453 756646

Octavia’s Bookshop
Cirencester: 01285 650677
http://www.octaviasbookshop.co.uk/

The Suffolk Anthology
Cheltenham: 01242 361 362
http://www.theanthology.co.uk/

Magazines and Newspapers:

First News http://www.firstnews.co.uk/
National Geographic for Kids http://www.ngkids.co.uk/
Aquila https://www.aquila.co.uk/
Storytime http://www.storytimemagazine.com/
The Phoenix Comic http://www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk/
The Week Junior http://theweekjunior.co.uk/
Whizz Pop Bang! http://www.whizzpopbang.com/
Okido http://www.okido.co.uk/

Dictionary & Thesaurus Recommendations

Foundation Stage & Key Stage 1
Oxford First Dictionary
Oxford Phonics Spelling Dictionary My First Dictionary (DK)
Usborne First Illustrated Dictionary
Usborne First Illustrated Maths Dictionary
Oxford First Illustrated Maths Dictionary
Oxford First Thesaurus
My First Ladybird Thesaurus

Key Stage 2
Oxford Primary Dictionary
Oxford Primary Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Dictionary Collins Junior Illustrated Dictionary
Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary
Usborne Junior Illustrated Maths Dictionary
Oxford Primary Thesaurus
Scholastic Children’s Thesaurus
Descriptosaurus by Alison Wilcox

Foundation Stage

Fiction/Picture books
Elmer and the Rainbow by David McKee
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Pam Adams
You Can Be My Frien

Sing out! Rejoice! Happy times are here at last!

Every year my library organizes a committee. Any member of staff may join, as long as they clear it with their supervisor. It’s the 101 Great Books for Kids committee and the rules are simple. From January to October, people read every single book for children, ages 0-12, that they can get their hands on. Committee members must write up their thoughts on a communal Google Doc. They are encouraged to join the monthly virtual meetings. And then, mid-way through October, all those books they loved are reduced to a mere 101.

Today, I am pleased to announce the results of our 2022 debates. Some of these books will be familiar to you. Some will be surprising. And ALL of them are worth knowing, reading, loving, and passing on to some lucky kids.

Enjoy!

Picture Books

1. A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree by Daniel Bernstrom, ill. Brandon James Scott

Fuzzy bear. Angry bees. Yummy honey. Silliness abounds in this delightful read aloud full of ursine hijinks.Call Number: JPicture Berns.D 

1. Berry Song by Michaela Goade

Like their Tlingit ancestors before them, a grandmother and child gather gifts from the earth, all the while singing a song celebrating beautiful berries. A burst of joy from a Caldecott-winning illustrator. Call Number: JPicture Goade.M 

1. A Blue Kind of Day by Rachel Tomlinson, ill. Tori-Jay Mordey

“It was a slumping, sighing, sobbing kind of day.” Coen is having a blue day and when his family can’t cheer him up, they wait and let him work through his feelings. A book of patience, care, and empathy. Call Number: JPicture Tomli.R 

1. The Circles in the Sky by Karl James Mountford

One morning Fox finds a bird lying quite still upon the ground. With the aid of a small moth, the two reflect on life and death, accompanied by marvelous, beautiful illustrations. A meditative, conte