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August Storytime Reading List
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More on Rhyming If you've ever recited a nursery rhyme, played "Itsy-Bitsy Spider" or sung "If You're Happy and You Know It," you've been preparing your child for learning to read. Familiar songs and poems can strengthen his ability to hear the sounds of our language — a skill that will serve your child well when he or she learns to connect sounds with letters (phonics) in kindergarten and 1st grade.
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| My Teacher is a Robot by Jeffrey BrownWhat it’s about: School is boring and the teacher is droning robot, at least according to Fred, who imagines himself a more exciting day: history class involves time travel, lunch is eaten on a space station, and recess is a battle between superheroes and mud monsters.
About the author: Kids and adults alike might recognize author/illustrator Jeffrey Brown’s cartoony art and off-kilter humor from his Star Wars-inspired books, Vader’s Little Princess and Vader and Son. |
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| Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! by Cori DoerrfeldWhat it’s about: Facing change is often difficult for kids, but this gentle, winsome story reminds them that “every goodbye leads to a hello.”
What happens: As Stella finds a new best friend, mourns a pet goldfish, watches the seasons change, and moves to a new town, her experiences demonstrate how endings and beginnings are part of a cycle.
Try this next: For another rhythmic, reassuring read about transition, try Deborah Underwood’s Bad Bye, Good Bye. |
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| The Evil Princess Vs. the Brave Knight by Jennifer Holm and Matthew HolmStarring: armor-clad Brave Knight and crown-wearing Evil Princess, two siblings who share a castle, a cat, and talent for getting on each other’s nerves.
Why kids might like it: With its combination of slapstick (Evil Princess unapologetically trips the Brave Knight) and sly visual humor ("a damsel in distress across the moat" is pictured as the cat perched above a full bathtub), this cartoon-illustrated tale will set off gales of giggles. |
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| Vroom! by Barbara McClintockWhat it’s about: It’s “a fine evening for a drive,” and so Annie hops into her race car and zooms off for an imaginative road trip through city streets, up winding mountain roads, and around a racetrack, arriving back home in time for bed.
Why kids might like it: Just like Annie, kids will feel the wind in their hair as they pore over Vroom’s detailed art and listen to its simple, evocative words. |
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| Truman by Jean Reidy; illustrated by Lucy Ruth CumminsWhat it's about: Tiny tortoise Truman is about the size of “a small donut,” and he loves his human, Sarah, so much that when she leaves one day aboard a city bus, Truman resolves to escape his tank and go find her.
Who it’s for: children who love imagining what their pets do when they’re away.
Kids might also like: Thyra Heder’s Alfie, for another adorable, heartwarming, turtle's-eye view of the world. |
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| This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World by Matt LamotheWhat it is: a visual guide to everyday customs in India, Italy, Iran, Japan, Peru, Russia, and Uganda, as experienced by seven real kids.
What’s inside: Crisp digital illustrations give readers a wealth of cultural details to pore over as they learn about the different ways these seven children eat, play, get dressed, go to school, go to bed, and more.
Don’t miss: the final pages, which provide a glossary, notes, and photos of the kids and their families. |
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Pancakes to parathas : breakfast around the world
by Alice B. McGinty
What it is: A playful approach to culture for curious youngsters
What's inside: Descriptions of the foods that children in 12 different countries eat for breakfast in the morning, from natto soybeans in Japan to milk coffee in Brazil. By the award-winning author of Rabbi Benjamin's Buttons.
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| We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands by Rafael LópezWhat it is: a colorful, contemporary take on a beloved spiritual.
What happens: As the updated words of the song appear, a child tosses a multicolored ball of yarn, creating ever-expanding loops and lines that connect diverse children around the globe.
Don’t miss: the included sheet music, for those who’d like to sing or play along. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 0-8!
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Leavenworth Public Library
417 Spruce Street
Leavenworth, KS 66048
913-682-5666
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