Old and New Storybooks

A Bad Case of Stripe by David Shannon book cover today’s storybook summary is A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon Storyline: Camilla Cream is a school age girl that loves lima beans and wants to please everybody. But she cannot admit to other kids that she likes the beans because nobody like them and she is afraid they might laugh at her. Also she cannot decide what to wear to school because she cannot find an outfit that may please everybody.

My Mom is a Foreigner, But Not to Me by Julianne Moore today’s children storybook summary is My Mom is a Foreigner, But Not to Me by Julianne Moore Illustration by Meilo So Storyline: This book doesn’t have a particular storyline but more of an idea, a perspective, that the author wants to clearly share with her readers:a mother’s love is above race, nationality or place of origin.

The Sleeping Lady retold by Ann Dixon today’s children storybook summary is The Sleeping Lady Retold by Ann Dixon Paintings by Elizabeth Johns Storyline: This is retold a legend of the Inlet People of Alaska and their legacy. It is said that, long ago, there lived some giant people on the shores of Cook Inlet. The weather was warm, the natives had flower, fruits, and wild animals roamed the forest. The Inlet people were living in harmony with the land, in peace and happiness. But soon, this will come to an end.

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig today’s children storybook summary is Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig Storyline: One day, Sylvester Duncan, a donkey youngster, finds an unusual looking pebble, small and red, that he takes it to add it to his collection. While studying it, he discovers that the pebble has magic powers, precisely that it fulfills any wish as long as you hold it. Excited, he runs home to tell his parents. But on his way home, just about Strawberry Hill, he meets a hungry lion and because he panics and cannot think clear, he wishes he was a rock (so the lion won’t see him and eat him). And so, his wish comes true.

Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry today’s children storybook summary is Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry Storyline : One day, Miss Tilly – the owner of a cat called Oliver – brings home a baby bunny which she names Marshmallow. When she shows Oliver the new pet, the cat, who had never seen another animal except for one stuffed rabbit, steps back frightened.

Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran and Barbara Cooney today’s children storybook summary is Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran illustration by Barbara Cooney Storyline: Roxaboxen is the name of a play town that some children built out of old wooden boxes, stones, pebbles and sticks. At first, Marian found some wooden boxes just across her street.