Old and New Storybooks

Hogwash! by Karma Wilson today’s children storybook summary is Hogwash! By Karma Wilson Illustration by Jim McMullan Storyline:  It’s spring cleaning at the farm. After scrubbing clean his horses, ducks, cows, dogs, goats and other animals and birds on Farmer’s yard, all was left, were the hogs. So Farmer took his pail and soap and headed to the pigs’ pen.

Goin’ Someplace Special by Patricia McKissack and Jerry Pinkney today’s children storybook summary is Goin’ Someplace Special By Patricia C. McKissack Illustration by Jerry Pinkney Storyline: Mama Frances is in the kitchen, preparing vegetables for cooking when ‘Tricia Ann asks her if she can go Someplace Special all by herself. She’s all dressed up in a nice blue dress with a yellow ribbon, a hat, and a hand purse. ‘Tricia Ann is about 12 years old but as her grandmother, Mama Frances, says, “goin’ off alone is a mighty big step”.

Bun Bun Button by Patricia Polacco today’s children storybook summary is Bun Bun Button By Patricia Polacco Storyline: Darlings are the blessed kind. According to Grandma Darling, the Old Blue Chair that sat in the living room was a love soaker (we, on more everyday language, would call it a love chair): everybody that sat in it was touched by love and luck. And, as we can see from the first page of the book, there sat cats, dogs, Grandma Darling herself and her granddaughter, Paige Elizabeth Darling, who was visiting from time to time after school.

Welcome to Kindergarten by Anne Rockwell today’s children storybook summary is Welcome to Kindergarten By Ann Rockwell Storyline: A little boy named Tim receives an invitation to meet his kindergartner teacher on Thursday at 3 o’clock, at the school on Sunrise Street.  As he explores the building and meets new friends, he shares his experiences with the reader.