Old and New Storybooks

Today’s children storybook summary is Fancy Nancy By Jane O’Connor Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor   Plot: Nancy has always been fancy, but now she tries to teach her parents and siblings the art. (This is the first in a series of 80 titles featuring Fancy Nancy.) Storyline We don’t know how old Nancy is(maybe 5 or 6?), but she is very fancy for her age. How do we know? Let’s take a look at her room. The décor is astonishing: paintings and posters on the walls, flowers, garlands, mirrors, feathers, and artwork everywhere. Hats and purses hang on hooks, and laced shoes peek from under the bed.

today’s children storybook summary is Samurai Scarecrow, A Very Ninja Halloween By Rubin Pingk The takeaway: If you don’t treat someone with kindness, you may get “tricked” by them (or don’t be mean to your baby sister!) – A perfect example of the Halloween trick or treat, applied to human behavior –

today’s children storybook summary is The Funeral By Matt James The takeaway : Through the eyes of a child, a funeral is not an ordinary day. There are many unfamiliar places, people's behavior is sober, and the whole day has an unexplained solemnity to it. But the best part of the day is when you get together with your family, thus making it comfortable and welcoming.

today’s children storybook summary is Elmore By Holly Hobbie The takeaway : Make yourself known before asking for understanding and friendship from others. Show them that the rough side of you is nothing else than a shield for your protection. And they have nothing to fear.

today’s children storybook summary is Albert’s Tree By Jenni Desmond The takeaway: There are no big hairy monsters under the bed, or in the closet, or up high and down below…just creatures you haven’t met yet and things you are still to find out about. That’s all there is! And once you realize what made you afraid, you’ll see you had the wrong idea altogether. This is a book about being scared of (nonexistent) monsters.

today’s children storybook summary is The Thumbtack Dancer By Leslie Tryon Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist The takeaway : When you have a talent to share with the rest of the world but you don’t have money to buy a pair of shoes…don’t give up. Show up every morning and knock on faith’s door; one day, it will open for you.  

Umbrella by Taro Yashima today’s children storybook summary is Umbrella By Taro Yashima The Takeaway Patience is the key word for this book. Children learn to hold on their impulses. They are taught that there is a right time for everything.

Here I Am by Kim and Sanchez today’s children storybook summary is Here I am By Patty Kim Illustration by Sonia Sanchez Storyline: Looking down from the airplane window, the boy sees the city below. But he is not smiling, he is not excited, he is sad. Coming out of the plane, with his parents and a younger sibling, he keeps looking back.

Flood by Alvaro F. Villa today’s children storybook summary is Flood By Alvaro F. Villa Storyline: It is a bright day. The sun is shining over the grassland and a bird is flying over the river. Two children are playing with their dog under an old but proud tree, not far from their white and blue house, with red and pink flower beds and a short white fence around.

My Chincoteague Pony by Susan Jeffers today’s children storybook summary is My Chincoteague Pony By Susan Jeffers Storyline: Based on several true accounts, this book tells the story of a little girl determined to pass on the gift she had received from strangers, that made her dream come true. This book is not to be confused with “Misty of

Wolf by Sara Fanelli today’s children storybook summary is Wolf By Sara Fanelli Storyline: Wolf is a story about dealing with prejudice and exclusion, and learning from it. About trying to fit in and, ultimately, despite rejection, remaining positive. Wolf is, as you may correctly think, a wolf. He has black fur, red eyes, gray teeth(?) and colored boots, one red, one yellow. He wants to make new friends

The Birthday Party by Ronald and Juanita Destra today’s children storybook summary is The Birthday Party By Ronald & Juanita Destra Storyline : Children love birthday parties. There’s balloons, presents, cake, and all their friends together. And they are promised few hours, the least, of full of fun. All day long they are waiting for the party, building up excitement and anticipation.  

what to do when you are sent to your room by ann stott today’s children storybook summary is What to Do When You Are Sent to Your Room By Ann Stott Illustration by Stephen Gilpin Storyline: Ben has enough experience to write a self-help book about what to do when you are sent to your room. He has it mastered, a sign that he has done it a lot. He says that he gets sent to his room for feeding the dog his dinner but, from what we read, we pick at other reasons as well.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Not Good, Very Bad Day By Judith Viorst today’s children storybook summary is Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Not Good, Very Bad Day By Judith Viorst Illustration by Ray Cruz Storyline: Alexander is having a very bad day. In fact, it is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day, as he says. It starts early in the morning when he noticed gum in his hair because he had gone to sleep with gum in his mouse (a very bad idea, I should say).

Turtle’s Penguin Day by Valery Gorbachev today’s children storybook summary is Turtle’s Penguin Day By Valery Gorbachev Storyline:  One night, after learning interesting facts about penguins when his father read to him at bed time, Little Turtle dream that he was a penguin. He dreamed that he was swimming on the ocean and played on the ice.

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.