Old and New Storybooks

                                                           today’s children storybook summary is Meg and Mog By Helen Nicoll Illustration by Jan Pienkowski

Dog vs. Cat by Chris Gall today’s children storybook summary is Dog vs. Cat By Chris Gall Storyline: A teaching tool with a very funny touch, this is a story about a dog and a cat trying to live in peace despite the differences between them. A good read for parents, too. The Button family decides to have pets. One day they go shopping and Mrs. Button buys a smart looking black cat while Mr. Button comes home with a friendly dog.

Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness today’s children storybook summary is Sam, Bangs & Moonshine By Evaline Ness Storyline: Samantha is a little girl living with his father, a fisherman, on an island, near a large harbor. For most of the time Samantha, or Sam, is home alone; father gone to sea and mother passed away. Sam would pass the time sitting on the rug outside the house with her friend, Bangs, a black tomcat. All good so far if not for the fact that Sam had a very active imagination and she would tell things that were “moonshine” as her father told her one day.

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.

Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert today’s children storybook is Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert Storyline: This is a story about a cat that sneaks out through a crack in the door. The animal is not named, but is identified by onomatopoeia, Jingle-Jingle. The narrator tells us that the cat went out to find a “a spicy treat for today’s menu” aka to hunt a bird. But the cat has a bell at his collar and the birds get the warnings and fly away at the sound, leaving the cat with only feathers for his menu.

today’s children storybook is Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett Story line: It is winter. big snows have fallen for days. Annie is a young girl with blond hair, with blue, grayish eyes. She has a yellow, marmalade cat, named Taffy, that just started behaving strange: sleeping and eating more then usual, and hiding in strange places. One day the cat disappeared. Annie feels sad and lonely. She set up to find a new friend.