Old and New Storybooks

today’s children storybook summary is Master Man By Aaron Shepard Illustrated by David Wisniewski Theme: Vanity and modesty. Plot: Shadusa thinks he is the strongest man on earth and calls himself Master Man. But when his wife tells him one day that there is someone else stronger, Shadusa goes out to meet him, only to discover an amazing thing. This story is an adaptation of a folk tale from the Hausa group in northern Nigeria.

today’s children storybook summary is Something Smells By Blake Liliane Hellman Illustrated by Steven Henry The takeaway: When something doesn’t feel right, we are often quick to blame others. Instead, we should take a hard look at ourselves because often, we are the ones causing the problem. And sometimes, just by changing a little detail, we can make it right again.

These Hands by Margaret H. Mason today’s children storybook summary is These Hands By Margaret H. Mason Illustrated by Floyd Cooper The takeaway About sixty years ago, the African American workers at the Wonder Bread, Awrey, and Tastee bakery factories were not allowed to work as bread mixers or bread handlers. As a matter of fact, there were a lot of jobs that were given to “whites only”. The Civil Rights act, passed in 1964, made it against the law to employ people based on their skin color. This book is based on a true story and is intended as a life and history lesson.

Diary-of-a-wombat by Jackie French today’s children storybook summary is Diary of a Wombat By Jackie French Illustration by Bruce Whatley Storyline: What does a day in the life of wombat looks like? Well, let’s read the diary of Mothball, the wombat.

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”.

Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin today’s children storybook summary is Dragons Love Taco By Adam Rubin Illustration by Daniel Salmieri Storyline: This is the most nonsensical book I ever read. But the book made it into The New York Time Bestseller’s list and stood there for a long time. Here is how it goes:

The Bracelet by Miriam de Rosier today’s children storybook summary is The Bracelet Adapted from a story by Elizabeth Ballard Illustration by Miriam de Rosier Storyline: This is a very emotional story about a special bond between a teacher, that has a change of heart, and a student who grows up to think of her as his own family. Miss Jean Thompson meet Teddy Stallard at the beginning of the school year in her fifth grade class.

Agate by Joy Morgan Dey today’s children storybook summary is Agate by Joy Morgan Day Illustration by Nikki Johnson Storyline: Agate, the moose, looks at his own image as reflected in the water at the edge of the lake. He doesn’t like what he sees. He thinks of himself as a “big brown mistake”, as a “Tinker Toy project gone wrong”.

White Snow Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt today’s children storybook summary is Title White Snow Bright Snow By Alvin Tresselt Illustration by Roger Duvoisin Storyline: It is late fall and people are going about their business like usual, the postman delivering the mail, the farmer stacking wood, the policeman watching the streets, his wife cleaning the house. But the fall won’t last much longer. The winter is coming, everybody says it.

Little Cub by Olivier Dunrea today’s children storybook summary is Little Cub By Olivier Dunrea Premise: Old or young, a bear’s life is better in a pair. Storyline: Little Cub is alone in a meadow. It looks like he has always been alone with no one to take care of him. But he doesn’t like the dark night. He doesn’t know how to catch fish so he is hungry and he is afraid to get honey as well. He wished he wasn’t alone. Deep in the forest,

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.

today children storybook summary is The Three Pigs by David Wiesner Storyline: This is not your typical story. This is a story in many stories. The tale of the three pigs is retold in a new manner. The swains are given a second chance to stand up to the bad wolf.