Old and New Storybooks

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.

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.

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen todays’ children storybook summary is Owl moon By Jane Yolen Illustration by John Schoenherr Storyline: One late night a girl and her father go owling. It is winter and the snow is covering the ground and the girl is all bundled up. They walked through the still forest without a word because, said Pa, when you go owing you don’t need words, just hope. They stroll through the dark woods, cold air creeping up the little girls back. But she says nothing because when you go owling you have to be brave.

today’s storybook summary is The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble Storyline: This is the story of a Native-American girl and her devotion to horses. She lived in a village that had a herd of horses. She would lead the horses to drink and graze, because she knew what they enjoyed. People said that she understood them in a special way.