Old and New Storybooks

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.

today’s children storybook summary is The Almost Fearless Hamilton SquidLegger By Timothy Basil Ering Storyline: This is a story for kids that cannot sleep in their own bed… By day, Hamilton SquidLegger, a creature of the swamp and forest, is a “do-er and a dream-come-truer.” But by night, when the sun disappears behind the “scrintelberry trees” and is time to go to bed, Hamilton gets scared. Because each noise in the swamp …

Blackout by John Rocco today’s children storybook summary is Blackout By John Rocco Storyline: It was a normal evening in a normal loud and busy city. Inside their apartments, people were doing their normal things. Our story’s family was no different. Dad was cooking dinner, mom was working on a computer, an older girl was talking on her phone while a younger one was unsuccessfully trying to get someone’s attention. And as they were going about this mundane businesses, suddenly the lights went out.

today’s children storybook summary is Chicken Little By Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley Storyline: We all know the story of Chicken Little…how a chick thought that it got hit by a piece of falling sky and, gathering a crowd of creature on its way, runs to tell the news to the king. The story is so popular (and funny) that many children’s book authors wrote and illustrated their own version of Chicken Little . So is the case with this book, which is Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley version of the narrative.

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.

The Promise by Nicola Davies today’s children storybook summary is The promise By Nicola Davies Illustration by Laura Carlin Storyline: Our character lives in a city where nothing grows, where people are harsh and mean, and where everything is grey and nobody smiles. Her heart is shriveled and she lives by stealing from people like her, who have only as much as they need to survive. She is a thief crawling the dark streets in search of easy victims to prey. One night she sees an old woman with a big bag.

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,

It’s a Dog’s Life by Mark Stern today’s children storybook summary is It’s a Dog’s Life by Mark Stern Storyline: Patch sets up to fulfill his dream of making a new dog food that everybody will love. This pursuit requires sacrifices and he is ready for them but what he doesn’t know is that he has to give up the most important things in his life. Ultimately, he has to choose: is it going to be his dream coming true or is it going to keep his happy life and all his loved ones?

today’s children storybook summary is Flotsam By David Wiesner Storyline: There are no words to describe what is all about but as we open the book we see a blue watching an enormous bug. As we turn the page, everything becomes clear: a boy on the beach inspecting an insect through his magnifying glass.