Old and New Storybooks

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.

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.

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”.

Bun Bun Button by Patricia Polacco today’s children storybook summary is Bun Bun Button By Patricia Polacco Storyline: Darlings are the blessed kind. According to Grandma Darling, the Old Blue Chair that sat in the living room was a love soaker (we, on more everyday language, would call it a love chair): everybody that sat in it was touched by love and luck. And, as we can see from the first page of the book, there sat cats, dogs, Grandma Darling herself and her granddaughter, Paige Elizabeth Darling, who was visiting from time to time after school.

Welcome to Kindergarten by Anne Rockwell today’s children storybook summary is Welcome to Kindergarten By Ann Rockwell Storyline: A little boy named Tim receives an invitation to meet his kindergartner teacher on Thursday at 3 o’clock, at the school on Sunrise Street.  As he explores the building and meets new friends, he shares his experiences with the reader.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom By Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambauld today’s children storybook summary is Chicka Chicka Boom Boom By Bill Martin, Jr . and John Archambauld Illustration by Lois Elhert Storyline: It seems that there isn’t much to say about this book – “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom”-, that all is self-explanatory, and yet, for those of us who didn’t got a chance to read it, or forgot about it, here is a summary. It all started with the letter “A” … A told B, and B told C, “I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree”.

Sector 7 by David Wiesner today’s children storybook summary is Sector 7 By David Wiesner Storyline: The kids are out on a school trip. Today, they are going to the Observatory on the Empire State building. The place is huge; from the ground you cannot see its end. The kids climb the stairs all the way up and the building is so tall that its tower is surrounded by clouds. Up at the top visibility is very low. It looks like the for is dense. As you go further,

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 Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats today’s children storybook summary is The Snowy Day By Ezra Jack Keats Storyline: Peter wakes up one morning to see that had snowed overnight. Peter is a little boy. He puts on his snowsuit and runs outside to play. He makes footprints on the snow, he knocks the snow from the trees and watch it falling,

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.