Old and New Storybooks

Stephen and the Beetle by Jorge Lujan today’s children storybook summary is Stephen and the Beetle By Jorge Lujan Illustration by Chiara Carrer The takeaway Life is made up of small things, grace is universal, and empathy is better learned through play and observation.   

Crabtree by Jon & Tucker Nichols today’s children storybook summary is Crabtree By Jon & Tucker Nichols The takeaway Everybody needs to put a little order in their homes; even adults need help to get organized. Because when you have a lot of stuff, you risk losing your most important things. Take Alfred Crabtree for example…. He lost his smile… well, it wasn’t an actual smile but very similar. 

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.

Trouble with Trolls by Jan Brett today’s children storybook summary is Trouble with Trolls By Jan Brett Storyline: What would you do if a bunch of trolls want to steal your dog? Fight them back? Let them have it? Run away? See what Treva did. This book teaches us how to fight for what we love. In early spring, Treva, a girl with golden braids, decides to pay a visit to a cousin who lives on the other side of the Mount Baldy.

Detective LaRue, Letters from the Investigation by Mark Teague today’s children storybook summary is Detective LaRue – Letters from the Investigation By Mark Teague Storyline: Ike LaRue, the wire fox terrier dog, is back with a new adventure. This time, he is solving a crime involving a burglary and the disappearance of the neighbor’s cats. We find out about it through a series of letters he sends to his master Gertrude LaRue. On September 30 th , the Snort City Gazette reported that two cats have gone missing from their home, Mrs. Hibbins apartment.

Here I Am by Kim and Sanchez today’s children storybook summary is Here I am By Patty Kim Illustration by Sonia Sanchez Storyline: Looking down from the airplane window, the boy sees the city below. But he is not smiling, he is not excited, he is sad. Coming out of the plane, with his parents and a younger sibling, he keeps looking back.

Tommy Two-Toes by Dayton and Darci Mason today’s children storybook summary is Tommy Two-Toes by Dayton and Darci Mason Illustrator: Argha Mondal Storyline: Our character is a sloth called Tommy Two-Toes, that, for the majority of time, lives up on the tree tops.

The Pottery Place by Gail Gibbons today’s children storybook summary is The Pottery Place By Gail Gibbons Storyline: Written when pottery wasn’t such an exotic occupation as it seems today, this book tells us all there is about this craft. Of course, it was designed for children but even adults could learn about the daily life of a potter.

Flood by Alvaro F. Villa today’s children storybook summary is Flood By Alvaro F. Villa Storyline: It is a bright day. The sun is shining over the grassland and a bird is flying over the river. Two children are playing with their dog under an old but proud tree, not far from their white and blue house, with red and pink flower beds and a short white fence around.

Bailey by Harry Bliss today’s children storybook summary is Bailey By Harry Bliss Storyline: This book is about a school day in the live of Bailey, the dog. At the first glimpse it may seem boring, a common place, or just another school day. But it’s not. For the simple reason that Bailey is a dog, and, unlike humans, dogs don’t go to school, as far as we know.