Old and New Storybooks

today’s children storybook summary is Fanny By Holly Hobbie The takeaway This book is about not taking “no” for an answer. If you believe in something, you can do it. Just like little Fanny. When her mother said “no”, she didn’t give up (which, to be realistic, should just be the exception from the rule, not the norm). When her friends say “no,” she also perseveres until they change their minds.

  I Am Peace by Susan Verde today’s children storybook summary is I Am Peace By Susan Verde Art by Peter H. Reynolds The takeaway Mindfulness exercises can help children manage their feeling, relax and get rid of anxiety.

How To Get Your Teacher Ready by Jean Reagan today’s children storybook summary is How to Get Your Teacher Ready By Jean Regan Illustrated by Lee Wildish The takeaway Read this book to kindergarten kids or first and second grader to get them motivated to work with other towards a common goal, to teach them good behavior, and give them inspiration to be helpful in the classroom and listen to the teacher.

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.

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.