Old and New Storybooks

                                                           today’s children storybook summary is Meg and Mog By Helen Nicoll Illustration by Jan Pienkowski

today’s children storybook summary is Hug Me, Please! By Przemyslaw Wechterowicz Illustrated by Emilia Dziubak Theme: Shared love, kindness towards others; Plot: Father and son bear go on hugging the animals in the forest. Moral: Love and kindness brings people together.

today’s children storybook summary is Yes, I Can! A Girl and Her Wheelchair By Kendra J. Barrett, Jacqueline B. Toner, and Claire A.B. Freeland Illustrated by Violet Lemay Theme: Overcoming disability; school inclusion; Plot: How a happy first grader in a wheelchair can make friends, enjoy her days at school, and participate in ordinary school activities; Moral: This story teaches us to be positive toward people with special needs. Instead of excluding them from daily activities, we should find activities suited to their condition. Instead of turning a blind eye and pretending they aren’t there, we should see them for who they are and help them with their goals.

today’s children storybook summary is The Tiger’s Egg By Nele Bronner Theme : Acceptance, kindness, love. Plot: A cranky zoo tiger is forced to take care of a chick hatched from an egg he’d found. Symbolism: The author uses the egg as a symbol for novelty, new beginnings, and new ideas that come to shake a dull and rigid world.

today’s children storybook summary is Who Wants To Be A Princess? By Jesse Harwood Illustrated by Tim Patton Theme: Being judgmental, making assumptions. Plot: Father tries to convince daughter that a princess is just an ordinary person with privileges and duties as well. Moral: There is more to a story than just your perspective.

today’s children storybook summary is Pablo Finds a Treasure By Andre Poulin Illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant The takeaway: All over the world, children work from an early age to support themselves and their families. Most of them work without pay, miss school, and live in poverty.  The characters in this book are fictional, but the situation is real.

today’s children storybook summary is Something Smells By Blake Liliane Hellman Illustrated by Steven Henry The takeaway: When something doesn’t feel right, we are often quick to blame others. Instead, we should take a hard look at ourselves because often, we are the ones causing the problem. And sometimes, just by changing a little detail, we can make it right again.

today’s children storybook summary is Auntie Loves You By Helen Foster James Illustrated by Petra Brown The takeaway: Rather than being a story with a point, this book is a keepsake, an auntie gift for her niece or nephew.

today’s children storybook summary is Migrant By Maxine Trottier Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault The takeaway: This is a very sweet story about a migrant family of Mennonites from Mexico and their lives on the road, told through the eyes of a young girl.

today’s children storybook summary is Dear Substitute By Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick Illustrated by Chris Raschka The takeaway : When teachers must miss a day at school, a substitute takes over. But the sub cannot replace the beloved teacher and the class grows anxious. This book shows exactly what children feel when their teacher is gone for the day and helps them get through the day and even enjoy it.