Buzz on Books # 22

Before closing for Christmas, I decided to write a quick blog on this week's picks. All about animals, the first book is Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm by Joy Cowley. The story is in rhyme about farm animals that hate having to be put in the big tub and washed. Finally the animals decide to leave for the city to get away from all of the scrubbing bubbles. But being out on their own isn't what they thought it would be, and they soon wish they were all back on Mrs. Wishy-Washy's farm.

The second book is perfect for helping a child learn his or her ABCs. Cha Cha Chimps by Julia Durango is also in ryhme as 10 little chimps sneak out to go dancing, but one by one they all leave the group as they dance with other animals. With cute illustrations and a quick-read text, both of these books will bring a smile to your child's face.

Buzz on Books # 21

Have you ever had a class pet? What about a class pet that acted more like a student than a pet? In the book I.Q. Goes to School by Mary Ann Fraser, I.Q. is Mrs. Furber's class' pet. I.Q. stays in his cage for the most part, but loves to participate in school just as the students do. Children can follow along as I.Q. demonstrates his knowledge of the alphabet, the colors of the rainbow, the order of the months and the numbers 1-10 as the schoolyear continues.

Then in I.Q. Goes to the Library, the class pet is out and about for a week in the school library. He spends the week learning how to use a library, and searches frantically for a special book to check out. These books will perhaps change your mind whether you dislike all mice. I.Q. is a cute critter that has a thirst for knowledge, and has interesting ways of learning. Find more books on class pets in the Children's Place of the Twinsburg Public Library.

Buzz on Books # 20

Have you ever loved a color so much you wished you could actually be that color? How much fun would it be, to be that favorite color? Pinkalicious knows ALL about pink, but after disobeying her parents and eating too many pink cupcakes, Pinkalicious actually turns pink! At first she finds this fun, but soon Pinkalicious is blending in with flowers and bees and bugs begin to buzz around her. Pinkalicious learns that the only way she will change back is if she eats her greens. To find out if it works, read Pinkalicious by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann.

Then read Purplicious, where Pinkalicious is made fun of for picking pink. Black is now the coolest color among her friends, but Pinkalicious prefers pink. Pinkalicious pouts and soon gets the blues, until a new friend teaches her that purple is pretty too. In fact, it's purplicious.

Buzz on Books # 19

Coinciding with the Daddy's Little Princess program on Saturday, this week I picked the best books about Disney princesses and one about Barbie. Thre exciting books are Disney's Princess Collection: Love and Friendship Stories, Disney's 5-Minute Princess Stories, and Disney's Princess More 5-Minute Princess Stories: A Magical Collection of Princess Tales. Cinderella, Snow White, Oliver & Company, and even Tarzan and Robin Hood are all in the Disney Princess books, along with many, many more.

Barbie Princess Tales: The Essential Guide has stories on The Princess and the Pauper, The Magic of Pegasus, Swan Lake, Rapunzel, and The Nutcracker. Each story has detailed pictures, passages, and captions, perfect for your little princess! Stop in to check out these and more books about princesses in the Children's Place at the Twinsburg Public Library.