Kids love animals -- and they love picture books about animals, too. Come and Play! Exploring Animal Friends takes children on a tour of fifteen types of animal friends. Discover what makes pandas, raccoons, spiders, cats, and frogs unique (just to name a few). Whether or how they play, and what makes them special. While this children's animal book gives interesting and surprising facts, it is the original illustrations which makes this book a treasure. The animal illustrations magnify the … [Read more...] about Come and Play! Exploring Animal Friends by Heidi Dehncke
Mia and the Hummingbird by Nancy Carlisle
Mia and the Hummingbird is beautifully illustrated and tells a parallel story of a little girl and a hummingbird. In the story, Mia, a young girl, immigrates to a new country and learns to accept a new life. She sees the hummingbird building her nest for her babies and thinks that she and the bird are similar as they learn to adapt to their new homes. Mia and the Hummingbird includes information about hummingbirds, environmental and social reasons for immigration, our changing climate, … [Read more...] about Mia and the Hummingbird by Nancy Carlisle
Parrot Pokey’s Mind Machine (The Adventures of Rex and Sasha) by Maximiliano Silva
What if your pet had a secret? Rex and Sasha are your average neighbor dog and cat, burying bones and climbing trees. But when the evil parrot Pokey makes a terrible plan to take over human minds, they put on their secret agent gear to stop him. They must race against the clock along with their fellow fox agent, Belles, to stop Pokey's plot, save their humans, and make it home before those humans realize they've been gone! Will they succeed? Targeted Age Group:: 6-12 What Inspired You … [Read more...] about Parrot Pokey’s Mind Machine (The Adventures of Rex and Sasha) by Maximiliano Silva
Roxy Finds Her Forever Home by Rick Stamper
This book is based on a true story about a puppy named Roxy, that wanders off from her mother and finds her self in trouble. Roxy is a very intelligent puppy and learns very quickly about the other dogs and the duck on the farm. She meets her new family and is introduced to eating supper at night, taking baths, blow dryers, and sleeping with her new kids. Targeted Age Group:: 2-12 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? Roxy was so smart and never ceased to amaze us on the things she did … [Read more...] about Roxy Finds Her Forever Home by Rick Stamper
Ten Zany Birds by Sherry Ellis
Targeted Age Group:: Ages 3-7 When ten little birds get together, it's a feathered festival! The party would last forever, if none of the ten friends were so easily distracted. One by one, each little bird finds something new to do. Some see other animals to play with. Some get hungry, one one stinky bird really needs a bath. Who's going to be left in the tree at the end of the part? A spotted bird, a striped bird, or the one with purple polka dots? Both a fun counting story and an … [Read more...] about Ten Zany Birds by Sherry Ellis
