October is National Popcorn Poppin' Month

October is National Popcorn Poppin’ Month

The Popcorn Book
by Tomie DePaola


Tony and Tiny decide to have some popcorn after seeing a popcorn commercial on television. Their mother tells them it is in the refrigerator. They both wonder why she keeps the popcorn in the refrigerator. Tiny decides to look up the answer in a book and explains to his brother not only why the popcorn is stored in the refrigerator, but he also describes where popcorn came from, how it was made and used throughout history, and how much popcorn is eaten in the United States. Will they be able to successfully make popcorn? See for yourself how the popcorn turns out for the two boys. There is also two different ways of making popcorn listed at the end of the book.

Aliens for Lunch
by Jonathan Etra and Stephanie Spinner and illustrated by Steve Björkman

Richard and Henry decide to have a snack of popcorn one day, and out of the bag of popcorn pops a little alien named Aric that Richard had previously helped in Aliens for Breakfast. Aric once again needs their help. Aric’s home planet of Ganoob had sent a very special package on a cargo ship to the planet Threll, but that ship had been stolen by the Graxians. If the package is not recovered, the desserts of Threll will not taste good, and the people of Threll will then attack Earth and steal all of the desserts. Can Aric, Richard, and Henry get the package back, deliver it to Threll, and save all of the desserts on Earth?

Popcorn!
by Elaine Landau and illustrated by Brian Lies

This nonfiction book has lots of fun facts about popcorn, such as October is National Popcorn Popping Month, but the book also discusses how and where popcorn is grown, how it pops, the history of popcorn, and how popcorn is good for you. There are also suggestions to make your popcorn taste even better and lists of websites and other books that are about popcorn.

The Popcorn Dragon
by Jane Thayer and illustrated by Lisa McCue

Dexter finds out one day that he can blow smoke. The other animals see him blow smoke, but they find that they cannot blow smoke like Dexter. Dexter then shows off by blowing smoke rings and doing other tricks with the smoke. The other animals get jealous and decide they do not want to play with Dexter. Sadly, Dexter lay down in among some cornstalks. Can you guess what happens next? Will Dexter be able to get his friends back?