Red Green Blue: A First Book of Colors
by Alison Jay
This book describes different colors using the characters from different nursery rhymes. On a rainy day that is grey, a little boy sees the three blind mice running from the farmer’s wife. He travels on a sees the yellow teapot that is short and stout, Miss Muffet and the black spider, the little brown mouse that ran up the hickory clock, and many others. Will the day stay grey and rainy? What other rhymes and colors will the little boy find?
by Alison Jay
This book describes different colors using the characters from different nursery rhymes. On a rainy day that is grey, a little boy sees the three blind mice running from the farmer’s wife. He travels on a sees the yellow teapot that is short and stout, Miss Muffet and the black spider, the little brown mouse that ran up the hickory clock, and many others. Will the day stay grey and rainy? What other rhymes and colors will the little boy find?
Girl vs. Superstar
by Robin Palmer
Lucy B. Parker has just started sixth grade, and things are not going as well as she had hoped. Two of her friends “friend-dumped” her right before school started, her “sort-of friend” Marissa is driving her crazy, and her mother has been acting really weird and happy. Lucy knows something is up, but she is not prepared for what she finds out. It turns out that her mother has been dating someone for the past six weeks, and now she wants to introduce Lucy to him and his daughter. Then her mother tells her who she is dating, Laurel Moses’s father (actress and singer), and Lucy does not take it well. Laurel Moses is the reason for the “hat incident” that has plagued Lucy, and she is not looking forward to meeting her “archenemy.” When she does meet Alan and Laurel, it does not seem that it is going to work out for Lucy, but her mother really wants Lucy and Laurel to get along. Then Lucy finds out that Laurel’s life is not nearly as glamorous as she thought, and that they might have more in common than Lucy ever dreamed possible. Can Lucy give up her feelings of hurt and anger towards Laurel? Will she and Laurel become friends?
by Robin Palmer
Lucy B. Parker has just started sixth grade, and things are not going as well as she had hoped. Two of her friends “friend-dumped” her right before school started, her “sort-of friend” Marissa is driving her crazy, and her mother has been acting really weird and happy. Lucy knows something is up, but she is not prepared for what she finds out. It turns out that her mother has been dating someone for the past six weeks, and now she wants to introduce Lucy to him and his daughter. Then her mother tells her who she is dating, Laurel Moses’s father (actress and singer), and Lucy does not take it well. Laurel Moses is the reason for the “hat incident” that has plagued Lucy, and she is not looking forward to meeting her “archenemy.” When she does meet Alan and Laurel, it does not seem that it is going to work out for Lucy, but her mother really wants Lucy and Laurel to get along. Then Lucy finds out that Laurel’s life is not nearly as glamorous as she thought, and that they might have more in common than Lucy ever dreamed possible. Can Lucy give up her feelings of hurt and anger towards Laurel? Will she and Laurel become friends?
Wanted: The Perfect Pet
by Fiona Robertson
Henry wanted to get a dog more than he wanted anything else in the world. He had twenty-seven frogs, but it was not the same. He wanted a dog he could teach tricks to, and a dog would be the perfect pet for a boy. He decided one day to advertise for a dog in the newspaper. Far away from Henry, there was a duck that had no name and no friends. He was very lonely. Then the duck found the ad in the paper, and decided to be the “dog” that Henry wanted. He came up with a great dog disguise and went to meet Henry. Unfortunately, the duck was not very good at doing dog things, such as fetch or learning new tricks. Then his disguise fell off. Will the boy decide that a duck is a better pet than a dog? Will the duck no longer feel lonely?
by Fiona Robertson
Henry wanted to get a dog more than he wanted anything else in the world. He had twenty-seven frogs, but it was not the same. He wanted a dog he could teach tricks to, and a dog would be the perfect pet for a boy. He decided one day to advertise for a dog in the newspaper. Far away from Henry, there was a duck that had no name and no friends. He was very lonely. Then the duck found the ad in the paper, and decided to be the “dog” that Henry wanted. He came up with a great dog disguise and went to meet Henry. Unfortunately, the duck was not very good at doing dog things, such as fetch or learning new tricks. Then his disguise fell off. Will the boy decide that a duck is a better pet than a dog? Will the duck no longer feel lonely?
Hot Diggity Dog: The History of the Hot Dog
by Adrienne Sylver and illustrated by Elwood H. Smith
The nonfiction book covers the history of the hot dog, beginning with the sausage becoming a popular snack in the Roman Empire (by Gaius, the chef of the emperor). Warning: this book tells you what sausage might be made off, so careful reading or you may never eat sausage again! On every page there are also little fun facts about the hot dog, different people, places, and where other favorite foods are from. The hot dog on the bun was first started because a hot dog vendor needed a way to sell the hot sausage to people without them burning their hands. He asked his brother-in-law, a baker, for some ideas, and his brother-in-law created the bun we all know today. Then in the late eighteen hundreds, the hot dog began to be sold during baseball games, and it quickly became a tradition to watch baseball and eat hot dogs. Then in 1957, July became National Hot Dog Month. Finally, there is a discussion on what kinds of things you can put on hot dogs, and the record for the most hot dogs eaten. At the end of the story are some recipes that the author has learned from her family.
by Adrienne Sylver and illustrated by Elwood H. Smith
The nonfiction book covers the history of the hot dog, beginning with the sausage becoming a popular snack in the Roman Empire (by Gaius, the chef of the emperor). Warning: this book tells you what sausage might be made off, so careful reading or you may never eat sausage again! On every page there are also little fun facts about the hot dog, different people, places, and where other favorite foods are from. The hot dog on the bun was first started because a hot dog vendor needed a way to sell the hot sausage to people without them burning their hands. He asked his brother-in-law, a baker, for some ideas, and his brother-in-law created the bun we all know today. Then in the late eighteen hundreds, the hot dog began to be sold during baseball games, and it quickly became a tradition to watch baseball and eat hot dogs. Then in 1957, July became National Hot Dog Month. Finally, there is a discussion on what kinds of things you can put on hot dogs, and the record for the most hot dogs eaten. At the end of the story are some recipes that the author has learned from her family.
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