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Issue: October 2008
Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest
Samuel and Martha have just moved to Norway to live with their aunt Eda, and she’s taking some getting used to. She has too many rules, no TV, and insists that they eat local delicacies like brown cheese and reindeer soup. And then there’s the most peculiar thing about her—her irrational fear of her own [...]
Posted in Fantasy, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Norway Tagged aunt, Brother and sister, Dog, imaginary creature, Magic, new life, orphan, Rescue Leave a comment
Snowbone
One pale wooden girl stands on the shore of Black Sand Bay, where the sea meets the sky and the wind meets the water. But Snowbone knows that she and her wooden friends can’t stay here forever. Something is happening deep within the forest. Something—someone—that must be stopped. Determined to save the Ashenpeakers from a [...]
Posted in England (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8) Tagged Adventure, Dark, Friend, good leader, slavery Leave a comment
A Hippo’s Tale
Deep in the middle of Africa, at the river’s edge where the hippos live, life is pleasant. The big hippos like to relax at the beach, while the little hippos love diving. Mrs. Hippopotamus enjoys having quiet time all to herself, especially when bathing. She even has her beach, where she takes a bath in [...]
Posted in Africa, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3), Sweden Tagged bath, disturbing, Hippo, Monkey, Peronal Enjoyment, solution Leave a comment
Hedgehog, Pig, and the Sweet Little Friend
It’s a quiet evening at Hedgehog’s house,until there’s a squeak at the gate.Someone’s outside who wants to come in.It’s dark and the hour is late. It’s someone who’s lost and wants to go home,someone who can’t find the way.“Come in,” invites Hedgehog, “come in and sit down.Tomorrow will be a new day.”
Posted in Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3), Sweden Tagged Friend, going home, hedgehog, home, lost, pig Leave a comment
Mini Mia and Her Darling Uncle
Mini Mia loves her Uncle Tommy. They hang out in coffee bars, go for walks, swim, and do other fun stuff. But one day Fergus appears in her uncle’s kitchen. Mini Mia does not want to share Tommy with his new boyfriend. She thinks Fergus should go back to where he came from in Scotland. [...]
Posted in Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3), Realistic Fiction, Scotland (UK), Sweden Tagged Acceptance, Homosexuality, Love, nephew, Share, uncle Leave a comment
Junk Collector School
Junk is the world’s best free stuff. Anybody who’s part detective and part collector can put together a collection in no time. Jake really knows his junk. His house is filled with the most amazing collections of it. Andy wants a collection of his own, which is why he goes to Jake’s Junk Collector School.
Posted in Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3), Realistic Fiction, Sweden Tagged collecting, junk, Learning, neighbor Leave a comment
Tracks of a Panda
A giant panda and her baby set off on a search for a safe, sustaining home in this informative tale about an enchanting creature.High on a mist-wrapped mountain, a mother panda cradles her newborn, pink and impossibly small. The bamboo patch they need for food is dying, and as soon as her baby is old [...]
Posted in China, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3) Tagged baby, cub, New home, panda, Survival Leave a comment
Patterns in Peru: An Adventure in Patterning
Matt and Bibi unravel a pattern to discover a lost city. The Zills are visiting Peru to study the mysterious lost city of Quwi when Matt and Bibi stumble into an adventure. With only each other, their faithful dog Riley, and an unusual ancient relic to guide them, the twins must use their understanding of [...]
Posted in Fiction, Peru, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3) Tagged Adventure, Mathmatics, pattern perception, sequence Leave a comment
Alert!
Tobias is a very special mole. He collects shiny round pebbles and hides them down in his burrow where they’re safe . When a friend warns him about robbers on the prowl, Tobias begins to worry. Frantically, Tobias moves his stones from one place to another until he discovers, too late, that he has been [...]
Posted in Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3), Switzerland Tagged fable, Fear, mole, trick, trust Leave a comment
On October 20, 2010 at 7:00 P.M., Rosemary Wells, illustrator and author of the preschool series Max and Ruby, will be at Worlds of Words physical location on the 4th floor of the College of Education at the University of Arizona.
The Penalty