Books

Michael Rosen’s Sad Book

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

With unmitigated honesty, a touch of humor, and sensitive illustrations by Quentin Blake, Michael Rosen explores the experience of sadness in a way that resonates with everyone. “Sometimes I’m sad and I don’t know why. It’s just a cloud that comes along and covers me up. Sad things happen to everyone, and sometimes people feel [...]

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The Day Gogo Went to Vote

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Thembi’s beloved great-grandmother, Gogo, is so old, she hasn’t left the house in years. But when Thembi’s parents announce that black South Africans will be allowed to vote for the first time, Gogo surprises the whole family by announcing that she will travel to the polls and that Thembi must come with her. Through Thembi’s [...]

Posted in Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Primary (ages 6-9), South Africa | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Once Upon an Ordinary School Day

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A celebration of extraordinary teachers! The boy’s breakfast is ordinary, his walk to school is ordinary, even his thoughts are ordinary. But when he goes to his classroom and sits down at his desk, his day begins to change – a new teacher, Mr. Gee, bursts into the classroom with an extraordinary idea that challenges [...]

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My Mom

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Anthony Browne returns to celebrate the every-mom. We first meet Mom over a cup of coffee, clad in a floral robe. The robe is ever present as her child describes her wondrous abilities and traits: from fantastic cook to brilliant juggler to great painter and from being as beautiful as a butterfly to being as [...]

Posted in England (UK), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Ian Penney’s Abc

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Young readers have fun learning their ABCs by finding the objects beginning with the letter for each page. Colorful borders on each page show the entire alphabet.

Posted in England (UK), Ireland, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Wales (UK) | Tagged | Leave a comment

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The year is 2194, and Tendai, his brother, and his sister — the children of Zimbabwe’s chief of security — have escaped from their father’s estate to explore the dangerous city of Harare. The Ear, the Eye and the Arm was a Newbery Honor Book, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Notable [...]

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Count Karlstein

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Can you hear the distant howling of hounds and the thunder of ghostly hooves? It’s All Souls’ Eve and Zamiel the Demon Huntsman has come to claim his prey! He’s headed straight for Castle Karlstein, where the evil count has hatched an evil plan; he’ll sacrifice his two young nieces to save himself. Can Lucy [...]

Posted in Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Switzerland | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Artemis Fowl The Eternity Code

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Sequel to Artemis Fowl, the Arctic incident. After Artemis uses stolen fairy technology to create a powerful microcomputer and it is snatched by a dangerous American businessman, Artemis, Juliet, Mulch, and the fairies join forces to try to retrieve it.

Posted in England (UK), Europe, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Little Blue House

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In a very small town in rural Argentina there is a magical house. The house is vacant and has been for as long as anyone can remember, but once a year, at midnight, the house turns blue, and 24 hours later it turns back to white again. Twelve-year-old Cintia lives with her father, an angry [...]

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Red Butterfly: How a Princess Smuggled the Secret of Silk Out of China

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

An enchanting tale of hidden beauty and fierce courage, retold in the style of T’ang Dynasty poetry and illustrated with charm and grace. A young Chinese princess is sent from her father’s kingdom to marry the king of a far-off land. She must leave behind her home of splendors: sour plums and pink peach petals [...]

Posted in China, Folklore, Myth, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9) | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment