Archive for February, 2007

Baby Unicorn and Baby Dragon

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Unicorns, Dragons, and a Wicked Elf? What more could you want for a cool story. We liked this one! (Warning, I only recorded the first 15min of narration).

Tags: childrens books, podcast, scholastic, jean and claudio marzollo, kimberly bulken root, unicorn, dragon, elf, friendship, courage

The Story of Jumping Mouse

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

A native american legend with a great ending, this is the story of a little mouse who literally learns to fly through his selflessness. The full page charcoal illustrations fit the mood of the tale well.

Tags: childrens books, podcast, scholastic, john steptoe, jumping mouse, native american, eagle, [...]

Town Mouse Country Mouse

Monday, February 5th, 2007

The gorgeous full page illustrations make this book stand out. The story is a well known version of the “green is greener” syndrome, but the paintings on each page make it a joy to read.

Tags: childrens books, podcast, scholastic, jan brett, grass is greener, mouse, cat, [...]

Lon Po Po

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

This story is billed as the Chinese equivalent of our Red Riding Hood story but I think it’s much better. In the Western version, Red Riding Hood clearly isn’t that smart, being deceived by a cross-dressing wolf won’t get you into MIT. These three little Chinese girls, on the other hand, aren’t taking in [...]