Monday, September 30, 2013

That Is Not a Good Idea!

by Mo Willems
E WIL

This is a funny and unexpected book in the style of a silent film--black pages with short sentences on one side of the book and colorful pictures on the opposite side.  A mother bird seems like she is being tricked by a wolf who wants to put her in the soup!  Every page has baby chicks announcing that "That is NOT a good idea!"  Read through to end to see the surprise ends that has kids laughing out loud!

The Dark

by Lemony Snicket
E SNI


A wonderful personification of darkness in a purely physical and playful sense. A little boy avoids the places where the dark gathers itself together -- drawers, behind doors, and the basement. One night his nightlight goes out and he hears the dark calling him. He braves the trip into the basement to find that the way to send the dark away lives in the dark! Great illustrations and a story which can help you be less afraid of the dark!