Another Tuesday Book Post in the Garden State

Just a quick look at a few books from our library shelf...

Utterly Otter Day

Princess could not resist the cover art on this one.

I found it a timely tale for us, as she has been straining

against our parenting a bit of late. "I'm a big girl now!"

is heard often as we warn her of this danger or that.

Little Otter is no different, and as he tries out his big Otter freedom,

he realizes after a near escape from a cougar (with some help from Mom and Dad) that

He needs his family - no matter how big

he grows.

Granddad's Fishing Buddy

Fishing with Granddad is not a possibility for Princess,

Farmer Dad's Pop died long before she was born, and my father

suffers from Emphysema far too severe to take her fishing.

This story was so sweet though, well worth a read..even if it made

us just a touch melancholy. A girl named Sara, goes with her Granddad

to fish out on the lake, to discover spending time with Granddad

just may be the best catch of all!The illustrations have a homey "vintage feel"

that I just adored.

The Yellow Balloon

We are asked to imagine a bright yellow balloon is sailing over many different landscapes,

both real and imagined all over the world.Through many time periods,world's both natural and supernatural.We enjoyed finding objects in the illustrations.

There are no words, and although I am not a fan of that myself, Princess is.

This is a nice example of the genre.

Franny B. Kranny, There's a Bird in your Hair

You would only need to see Princess upon awakening to know why I picked this book. ;-)Like Franny, she has long frizzy hair, and people are always suggesting a hair cut (by people, I mean Farmer Dad). She will not do it.Unless you leave her alone with the scissors, and she snips out a bit herself.In this story, Franny

is taken to get her hair "done" at the hairdresser for a family reunion.

The man does not know what else to do with it, so he piles it all on top of her head,

kind of like a bird's nest..at least that is what a little brown bird thinks when they leave the shop. Her sister goes from embarrassed to proud as Franny becomes the main (or should that be mane?) attraction of the reunion. Very cute, and delightful illustrations by Helen Oxenbury.

I hope you have found something good to read from our list, or at your own local library.

I will have some exciting news soon for some fun summer fun...I do hope you will join us, here in our little corner of the Garden State. ((BIG HUGS))KateinNJ