September Books
Your Name Is A Song
by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and Luisa Uribe
A picture book about the beauty of everyone's name. A young black child is upset waiting in the schoolyard. When Momma arrives she asks about her first day of school. The young girl is upset because no one could pronounce her name, not even her teacher. Momma teachers her a beautiful and empowering lesson. Her name is so beautiful and unique that it can be sung to a song, just like all other names.
Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences.
Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver have written the critically-acclaimed Here's Hank and the Hank Zipzer book series, which follows the everyday adventures of a bright boy with learning challenges. Hank is smart, and he wants to do well in school. He tries to do well, but he is always getting into trouble. The stories are adorable, fun, hilarious, inspired and are upbeat.
Bookmarks Are People Too! #1 (Here's Hank)
by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Niagara Falls, Or Does It? #1
by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Apples
by Gail Gibbons
Amazing illustrations that introduce the reader to the botany of apples.
Explore the history of the apple but also the way that families and farmers grow and care for apple trees today, from planting to selling, to turning them into delicious treats and using them for classic games like "bobbing for apples" on Halloween.
The Leaf Thief
by Alice Hemming
A humorous look at autumn when a confused squirrel tries to find the missing leaf from his tree. When a leaf in his tree goes missing, squirrel becomes frantic, trying to figure out who has stole his leaf. Cute and whimsical illustrations in a hilarious picture book about autumn and adapting to change.
Sing a Season Song
by Jane Yolen
A lovely book!
"Snow, snow, / shiver and blow. Icicle popsicles / drip, drop, and dropsicles.”
Jane Yolen with poetic words weaves a story of each season of the year. In lilting verse the beauty of nature and seasonal changes. The beautiful watercolor-pencil illustrations present with intricate detail a lush natural world. A wonderful book for young to adults.
Sneezy Louise
by Irene Breznak
Louise gets up with itchy eyes, a wheezy throat, and a very, very sneezy nose; it's going to be a bad day. Especially when you keep forgetting to cover your mouth when you sneeze and keep getting reminded to “cover your mouth, PLEASE!”. Louise has problems at school, during ballet class, and even when being read a bedtime story. A charming story with illustrations that capture the events that goes on during a day and Louise with her tickly sneezy expressions.
Loose Leashes
by Amy Schmidt
Photographs by Ron Schmidt
Poems and photo tributes to our lovable friends; dogs. Cute photos that compliment the poems. Children will delight in looking at the charming photos, there is information on each dog at the end of the book.
A book children will enjoy with interesting silly poems, from the title poem "Loose Leashes" about being off the leash and taking a road trip to the "I Will Not Go To The Groomer" about bathing in a sink. Delightful fun poems with charming interesting photos.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
By Bill Martin and Eric Carle
A treasured classic that introduces colors in a friendly chant. Age 3 to 6
A to Z Kids Stuff "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? activities and printables
If You Take A Mouse To School
by Laura Numeroff
Follow a boy and his plucky mouse through a busy day at school. Age 5 to 7
The Napping House
By Don and Audrey Wood
A group "of sleepers (granny, child, dog, cat, mouse) accumulate on a bed in a rainy afternoon napping house, until a wakeful flea starts a chain reaction that rouses the lot. Age 3 to 6.
VSites to See:
How To Make An Apple Pie And See The World
by Marjorie Pricema
When an energetic little baker discovers that the market is closed, she travels the world to find the freshest ingredients for her apple pie. Age 6 to 8
