Saturday, July 19, 2008

New Peek-a-Books


Bugs for Lunch. Rhyming wording introduces bug-eating animals such as geckos, trout, or even people: though they may not be everyone's favorite dish, bugs make tasty treats for many creatures, even humans.


Hello, Ocean! This rhyming picture book describes a young girl's wonder of the ocean experience through each of her five senses.


Trucks : Whizz! Zoom! Rumble!
Young readers are introduced to a wide variety of trucks, using short and snappy, skillfully written rhymed text.


Madeline in London.
Pepito has moved to England. To help celebrate his birthday, Miss Clavel and the girls pay him a visit. When his mother won't let Pepito keep one of his birthday presents--a horse--Madeline is more than willing to help out.


What Are You So Grumpy About?
A collection of cartoons that present various reasons for being grumpy, such as eating "grown-up" cereal, getting a boring birthday present, doing chores, and being touched by your brother or sister.

You Read to Me, I'll Read to You : Very Short Stories to Read Together.
The author offers 13 rhymed variations on the theme of getting together to read. The short poems are designed to be read aloud by two voices, with occasional parts to share.