Traditional Literature

Title: Princess Justina Albertina: A Caoutionary Tale
Author: Ellen Dee Davidson
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 9781570916526

Summary: Princess Justina Albertina is a spoiled little girl who demands her nanny to get her a pet. No pet is just right in the eyes of Princess Justina Albertina and she keeps sending her nanny back out to get a new pet. Then her nanny pick out the perfect pet gryphon and the pet eats the princess.

Rating: 5 out 5 stars.



Title: Strega Nona
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 1975
ISBN: 067166283X

Summary: Strega Nona, Grandma Witch, is a source of potions, curses, and magic in the town of Calabrian. She had a magical pasta pot that intrigues hungry Big Anthony. He is supposed to look after her house and tend her garden when she visits Strega Amelia. While she is gone, Big Anthony recites the magic versus over the pasta pot and only disaster results. 

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.



Title: One Grain of Rice
Author: Demi
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 059093998X

Summary: There once was a raja who thought he was fair. But every year he kept nearly everyone's rice for himself. Then when a famine came he refused to share the rice and the people went hungry. A village girl, Rani, makes a clever plan to get the rice back. She does a good deed for raja and in return demands one grain of rice doubled every day for thirty days. 

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars. 

Beginning Reader

Title: Penny and Her Marble
Author: Kevin Henkes
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Publication Date: 2013
ISBN: 9780062082039

Summary: Penny is walking her doll down the street as far as she can go to Mrs. Goodwin's house. When she arrives there she finds an extra special marble in her front lawn. Penny takes the marble and loves it! Suddenly, the thought of the marble being Mrs. Goodwin's crosses Penny. Did she steal the marble? The guilt overcomes Penny and she puts it back the next morning only to find out that Mrs. Goodwin put it in her front lawn for somebody to take.

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars



Title: Mouse Soup
Author: Arnold Lobel
Publisher: Harper Trophy
Publication Date: 1977
ISBN: 0060239670

Summary: A mouse was sitting under a tree reading a book when all of a sudden a weasel sneaks up and takes him back to his house to make mouse soup. The mouse tells the weasel a soup is only good with stories and the weasel believes him. The mouse tells him four different stories and at the end he tells the weasel he must get one thing from each story to put into the soup. While the weasel is having a difficult time getting the story ingredients for the soup, the mouse scurries home to eat his supper and finish his book. 

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars



Title: Happy Pig Day!
Author: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion Books For Children
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9781423143420

Summary: Today is Happy Pig Day and Piggie could not be more excited! Gerald is a little upset because he is an elephant and not a pig so he thinks he cannot participate in Happy Pig Day. Piggie reassures him that anyone who loves pigs can celebrate Happy Pig Day. Gerald joins in on the celebration with Piggie and other friends!

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars 

Picture Books

Title: Where The Wild Things Are
Author: Maurice Sendak
Publisher: Harper Collins Publisher
Publication Date: 1963
ISBN: 0060254939

Summary: Max is causing mischief in his wolf suit all through the night so his mother sends him to bed without his dinner. Soon after, his room starts to grow into forest and Max travels in his private boat to where the wild things are. He becomes king of the wild things and has an all night rumpus until he gets hungry and goes back home where his dinner is waiting for him still hot.

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars



Title: Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator
Author: Mo Willems
Publisher: Blazer and Bray
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9780062004000

Summary: Alligator loves to get surprises from Amanda, but also hates waiting for her to come back. Alligator finds ways to pass the time while Amanda is out or reading a book until she brings home a surprise for Alligator. It is a new friend for Alligator! Alligator does not like the surprise at first but by the end of the night Alligator and Panda are friends.

Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars.


Title: Waiting
Author: Kevin Henkes
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Publication Date: 2015
ISBN: 9780062368447

Summary: A pig, bear, dog, bunny, and owl are all waiting for different things. They look out the window and wait and eventually see what they are waiting for. They also see other marvelous things outside of the window. One day a cat with patches comes and joins them and is waiting for something not outside the window. She is a Russian cat doll and four other kitten pop out!

Rating 3 out of 5 stars

Decodable Books

Title: Nan and Pap
Author: Veronica Angel
Publisher: Reading A to Z
Publication Date: Unavailable
ISBN: Unavailable

Summary: This decodable book focuses on the phonics element of the short a sound. This book shows Nan and Pap and where they take naps. It also shows Nan's pan.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars


Title: A Nap and a Map
Author: Lili Henderson
Publisher: Reading A to Z
Publication Date: Unavailable
ISBN: Unavailable

Summary: This decodable book reviews the phonics elements n, a, and p and introduces the phonics element of m. You meet Pam and Pap who like to take naps on various things. 

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars



Title: Dan the Tan Man
Author: Susan Hartley
Publisher: Reading A to Z
Publication Date: Unavailable
ISBN: Unavailable

Summary: This decodable book reviews the phonics elements of n, a, p, m, s, t, o and d. The book introduces the phonograms of -an and -ad. Dan runs away from Nan who puts up and ad to find him. 

Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars