Title: Ride a Purple Pelican                           

Author:Jack Prelutsky

This is one of the books we used for class. I really enjoyed the poems we used in class that I went ahead and read all the poems in the book. I have to say I loved the illustrations as well; the illustrator did a great job. Indeed this is a great book to teach students about poetry.

Title: My Momma Likes to Say                     

Author: Denise Brennan-Nelson

This book is full of rhymes that are idioms, proverbs and clichés. Most of the poems come from a child’s point of view, and they are expressions that come from most mothers. The phrase used throughout the book is “…………My momma likes to say. I’m not sure what she means but I like it anyway”. It was really funny reading these poems, because my mom used to say them to me all the time when I was younger but in Spanish, and now I tell them to my son sometimes. My favorite one has to be “Money doesn’t grow on trees”. When you are younger you do not understand what they mean, but as you get older you do.

Title: My Teacher Likes to Say                      

Author: Denise Brennan-Nelson

This is another book full of rhymes that are idioms, proverbs and clichés. All of the poems are common idioms many teachers use in the classroom. As I read this book I can picture and remember a lot of my teachers telling me these phrases. My favorite one in this one will have to be, “Do you have ants in your pants?”

Title: My Grandma Likes to Say                    

Author: Denise Brennan-Nelson

This is another book full of rhymes that are idioms and proverbs. These are common expressions grandmas say. This one was a bit harder to understand because my grandma would not say these to me. Also, these were harder because I couldn’t find a Spanish translation to them.

Title: Where the Sidewalk Ends                    

Author: Shel Silverstein

The first time I got introduced to this book was through Children’s Literature Class. I have come to really enjoy poetry because of this book. The poems in the book are easy to read and understand. I really like the poem, Ickle Me, Pickle me, Tickle Me Too, because it is a hard tongue twister for me.

Title: A Light in the Attic                               

Author: Shel Silverstein

This is another great book of poems by Shel Silverstein. I have enjoyed his poems in this book; it is really nice to create a picture in my head. For example try picturing putting a brassiere on the camel!

Title: Falling Up                                             

Author: Shel Silverstein

More great poems from Shel Silverstein. I enjoyed the other two books so much, that I had to read this one. The poems and the illustrations are great in this book. I got to meet a lot of new funny characters.

Title: In Winter                                            

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This book is full of winter poems. They are short and easy to read

Title: Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China    

Author: Ed Young

This is the story of three sisters who are staying home alone. Then a hungry wolf comes and knocks on their door pretending to be their grandmother. This is a great story of Red Riding hood from china.

Title: The Seven Chinese Brothers                           

Author: Margaret Mahy

This is the story of seven brothers who have supernatural gifts. In the story they use their supernatural gifts to overpower a cruel emperor. It is a fun and humorous book I really enjoyed reading.

Title: Beowulf                   

Author: Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman

This is a great book that introduces the classic story of Beowulf through detailed illustrations and a shorter story.

Title: Grendel                                                         

Author: John Gardner

Grendel is the monster in the story Beowulf. This story is said from Grendels point of view. He is a monster who loves his mother, but at the same time harms men. Great book to read, after you have read Beowulf.

Title: Beowulf                                                        

Author: John Gardner

This story is about a monster named Grendel, who torments King Hrothgar. Grendel comes to the castle and eats as many men as he can. The King does not know what to do and everyone is scared of the monster. Then one man named Beowulf who is a respected warrior from Greatland comes to assist King Hrothgar. Beowulf battles Grendel and kills him, but when they believe they have won victory, Grendels mother is enraged and now they have to fight her.

Title: Doctor Change                                               

Author: Joanna Cole

This story is about a man named Doctor Change. He was looking for a boy who could not read. Tom decided to work for him, but lied to the doctor by telling him that he could not read. One day tom discovered why the doctor was called Doctor Change. He was able to change himself into a dog, a cat, or anything you can imagine. Tom was amazed but scared at the same time and decided to stop working for the doctor. The doctor told Tom he would never be able to get away from him. One day tom got his hands on the Doctor’s big leather book and started reading it. The book was full of the Doctor’s spells and tom was able to change into different things. Then Tom used his magic to teach the Doctor a lesson and to get his money. Then Tom bought him and his wife a beautiful house. This book is based on traditional Folktales.

Title: The Winter Wife                                   

Author: Anne Eliot Crompton

This book is about a Hunter who lived alone. He would go hunting during the day, but when he came back to the wigwam the fire was lit and food was cooked, but no one was there. This went on for days until one day a woman was there waiting for him. For the rest of the winter the hunter was happy and married the woman. Then Spring came and he had to go back to his village, his wife did not go with him. For a few years he did this, but then one summer his dad told him he had to marry. The hunter got a summer wife, but would go back to his winter wife then they found out and his winter wife left. The hunter was unhappy until he found his winter wife again.

Title: The Lazies                                                    

Author: Mirra Ginsburg

This book is full of fifteen humorous tales of the peoples of Russia. My favorite one is “The Princess who learned to work”. A young peasant is able to tame a bull, so the king believes he can be able to put his daughter the Princess to work. The king asks the peasant to marry her, and teach her to work. So the peasant did, the first day the princess would not move finger so the peasant did not give her any water or food. The next day she did a little cleaning, so she got one piece of bread and a sip of water. The third day she swept half of the floor and she got two pieces of bread and a cup of water. Soon the princess found out she could not starve herself and learned how to do everything.

Title: Half-Chicken                                                

Author: Alma Flor Ada

This is a story in Spanish and English. This is an old story passed on by generations of how the weather vane got a rooster on one end.

Title: The Fisherman and His Wife                            

Author: Jacob Grimm

The story is about a fisherman who catches a flounder that is an enchanted prince. The fisherman does not belief such thing exists, but his wife does. She asks the fisherman to wish for something. He listens to her and his wish comes true. The fisherman’s wife wants more and more every single time a wish comes true so at the end they are left with nothing again. Always be happy with what you have!

Title: True Believer                                       

Author: Virginia Euwer Wolff

This is a story about a 15 year old girl named La Vaughn. She lives with her mother, who is a single parent because her father past away years ago. It is a really good book that deals with different life issues. La Vaughn is going through these issues in her life the same way many teens are going through life issues in their lives. The book is about a lot of serious topics, but at the same time there is a lot of humor in the book. I liked it because it kept me laughing and wanting to find out what La Vaughn would do next.

Title: Lovely Bones                                                 

Author: Alice Sebold

This book is about a girl named Susie Salmon who was murdered when she was fourteen.  At the beginning of the book she tells in detail who murdered her and how everything happened.  She is now in heaven, and from there is watching how her family is trying to continue their life without her.  Her family and friends go through a lot of problems while grieving for her death and not knowing who killed her.  This is an amazing novel and keeps you hooked in the story.  As I was reading it I wanted to find out if her parents end up finding out who killed her

Title: Into the Wild                                               

Author: Jon Krakauer

This book is the real life story of a boy who hitchhiked to Alaska on his own. At the end he is found dead. The story was put together, by the facts people knew about him when they met him during his journey.

Title: True Stories

This is a collection of real life stories of young girls. They are inspiring stories of courage and heart. They are really nice stories and they even have the picture of the girls who wrote them. This book would definitely be a good book for girls to read.

Title: Amelia Rules!: What Makes You Happy          

 Author: Jimmy Gownley

This is a great novel about a girl who is ten years old and growing up in America. This is a great graphic novel for girls because it teaches many real life situations.

Title: Stupid Stupid Rat-tails                          

Author: Smith and Sniegoski

This is a comic about Big Johnson Bone. He fights off the rat creatures, and then his friends are captured and he fights to bring his friends back.

Title: Ritchie Kill’d My Toads                         

Author: Scott Getchell

This is a comic book stating the real life events of a boy. Some of the pictures and topics are too strong.

Title: Now let me Fly, The Story of a Slave Family  

Author: Johnson Dolores

This is the story of a girl who got kidnapped in Africa as a little girl, and became a slave on the Southern plantation in the 1800’s. She grows up as a slave and her life is not easy, she goes through very hard times throughout the story.

Title: A Place Called Freedom                                

Author: Scott Sanders

This is a story about a boy and his family who are set free from being slaves in 1832. In the story the family travels from Tennessee to Indiana and they try to start a new life and start their new town which they call Freedom.

Title: F is For Freedom                                         

Author: Roni Schotter

This story takes place during the American Civil War. A 10 year old girl finds out that her parents are helping slaves escape through the Underground Railroad. She gets involved as well and help escaped slaves reach freedom.

Title: Emma and the Silk Train                                   

 Author: Julie Lawson

This story is about a little girl named Emma who loves to watch the high speed silk trains pass through the train station. She wishes she had some silk of her own. One day an accident at the train station occurred, a silker’s derailed and fell in the river. There was a reward for every bale fished out of the river. Emma kept on fishing and fishing for silk, but had no luck. Then one day she found a piece of silk, but while trying to get it she fell into the river and was taken by the current. Using the piece of silk as a flag helped her parents find her. This story was based on a true silk train derailment that took place in September 1927.

Title: Encyclopedia of Presidents William Jefferson Clinton

Author:Zachary Kent

This is the biography of William Jefferson Clinton the Forty second president of the United States.

Title: Crossing Over

Author: John Edwards

This is an autobiography of John Edwards. In this book John Edwards describes his journey and the people he has met through the making of his TV show.

Fantasy

Title: The Tale of Despereaux

Author: Kate Dicamillo

This is a really cute story about a mouse with big ears who risks his life to save his love. His love is a Princess named Pea, but she is not a mouse she is actually a human. This story can teach students about making decisions and forgiving people who have made mistakes in their lives and hurt them.

Title: Charlotte’s Web

Author: E.B. White

This story is about a girl named Fern who raised a pig. The pig meets a spider named Charlotte and they become really good friends. Together they come up with a plan to save Wilbur, from being killed like all the other pigs.

Science Fiction

Title: The Giver

Author: Lois Lowry

This story is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a town away and different from everything in life. In his community the society is very abnormal and different to what we are used to. There is one person in the community who is the Giver, and he makes most of the decisions. In the story, Jonas finds out many things he did not know. For example, everyone in his community has no feelings, sees no color, has no pain, etc. Through the story Jonas finds out why things are the way they are and is not happy with what he finds out. Indeed this is a great story if you like Science fiction stories.

Manga

Title: Gals! 4

Author: Mihona Fujii

In this volume of the Gals collection, a group of girlfriends are doing everything they can to stay together in high school.

Title: Gals 5

Author: Mihona Fujii

In this part of the Gals collection, the girls have stayed together and are in their second year of High School.

Title: Gals 6

Author: Mihona Fujii

In this volume the girls are going through dating issues and they stand by each other to help. This manga is really hard to follow and understand.

NonFiction/Informational

Title: Bones and Skeletons

Author: Brenda Thompson and Rosemary Giesen

This can be a first fact book for students. This books talks about the bones in human and animal bodies.

Title: Sleepy and Busy Animals

Author: Barbara J. Behm

This book is about animal opposites. It talks about different animals, some who are sleepy and some who are very busy all the time. It introduces students into different kinds of animals. Great book to introduce in a science unit lesson plan.

Title: Quick and Slow Animals

Author: Barbara J. Behm

This book is about animal opposites. In this book it talks about animals that are very quick and some that are very slow. It introduces you to a lot of different animals. Great book to introduce in a science unit lesson plan.

Title: Germs! Germs! Germs!

Author: Bobbi Katz

This book talks about germs and how you can’t see them but they can hurt you. It gives a lot of facts about germs but in a fun way and with cool pictures.

Title: Animals and Nature

Author: Janine Amos and Andrew Solway

This is a great book with a lot of Facts about animals. It gives really good details about a lot of different animals. Great to use with a science lesson.

Title: The Buffalo and the River

Author: Mick Blackistone

This story is about a boy named Peter who meets an old man who is a Native American. This mans name is John and he teaches Peter many things. Peter learns that as humans we are doing a lot of harm to the animals through our pollution. The old man tells Peter that his family and community can help to try to save the fishes.

Title: Prickly and Soft Animals

Author: Barbara J. Behm

This book is about animal opposites. It introduces animals that are prickly and animals that are soft.

Title: Tree Squirrels

Author: Colleen Stanley Bare

In this book you will find out everything about tree squirrels. It is full of facts and good pictures of squirrels.

Title: Where Do I Live?

Author: Shirley Greenway

This book is about many different animals habitats. In this book you can find animals from around the world and the places where they live.

Title: What Do You Call a Group of Butterflies and other Insects

Author: Emma Nathan

This is a very educational book. I learned a lot from it from reading it. So what do you call a group of Butterflies? It is called an Army.

Title: Night Flier

Author: Elizabeth Ring

This book is full of facts about the life cycle of a moth. It is very easy to read and understand.

Title: Slippery Babies

Author: Judy Cutchins

This book is full of information about frogs, toads and salamanders. There are many different kinds of Frogs that I did not know of. This is a great book for a science class.

Title: The City We Live In

Author: Jill Wheeler

In this book Dean is telling is more about electricity, heat, water, and garbage that exists in our city. There is a chapter for each topic and he describes all the facts about each one. There are some pictures of how the cycle works for each one.

Picture Books

Title: Los Tres Cochinitos

Author: Rochelle Larkin

This is a Spanish book about The Three Little Pigs. It is not the original version, but it is very similar. It is a great short story and the pictures are great in it.

Title: Vamonos a Recorrer El Ano

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This is a Spanish book that introduces the months in the year. It is a really cute and short book that tells you how the weather is every month. The characters are twelve little bears and each one stands for a month. An example is “May, it brings flowers and butterflies”.

Title: El Gato con Botas

Author: Rochelle Larkin

This book is in Spanish and it is about a cat that can talk and wears boots. The cat in the boots wanted to defeat an ogre who had been really mean to the people, but no one had ever been able to defeat him. The cat in the boots defeated him by being smart and not by fighting him. Once the ogre was defeated all of the land was free and the king and the people were really happy.

Title: Monitos, Cuadritos y Triangulitos

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This book is in Spanish and it introduces the shapes to children. The characters are a little girl and four monkeys, one for the square, one for the circle, one for the triangle, and one for the rectangle. They find things everywhere that are in the form of shapes. It is a great book to introduce shapes to young monolingual children.

Title: Un Dia Especial Para Ratoncita

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This is a book in Spanish about a little mouse and a very special day. She can’t figure out what is the special day and guesses all of the holidays in the year, but the special day is not a holiday. The Special day is her Birthday!

Title: Una Bolsa Llena de Animalitos

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This is a book in Spanish and it is about a Momma Kangaroo who has lost her baby kangaroo. She looked everywhere and asked all the animals if they had seen baby kangaroo. Finally at the end they find baby kangaroo at the Zoo crying for his mom.

Title: Con el Payaso de Colores las Cosas Lucen Mejores

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This is a book in Spanish about a little girl who meets a clown that paints everything colorful. Together they paint old things that needed some paint and became like new when painted. Then they find out what happens when you mix two colors together. Great book to introduce colors and color combinations to young children.

Title: Si, No, Pequeno Hipopotamo

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This story is in Spanish and it is about a Hippopotamus and his family. Little Hippopotamus wants to do things that you are not supposed to do at home. Like for example he wants to jump in the bed, and his parents tell him no! Then he is taken to the park and he jumps on a jump rope and his dad says yes. A great book to teach students of when it is bad and when it is good to do things.

Title: Un Dinosaurio de Deseos

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This story is in Spanish and it is about a little boy who meets a dinosaur. The little boy wishes that the dinosaur will stay with him for a day and his wish comes true.

Title: Los Habitos de los Conejos

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This book is in Spanish and it is about three little bunnies. The book teaches readers about good habits and bad habits and it reinforces why good habits are good.

Title: El Bote de Velitas de la Cabrita

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This is a book in Spanish about a little calf and her small boat. Her boat does not float and sinks and the calf gets all sick. Her friends bring her gifts. Each gift a friend brings rhymes. This is a great book for introducing rhyming words.

Title: El Dragon en el Carreton

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This is a book in Spanish. The story is about a little girl and a dragon that discover all the different ways of traveling including by train, airplane, wagon, bus, boat etc.

Title: El Perrito Moteado

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This is a book in Spanish about a Dalmatian dog that has no owner. The little Dalmatian dog wanted to find a home and tried looking everywhere. He went to a Bakery, Toy Store, Grocery Store but they did not accept dogs at any of these places. Then he sat in front of a tall building that was a Fire Station and was adopted by the firefighters.

Title: El Expreso de la Mariposa

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This is a book in Spanish that introduces the life cycle of the butterfly. A very easy to read book and with a lot of good information in it.

Title: Al Zoologico Saltando Llegamos

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This book is in Spanish and it is about a little boy named Andres. Andres takes a trip to the zoo and tries to imitate all of the animals. Through his imitations he introduces verbs like jumping, swimming, sliding, playing etc.

Title: Los Ositos de Arriba

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This book is in Spanish and it is about a little girl and five bears. They play different games using their imaginations and chairs. For example they put chairs in a row and pretend they are riding a train. It is a great story where children can learn to use their imaginations.

Title: El Sombrero Del Granjero Volo y Volo

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This is a book in Spanish about a Farmer’s hat which flew away. As the hat was in the air, it falls on a horse, then on a pig, then on a tree. When the hat was on the tree some birds used it as a nest, then some squirrels used it as their home, and finally at the end it flew back to the farmer’s hat. Then his wife put to strings on the hat so he would not loose it again.

Title: Larga Larguita

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This book is in Spanish and it is about an Ostrich who is looking for a friend. Every single animal tells her that she looks kind of weird to be a bird and they make fun of her. Then she finds a zebra and an antelope who think she is not weird and become her friends. The Ostrich finds out that a true friend is nice, kind, helpful, and friendly.

Title: Vacas Para Helados y Ovejas Para Guantes

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This is a book in Spanish and it is about a little boy named David. David goes to the farm and finds out a lot of new things. He sees a lot of cows and finds out that with the cow’s milk they make yogurt, milk, cheese, and ice cream. Then he sees sheep and finds out that with the sheep’s wool they make socks, gloves, sweaters, and a scarf. This book helps children learn that animals give us a lot of things.

Title: De Cuantas Maneras se Puede Cortar un Pastel?

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This book is in Spanish and it is about a little squirrel that plans to bake a cake to enter a contest. When she finished baking her cake her friends started arriving, and as each one came she had to cut the cake into more pieces. This is a great book to introduce math in fun way.

Title: El Disco Volador Magico

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This book is in Spanish and it is about a little boy named Pablo. He finds a Magic Flying spaceship that is going to the moon. He decides to go but he has to take with him some toys, food, and some animals. This book introduces numbers to young children.

Title: Donde Esta Bebe Oso?

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This book is in Spanish and it is about a little boy who is trying to find little bear. While trying to find Baby bear he finds out about all of the animals homes. This is a great book to introduce animals and where they live.

Title: A Que Jugamos Hoy?

Author: Jane Belk Moncure

This book is in Spanish and it is about two little kids playing dress up. At the same time they are introducing different Community helpers and how they each help. They introduce firefighters, doctors, policemen, dentists, bus drivers, etc.

Title: Ruler of the Courtyard

Author: Rukhsana Khan

This is the story of a girl who is scared of chickens and when she gets away from them, she is scared by a snake. Through the story she is trying to kill the snake but she can’t. Then after being frightened for a long time and thinking she killed it, she finds out it is not a snake. It was only a drawstring!

Title: Mr. Chang and the Yellow Robe

Author: Dorothee Bohlke

This is a story about a man name Mr. Chang. He always wore plain black clothes, but one day he saw the governor of the city pass with a yellow robe. Mr. Chang wanted a yellow robe, but only the most important people were permitted to wear a yellow robe. He got a yellow robe and would wear it when no one was around. This got him in a lot of trouble.

Title: Skippyjon Jones in the Dog House

Author: Judy Schachner

Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese cat who dreams of being a Chihuahua. He tries to learn to speak with a Spanish accent, and he gets to wear a mask and cape. He helps out his Chihuahua friends and by getting a scary monster out of their doghouse.

Title: Los Conejitos Aprenden Colores

Author: Alan Baker

This book is in Spanish and it uses bunnies to introduce the colors. It introduces the three basic colors and the combinations you can make to create new colors.

Title: One Carton of Oops

Author: Judy Bradbury

Christopher is sent to the store to buy a dozen of eggs. On his way home from the store, he encounter a few problems and one by one a total of eight eggs are broken. When he arrives home he only has four eggs left. He is sure he will get in trouble, but his mother tells him it is ok because she only needs two eggs. At the end he even has to spare eggs and he can use them to eat scrambled eggs for lunch!

Title: Mrs. Greenberg’s Messy Hanukkah

Author: Linda Glaser

It is the first night of Hanukkah and Rachel wanted to make Potato Latkes. Her mother said she couldn’t and Rachel decided to go to Mrs. Greenberg’s house and make Potato Latkes with her. Through the whole process Mrs. Greenberg and Rachel make a whole mess. At the end Rachel gets to do Potato Latkes with her parents and Mrs. Greenberg and they get to clean up too.

Title: Dancing Miranda

Author: Diane De Anda

This is a book that is set in two languages. It is in English and Spanish. It is about a girl named Miranda who loved to dance and was a really good dancer. One day she discovered that as a young girl her mother loved dancing but was unable to dance because she had polio and had to wear braces on her legs. Knowing this affected Miranda in her performance, but at the end she talked to her mother and they solved all their issues.

Title: Rat Stew

Author: Craig Silvis

The book has nothing to do with Rat Stew. The book is about friends and they have some kind of rhyme in the words.

Title: Benito’s Bizcochitos

Author: Ana Baca

This is a book that is in two languages. It is written in Spanish and English. Christina and her grandmother are going to bake bizcochitos which are the traditional Christmas cookies. As they are making the cookies her grandmother tells her the story of how the bizcochitos first got introduced to her grandfather. This was a great story!

Title: Greetings Sun

Author:Phillis and David Gershator

This book is about two children greeting everything around them.

Title: Ghost Cat

Author: Mark Abley and Karen

This book is about an older lady and her cat Tommy Douglas. He has lived with the lady for many years and one day he gets sick and dies. This is too hard for Mrs. Wilkinson to go through and when she is really sad, one night she sees the shadow of a cat. It was the Ghost Cat.

Title: Jokes To Tell your Dad

Author: Viki Woodworth

This is a book full of Jokes son and daughter can tell their dads.

Title: Get set…..Go! Winter

Author: Ruth Thompson

This is a book full of activities to do during winter time.

Title: Get set…..Go! Spring

Author: Ruth Thompson

This is a book full of activities to do during spring time.

Title: The Cat in the Hat

Author: Dr. Seuss

This is a great book. The cat in the hat can do many things at one time and wants to play his games with the kids. But what happens when your parents come home? Would you tell them about the cat in the hat?

Title: Amos and Abraham

Author: Sharyn Bellafiore

This book is about two boys who live in different places. One lives in the city and one lives in a farm. One summer both kids are together in the farm and they become really good friends.

Title: The Santero’s Miracle

Author: Rudolfo Anaya

This is a bilingual story. It is both in English and Spanish. The story is about a santero and his grandson, they both live in a small town in New Mexico. They were going to celebrate Christmas but it was snowing a lot and the santero was scared that their family would not be able to travel. And then their neighbor got sick and needed help as well, but with the snow that would not be possible. Then the next day the streets had been cleared, the Santero believed that only a Miracle could have of made that possible. This is a great story to teach that you must always have faith.

Title: Flossie and the Fox

Author: Patricia C McKissack

This story is about a girl named Flossie who is sent on an errand by her grandmother. Her grandmother tells her to be careful because there is a fox on the loose. Flossie meets the fox, but does not realize it is a fox. The fox tells her he is a fox, but she tells him he is not until he can prove it. The fox tries to do everything he can to proof that he is a fox. At the end Flossie admits that she knew he was a fox, but did not admit it to him.

Title: At the Beach

Author: Huy Voun Lee

This story is about a little boy who loves going to the beach with his mother. He enjoys writing in the sand with a stick. His mother is teaching him to write Chinese words. Through the story new Chinese words are introduced.

Title: Shoeshine Whittaker

Author: Helen Ketteman

Whittaker is a Shoe shiner and he has arrived to Mudville. This is the dirtiest town you can imagine. This is Whittaker best place to be at the time. He started his business, shining peoples shoes for only ten cents and he guaranteed his work. The problem came when the people shoes did not stay clean and the people were mad. Whittaker came up with an idea, in order for peoples shoes to stay shined he needed to clean the whole town, and he did. Will then the people in the town was mad because it was too shiny and it hurt their eyes. So know Whittaker charged the people to dirty the town again. Once the town was back to normal Whittaker left the town with pockets full of money.

Title: One Rainy Night

Author: Doris Groove

This story is about a boy who has a mother that works in a nature center. His mother catches animals that live in the area so that people can see them. The boy and his mother go out at night on the rainy days to catch new animals for the nature center.

Title: Waiting to Sing

Author: Howard Kaplan

This story is about a boy who and his family who loved music. When his mother dies, the boy is really sad and finds out the music is the only thing that makes him happy again.