When crime happens, especially when food goes missing on Ed’s farm, Wilcox and Griswold, mouse crime fighters and food detectives, are the animals to call. When Miss Rabbit’s carrot cake goes missing, they do what it takes to track down the thieves.
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Before everyone recycled…there was a town that had 3,168 tons of garbage and nowhere to put it. What did they do? Enter the Garbage Barge! This mostly true and completely stinky story is sure to make you say “Pee-yew!”
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Mice Twice read by Ty Burrell. Written and illustrated by Joseph Low.
Cat and Miss Mouse become involved in a round of uneasy hospitality when Miss Mouse accepts Cat’s dinner invitation. While Cat expects her to walk right into his trap, Miss Mouse outsmarts him by asking her close friend Dog to join her. The animals perform a literal game of cat-and-mouse through dinner invitations, continuously amping up their efforts until a hilarious and fitting conclusion results. Mice Twice is a charming, funny and thoughtful fable about friendship, cleverness, irony, self-awareness and manners.
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Please Please the Bees read by Rashida Jones. Written and illustrated by Gerald Kelley.
Life is sweet for Benedict. Every morning he wakes up to find jars of fresh honey on his back porch. He makes honey toast for breakfast, bakes honey cake in the afternoon, and drinks honey tea before bed. But one day, the jars on Benedict’s porch are empty. The bees in his backyard have gone on strike! They are tired of doing all the work around the hive. What can Benedict do to make the bees happy and bring sweetness back to his days?
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Clark The Shark Read by Chris Pine. Written by Bruce Hale and illustrated by Guy Francis.
Clark is a shark with zing, bang, and boom. Clark zooms into school, crashes through the classroom, and is rowdy at recess. Clark loves life – but when his enthusiasm is too much for his friends, Clark’s teacher, Mrs. Inkydink, helps him figure out a way to tone it down. Clark the Shark celebrates boisterous enthusiasm – and knowing when it’s time for indoor voices.
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Rent Party Jazz read by Viola Davis. Written by William Miller and illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb.
This story is set in New Orleans in the 1930s. Sonny and his mother are scraping by to pay their rent. Mama works in a fish canning factory, and Sonny works for the coal man before school each morning. When Mama loses her job, they no longer have enough money for the rent and fear that the landlord will turn them out. One day Sonny meets Smilin’ Jack, a jazz musician who is playing his trumpet in Jackson Square. Smilin’ Jack offers to play at a party at Sonny’s house to help raise money for the rent. The neighbors all come to sing and dance and before they leave, drop some coins in a bucket. Sonny learns how people can help one another “if they put their minds and hearts to it.”
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Written by Amanda Noll and illustrated by Howard McWilliam. Read by Rita Moreno.
When Ethan checks under the bed for his monster, he finds a note instead: "Gone fishing. Back in a week. -Gabe." What will Ethan do? He needs a monster under his bed.
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Written by Michelle Knudsen and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. Read by Mindy Sterling.
Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There aren't any rules about lions in the library. And, as it turns out, this lion seems very well suited to library visiting. His big feet are quiet on the library floor. He makes a comfy backrest for the children at story hour. And he never roars in the library, at least not anymore. But when something terrible happens, the lion quickly comes to the rescue in the only way he knows how.
The Coal Thief read by Christian Slater. Written by Alane Adams and Illustrated by Lauren Gallegos.
Brrr! Georgie wakes up to a freezing morning in 1920s Pennsylvania and gets the bad news that there is no coal to heat the farmhouse?and he knows there is no money to buy more, either. Just after he finds this out, along comes his friend Harley, who drags him off on an adventure to find some mysterious “black gold.” Before Georgie can catch his breath, he’s in a pile of trouble?all the way up to his ears! Take a trip back in time and join Georgie in this heartwarming tale of mischief made and lessons learned in America’s storied past.
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The House That Jane Built read by Kiernan Shipka. Written by Tanya Lee Stone and illustrated by Kathryn Brown.
This is the story of Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, who transformed a
poor neighborhood in Chicago by opening up her house as a community center.
As Fast As Words Could Fly read by Dulé Hill. Written by Pamela M. Tuck and illustrated by Eric Velasquez.
Young Mason Steele takes pride in turning his father’s excited ramblings about the latest civil rights incidents into handwritten business letters. One day Pa comes home with a gift from his civil rights group: a typewriter. Thrilled with the present, Mason spends all his spare time teaching himself to type. Soon he knows where every letter on the keyboard is located.
When the civil rights group wins a school desegregation case, Mason learns that now he will be attending a formerly all-white high school. Despite his fears and injustice from the students and faculty, Mason perseveres. He does well in school—especially in his typing class. And when he competes in the county typing tournament, Mason decides to take a stand, using his skills to triumph over prejudice and break racial barriers.
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When Ethan looks under the bed for his monster, he finds this note instead: “So long, kid. Gotta go. Someone needs me more than you do. –Gabe” How will Ethan ever get to sleep without his monster’s familiar, comforting snorts? And who could need Gabe more than Ethan does? Gabe must have gone to Ethan’s little sister’s room! She has been climbing out of bed every night to play, and obviously needs a monster to help her get to sleep – but not HIS monster! Ethan tries to help his sister find her own monster, but none are the perfect blend of cute and creepy. Just when it seems that Ethan will lose his monster forever, an uninvited, tutu-toting little monster full of frightening fun appears.
Strega Nona read by Mary Steenburgen. Written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.
Strega Nona – “Grandma Witch” – is the source for potions, cures, magic and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical ever-full pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony. He is supposed to look after her house and tend her garden, but one day, when she goes over he mountain to visit Strega Amelia, Big Anthony recites the magic verse over the pasta pot, with disastrous results.
The Kiss That Missed read by Karan Brar. Written by David Melling.
One evening, when the King is in a hurry, his goodnight kiss to the Little Prince goes astray. After rattling around the Prince's bedroom, it flies out the window and floats into the dark forest, where it has no business to be. The King decides to do something about it. He orders the Knight to climb on his horse, ride into the forest, and bring back the kiss. But the forest is filled with spooky things that frighten both the Knight and his horse. How will they ever succeed in bringing the kiss back to the castle?
Carla's Sandwich read by Allison Janney. Written by Debbie Herman and illustrated by Sheila Bailey.
When Carla brings weird sandwiches to school, her classmates have plenty to say about them. “That’s sick!” says Leslie. “That’s disgusting!” says Natie. But Carla thinks otherwise. “It’s unique. It’s creative.” - Just like Carla.
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How I Learned Geography read by Ed O'Neill. Written and Illustrated by Uri Schulevitz.
Having fled from war in their troubled homeland, a boy and his family are living in poverty in a strange country. Food is scarce, so when the boy’s father brings home a map instead of bread for supper, at first the boy is furious. But when the map is hung on the wall, it floods their cheerless room with color. As the boy studies its every detail, he is transported to exotic places without ever leaving the room, and he eventually comes to realize that the map feeds him in a way that bread never could.
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Hanukkah in Alaska read by Molly Ephraim. Written by Barbara Brown and illustrated by Stacey Schuett. Hanukkah in Alaska is unlike anywhere else. Snow piles up over the windows. Daylight is only five hours long. And one girl finds a moose camped out in her backyard, right near her favorite blue swing. She tries everything to lure it away: apples, carrots, even cookies. But it just keeps eating more tree! It's not until the last night of Hanukkah that a familiar Jewish holiday tradition provides the perfect-and surprising-solution.
Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream Written by Crystal Hubbard and illustrated by Randy DuBurke. Read by Kevin Costner and Jillian Estell. If there was anything in the world better than playing baseball, Marcenia Lyle didn't know what it was. As a young girl in the 1930s, she chased down fly balls and stole bases, and dreamed of one day playing professional ball. With spirit, spunk, and a great passion for the sport, Marcenia struggled to overcome the objections of family, friends, and coaches, who felt a girl had no place in the field. When she finally won a position in a baseball summer camp sponsored by the St. Louis Cardinals, Marcenia was on her way to catching her dream. Full of warmth and youthful energy, Catching the Moon is the story of the girl who grew up to become the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team. Readers everywhere will be inspired by her courage to dream and determination to succeed.Activity Guide: http://www.storylineonline.net/wp-content/uploads/...
The Kissing Hand read by Barbara Bain. Written by Audrey Penn and illustrated by Ruth E. Harper and Nancy M. Leak. School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. To help ease Chester's fears, Mrs. Raccoon shares a family secret called the Kissing Hand to give him the reassurance of her love any time his world feels a little scary.
Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes. Read by Vanessa Marano and Katie Leclerc. There is only one way for Chester to do things - his own way. 'You definitely have a mind of your own,'; said Chester's mother. 'That's one way to put it,' said Chester's father. Luckily Chester's best friend, Wilson, likes doing things just the same way as Chester. So all is well. That is, until Lilly moves into the neighborhood. Because Lilly, as we all know, has her own way of doing things!
By Mem Fox. Read by Bradley Whitford. Wilfrid lives next to a retirement home, and his favorite old person is 96-year-old Miss Nancy. Everyone says Miss Nancy has lost her memory, and despite the fact that Wilfrid doesn't even know what a memory is, by accident he helps her find it.
By Evelyn Coleman. Read by Amber Rose Tamblyn. When Grandma was a little girl in Mississippi, she sneaked into town one hot summer day. But when she saw the "Whites Only" sign on the water fountain, she had no idea what she would spark when she took off her shoes and - wearing her clean white socks - stepped up to drink.
By Patricia Polacco. Read by Jane Kaczmarek. Little Trisha is overjoyed at the thought of starting school and learning how to read. But right from the start, when she tries to read, all the letters and numbers just get jumbled up. Her classmates make matters worse by calling her 'dummy' and 'toad'.
By David Shannon. Read by Sean Astin.Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids at her school don't like them. And Camilla is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she is so worried that she is about to break out in... A Bad Case of Stripes.
By Janell Cannon. Read by Pamela Reed. When Stellaluna is separated from her mother before she is old enough to fly, she finds out that not all winged creatures eat fruit. Swallowing food that crawls is just one of the amazing things this little bat must learn to do.
By Eileen Spinelli, Illustrations by Jane Dyer. Read by CCH Pounder. Sophie's no ordinary house spider. She's an artist; and every web she spins is more wondrous than before. But don't mention that to the guests at Beekman's Boardinghouse, because they don't like spiders...
By Joan De Du Prats, Illustrations by Francesc Rovira. Read by Caitlin Wachs. Sebastian didn't talk very much, even though he had a lot to say. Sebastian was shy. He was very shy. But when he finds a pair of old roller skates in the park, he learns how to do much more than skate...
By Patricia Polacco, Read by Melissa Gilbert. Tricia can't stand her rotten redheaded older brother Richie, who can do everything better than she can. So when her grandmother tells her a wish made on a shooting star will come true, she knows exactly what to wish for- to be able to do something, anything, better than Richie.
By Nina Laden. Read by Haylie Duff. Romeow the cat and Drooliet the dog are two star-crossed lovers who met by chance, marry in secret, and are kept apart by a snarling rottweiler, appalled owners, and the animal control warden.
By Marcus Pfister. Read by Ernest Borgnine. The Rainbow Fish is an award-winning book about a beautiful fish who finds friendship and happiness when he learns to share. The book is best known for its morals about the value of being an individual and for the distinctive shiny foil scales of the Rainbow Fish.
By Nina Laden. Read by Eric Close. What begins as a neighborly overture between a painterly pig and an artsy cow escalates into a monumental modern art mess! Before you can say paint-by-numbers, the two artists are calling each other names and building a fence between them. But it turns out that what divides them also reunites them.
By Ysaye M. Barnwell. Read by Tia and Tamera Mowry. There are no mirrors in my Nana's house.... No mirrors to reflect the cracks in the wall, the clothes that don't fit, the trash in the hallway. No mirrors. But there is love. The beauty in this child's world is in her Nana's eyes. It's like the rising of the sun...
By Avi Slodovnick. Pictures by Manon Gauthier. Read by Annette Bening. Marissa loves candy, maybe too much. When she wakes up with a toothache, her mother takes her to the dentist, and on the way, Marissa notices a man sitting on a grate on the sidewalk to keep warm. So begins a day that Marissa will never forget.
By Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault. Read by Bonnie Bartlett and William Daniels. The counting rope is a metaphor for the passage of time and for a boy's emerging confidence facing his greatest challenges blindness and the approaching death of his beloved grandfather.
By Nina Laden. Read by Esai Morales Leon the chameleon is missing! But ace detective Private I. Guana is on the case. This engaging adventure will tickle your funny bone!
By Eileen Spinelli, pictures by Paul Yalowitz. Read by Hector Elizondo. Mr. Hatch is a drab, predictable gentleman who leads a painfully ordered and uninteresting life. One Valentine's Day a giant candy-filled heart is delivered to Mr. Hatch with a note that reads, \Somebody loves you.\"""
By Gene Zion. Illustrations by Margaret Bloy Graham. Read by Betty White. Harry is a white dog with black spots who loves everything.. except baths. So one day before bath time, Harry runs away.
By Chih-Yuan Chen. Read by Robert Guillaume. Guji Guji is quite content with his life as a duckling, despite the fact that he doesn't look anything like his brothers. Then one fateful day, he meets up with three nasty, grinning creatures...
By Nina Laden. Read by Amanda Bynes. Have you ever wondered where dogs go at night, and what they do? Well the little boy in this story has reason to believe there is something funny going on, and he's ready to find out what it is.
By Derek Munson. Read by Camryn Manheim. It was the perfect summer. That is, until Jeremy Ross moved into the house down the street and became Enemy Number One. Luckily, Dad has a surefire way to get rid of enemies - Enemy Pie.
By Evelyn Coleman. Illustrations by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson. Read by James Earl Jones. Daddy Wes whispers to his two young listeners one morning the story of the 'drum,' the pulse that has moved through the African people and through time and place.
By Satoshi Kitamura. Read by Elijah Wood. Late one night Nicholas sees a witch enter his bedroom and hears her say some magic words. When he wakes up the next morning, it doesn't take him long to realize something very strange is going on -- especially when he pulls at his whiskers!
Brave Irene read by Al Gore. Written and illustrated by William Steig.
Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball.