Wednesday, October 15, 2008

New Beginner Books

Spooky Hayride - j BEG Jam - In this fun fall tale, a young girl eagerly anticipates her first hayride. But her brother tells her there will be ghosts and monsters. Will she be scared? As the hayride starts into the woods, the girl realizes there is nothing to be afraid of. The spooky ghost is just a sheet in the wind. The scary shadow is just a scarecrow. If anyone is afraid, it is her older brother! Hayrides are so much fun! This easy reader chapter book has simple, patterned text to give children the satisfaction of reading on their own.

The Snowball - j BEG Arm -Watch out below! Here comes a giant snowball tumbling down a hill, picking up everything--and everybody--in its path!

The Tail of Little Skunk - j Beg Arn - Little Skunk doesn't know what to do when Big Bear comes down the mountain. He can't run fast like Deer. Or fly away like Blue Jay. What can he do?

I like Bugs - j Beg Bro -Black Bugs. Green Bugs. Fat Bugs. Buggy Bugs., I like Bugs!, , A rhyming ode to insects, penned by none other then Margaret Wise Brown.

Cat Traps - j beg Cox-A hungry cat wants a snack, so he sets a mousetrap and traps a bug...ugh! He sets other traps, but keeps trapping the wrong animal, such as a pig, a dog, a giant fish, an angry duck, and finally, himself. Will he ever get his snack? The minimal rhyming text will bring smiles to novice readers.

Pizza Pat - j Beg Gel - Pizza is fun to make. Pizza Pat stretches the floppy dough, puts on the gloppy tomatoes, adds the sloppy sausages, sprinkles on the cheese, and then pops it in the oven. But just before he cuts into his delicious pizza pie, he turns his back for one second—and the pizza disappears! A gang of hungry mice have taken Pat's irresistible creation away for themselves. Kids love pizza, and this cumulative Step 1 book, based on the poem "The House That Jack Built", will whet their appetites for both pizza and books!

Pig Parade - j Beg Hub- Little Pig climbs on the fire truck to watch the pig parade. But what's that he sees? It's a fire . . . at Wolf's house! Can Little Pig help save the day?

Amelia Bedelia Talks Turkey - j Beg Par -When Amelia Bedelia is put in charge of the school Thanksgiving pageant, things are bound to get a little mixed up. After all, she thinks roles are a type of bread, the dressing room is where the turkey's stuffing goes, and that a cast party happens after you've followed a well-wisher's command to "break a leg!" Will Amelia Bedelia bring the house down . . . literally?

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