Archive for June, 2008
The Fish Who Cried Wolf
Donaldson, Julia. The Fish Who Cried Wolf. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler. New York: Scholastic, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-439-92825-0. A small fish with a penchant for telling big tales, Tiddler has a tendency to wow his classmates with stories of amazing escapades that cause him to be late for school. When he really meets up with adventure and finds […]
The Willoughbys
Lowry, Lois. The Willoughbys. Illustrated by the author. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008. ISBN978-0-618-97974-5. From the author of The Giver and Number the Stars, the newest offering of Lois Lowry is The Willoughbys, a fun romp unlike anything she’s previously published. A parody of traditional children’s orphan tales, the four Willoughby children suffer from nefarious parents who […]
Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia
Lewin, Ted and Betsy Lewin. Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia. Illustrated by the authors. New York: Lee & Low Books, 2008. ISBN: 978-1-58430-277-2. Be transported to the wide open Mongolian steppe through this fascinating book about the annual summer festival of Naadam. Ted and Betsey Lewin share the sites, tastes, and smells of this […]