A Silly Snowy Day or Ridiculous by Michael Coleman

My book is called A Silly Snowy Day but the one I found on the web is called Ridiculous so either name probably works. I found more hits on Ridiculous than Silly Snowy Day and after thinking about it Ridiculous makes a lot more sense than the other title. Shelly is a turtle who wants to experience winter but her parents tell her that is. . . ridiculous. Shelly doesn't believe them and adventures outside anyway and every creature she meets in the enchanted snowy land tells her the same thing. . . ridiculous. (See how Ridiculous makes a lot more sense?) She finally determines that everyone is right and goes back home in a unintentional high flying way. Since some of you might be heading into winter and snow this might be a good way to talk about seasons and hibernation, not only for bears.

Big Red Apple by Tony Johnston

This book is about how an apple seed can grow into a big apple tree. The pictures are interesting because they aren't drawn but rather the illustrator Judith Hoffman Corwin uses fabric and a quilting technique. It's a little gross because a worm and a bird eat part of the apple then a little boy comes along and eats the whole apple. That part was a little disturbing for me, I'm hoping he was poor and an orphan so that eating the apple can be justified. Looking at the pictures he looks like a clean well kept boy so I'm going to assume he just needs to take some time to inspect his food before he devours it. This book would be good for a reader who has a strong stomach and who is learning to read.

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams

Your kids will love this book! The Little Old Lady is walking home when she is suddenly confronted by boots, a hat, gloves, pants, a shirt, and a scary pumpkin head. She is not scared of them because as the title says she is the Little Old Lady who was not afraid of anything. Those creepy clothes and pumpkin head are disappointed when they can't scare her and their purpose for being is destroyed until the Little Old Lady gives them a new purpose. This story is great for predicting.

Halloween Mice! by Bethany Roberts

Halloween is my favorite holiday, I love the colors, the smells, the decorations, everything about it. Bethany Roberts brings the holiday to mice. The mice have their own Halloween. They scamper through the yard and pumpkin patch to have some Halloween fun. They even pull some tricks on the local cat. This book will kick off your Halloween season.

If you Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff

Another great book! A mouse decides to drop by to visit you. You decide to give the mouse a cookie and when you give a mouse a cookie you are in for a busy day. After the cookie and some milk things turn into a downward spiral of events. Trust me, never give a mouse a cookie.

The Leaves Are Falling One by One by Steve Metzger

I looked all over for the picture of this book but was unable to find one. This book is a remake of The Ants Go Marching. It is a great book for rhyme and repetition, kids will be able to pick up on the repetition and help 'read' the story with you. You can't help but sing this one a loud.