Saturday, May 26, 2018

Picture Books I Read This Week (May 21st - May 25th)

The Butterfly House by Eve Bunting 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/622382.Butterfly_House?from_search=true
This book has beautiful pictures & in the back thee is instructions on raising butterflies.
A young girl is hanging out with her grandfather & she finds a larva that will become a butterfly. She puts the larva in a box & soon it will become a butterfly. Once it becomes a butterfly they let her go. When the girl grows up she continues to enjoy the house her beautiful garden is filled with butterflies.

Bubba & Trixie by Lisa Campbell Ernst
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2095313.Bubba_and_Trixie?ac=1&from_search=true
This story was really cute & the pictures were pretty.
 Bubba is a scaredy cat & one day he meets Trixie the ladybug. Trixie has a squished wing so she can't fly. But she wants Bubba to get off his parsley plant & see the world. They see all over the garden & meet other bugs. The Bubba finds out that soon he will become a butterfly & he's not so sure about it. Trixie talks him into it. When winter is over they both wake up. Bubba is a beautiful butterfly! Trixie & him fly over the garden & everyone is happy.

Three by the Sea by Mini Grey
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9151230-three-by-the-sea?ac=1&from_search=true
I was initially attracted to this book because of the cover, look @ the one eyed cat!
 Three friends, a cat, a dog, & a mouse, lived by the sea on a beautiful pebble beach. One day a stranger (fox) comes & things are not the same. The stranger had brought presents for all of them that would help them live happily ever after. That night they all start fighting & mouse decides to leave because he isn't appreciated. But cat wakes up hearing a noise & mouse is drowning. Cat & dog both save him. When they get back to the house the stranger is gone. Everyone is happy & they all get along again.

Hoodwinked by Arthur Howard
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/466919.Hoodwinked?from_search=true
Mitzi liked all things creepy. So she decides she wants a pet, but it has to be creepy. She settles on a frog but it's not a great fit. Then she tries bats & warthogs but nothing works. One night she hears a noise at the front door & it's a little kitten! Mitzi's not sure she's creepy enough...But she's so cute & cuddly & lovable. Turns out the kitten is a perfect fit.

Merle the High Flying Squirrel by Bill Peet
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355596.Merle_the_High_Flying_Squirrel?ac=1&from_search=true
 I really like Bill Peet books & this one was cute!
Merle was a scrawny, frightened thing but one day he decides he wants to be brave. While sitting in his tree he overhears 3 men talking about their adventures. Merle wanted to go on an adventure too. He decides he wants to go out west, where the men had talked about going. Maybe he can follow the telephone lines & get there? But after traveling all day it's dark & he's tired. So he finds a place to spend the night. In the morning he is awakened by voices. A bunch of kids have gotten their kite stuck in a telephone line. Merle decides to help but he gets stuck too. Before he knows whats happening he is being flown over the city, the plains, & the desert before finally landing in a big tree. He looks around & realizes he's out west in the mountains right where he wants to be.

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