Sunday, August 31, 2008

The Little Island

Golden MacDonald and Leonard Weisgard

The story of a little island as it goes through the seasons.

Song and Dance Man

Karen Ackerman

Illustrated by Stephen Gammell

Some children get to see their grandpa doing some of the shows he did for Vaudeville.

Frog Went A-Courtin'

John Langstaff

Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky

The story of how Frog and Mouse were married. Originally a Scottish folk song.

The Little House

Virginia Lee Burton

A little house is built in the country, ad she dreams of what it might be like to live in the city that seems so far away. When the city finally builds up around her, she just wants to go back to the country.

I WIll Make Miracles

Susie Morgenstern

Illustrated by Jiang Hong Chen

A Boy tries to figure out what he wants to do when he grows up, and he want to create miracles to save the world.

Daddy's Roommate

Michael Willhoite

Daddy has a new roommate named Frank, and a little boy learns that gay is just another kind of love.

Heather Has Two Mommies

Leslea Newman

Illustrated by Diana Souza

Heather has two mommies and no daddies. Story of how Heather was born and why being in a different family is normal.