Five Books For All Ages

Angel and Granny: The Broken Winged Butterfly by Doreen Linda Funk

Genre: Children's Picture Book

Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

This is a beautiful story about change. Angel is a young girl who is meeting her grandmother for the first time. Angel wasn’t sure about spending time with her grandmother. Her grandmother was a bug scientist, and Angel didn’t like bugs. A special delivery to granny’s house changed all of that. With Granny’s help with her science fair project, Angel learns all about painted lady butterflies.  In the process she frees her thinking about bugs, much like a butterfly frees itself from its chrysalis. It is wonderful to watch things change and grow. Often children don’t see that they, like butterflies must change and grow. Beautiful pictures and so much to learn. I really enjoyed this book. I learned so much more about the process of metamorphosis.

Silly Socks by Sandra Novello

Genre: children's Picture Books

Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

Help a young girl find her silly socks in this book. They are never where they should be. She finds them on her lampshade and in her toy box, but not where they should be.

Clive the Clever Crow – Sandra Novello

Genre: children's Picture Books

Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

Clive is a very clever crow. He eats what is left out for him. In each page of the book you need to find where Clive is hiding. Look closely because he is a very clever crow.

The Nectar of Friendship - Gramps Doodlebug

Genre: children's Picture Books

Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

Cindy was preparing some nectar to take to her friend Susie. Susie hurt her wing in the wind. As Cindy flies through an orchard she meets a moth who needs her help.  He tells her that a friend is trapped in a web.  Will Cindy help the moth free her friend or will she travel on to Susie’s house? I loved the theme of paying it forward in this book.

Hissy Fitz by Patrick Jennings

Genre: Upper Elementary/Middle Grade, Adventure

Source:  I won a copy form Kids Buzz. The opinions expressed here are my own.

Hissy Fitz is a house cat. He has several humans he lives with. He loves to cuddle with Georgie, but she won’t stop talking. Abe talks to Hissy through a sock puppet. Then there is the terror of the house, Zeb.  He is Abe’s twin. He is hyper to the point of being aggressive. Hissy Fitz can’t seem to get any sleep. He roams the town paying visits to his friends. He is becoming exhausted. Will he ever get the rest he needs? This was a cute book by the author of “Guinea Dog”. I know my students are going to love this one.