Monday, February 13, 2017

These Are the People in My Neighborhood

The other day I got the Sesame Street song "These Are the People in My Neighborhood" stuck in my head.  I just kept singing it over and over.  So today, I am sharing some of my favorite "neighborhood" stories for children . . . .

Blackout by John Rocco
Neighbors gather on the roof after the power goes out on a hot night in the city and start having so much fun not everyone is happy when the lights go back on.

Mrs. Muddle's Holidays by Laura Nielson
Although accustomed to celebrating nearly all the holidays on the calendar, the Maple Street neighbors are surprised by the newly-moved-in Mrs. Muddle's definition of a holiday.

Madlenka by Peter Sis
Madlenka, whose New York City neighbors include the French baker, the Indian news vendor, the Italian ice-cream man, the South American grocer, and the Chinese shopkeeper, goes around the block to show her friends her loose tooth and finds that it is like taking a trip around the world.

Something Beautiful by Sharon Wyeth
When she goes looking for "something beautiful" in her city neighborhood, a young girl finds beauty in many different forms.

Building Our House by Jonathan Bean
A young girl narrates her family's move from the city to the country, where they have bought a piece of land and live in a trailer while they build a house from the ground up, with help from relatives and friends.


More Neighborhood Stories --
Adele & Simon by Barbara McClintock
All Through My Town by Jean Reidy
Albert the Fix-It Man by Janet Lord
Bebe Goes Shopping by Susan Middleton Elya
A Bus Called Heaven by Bob Graham
Carl's Sleepy Afternoon by Alexandra Day
Cold Snap by Eileen Spinelli
The Construction Crew by Lynn Meltzer
The Deep, Deep Puddle by Mary Jessie Parker
Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep by Teri Sloat
Goggles by Ezra Jack Keats
The House on Dirty-Third Street by Jo Kittinger
Laundry Day by Maurie Manning
A Letter for Leo by Sergio Ruzzier
Mama and Papa Have a Store by Amelia Carling
The Milkman by Carol Cordsen
Mirror by Jeannie Baker
Out and About at the Baseball Stadium by Bitsy Kemper
Out and About at the Hospital by Nancy Attebury
Out and About at the Supermarket by Kitty Shea
People by Blexbolex
Police: Hurrying! Helping! Saving! by Patricia Hubbell
Shhhhh! Everybody's Sleeping by Julie Markes
Uptown by Bryan Collier
The Village Garage by G. Brian Karas
The Whispering Town by Jennifer Elvgren
Wow! City! by Robert Neubecker

Check these and more "neighborhood" books on display at the Arnold Branch through March 3, 2017.

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