Story Time Favorites

We are often asked for recommendations of books to read to classrooms and group settings.  So this wee, I am sharing some of our favorite books to use for story time.  These are great books to use in group settings for kids of all ages.

Bunnies!!! by Kevan Atteberry
A monster searches everywhere to find the things he loves: bunnies!!!

Moo by David LaRochelle
When Cow gets her hooves on the farmer's car, she takes it for a wild ride through the country.

Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas
Chicken's cow visitors try to jump, dance, and wiggle on his couch, which is much too tiny for such exuberant activities.

The Croaky Pokey by Ethan Long
Frogs sing and do their own version of the Hokey Pokey.

Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds
The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.

The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak
In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what.


More Books --
Bear on a Bike by Stella Blackstone
Bedtime for Monsters by Ed Vere
Birds by Kevin Henkes
A Boy and His Bunny by Sean Bryan
Chicken Cheeks by Michael Ian Black
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
Cupcake by Charise Mericle Harper
Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein
Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea
Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Everyone Loves Bacon by Kelly DiPucchio
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
Groovy Joe: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin
The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss
Hugless Douglas by David Melling
If You're Hoppy by April Pulley Sayre
It's a Tiger! by David LaRochelle
Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
Let's Count Goats by Mem Fox
Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Mosquitoes Can't Bite Ninjas by Jordan P. Novak
Mr. Putney's Quacking Dog by Jon Agee
Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos
My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman
My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck
My Rhinoceros by Jon Agee
Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton
A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis
Plankton Is Pushy by Jonathan Fenske
The Police Cloud by Christoph Niemann
Press Here by Herve Tullet
Snow by Uri Shulevitz
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
Still a Gorilla by Kim Norman
There's a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins
Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli

Check these and more story time favorite books out on display at the Arnold Branch through October 4, 2019.

Will You Survive High School?

School has been in session for a couple of weeks now.  We've met out teachers.  We've figured out our schedules and classes.  We're settling into the school routine.  So I thought I would share some books for teens about high school.  Here are a few of my favorites . . . .

Vampire High by Douglas Rees
When his family moves from California to New Sodom, Massachusetts and Cody enters Vlad Dracul Magnet School, many things seem strange, from the dark-haired, pale-skinned, supernaturally strong students to Charon, the wolf who guides him around campus on the first day.

The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky
Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, follows the chilling stories of eleven school girls who struggle to identify a mysterious poet in the aftermath of a teacher's innocence-shattering disappearance.

Story Time by Edward Bloor
George and Kate are promised the best education but instead face obsessed administrators, endless tests, and evil spirits when they are transferred to Whittaker Magnet School.

Legacies: A Shadow Grail Novel by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill
After her family is killed, Spirit White is taken to Oakhurst Academy, a combination orphanage and school for those with magical powers, where she and her new friends investigate when students start mysteriously disappearing.

Quarantine by Lex Thomas
When a virus deadly to adults infects their high school, brothers David and Will and the other students soon break into gangs that fight each other for survival and the hope of escaping their quarantine.


More Teen Books About High School --
The Brimstone Journal by Ron Koertge
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Evernight by Claudia Gray
Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudson
A Field Guide to High School: A Novel by Marissa Walsh
Freshman: A Novel by Michael Gerber
Game Changer by Margaret Peterson Haddix
How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller
New Boy by Julian Houston
Nothing: A Novel by Janne Teller
Period 8 by Chris Crutcher
Rikers High by Paul Volponi
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie: A Novel by David Lubar
The Taking of Room 114: A Hostage Drama in Poems by Mel Glenn
Tales of the Madman Underground by John Barnes
Variant by Robison Wells


Check out these books on display at the Arnold Branch through September 18, 2015.

Story Time Favorites

Today I thought I would share some of my favorite books to use in story times.  All of these books are excellent for large or small groups . . . .

The Birthday Box by Leslie Patricelli
An imaginative young child has a wonderful time playing with a box he receives for his birthday.

Bubble Bath Pirates by Jarrett Krosoczka
When pirate mommy announces bath time, it is yo ho ho and to the bath we go for her little pirates.

Llama, Llama, Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs.

Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance.

T Is for Terrible by Peter McCarty
A tyrannosaurus rex explains that he cannot help it that he is enormous and hungry and is not a vegetarian.

More Story Time Favorites --
Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller
Cowlick! by Christian Ditchfield
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
The Happy Hocky Family by Lane Smith
I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
On Top of Spaghetti by Paul Brett Johnson
Silly Tilly by Eileen Spinelli
Snip, Snap! What's That? by Mara Bergman
A Visitor for Bear by Bonnie Becker
What Will Fat Cat Sit On? by Jan Thomas

School Tales

Teen books often involve the school setting.  Here are some of the best school stories for teens . . .

Rikers High by Paul Volponi
Arrested on a minor offense, a New York City teenager attends high school in the jail facility on Rikers Island, as he waits for his case to go to court.

Nothing by Janne Teller
When thirteen-year-old Pierre Anthon leaves school to sit in a plum tree and train for becoming part of nothing, his seventh grade classmates set out on a desperate quest for the meaning of life.

Story Time by Edward Bloor
George and Kate are promised the best education but instead face obsessed administrators, endless tests, and evil spirits when they are transferred to Whittaker Magnet School.

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies.

Trapped by Michael Northrop
Seven high school students are stranded at their New England high school during a week-long blizzard that shuts down the power and heat, freezes the pipes, and leaves them wondering if they will survive.