Every Hero Has a Story: Picture Book Edition

This summer's reading theme is "Every Hero Has a Story".  So we came up with a display of picture books featuring heroic characters . . . .

Magnus at the Fire by Jennifer Armstrong
When the Broadway Fire House acquires a motorized fire engine, Magnus the fire horse is not ready to retire.

Rescue Bunnies by Doreen Cronin
Newbie struggles to pass her field test to become a full-fledged Rescue Bunny.

The Whispering Town by Jennifer Elvgren
In Denmark during World War II, young Annet, her parents, and their neighbors help a Jewish family hide from Nazi soldiers until it is safe for them to leave Annet's basement.

Police Cat by Enid Hinkes
Noodles the cat takes his responsibilities very seriously, keeping the police station and neighborhood safe and free from rats, but he is not an official member of the police department until after he performs a heroic rescue.

Tsunami by Kimiko Kajikawa
A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.

Blizzard by John Rocco
After a massive blizzard, a boy becomes a hero when he manages to walk to the local store and bring supplies back to his neighborhood which has been snowed in for days. Based on the author's childhood experiencer.


More Stories --
The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man by Michael Chabon
The Babe & I by David A. Adler
The Black Rabbit by Philippa Leathers
Brief Thief by Michael Escoffier
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
Dinosaur Rescue by Penny Dale
Elecopter by Michael Slack
Epossamondas Saves the Day by Coleen Salley
Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi
Here Comes Firefighter Hippo by Jonathan London
Hero Cat by Eileen Spinelli
I'm Brave! by Kate McMullan
Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton
Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads by Bob Shea
Little Tug by Stephen Savage
Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer
Pigs to the Rescue by John Himmelman
Police Officers on  Patrol by K.R. Hamilton
Quest by Aaron Becker
Red Truck by K.R. Hamilton
Rosa by Nikki Giovanni
Souperchicken by Mary Jane Auch
Swift by Robert J. Blake
Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester
This is the Firefighter by Laura Godwin


Check out these and other heroic stories on display at the Arnold Branch through July 24, 2015.

Man's Best Friend -- Dogs

How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor
Living in the family car in their small North Carolina town after their father leaves them virtually penniless, Georgina, desperate to improve their situation and unwilling to accept her overworked mother's calls for patience, persuades her younger brother to help her in an elaborate scheme to get money by stealing a dog and then claiming the reward that the owners are bound to offer.

The Legend of Diamond Lil by Doreen Cronin
Search-and-rescue dog J.J. struggles with jealousy over Moosh's friendship with a fashionable new neighbor, a situation that is complicated by a raiding possum and questions about the neighbor's integrity.

Wolven by Di Toft
Twelve-year-old Nat, with help from family, friends, and his "pet" Woody, a wolf that turns into a boy, must face werewolves that have been altered as part of a dastardly plan.

Rascal: A Dog and His Boy by Ken Wells
Rascal is happy to leave Voclain's farm to live with his boy, Meely, and pair spend their time exploring the Louisiana bayou, but when Meely gets stuck on a rotted bridge it is left to Rascal to find away to save his boy from danger.