Pinch Proof Picture Books for St. Patrick's Day

With St. Patrick's Day quickly approaching, I'm sharing picture books featuring green objects.  Here are a few of my favorites . . . .

Good Luck Bear by Greg Foley
When Bear's friend Mouse tells him that finding a four-leaf clover means one is lucky, the little bear searches for one, despite the discouraging words of other animals.

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

My Snake Blake by Randy Siegel
The extremely long, bright green snake a boy receives from his father as an early birthday present proves to be incredibly smart and talented.

Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Little Pea hates eating candy for dinner, but his parents will not let him have his spinach dessert until he cleans his plate.

Go! Go! Go! Stop! by Charise Mericle Harper
Little Green only knows one word: 'Go!' It's the perfect thing to get the construction site moving, but how will they stop?


More Books --
Ah Ha! by Jeff Mack
Alligator Boy by Cynthia Rylant
Carrot & Pea by Morag Hood
The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy by Martha Brockenbrough
The Frog Principal by Stephanie Calmenson
Gator Gumbo by Candace Fleming
A Girl and Her Gator by Sean Bryan
Go, Little Green Truck! by Roni Schotter
The Good Ship Crocodile by J. Patrick Lewis
Grandpa Green by Lane Smith
Green as a Bean by Karla Kuskin
The Green Bath by Margaret Mahy
I Don't Want to Be a Frog by Dav Petty
The Little Green Goose by Adele Sanson
The Little Pea by Eric Battus
Lizette's Green Sock by Catharina Valckz
The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg
The Pea Blossom by Amy  Lowry
Pedro and George by Delphine Perret
Red Light, Green Lion by Candace Ryan
Rory and the Dinosaur: Me and My Dad by Liz Climo
Three Little Peas by Marine Rivoal
Too Many Frogs by Sandy Asher
Turtle Island by Kevin Sherry
Verdi by Janell Cannon
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli

Check these and more books out on display at the Arnold Branch through March 20, 2020.

Are You Hungry for a Good Book?

With Thanksgiving and the holidays fast approaching, our thoughts often turn to all the great food that we'll be eating.  That brings to mind some of my favorite books about food and eating for young children . . . .

Badger's Fancy Meal by Keiko Kasza
Badger is bored with the same old meals, but his search for more exciting food only leads to trouble.

Cupcake! by Charise Mericle Harper
Cupcake, feeling drab because he is only vanilla, and his friend, Candle, come up with a plan to make themselves stand out in the crowd.

Gator Gumbo by Candace Fleming
A hungry alligator, slow with age, hopes to catch some good meat to add to his spicy gumbo.

Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Little Pea hates eating candy for dinner, but his parents will not let him have his spinach dessert until he cleans his plate.

Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson
Grandad bakes Grandma a whopper of a birthday cake. Includes recipe and directions for chocolate cake.


More Books About Food --
Armadillo's Orange by Jim Arnosky
Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak
Duck Soup by  Jackie Urbanovic
Grandpa's Garden Lunch by  Judith Caseley
I Will Never NOT Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
June 29, 1999 by David Wiesner
The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) by Philemon Sturges
Old MacDonald in the City by Suzanne Williams
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Willems
The Runaway Dinner by Allan Ahlberg
Take Me to Your BBQ by Kathy Duval
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont

A Reading Feast

Thanksgiving is fast approaching.  Last week I talked about several picture books about Thanksgiving.  This week, since all those books are now checked out, I thought I would share some great picture books about food.

I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter.

Worms for Lunch? by Leonid Gore
Easy-to-read text and die-cut illustrations allow various creatures to reveal what they like to eat.

Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Little Pea hates eating candy for dinner, but his parents will not let him have his spinach dessert until he cleans his plate.

The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza by Philemon Sturges
In this version of the traditional tale, the duck, the dog, and the cat refuse to help the Little Red Hen make a pizza but do get to participate when the time comes to eat it.

Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson
Grandad bakes Grandma a whopper of a birthday cake. Includes recipe and directions for chocolate cake.


Also -- come by the Arnold Branch this Wednesday (11/27/13) at 11:30 a.m. to watch the movie version of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.