the curious case of the missing mammoth

Oscar is looking high and low for Timothy’s brother Teddy, a little wooly mammoth on the lam.  His search takes him to a museum, where Teddy has slipped in.  It’s a night of sleuthing, a few magical encounters and exploration of history, science, artwork, artifacts and oddities that Oscar won’t soon forget (and neither will readers).  Curious, clever and inviting.  Predicting that this will be widely requested to be read aloud at our house this week.

The Curious Case of the Missing Mammoth was written by Ellie Hattie, illustrated by Karl James Mountford and published by Little Tiger Books.

the big blue book of beginner books

Some of the finest early reader texts in one collection for your beginning reader who’s taking off and starting to read up a storm.  The Big Blue Book of Beginner Books includes P.D. Eastman’s Go, Dog. Go!, The Best Nest and Are You My Mother?, Robert Lopshire’s Put Me in the Zoo, Mike McClintock’s A Fly Went By and Marilyn Sadler and Roger Bollen’s It’s Not Easy Being a Bunny.  There's a range in reading level amongst the texts, but the readability is mostly first grade.  Be sure to take a look at the entire series—you might find another favorite set of stories that will help build your budding reader's fluency.  Published by Random House Books for Young Readers.

antoinette

Little poodle Antoinette lives contentedly with her family in Paris.  All of her bulldog siblings seem to have found their unique strengths, but not Antoinette.  She wonders.  One day, she has a revelation as she follows her heart and instinct in a true act of bravery.  Fans of a certain spunky bulldog named Gaston will be elated to see him make an appearance in this lively and affable sequel.

Antoinette was written by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Christian Robinson and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

nanette's baguette

Oh happiest of days.  Little Nanette is finally granted the responsibility of procuring the day's bread.  The WEIGHTY responsibility of getting the daily baguette.  En route, distractions abound—all brilliantly rhyming with our protagonist's name—as Nanette attempts to stay focused on the task at hand.  Luckily she makes it to baker Juliette and starts her way home, warm and wonderful baguette in tow.  But can our heroine resist the beguiling aroma of a perfect and gloriously crusty baguette ALL the way home?  Will she crack under the pressure?  Missing the ending in this one might be something you'll regret. ;)  Ingenious rhymes and extraordinary handcrafted French village by the incomparable Mo Willems.  Nanette's Baguette was published by Disney Hyperion.