Friday, February 8, 2008

New Children's Books

Dear Benjamin Banneker - Andrea David Pinkney
Story of the correspondence between Benjamin Banneker, a free black man, who wrote to Thomas Jefferson to tell him how he felt about Jefferson owning slaves.

The Huckabuck Family and How They Raised Popcorn in Nebraska and Quit and Came Back - Carl Sandburg
After the popcorn the Huckabucks had raised explodes in a fire and Pony Pony Huckabuck finds a silver buckle inside a squash, the family decides it is time for a change.

Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen - Howard Binkow
Howard B. Wigglebottom has a great deal of difficulty listening, which gets him into a great deal of trouble.

Footwork: The Story of Fred and Adele Astaire - Roxanne Orgill
Illustrations and easy-to-follow text describe Fred Astaire's humble dancing beginnings and the years he spent dancing with his sister, Adele.

At Night - Jonathan Bean
A sleepless city girl imagines what it would be like to get away from snoring family members and curl up alone with one's thoughts in the cool night air under wide-open skies.

Emma in Charge - David McPhail
Emma pretends that she and her dolls spend a day at school.

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