Friday, August 28, 2009

New Children's Books

My Penguin Osbert in Love - Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
When Osbert the penguin shows up on his doorstep with several friends along with an invitation to Aurora Australis' party at the South Pole, the boy decides to transport them there in the helicopter he received this year for Christmas.

The McElderry Book of Aesop's Fables - Michael Morpurgo
Retellings of twenty-one classic Aesop fables, including "The Hare and the Tortoise" and "Belling the Cat," in updated language.

Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales - Lucy Cousins
A retelling of the author's eight favorite fairy tales: Little Red Riding Hood -- The three billy goats gruff -- The normous turnip -- Henny Penny -- Goldilocks and the three bears -- The little red hen -- The three little pigs -- The musicians of Bremen