Ned the Knitting Pirate cover

Ned the Knitting Pirate

Author: Diana MurrayIllustrator: Leslie Lammle Ned the Knitting Pirate is a fantastic tale about a young pirate named Ned who follows his own desires to knit, even when his captain and crew thinks it’s silly. I really enjoyed the pirate shanty sung by the crew members. I made up my own tune and it was […]

Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle

Little Blue Truck

Author: Alice Schertle Illustrator: Jill McElmurry Ages: 3-5 years Little Blue Truck is a great story about how showing compassion and maintaining friendships is beneficial for all. Little Blue Truck says hello (Beep! Beep!) to everyone while he is out and about. Dump Truck comes through and doesn’t say hello to anyone, and he is […]

The Hiccupotamus by Aaron Zenz

The Hiccupotamus

Author: Aaron Zenz Illustrator: Aaron Zenz Age: 3-5 years The Hiccupotamus is a delightful story about a hippopotamus who has a severe case of the hiccups. The hippo goes all over the neighborhood causing mayhem by startling other animals with his hiccups. Now, this is a rhyming book and basically everything that rhymes is not […]