This week, in honor of Valentine's Day, we'll be sharing books about friendship and kindness. So, grab a friend, grab one of these great books, and enjoy!
One day, a boy and a robot meet in the woods. They play. They have fun.
But
when Bot gets switched off, Boy thinks he's sick. The usual
remedies—applesauce, reading a story—don't help, so Boy tucks the sick
Bot in, then falls asleep.
Bot is worried when he powers on and finds his friend powered off. He takes Boy home with him and tries all his remedies: oil, reading an instruction manual. Nothing revives the malfunctioning Boy! Can the Inventor help fix him?
Using the perfect blend of sweetness and humor, this story of an adorable duo will win the hearts of the very youngest readers.
Meet Bink and Gollie,
two precocious little girls — one tiny, one tall, and both utterly
irrepressible. Setting out from their super-deluxe tree house and
powered by plenty of peanut butter (for Bink) and pancakes (for Gollie),
they share three comical adventures involving painfully bright socks,
an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.
No matter where their roller skates take them, at the end of the day
they will always be the very best of friends.
In spring, when City Dog
runs free in the country for the first time, he spots Country Frog
sitting on a rock, waiting for a friend. "You'll do," Frog says, and
together they play Country Frog games. In summer, they meet again and
play City Dog games. Through the seasons, whenever City Dog visits the
country he runs straight for Country Frog's rock. In winter, things
change for City Dog and Country Frog. Come spring, friendship blooms
again, a little different this time.
The moment they saw each
other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends. But when Bean plays a
joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hide quickly, Ivy comes to the
rescue, proving that sometimes the best of friends are people never
meant to like each other.
The inspiring true story
of two great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-yr-old giant
tortoise named Mzee (Mm-ZAY). When Owen was stranded after the Dec 2004
tsunami, villagers in Kenya worked tirelessly to rescue him. Then, to
everyone's amazement, the orphan hippo and the elderly tortoise adopted
each other. Now they are inseparable, swimming, eating, and playing
together. Adorable photos e-mailed from friend to friend quickly made
them worldwide celebrities. Here is a joyous reminder that in times of
trouble, friendship is stronger than the differences that too often pull
us apart.
Eleven-year-old Melody
has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is
always recording. Always. And there's no delete button. She's the
smartest kid in her whole school—but no one knows it. Most people—her
teachers and doctors included—don't think she's capable of learning, and
up until recently her school days consisted of listening to the same
preschool-level alphabet lessons again and again and again. If only she
could speak up, if only she could tell people what she thinks and knows .
. . but she can't, because Melody can't talk. She can't walk. She can't
write. Being stuck inside her head is making Melody go out of her
mind—that is, until she discovers something that will allow her to speak
for the first time ever. At last Melody has a voice . . . but not
everyone around her is ready to hear it.
Meet the Souls - "Noah," who quite by accident was best man at the wedding of Ethan's grandmother and Nadia's grandfather
- "Nadia," a hybrid with a halo of red hair, a dog that's a genius, and a fondness for baby turtles
- "Ethan," the silent second son of one of Epiphany's oldest families, who discovers he likes halos
- "Julian," the strangest person on the school bus, who starts everything by inviting the others to a tea party
How
did Mrs. Olinski, returning to teaching ten years after being paralyzed
in an automobile accident, choose these four to be her sixth-grade
Academic Bowl team? And how did this unlikely foursome become even
unlikelier champions, in far more than just the state middle school
competition? "The View From Saturday" is a rich and rewarding journey
that answers these questions and raises many more.
August (Auggie) Pullman
was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a
mainstream school—until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher
Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that
can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an
extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's
just like them, despite appearances?
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