Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Kids' Book Spotlight - Fun Fantasy Picture Books and Early Readers

"Children see magic because they look for it." ~Christopher Moore

Picture Books


Bo the Brave
by Bethan Woollvin

A feisty little girl learns who the real monsters are in this brilliantly funny medieval adventure. Once, there lived a little girl called Bo. Bo wanted to be just like her brothers and capture a fearsome monster. Bo is small, too small to catch a monster--or so her brothers say. But Bo isn't one to take no for an answer, so she sets off on a quest to catch a monster of her own. Can she defeat the furious griffin, conquer the hideous kraken, and triumph over the monstrous dragon? Or has Bo got the wrong idea who the real monsters are?


The Bold, Brave Bunny
by Beth Ferry

After his brothers and sisters ruin his favorite alphabet book, Teetu the bunny has had enough of his big bunny family! When he sneaks off into the night, what he discovers is more marvelous than he ever dreamed. He sees animals and trees and beauty and moonlight, and puts his adventures into a new book he creates all by himself. But soon Teetu tires of being alone, and just as it gets to be too much...a big fluffy surprise comes to save the day!


When My Brother Gets Home
by Tom Lichtenheld

In this warm, funny story from beloved creator Tom Lichtenheld, a younger sister impatiently awaits her older brother's return from school. As his bus draws closer, she imagines all the fantastical adventures that await them. From climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in the playground to building a cardboard castle, every adventure, large or small, is more fun . . . when my brother gets home.


Fairy Science
by Ashley Spires

All the fairies in Pixieville believe in magic--except Esther. She believes in science. When a forest tree stops growing, all the fairies are stumped--including Esther. But not for long! Esther knows that science can get to the root of the problem--and its solution!




Franklin and Luna and the Book of Fairy Tales
by Jen Campbell

It's Franklin's birthday! Luna and all the villagers are planning a surprise party, and Franklin's family are visiting from the moon. While the party is being set up, Luna takes Franklin book shopping. They find a padlocked book of fairy tales, which the bookseller tells them is full of dangerous magic. Luna's tortoise, Neil, can't help picking the lock but when he peers inside, the book swallows him whole. Franklin and Luna dive into the book to rescue Neil. They tumble into cobwebbed forests and meet dusty fairy-tale characters who have been trapped inside these pages for hundreds of years. After several encounters and some narrow escapes, they finally find Neil who has won a gold medal after racing a hare and, all together, they break out of the book and into the real world.

Early Readers


Uni Goes to School
by Amy Rosenthal

Uni is eager to learn how to use her horn to fix things, but her teacher, Mr. Wise, says she must practice her magic and also use her heart.
Peter Pan
by Christy Webster

Wendy flies to Never Land with Peter Pan and Tinker Bell! Can they escape from Captain Hook?
The Big Birthday Surprise!
by Delphine Finnegan

Nella the Princess Knight tries to make Sir Garret's birthday wish come true.
Good Night, Good Knight 
by Shelley Thomas

A Good Knight helps three little dragons who are having trouble getting to sleep.
Rafi and Rosi Pirates!
   by Lulu Delacre

Rafi and Rosi, two curious tree frogs, explore Puerto Rico's El Morro Fort, where they pretend to be pirates in battle, find pirate treasure, and discover a haunted sentry box.





Stephani Lindsey
Youth Specialist 
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