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Previous Issues > March 2007 > Parentown > Bookshelf
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 Parentown
BookShelf
 North Country Spring
Author/Illustrator: Reeve Lindbergh, Liz Sivertson (Illustrator)
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Age Range: 5 to 8
From the publisher: The running of rivers, the wild geese returning, the bear cubs stepping out, and the peepers singing this is the arrival of spring in the north country. Join all manner of north country animals as they respond in their own unique ways to the slow vanishing of the cold, dark winter. Reeve Lindberghs verse captures the empowering voice of spring in language both poetic and precise, while Liz Sivertsons paintings are as spirited and free as the north itself. Together, poet and painter celebrate the wildness and beauty of a season that can never come too soon.
Where Is Spring? 
Author/Illustrator: Yang-Huan, Hsiao-Yen Huang (Illustrator)
Publisher: Heryin Publishing Corporation
Age Range: 4 to 8
From the publisher: Recreating images of little creatures in their natural environment, this childrens poem evokes the tender, warm feelings associated with home. Lyrical words and rich, lively scenes brim with innocent childhood fun and imaginatively evoke homes comfortable and inspiring qualities. Intended to stimulate imagination in children, the simple and minimalist lines with just more than 100 words are songlike in their richness of rhythm and meter.
 S is for Shamrock
Author/Illustrator: Eve Bunting, Matt Faulkner (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Publication Date: March 2007
Age Range: 5 to 10
From the Publisher: Small in size (less than 400 by 200 miles) the country of Ireland holds a big place in world and human history. And many from around the globe proudly lay claim to ancestral ties there. S is for Shamrock: An Ireland Alphabet gives readers a guided A-Z tour of this small island country whose influence extends far beyond its sea borders.
Famous landmarks such as the Blarney Stone and Finn McCools Giant Causeway speak to the land and history that shaped Ireland and its inhabitants. The prose and poetry of Eve Bunting, Irish native and childrens book author, bring the magic and mystery, character and culture of the Emerald Isle to vivid life.
Dear Miss Perfect: A Beasts Guide to Proper Behavior
Author/Illustrator: Sandra Dutton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication Date: April 2007
Age Range: 5 to 8
From the publisher: However beastly the problem, Miss Perfect, a correspondent for the Beastly Gazette, has the answer:
Say Im sorry if you accidentally crush someone.
Clean your room when asked.
And never chew on your sister without first asking permission.
Readers will laugh at Miss Perfects often surprising but always on-target advice, and find a kinship with the animals, whose problems are not all that different from their own.
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