Grumpy Bird

Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard is just that; a story about a grumpy bird.  Poor, poor Bird woke up one day grumpy.  But no matter how much he grumbled at his friends, they still stuck around.

The simple drawings help to point out Bird's bad mood and his friends ignorance of this fact.  Maybe if more people ignored grumpy comments we would all experience more happy endings like Bird.

Favorite line: "You do it by placing one foot in front of the other." (Gotta love sarcasm.)

Pirates Go To School

Pirates Go To School by Corinne Demas and illustrated by John Manders is a great book.  Just imagine for a moment what it would be like to go to school as a pirate (or even with a pirate).  Some days I think this is what my boys must have felt about school (especially recess time).

The illustrations are awesome too!  I love the teachers reactions to these pirate kids.

Favorite line: Pirates learn their letters: X (marks the spot), Y, Z.

What REALLY Happened to Humpty? (from the files of a hard-boilded detective)

What Really Happened to Humpty? (from the files of a hard-boiled detective) by Joe Dumpty as told to Jeanie Franz Ransom and illustrated by Stephen Axelsen is a combination twist on a nursery rhyme and great mystery/detective story.  Detective Joe Dumpty is is on the case - the case of the fall of his brother Humpty Dumpty.  (Insert ominous music.)

I loved this book!  It puts all the classic nursery rhymes that I grew up with into one neighborhood and one story.  Plus, through the miracle of modern medicine, Humpty is on the mend! The only question left unanswered is, "Who did it?"

Favorite line:  Humpty Dumpty was pushed.