Wednesday, December 16, 2009

FRAIDY CATS by Stephen Krensky

Two cats, Scamper and Sorry, were unable to sleep one dark and windy night because they imagined every sound they heard to have been created by something that would eat them. When they imagined that “ultrasaurs” were plan-eaters, they immediately fell asleep.
- T. Lyn

ADDIE MEETS MAX by Joan Robins

Addie doesn’t like her neighbor Max and his dog because she thought they don’t like her. The day after Max and Addie crashed into each other’s bicycles; Addie’s mother invited Max for lunch, and thus started their friendship.
- T. Lyn

ADDIE MEETS MAX by Joan Robins

Addie doesn’t like her neighbor Max and his dog because she thought they don’t like her. The day after Max and Addie crashed into each other’s bicycles; Addie’s mother invited Max for lunch, and thus started their friendship.
- T. Lyn

THOMAS EDISON TO THE RESCUE by Howard Goldsmith

When Thomas Edison was young, he saved the life of Jimmy MacKenzie, the son of MacKenzie- the telegraph operator of the Mount Clemens Railroad Station. Mr. MacKenzie offered Edison a hundred dollars as a reward but he refused it, asking if Mr. MacKenzie could teach him how to operate a telegraph instead. Mr. MacKenzie agreed and thus began Edison’s lifelong career on electricity.
- T. Lyn

HENRY AND MUDGE AND THE BEDTIME THUMPS by Cynthia Rylant

Henry’s parents took him and Mudge for a visit to his grandmother out in the country. Mudge, being the big dog that it was, knocked almost everything off the table in Grandma’s small house so Henry’s father sent it outside for the night. Henry, who was used to sleeping with his dog, couldn’t sleep so he went outside and joined Mudge who was sleeping under a table on the porch.
- T. Lyn

HENRY AND MUDGE AND THE WILD WIND by Cynthia Rylant

Henry and Mudge don’t like storms, so when a storm hit, they stayed inside the house feeling and acting strange. Henry’s father helped them pass the time by teaching his son a game. When the storm was over, Henry and his dog went to play outside again.

- T. Lyn

HENRY AND MUDGE AND THE TALL TREE HOUSE by Cynthia Rylant

When Henry’s uncle Jake came to visit, he built a tree house for Henry. Henry loved the tree house but he was sad because Mudge couldn’t go up there with him, so his father and his uncle took the tree house down and transferred it to his bedroom.
- T. Lyn