This is my book blog. To access my blog about reading and books and issues (CCSS, censorship, and the like), visit: http://professornana.livejournal.com I am a professor in the Department of Library Science at Sam Houston State University in Texas where I teach classes in literature for children, tweens, and teens. I have written three professional books and co-authored several as well. I bring more than 30 years of teaching experience to the blog.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Adventures Galore!
DOUG UNPLUGGED by Dan Yaccarino. Knopf, 2013.
Doug is a dutiful robot. He sits home while his parents are at work learning about the world in which he lives. One day,he breaks loose of his tether and enters into the real world for the first time. Oh, the places he will go and the experiences he will have.
PIRATERIA: THE WONDERFUL PLUNDERFUL PIRATE EMPORIUM by Calef Brown. Atheneum, 2012.
Come one, come all: everything you could possibly need and desire can be found here at the Pirate Emporium. In rollicking verse, Brown takes readers on a tour of the store.
THE BIG ADVENTURE OF THE SMALLS by Helen Stephens. Aladdin, 2012.
The Small children sneak out to see the party downstairs. A dropped toy sets them both off on an adventure to rescue the toy and find out what the party is all about. Mayhem ensues.
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adventures,
picture books
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