Pick of the Day: Rescue Bunnies

Rescue Bunnies by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Scott Menchin (HarperCollins, 2010)

 

Newbie is a Rescue Bunny trainee. So far, she's done a superb job passing all of the tests she needs to pass in order to become a full-fledged Rescue Bunny. But the last test is the most difficult of all...the Field Test. For the Field Test, she'll have to help rescue a giraffe stuck in a mudhole before the hungry hyenas attack! Can a bunny really rescue a giraffe in time? Read Rescue Bunnies to find out!

Pick of the Week: Shark vs. Train

Shark vs. Train by Christ Barton, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld (Little, Brown and Company, 2010)

Two boys grab a toy shark and a toy train from the toy box and quickly it becomes a competition of which one is the best? Well, as the story demonstrates, that depends on where they are (The ocean? Definitely the shark, as the train just sinks.) or what they're doing (A burping contest? Clearly, the train can let out the loudest belch .). But it's not always easy to tell who the winner is if they're in the library for instance trying to be quiet. Seriously - how crazy is it to think of a train or a shark being quiet in a library? And they might be equally at a disadvantage sword fighting on a tightrope... No matter who "wins", kids will find this dueling toy story hilarious!