C3 - Denver Public Library: Kids

The Little School Bus by Carol Roth
The Little School Bus by Carol Roth is a fun, cumulative tale with good
rhyming sounds. The attraction of a motor vehicle combined with a familiar
sight in the neighborhood makes this very accessible. The animals going to
school together are distinct on each page, and it’s fun to ask, “Who’s this?”
pointing at the sheep, worm, bear, chick, fox, pig and goat. If that goes
well, there are other animals in the pictures and if nothing else, you need to
ask what animal is the bus driver? Kids love to notice the details. They can
also participate in the storytelling by repeating the phrase: “riding the bus to
school, to school, riding the bus to school”.
Long-Nosed Pig by Keith Faulkner
Did you know that long ago pigs had long noses? Find out what happens to
the nose of this boastful, vain pig to make it look like pig noses of today in
Faulkner’s pop-up book. A sure hit with the young set!
McDuff Moves In by Rosemary Wells
Here’s a great story about how a little terrier who wins the hearts of Fred and
Lucy and finds a home. Author, Rosemary Wells, has written other stories
about McDuff. Here is her web site:
http://www.rosemarywells.com
Read about that series on this web page:
http://www.cfnaonline.com/caninetimes/bookstore/mcduff.html
There’s a Billy Goat in the Garden by Laurel Gugler
The goat causes problems when he will “not come out” of the garden. One by
one the animals on the farm try different ways to get the goat out. Each
animal that tries is bigger than the previous animal. The text has a few
repetitive phrases that would be fun for the kids to say aloud with the story.
There is great use of rhyming pairs to describe the stubborn goat such as
haughty, naughty; fighting, biting; and dancing and prancing. Let the
children recite the repetitive phrase, “Billy goat will NOT come out!” I remind
the children that since the word “not” is in capital letters we have to give it
special emphasis when saying it.

Carol Roth
Carol Roth was born in the Bronx and moved to
Forest Hills, Queens, as a child. She received her
B.A. and M.S. in early childhood education from
Queens College, and briefly taught kindergarten
in Long Island, until her daughter was born in
1970. She took an extended "time out" to raise
her daughter and son, born four years later, but
always knew she wanted to return to early
childhood education.
After living in New City for 39 years, Roth and her
husband, Mark, recently moved to Old Tappan,
NJ.
Rosemary Wells
Rosemary was born in January of 1943 in
New York City. Rosemary says she did
nothing but draw ever since she could
remember. It was her way of getting
attention. She went to the Museum School
in Boston and at the age of nineteen she
married Tom Wells. After her marriage
she worked as a book designer. Some of
the characters in her books are taken from
characters in her life. Her White Highland
terrier was the inspiration for Benjamin,
Tulip, and Timothy. She has been writing
and illustrating for over 30 years. Wells is a strong literacy advocate who
encourages all parents to read aloud to their children regularly.

Laurel Dee Gugler
Laurel is a Canadian children’s author.
Two of her books have been selected for
the Canadian Children’s Book Center as
“our choice” awards. Laurel is a former
teacher and a professional storyteller.
She lives in Canada and works closely with
school districts