The Little Island By Margaret Wise Brown

 

A beautiful story about a small island in the middle of the ocean. The seasons change and storms make the wind blow,all the while the little island remains. This is also a beautiful book teach children how simple faith can be.
I would like to share an excerpt here with you.

"Then you must tak it on faith what I tell you,' said the fish
"What's that?" said the cat- "Faith."
"to believe what I tell you about what you don't know," said the fish
And the fish told the kitten how all land is one land under the sea.
The cat's eyes were shining with the secret of it.
And because he loved secrets he believed. And he let the fish go.

This beautiful simple story will warm your heart and capture your children's thoughts.

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers; Reissue edition (September 9, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385746407
• ISBN-13: 978-0385746403

Pumkin Soup "A little old book review"

 

This adorable story, tells the tale of Cat, Duck and Squirrel. Everything is happy go lucky in the little white cabin in the woods. Each animal has their place in making pumpkin soup.
Then, one morning Duck decides he wants a change, he desires to stir their pumpkin soup instead of squirrel
This does not go over well and after a little bit of a scramble Duck leaves in a huff,
We follow the other two as they try and find where Duck could be.
The story ends with a reuniting and the realization that change is good and everyone can try different jobs. That is until... Duck tries to play the bagpipes!

This book has beautiful illustrations and is a delight to read. I love the flow of the words and all of the details through out.
*One note though, there is a small reference to witches in part of the book when squirrel and cat are trying to find their friend. When reading you can simply omit that and it makes no change in the story.

Here is the 101 on the book

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR); 1st edition (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0374361649
• ISBN-13: 978-0374361648
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds