Loudmouth George and the New Neighbors
by Nancy Carlson,
Carolrhoda Books 1983; ISBN: 0876142161
When a family of pigs moves in next door, George wants nothing to do with them. "Pigs are dirty," he claims. "They eat garbage. They're not like us at all." George's friends, however, don't share his concerns. For the next few days they have a ball in Louanne Pig's backyard while George sits indoors. But on Wednesday when he hears them shrieking with laughter as they run through Louanne's sprinkler all morning long, it's too much for him. Maybe pigs are not so bad after all. Almost everyone knows someone like Loudmouth George, prejudiced without reason but likable in spite of himself. But even someone like George can change, and when a family of cats moves into the neighborhood, readers will feel a glimmer of hope for our hero. (Publisher)
May I Bring a Friend?
by Beatrice Schenck de Regniers, Atheneum 1971;
ISBN: 0689206151
What could be more natural, when invited by the King and Queen to tea, than to
ask to bring a friend? And that, of course, is what the hero of May I Bring a
Friend? does. Not only to tea, but to breakfast, lunch, dinner, apple pie
and Halloween -- one invitation for each of six days of the week. (Publisher)
This is the Bread I Baked for Ned
by Crescent Dragonwagon, Econo-Clad
Books 1999; ISBN: 0613121848
In cumulative verse, Glenda prepares a delicious meal for her husband, Ned.
Accompanying Ned to dinner are numerous friends who savor the meal and
contribute to clean-up efforts. Bold, colorful illustrations add ambiance to the
spontaneous party. (Horn Book)
Sitting Down to Eat
by Bill Harley, August House Little Folk 1996; ISBN:
0874834600
A young boy's snacktime is interrupted by a visit from an elephant. As soon as
he moves over to make room, they are joined by a tiger, and a hippo, and a big
blue whale, and soon a full menagerie, each insisting there's room for one more.
With his trademark marriage of story and song, children's entertainer Bill
Harley tests the boundaries of his young hero's patience--and hospitality.
(Ingram)
Just a Little Different
by Mercer Mayer, Golden Books 1998; ISBN:
0307160092
A new kid has moved in next door to Little Critter and his family. He's a nice
kid but he's just a little bit different: his mother is a rabbit and his father
is a turtle. This timely story about prejudice and friendship is filled with
Mercer Mayer's trademark humor. (Publisher)
Tomas and the Library Lady
by Pat Mora, Dragonfly 2000; ISBN: 0375803491
From the immigrant slums of New York City to the fields of California, it's an
elemental American experience: the uprooted child who finds a home in the
library. Mora's story is based on a true incident in the life of the famous
writer Tomas Rivera, the son of migrant workers who became an education leader
and university president. (Booklist)
The Relatives Came
by Cynthia Rylant, Simon & Schuster 1986,
ISBN: 0027772209
A big crowd in all shapes and sizes piled into the old station wagon at four
o'clock one summer morning and piled out of it the next day at their relatives'
place on the north side of the mountains. All in good moods. The visitors
settled in everywhere throughout the house, laughing and making music and
hugging everyone from the kitchen to the front room. And they stayed for weeks!
(Publisher)
Company's Coming
by Arthur Yorinks, Hyperion Press 2000; ISBN: 0786805005
In this slyly humorous tale of visitors from outer space and a nice couple from
Bellmore, we learn that the key to intergalactic human-alien relations is...
spaghetti and meatballs. That and a few common courtesies. It's one of
those rare books that will delight adults as well as children, passing on an
easy-to-swallow message of human kindness and grace under pressure. (Amazon)
