Books for 1st and 2nd Graders, Summer 2008 JE/BELL-REHWOLDT Bell-Rehwoldt, SheriYou Think It’s Easy Being the Tooth Fairy? Tired of Santa getting all the fame, the Tooth Fairy reveals the adventures and dangers she must face every day on her job. JE/BOELTS Boelts, MaribethThose Shoes Jeremy wants a pair of expensive high-tops but Grandma says they can’t afford them because “There’s no room for want around here—just need.” JE/BROACH Broach, EliseWhen Dinosaurs Came with Everything A boy who’s bored running errands with his mom perks up when he sees a sign at the bakery that says: “Buy a dozen (doughnuts) and get a dinosaur!” JE/BROWN Brown, RuthThe Old Tree Pigeon Post spots a big “X” painted on the Old Tree, and points it out to the tree’s many residents as she delivers the mail. Only Captain Crow realizes what the “X” means for their tree. JE/CAL Calmenson, StephanieMay I Pet Your Dog?: The How-to Guide for Kids Meeting Dogs (and Dogs Meeting Kids) Harry the dachshund introduces readers to proper etiquette and safety procedures when meeting a dog and its owner. JE/CRONIN Cronin, DoreenDiary of a Fly A young fly writes in her diary about her life at school and her adventures with friends Spider and Worm. JE/GRAVETT Gravett, EmilyMeerkat Mail Sunny Meerkat is tired of his extremely large family and goes off on his own, looking for a new place to live. JE/HELAKOSKI Helakoski, LeslieBig Chickens Fly the Coop Four timid chickens decide to leave home to see the farmhouse but encounter some scary things along the way that send them right back to their coop. JE/KELLER Keller, LaurieDo Unto Otters: A Book About Manners Mr. Rabbit doesn’t think he will get along with his new neighbors, the Otters, until he hears some valuable advice and tries to “Do unto otters as you would have otters do unto you!” JE/KIMMEL Kimmel, Elizabeth CodyThe Top Job On Career Day, the class thinks that one father’s job sounds particularly boring: he changes light bulbs. However, when his daughter describes how he changed one very unusual bulb, they are fascinated! JE/LIPP Lipp, FrederickRunning Shoes Sophy, a girl from a poor Cambodian village, cannot attend school because the nearest one is too far away—until she receives the gift of a pair of running shoes. JE/LONDON London, JonathanFroggy Plays T-Ball Froggy’s first t-ball game isn’t going well, but he’s trying as hard as he can! JE/MADISON Madison, AlanVelma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly Velma never gets noticed until a class trip to a butterfly conservatory, where Velma’s special interest in science allows her to shine. JE/NUMEROFF Numeroff, Laura JoffeThe Jellybeans and the Big Dance Emily doesn’t have anything in common with the other girls in her dance class, but their recital may be a disaster if they don’t find a way to work together. JE/O’MALLEY O’Malley, KevinCaptain Raptor and the Space Pirates Captain Raptor and his fearless spaceship crew respond to an S.O.S. call when the planet Jurassica is invaded by space pirates. JE/PALATINI Palatini, MargieThe Cheese Even though he’s been warned that “The cheese stands alone,” the rat from The Farmer in the Dell is determined to eat the cheese. JE/PLOURDE Plourde, LynnScience Fair Day All of the students in Mrs. Shepherd’s class are busy getting ready for Science Fair Day—except for Ima, who wants to know everything about each project. JE/REX Rex, AdamPssst! During a visit to the zoo, a girl is asked to do a series of very unusual favors for some of the animals. JE/STEVENS Stevens, JanetHelp Me, Mr. Mutt!: Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems Canine counselor Mr. Mutt answers letters from dogs with people problems (and gives a little advice on their cat problems, as well!). JE/TAYLOR Taylor, SeanWhen a Monster Is Born When a monster is born, there are many possibilities, starting with whether to be a faraway-in-the woods monster, or an under-the-bed monster… JE/VAIL Vail, RachelRighty & Lefty Two feet, Righty and Lefty, don’t agree on anything. When Righty is comfortable, Lefty is cold. When Lefty wants to play, Righty has fallen asleep. If these two feet don’t start working together, they’ll never get anywhere! JE/WEIGELT Weigelt, UdoSuper Guinea Pig to the Rescue Little Guinea Pig declares that his favorite TV star, Super Guinea Pig, is his new best friend, but it’s his companions Canary, Hound Dog and Goldfish who help him out of a jam. JE/WILCOX Wilcox, LeahWaking Beauty Prince Charming tries every way he can thing of to wake up Sleeping Beauty so that he can avoid The Kiss (yuck!). JE/WILLEMS Willems, MoKnuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity Trixie brings her beloved, one-of-a-kind, stuffed rabbit Knuffle Bunny to show and tell and is shocked to find that another little girl also has a Knuffle Bunny! JE/YEE Yee, Wong HerbertDetective Small in the Amazing Banana Caper Bananas are disappearing all over town so the police call in Detective Small to help crack the case! JE/ZEMACH Zemach, KaetheMs. McCaw Learns to Draw Dudley often has a hard time at school but his teacher always helps him—so Dudley is very excited to help Ms. McCaw when she admits that she can’t draw. Prepared by Sara Pemberton, April 2008