Kindergarten

It was lively in the library today as Kindergarten met the acquaintance of Mr. Putter and his cat, Tabby. In award-winning author Cynthia Rylant’s Mr. Putter series, there is always an adventure ahead for Mr. Putter, Tabby, their beloved neighbor Mrs. Teaberry and her mischevious dog, Zeke. In Mr. Putter and Tabby Catch A Cold, Mr. Putter is nursed back to health by Zeke who shuttles back and forth from Mrs. Teaberry’s to Mr. Putter’s bearing the tried remedies of soup and peppermint tea with honey in thermoses on his back. In Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog, Mr. Putter is left to dog-sit Zeke and must think of creative ways to get him to behave. Apparently, Zeke loves a hot-fudge sundae with extra cherries…and in Mr. Putter and Tabby Feed the Fish, we learn that fish make Tabby very twitchy with excitement. So much so, that despite Mr. Putter’s attempts to protect the fish (pillowcase and bucket), Tabby cannot control herself and the fish are happily adopted by Mrs. Teaberry. Her dog, Zeke, has no such reaction to goldfish. There are many, many more books in this delightful set of short chapter books and Kindergarten was howling at the antics of these lovable characters. We concluded with book browsing and check out. Happy Reading!

KIndergarten extended its penguin study today to the library where we shared the adventures of Tacky the Penguin. Helen Lester’s series unfolds the trials and tribulations of a non-conformist penguin named Tacky. Tacky’s peers (aptly named Lovely, Neatly, Angel, Goodly and Perfect) are model penguins who march, dress, splash and slide with appropriate consistency. In many of the Tacky tales, however, these penguin pets find themselves in a sticky situation, from which Tacky, and only Tacky, is able to extract them. Three Cheers for Tacky finds the penguin gang in a cheering competition for the coveted shiny blue bowtie prize. A companion book, Tacky in Trouble, highlights Tacky’s eccentricities as positive attributes. The Tacky books can be found in many libraries, bookstores and on-line and all of them showcase the themes of teamwork, friendship and above all, respecting and marveling in our differences. We concluded with book browsing and checkout. Happy Reading!