Michigan City Public Library Michigan City, Indiana Youth Services Book Reviews Children's Book Reviews

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Picture Books

Delicious by Helen Cooper

Cat, Squirrel and Duck are looking for a lovely ripe pumpkin to cook. Duck wants to eat his favorite Pumpkin soup. Sadly, there is no pumpkin in the pumpkin patch. The other animals consult their cook books and find other wonderful recipes. It doesn’t matter Duck will only eat Pumpkin soup.  How will the Cat and Squirrel convince Duck to try something different?

Smitten by David Gordon

It is a lonely life for mitten, she is left behind in the park. Poor sock fell out of a laundry basket. They travel together in search of new partners. It is a difficult task because everyone else seems to have a partner. Sock and Mitten soon become great friends. They realize that they can be a perfect pair and live happily ever after.

Chapter Books

Tunnels by Roderick Gordon

Will Burrows doesn’t have much in common with the other members of his family. He doesn’t have much in common with the other kids in school. Will and his father have one hobby that they share, they dig. They spend much of their time together looking for treasures. When his father disappears Will must journey deep into the tunnels to rescue him. Will discovers a secret underground society that definitely does not welcome outsiders.

Alex and the Ironic Gentleman by Adrienne Cress

Alex lives above a very useful shop with her uncle. She is about to start 6^th grade and dreads the thought of spending her days with old Mrs. Swinsky. She is pleasantly surprised the day she runs into the new teacher Mr. Underwood. Mr. Underwood seems like an ordinary man but he is hiding a great secret. He is a descendant of a fearsome family of pirates. Soon Alex finds herself in the middle of an amazing adventure. She must find the treasure and face the terrible Captain Steele.