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Welcome to the "Good Reads" page. Look below to see books in the spotlight. There are picture books, fiction, classics and informational books. If you want to see more books in one of the categories then click on the link to go to that page. All of the books in the list are available at the Public Libraries of Saginaw. Ask a librarian if you need help finding one on the shelf or click on the title to go directly to the Library Catalog. Make sure you keep checking this page for new titles. Have fun and keep on reading!

Award Book Winners 2009

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Fiction (Updated! May 2009)

Magic Pickle: The Full-Color Graphic Novel
Morse, Scott

Follow the crime fighting adventures of superhero Magic Pickle and his sidekick Jo Jo Wegman as they match wits with the Brotherhood of Evil Produce, vegetables rotten to the core, and the school bully Lulu. Of course, the final showdown has to be a food fight in the school cafeteria. This comic book-style novel is the first in a series.

Chains
Anderson, Laurie Halse

Set in the time of the American Revolution, this is the fast-paced story of thirteen-year-old Isabel, a slave with the mission of becoming free. Follow her to New York, where she was wrongfully sold after the death of her owner in Rhode Island. This 2009 winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction captures the emotion and reality of slavery at the time. I particularly loved the primary source excerpts at the beginning of each chapter.

Classics (Updated! May 2009)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Carle, Eric

On a moonlit night a little caterpillar hatched out of an egg and was he hungry! Children can learn about colors, counting, and even the days of the week with this book and they’ll love the ending.

Where the Sidewalk Ends
Silverstein, Shel

There is something for everyone, the young and young at heart, in this beloved collection of humorous and off-beat poems. Accentuated by the pencil and line drawings readers can take a trip on a boat, have a hug o’ war, or find out what happens where the sidewalk ends.

Pippi Longstocking
Lindgren, Astrid

Meet Pippi Longstocking, an irrepressible nine-year-old who lives in old house on the edge of town. Her papa is a sea captain and her mama is an angel, so she lives with a horse that drinks tea on the veranda and Mr. Nilsson, a monkey, and a suitcase full of gold coins.  She happens to be the world’s strongest girl and has a very funny way of dealing with the world. Pippi has been entertaining readers for over sixty years.

Picture Books (Updated! May 2009)

I Am the King
Timmers, Leo

Who is the king in this story? Is it Turtle? Billy Goat? Flamingo? Join these animals and more on their romp to see who the crown fits perfectly. Even funnier is where each animal wears the crown!

Duck and Cover
Urbanovic, Jackie

This is the third book by the author about Max the duck and they just keep getting better! In this story a new animal comes to Irene’s house, which is already chock-full of rescued animals. In this case it’s Harold the alligator and he scares everyone except for Max. Will Harold be able to stay?

Scaredy Squirrel at Night
Watt, Melanie

Poor Scaredy Squirrel stays awake night after night because he is afraid of having bad dreams. He doesn’t sleep, so he doesn’t dream. But he also has no energy. So Scaredy Squirrel hatches an elaborate plan to keep his nighttime fears at bay with hilarious results. Scaredy Squirrel fans will chuckle over his latest antics in this, his fourth, book.

Informational (Updated! May 2009)

Anansi’s Party Time
Kimmel, Eric A.

Anansi the spider is a well-known character in children’s folklore. Turtle has tricked Anansi before and Anansi plans a party to get revenge. But as so often happens, Anansi ends up caught in his own elaborate scheme.

Our White House: Looking Out, Looking In
Various Authors

This creative anthology looks at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and offers a dynamic view of the people who built it, lived in it, and have been touched by it in some way. Over 100 authors and illustrators contributed essays, short stories, reflections, and glorious illustrations to this handsome volume. Through their work, readers will gain a new appreciation for “the people’s house.” As author Sarah Stewart writes in her essay Visiting the White House, “We are all Americans and the White House belongs to all of us.”