book 78 :: franklin rides a bike

franklin rides a bike
by paulette bourgeois, illustrated by brenda clark

Franklin wants to learn to ride a bike. It was too hard but he kept trying. Franklin finally learned how to ride a bike.

book 77 :: the true story of the three little pigs

the true story of the three little pigs
by jon scieszka, illustrated by lane smith

Wolf wanted a cup of sugar for his Granny's cake. He also has a cold so he knocked down two pigs' houses. When Wolf comes to the third pig's house and he went crazy because he would not let him in, so he went to jail.

book 76 :: the berenstain bears and the trouble with friends

the berenstain bears and the trouble with friends
by jan and stan berenstain

Sister gets a new friend named Lizzy. They both want to be Teacher so they are not friends. Sister and Lizzy become friends again.

book 75 :: sports illustrated kids basketball all-stars

sports illustrated kids basketball all-stars
by alan paul and jon kramer

book 74 :: the biggest birthday cake in the world

the biggest birthday cake in the world
by elizabeth spurr, illustrated by rosanne litzinger

The richest and fattest wanted a really big cake. So his 100 cooks started cooking. At the end everybody was happy.

book 73 :: the berenstain bears get the gimmies

the berenstain bears get the gimmies
by jan and stan berenstain

book 72 :: midnight on the moon

midnight on the moon
by mary pope osborne, illustrated by sal murdocca

book 71 :: afternoon on the amazon

afternoon on the amazon
by mary pope osborne, illustrated by sal murdocca

Jack and Annie go to the Amazon. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost. They get home happily.

book 70 :: the berenstain bears and the big road race

the berenstain bears and the big road race
by jan and stan berenstain

book 69 :: the berenstain bears no girls allowed

the berenstain bears no girls allowed
by jan and stan berenstain

Sister Bear always out hits the boys, out ran them, and won all their marbles. The boys made a house that said no girls allowed. Both of the clubs came together.

book 68 :: ambrosia

ambrosia
by dan manalang, illustrated by nichole wong

Today at the market the fruits were at play but something fell from the sky. It was a coconut who said he was a fruit but no one agreed. The fruits finally agreed.

[note: the author came and read to the first grade classes at ian's school for author's day. our book is a signed copy.]

book 67 :: too much junk food

the berenstain bears and too much junk food
by jan and stan berenstain

The Berenstain Bears eat too much junk food. They keep eating junk food until one day the kids get chubby. The bears eat healthy foods.

book 66 :: franklin is messy

franklin is messy
by paulette bourgeois, illustrated by brenda clark

Franklin needs to find his sword but his room is too messy. He finds his sword but it is broken. Franklin cleans his room and finds all the stuff he'd thought he lost.

book 65 :: mythbusters: the explosive truth behind 30 of the most perplexing urban legends of all time

mythbusters: the explosive truth behind 30 of the most perplexing urban legends of all time
by keith zimmerman, kent zimmerman, jaime hyneman, adam savage, and peter rees

First, I read Chicken Gun, Frozen or Thawed? Last, I read the myth Pennydrop! They were both great myths.

book 64 :: harold and the purple crayon

harold and the purple crayon
by crockett johnson

There is a boy named Harold with a purple crayon. Harold goes on an adventure with the crayon. He gets sleepy and goes to bed.

book 63 :: the lorax

the lorax
by dr. seuss

book 62 :: how the grinch stole christmas!

how the grinch stole christmas!
by dr. seuss

book 61 :: yertle the turtle

yertle the turtle
by dr. seuss

book 60 :: curious george goes to the hospital

curious george goes to the hospital
by margaret & h.a. rey

book 59 :: bedtime for frances

bedtime for frances
by russell hoban, illustrated by garth williams

It is bedtime for Frances. She sees all this scary stuff. Frances goes right to bed.

book 58 :: don't forget to come back!

don't forget to come back!
by robie h. harris, illustrated by harry bliss

book 57 :: wallace and gromit crackers in space

wallace and gromit crackers in space
by tristan davies, illustrated by nick newman

It is the night before Gromit's birthday and Wallace buys some balloons. The balloons float away with the dog house and makes a cheese asteroid because there was a cheese kit inside. Their house is safe again!

book 56 :: my buddy slug

my buddy slug
by jarrett j. krosoczka

There is a boy who is friends with a slug. The boy gets tired of the slug. Slug and the boy are friends again.

book 55 :: benjamin mcfadden and the robot babysitter

benjamin mcfadden and the robot babysitter
by timothy bush

book 54 :: oliver button is a sissy

oliver button is a sissy
by tomie depaola

book 53 :: green eggs and ham

green eggs and ham
by dr. seuss

This guy is reading a newspaper. Sam-I-Am wants him to try green eggs and ham. In the end he likes it.