First Friday: A Story. A Song. An Activity.
May 2021: “Not Norman”
With wry humor and lighthearted affection, author Kelly Bennett and illustrator Noah Z. Jones tell an unexpected—and positively fishy—tale about finding the good in something you didn’t know you wanted.
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April 2021: “The Napping House”
Everyone knows the cumulative rhyme “This Is the House That Jack Built,” but The Napping House (1984) is close on its heels in the race for posterity.
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March 2021: “Go Away Big Green Monster”
Caldecott Award-winning author Ed Emberley has created an ingenious way for kids to chase away their nighttime monsters. Kids can turn the pages of this die-cut book and watch the Big Green Monster grow.
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February 2021: “Shades of Black”
Using simple poetic language and stunning photographs, Sandra and Myles Pinkney have created a remarkable book of affirmation for African-American children.
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January 2021: “Stone Soup”
A clever young man tricks an old woman into believing that soup can be made from a stone. As the pot of water boils with the stone in it, he urges her to add more and more ingredients until the soup is a feast “fit for a king.”
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