EARLY READER – AGES 6 TO 8

“Wally the Wake-Up Pup” Nicoli Carr
“Wally the Wake-Up Pup” Nicoli Carr 824 1024 Reader Views Kids
Wally is a shaggy-haired, grey pup with a big job to do.  As the first to wake up, he has the responsibility of waking up each individual within the house in “Wally the Wake-Up Pup” by Nicoli Carr.  From the cat to his parents and all his human siblings, even the sun sometimes needs a little wake-up bark from him, it’s exhausting. read more
“The Tails/Tales of Fin and Fang: Bare/Bear Trouble” by Kat Morris
“The Tails/Tales of Fin and Fang: Bare/Bear Trouble” by Kat Morris 791 1024 Reader Views Kids
Homophones are those words that sound the same and yet have different spellings and often entirely different meanings.  Words like tail and tale, or bare and bear, to words that are embraced in the vary/very title of this book.  Despite making this a humorous encounter with these words, and a fun way to learn the appropriate meanings, the struggle with homophones remains very real to many.  read more
“Wu Mo’s Day” by Dana Green and Terri Nicholson
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In “Wu Mo’s Day: Life in a Buddhist Monastery” by Dana Green and Terri Nicholson, Wu Mo has committed his life to Buddha’s teachings.  As a Buddhist monk in a small monastery, this book shows Wu’s daily life as he lives a simple, peaceful, caring life. From the clothes he wears, repairs, and reuses to the chores he does. In the bustling kitchen, he writes notes to spiders to let them know that he will be cleaning and to watch out so he doesn’t hurt them. Even the praise for the Earth that brings him food and goodness, Wu Mo finds kindness in the world, living in peace and harmony amongst life.  read more
“Finding Mummy’s Glow” by Mandy Woolf
“Finding Mummy’s Glow” by Mandy Woolf 819 1024 Reader Views Kids
Mandy Woolf’s “Finding Mummy’s Glow: A Story of Cancer, Family, and Love” navigates the task of introducing difficult subjects to young children. Noah struggles with the fact that his mother has lost her “glow” due to her cancer. With the help of his teddy bear, he tries to find her glow so he can return it to her again. When all else fails, Noah realizes that the thing that makes his mother glow comes from Noah himself. read more
“Moose Farts” by Shannon Burke
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Moose is so silly that all he thinks about is playing fart pranks on everyone in “Moose Farts: The Moose Who Let Loose from His Caboose” by Shannon Burke. No matter who he is with, or what place he might be at, he just lets loose from his caboose. He loves playing so many fart pranks, that he has earned himself the nickname, Gas Gangster. Everyone knows he is around because he leaves his moose perfume in the air. Will Moose ever stop letting loose from his caboose whenever he is near someone? read more
“Digger the Colony Worker Ant” by Christian Kueng
“Digger the Colony Worker Ant” by Christian Kueng 791 1024 Reader Views Kids
“Digger the Colony Worker Ant” by Christian Kueng is an interesting children’s book that details the life of Digger from grass to grace. Digger is a worker ant who lives with a nasty stepmother, Shantelle, and stepbrothers, Dante and Grant, who are bullies. read more