TAKE A LOOK AT SOME GREAT BEACH READS

Fenner, Carol SNOWED IN WITH GRANDMOTHER SILK JF

What is Rudy going to do at Grandmother’s

house for a very long ten days? His parents have

gone on a cruise. Grandmother never watches T.V.

and expects quiet and no dirt. A snowstorm and a

gorilla suit bring Grandmother and grandson together

in a most unexpected way!

Gardner, Sally THE COUNTESS’S CALAMITY JF

A delightful tale of lost dolls left in a box in the

park. They have quite a few adventures and become

fast friends with the mouse family under the bushes.

The Countess, a most self-important doll learns how

to become a softer, nicer person after being nearly

destroyed.

King-Smith, Dick THE NINE LIVES OF ARISTOTLE JF

A little white cat gets into all kinds of scrapes

and as a result, uses up many of his nine lives. Will

he manage to live a long life or will he lose all nine

lives with each new adventure? A sweet tale of a

curious little kitten and his kindly owner, the good

witch Bella Donna.

Rylant, Cynthia THE LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY: THE WHALE JF

A new series by this beloved author of HENRY

and MUDGE, POPPLETON and more will bring enjoy-

ment to all who believe in the strength and

courage and love of family. A lost baby beluga

whale leads the mouse kids on an adventure as

they look for the baby whale’s Mother.

Sepuveda, Luis THE STORY OF A SEAGULL AND THE CAT WHO

TAUGHT HER TO FLY JF

A beautiful story of promises made and kept and

of true caring and love. A little Mother seagull is

covered in sticky, ugly oil from an oil slick. She

manages to fly to port and lands on a balcony where

a kind, fat, black cat is snoozing. As she dies she

leaves a brand new egg and asks the cat, Zorba for

three promises. One—that he will watch over the

egg. Two—that he will not eat the egg. Three—that

when it’s time, he will teach the baby gull to fly.

Can a cat teach a bird how to fly???

Voigt, Cynthia THE ROSIE STORIES JF

Meet Rosie, a little dog with a lot of heart. She

is a charming, devoted pet to her family. However,

sometimes things are not so “rosy” for Rosie. Like

all those times she smells good food and ends up

tipping the garbage can over in the kitchen and

then does it again! Will she ever learn?