This book is delightful and readers will soon find themselves cheering both Gwen and Mateo on their adventures. Gwen the Rescue Hen by Leslie Crawford and illustrated by Sonja Stangl (4 – 7 years, and up)ĭescription: Winner of a prestigious Northern Lights Book Award, Gwen the Rescue Hen is the heart-warming story about a sharp-witted chicken that inspires compassion for animals.Īdorably cute and fun illustrations accompany a narrative that begs to be read aloud to this book a great choice for everyone. Wodehouse! I am hoping Parrott and Peccary return soon with more stories for us. Reminded me of a childhood favorite – The Wind in the Willows, a recent favorite – Skunk and Badger, and of course, P.

and d) you might want to re-read words and phrases and lines and paragraphs and pages as you read itself!.c) sweetness is sure to bring smiles and pauses,.b) new and unfamiliar words might need some explaining (all good!),.a) laughs and giggles are sure to interrupt,.Be sure to note that you might end up taking longer than you expect to read this, because A great book to read aloud for sure!! And amazing illustrations as well. Parrott totally deserves to be famously funny!! This is a hilarious read with whimsy and wisdom, humor and heart, and giggles galore. well, all ages really!)ĭescription: From the co-creator of the hit children’s show, Dora the Explorer, comes a hilarious and timeless collection of stories about the friendship between Freddie Parrott and his loyal butler, Peccary. The Famously Funny Parrott: Four Tales from the Bird Himself by Eric Daniel Weiner and illustrated by Brian Biggs (7 – 10 years, and up. So there is something for everyone to enjoy, for it is time for to I have fiction and nonfiction, folktales and more, within the list here. Some are short picture books and even poems while others longer stories to be read over time. In today’s selection of tales, there is no visible or obvious connection, but I do believe that they are great options to read aloud and also work well for storytelling in their own way. I also looked at other ‘days’ this week and tried to pick books for those events as well. Since this week’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday over at ThatArtsyReaderGirl is a freebie, I went looking for books that can fit the read aloud and/or great storytelling theme (among the books I haven’t featured already on my blog). February 1st is World Read Aloud Day, while the UK (and now, other nations too) observes the week of World Read Aloud Day (in this case, January 30th – Feb 5th 2023) as National Storytelling Week. Once upon a time, many years ago, in a land far, far away, and they lived happily ever after.