17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore by Jenny Offill

Have you ever done something that your parents were not happy with? Did you get in trouble? Well, the main character in 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore gets into all kinds of trouble and she is not allowed to do those things anymore. The story starts out when she staples her brother's hair to his pillow and she was not allowed to use a stapler anymore. Next she glues her brother's slippers to the floor...while he is wearing them! She is not allowed to use glue anymore and on she goes, getting in trouble for the many things she does. After reading this story to my First Graders today they all voted at the end of the story that she was a very naughty girl and they would never do any of the things that she did in the story!

The Seems: The Glitch in Sleep by John Hulme

Imagine there is a world within our world that actually controls everything we know. The Seems are part of that world. They assign Fixers to take care of any issues that come up that will disturb our world. Becker is called for his first assignment...he must figure out how to get rid of the Glitch that is messing up everyone's sleep. Is he up for the task? If you enjoy this book, pick up the sequel - The Seems: The Split Second: Book 2.

Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians by Jackie Mims Hopkins

We all know the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears right? Now take the characters, spin them a little and we have the new tale of Goldie Socks and Three Libearians. Goldie Socks was on her way to school one day, she was late so she took a shortcut through the woods. She came to a cottage made out of books! Goldie Socks loved books so she decided to try and go inside the cottage - the door was unlocked and she couldn't resist. Once inside the cottage Goldie Socks was amazed at the number of books she saw. The Three Libearians were at work. Papa was a public libearian, Mama was a school libearian, and Baby was a "libearian in training" at his pre-school. The Three Libearians came home for lunch to find someone had gone through their books and sat in the reading chairs. Did Goldie Socks find a "just right" book? Where will the Libearians find Goldie Socks in their cottage, in Papa's chair, on Mama's couch or in Baby's reading tent? We really enjoyed this fractured Fairy Tale, we hope you do too!