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Literacy Kits
The North Grenville Public Library is now offering 10 Literacy Kits for kids that include "extras" to enhance your reading experience. For more information on how to take home a Literacy Kit, please visit the Kemptville Branch of
the library.
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Kit #1: Growing Vegetable Soup
By Lois Ehlert
A father and child share the joys of planting, watering and watching seeds grow. And once their harvest of tomatoes,
potatoes, cabbage and corn is ready, they'll cook it up into the best soup ever! |
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Kit #2: Two Greedy Bears
By Mirra Ginsburg
Two young bears are out to see the world and are determined to outdo each other. "I'm hungry", says one. "I'm hungrier", says
the other. So who gets the biggest portion of the big, round cheese they discover? A sly fox, that's who!
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Kit #3: Frederick
By Leo Linni
"While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. When dreary weather comes,
it is Frederick the poet-mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words".--Wilson Library Bulletin. |
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Kit #4: Top Cat
By Lois Ehlert
Top Cat rules the house until an unexpected box arrives with someone new--and cute--inside. At first, Top Cat doesn't want to
share his house and favorite things, but soon he learns that two cats can be lots more fun than one.
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Kit #5: Jamberry
By Bruce Degan
A most unlikely duo take the journey of a lifetime in this unforgettable tale. A berry-loving boy and a rhyme spouting bear
take a fabulous journey through Berryland in Jamberry, a story young readers love. |
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Kit #6: Gregory, the Terrible Eater
By Mitchell
Sharmat
Gregory is a very picky eater, especially for a goat. Instead of the usual goat diet of shoes and tin cans, Gregory prefers
healthier food. He likes to eat fruit, vegetables, orange juice and eggs in Gregory, the Terrible Eater.
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Kit #7: Leo, the Late Bloomer
By Robert Kraus
Leo, a young tiger, finally blooms under the anxious eyes of his parents. |
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Kit #8: Scarecrow
By Cynthia Rylant
The world becomes an extraordinary place when viewed through the eyes of a scarecrow.
They perch high above gardens and fields, with borrowed coats and button eyes and pie-pan hands that glint in the sun. What
else is there to know about scarecrows?
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Kit #9: The Doorbell Rang
By Pat Hutchins
Each ring of the doorbell brings more and more friends to share in the delicious cookies Ma has made. Will there be enough to
go around? "Refreshing, enjoyable and unpredictable".--"School Library Journal". |
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Kit #10: Time for Bed
By Mem Fox
Day is done. Darkness is falling everywhere, and little ones are getting sleepy. This gentle book, with its rhythmic verse
and peaceful, loving illustrations, will lull toddlers whether it's bedtime, nap time or simply time for a snuggle.
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