Good Books to Read

1. “Me and My Cat” , written by Satoshi Kitamura, read by Elijah Wood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=eDzISc6o_Xs&feature=emb_logo

 

Story introduction: 

Late one-night Nicholas sees a witch enter his bedroom and hears her say some magic words. When he wakes up the next morning, it doesn't take him long to realize something very strange is going on -- especially when he pulls at his whiskers! Nicholas turns into a cat! 

 

2. “Brave Irene”, written by William Steig, read by Al Gore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=IoOFL_Gz_C4&feature=emb_logo

 

Story introduction: 

Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball. See how she helps herself every time when she is in trouble on the way.

 

 

 

3. “A Bad Case of Stripes”, written by David Shannon, read by Sean Astin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0HT5QM6VNs

 

Story introduction: 

Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids at her school don't like them.Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact she is so worried that she's about to break out in... A Bad Case of Stripes. Can her classmates help her? How can she go to school? Let’s finish the story and find out the answers. 

 

 

4. “Library Lion”, written by Michelle Knudsen, read by Mindy Sterling

https://www.storylineonline.net/books/library-lion/

 

Story introduction: 

Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There aren't any rules about lions in the library. And, as it turns out, this lion seems very well suited to library visiting. His big feet are quiet on the library floor. He makes a comfy backrest for the children at story hour. And he never roars in the library, at least not anymore. But when something terrible happens, the lion quickly comes to the rescue in the only way he knows how.

 

5. “The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake”,

written by Robin Newman, read by Wanda Sykes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=-UO-fLPG1kg&feature=emb_logo

 

Story introduction:

When crime happens, especially when food goes missing on Ed’s farm, mouse crime fighters and food detectives Wilcox and Griswold are the animals to call. When Miss Rabbit’s carrot cake goes missing, they do what it takes to track down the thieves.