November 2016 - Page 3 of 8

horriblyhungrygingerbreadboy

The Horribly Hungry Gingerbread Boy: A San Francisco Story
by Elisa Kleven (Author / Illustrator)

Booktalk: When Shirley bakes herself a gingerbread treat to bring to school, the last thing she expects is for him to leap out of her lunchbox and begin gobbling everything in sight. A wild chase ensues–on foot and by cable car–through iconic San Francisco neighborhoods including the Mission, Chinatown, North Beach, and Fisherman’s Wharf. Will Shirley be able to catch the gingerbread boy before he eats up the whole city? A recipe for (non-magical) gingerbread treats is included.

Snippet: “Hey you,” cried Shirley. “Stop! Come back!”
“No way!” he said. “I’m not your snack.”

littlefox-lost

Little Fox, Lost
by Nicole Snitselaar (Author), Alicia Padrón (Illustrator), and Erin Woods (Translator)

Booktalk: Little Fox’s paw prints make such beautiful pictures in the newly fallen snow. Left here, right there, around that fallen branch–he scatters them throughout the forest until, too late, he finds he can’t retrace his steps back home. Lost and afraid, Little Fox wants to agree when a kind, old owl offers to fly ahead and guide him. But Mama Fox has often warned him not to follow strangers:

Snippet:
If ever you are lost, my child,
don’t let a stranger guide you.
Be still and I will search the wild
until I am beside you.