Sunday, June 15, 2025

Children's books Jun 15

 



Hip and the Sharing Shells by Sandra Blake
Colorful, children's educational book.  Book starts out with about the author. 
Book starts where the chapter has its own title. There are color pictures and then more is explained, about the title. 
Hip and his friends head the beach for the day. Hip spots  a shiny shell and claims it as his. He collects a bunch more and they are all for him. Ellie wants to see them by Hip tells her no they are all his. She walks away. Now Hip feels lonely. He has a talk with Marvin  and one shell tumbles out of the pile into the water. He still feels lonely but others are laughing and having a great time.  He decides he needs to share the shells with other. They all build  a cstle and put shells on it. 
Love hearing more from the animals in the jungle.
Moral: sharing really does make everything better. 


  

 

Hip and the Wiggly Tooth  by Sandra Blake
Colorful, children's educational book.  Book starts out with about the author. 
Book starts where the chapter has its own title. There are color pictures and then more is explained, about the title. 
In this book Hip finds he has a loose tooth. He doesn't want it to fall out during story time. Tessa the Toucan explains what is happening with the tooth, it meals you are growing up.
 He wiggles it a bit and declares nope it's not ready.
 Ellie the elephant talks more to him to not be afraid.
Love hearing about the tooth fairy again.
Love hearing more from the animals in the jungle.


 
Hip and the Day We Remember (A Memorial Day Story) by Sandra Blake
Colorful, children's educational book.  Book starts out with about the author. 
Book starts where the chapter has its own title. There are color pictures and then more is explained, about the title. 
Hip notices in the jungle thee is peace and calm and why does it feel so different. He goes to investigate.
He notices the little flags planted. Ellie explains it all to him what Memorial Day is really all about.
Jungle animals all gather and pause, feel and remember.
Love hearing more from the animals in the jungle.
Memorial Day: A day to pause. A day to feel. A day to remember.


 


 

Hip and the Great Jungle Race by Sandra Blake
Colorful, children's, educational, fun story to read with another.
Book starts out with about the author. The story is set up where the chapters are titled and in each chapter is the title, color photo and the words to the picture, story.
This story is centered around the great race. All the animals can  participate.
When Hip gets going he does fine and keeps up with others. Then he notices One animal that can't go further and he helps them out.  Hip continues to run and helps another with a problem. By the end of the race he can see many ahead of him but he's just happy to have finished the race. He has a big surprise when he is finished. Whole gang is there to witness it. He is a true winner.

 

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