Children's Books for LA TImes

Monday, September 19, 2011

Our Library


Title: Our Library     
Author: Eve Bunting      
Illustrator: Maggie Smith
Date of publication: 2008
Publishing Company: Clarion Books
Awards: n/a

Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: Animal Fantasy
Theme: The importance of a library and reading. Putting your mind into something and with dedication anything can be accomplished.
Primary Characters: little animals
Secondary characters: n/a

Classroom Use: I would use this children’s as an emphasis about how important it is too read and how libraries play an important role.

Summary: The story is about a community library that is in the risk of being closed for good. However, the community kids come together to try and save it. They use teamwork, hard work, and manage to save the library from closing. 

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