Angelina at the Palace

Text: Katherine Holabird

Illustrations: Helen Craig

Year: 2005

Publisher: Puffin Books, London

Age: 6 – 10 years

No. of Pages: 28

Book Type: Picture Book

ISBN:  978 0 14138 126 4

Website: Angelina Ballerina

Miss Lilly has been assigned to teach a special dance for the three princesses of Mouseland. Angelina is thrilled when Miss Lilly asks for her help.

Things, however, don’t go as planned when a flu knocks out the tutor and Angelina has to step up to teach instead. And she does.

The princesses dance elegantly and put on a beautiful show.

The Angelina Ballerina series are a wonderful means to teach children significant life values like self-confidence, self-esteem, empathy, creative expression. Our girls love Angelina. :-)

Excerpt

Angelina could hardly believe her furry ears when Miss Lilly invited her on a special visit to the Royal Palace of Mouseland.

Ali Cat is a Scaredy-Cat

Author: Dandi Daley Mackall

Illustrator: Janet McDonnell

For Ages: 4 and above

No. of Pages: 32

Publisher: Zonderkidz, Zondervan, Michigan

Year: 2008

ISBN: 978-0-31071-702-7

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives fear away, says the Bible in 1 John 4:18. Now, this ought to be a difficult concept for children to assimilate and yet this story explains it in a simplistic manner.

Meet Katy and her cat, Ali Cat who rushes in one day, scared. Katy wants to help her Ali Cat and so she snuggles it under her shirt. It’s the only way she knows how to show love to her cat. With this simple gesture, Katy not only helps her cat but also finds the courage to say her part at the show, without forgetting and with a smile!

This book is part of the I Can Read beginner’s series. There are several other titles in this series, including some more Ali Cat stories. 

Excerpt

Katy felt like a scaredy-cat.

But Ali Cat was purring.

Ali Cat was no scaredy-cat now.

She knew Katy loved her.

And Katy knew she was loved too.