Up to Date with Steve Kraske December 2012
Annotation:The ghost of Abe Lincoln is continually haunted by the same dream,until a little girl shows him all that's been accomplished since he was president.
Annotation:Young Henry helps the little puppy Charley make it through the night at his new home.
Annotation:5-year-old Ivan runs away from his mother's brutish boyfriend and spends the Russian winter with a pack of feral dogs.
Annotation:In an effort to avoid a civil war, a devious nobleman recruits four orphans to a brutal competition to select the one to impersonate the king's long-missing son.
Annotation:Using bowls of chocolate pudding, three wily dinosaurs try to lure a "succulent, unsupervised little girl" into their home.
Annotation:The Princes Charming find that life is not so easy after "rescuing" the princesses Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Rapunzel.
Annotation:Grouch, Grump and Gloom 'n' Doom argue over who is biggest, baddest monster ever, until an even bigger monster comes into their lives.
Annotation:When Ruby, a baby elephant, is added to the Exit 8 Big Top Mall zoo, Ivan, an easygoing gorilla, decides me must take action to find a better life for them all.
Annotation:A small fish has stolen a hat that is just the right. ...and it's just possible he might get away with it!
Annotation:11-year-old Mo, who as a baby, was washed ashore in Tupelo Landing during a hurricane, becomes involved in solving a mysterious murder of one of the town's inhabitants.
A Shared List by mcleodd
Member of Johnson County Library
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Titles of books discussed on the December 20th edition of Up To Date with Steve Kraske
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