I’ve always enjoyed twists on classic fairy tales. Will the lemmings finally read the book? Will they stop jumping off the ship? Read the book, lemmings!Ī Cooked-Up Fairy Tale written by Penny Parker Klostermann, illustrated by Ben Mantle The lemmings, however, have not read the book, and they keep jumping to conclusions … and into the water. Foxy knows that they don’t jump off cliffs because he’s reading a book about lemmings. Lemmings, of course, are known for jumping off cliffs-except that a lot of that is actually a misconception, as it turns out. Read the Book, Lemmings! written by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Zacharaiah OHora It’s a very silly book, but it’s a fun way to show how captivating a good book can be sometimes. The mayor, governor, and senator propose their solutions: even louder bells! But Henry just keeps on reading anyway. This time, though, he decides to just ignore the bell and keep reading … which causes a series of ridiculous accidents due to his absence. Henry has just discovered an amazing book-but he keeps getting interrupted by the school bell. It’s a little bit like The Polar Express, but for the love of reading instead of Santa Claus, and I love the illustrations of the books, come to life to reenact the stories they contain.īook or Bell? written by Chris Barton, illustrated by Ashley Spires But that night, he is woken by a lion outside his window, and is taken to the New York Public Library, where the two library lions-Patience and Fortitude-remind him of the books that his grandpa used to read to him, and show him how reading can reconnect him with those memories of his grandpa. The Night Library written by David Zeltser, illustrated by Raul ColónĪ young boy, excited for his 8th birthday, is disappointed when his parents give him a book as a gift. At the end of the book, there’s also a note about “Raising a Reader” with some tips about how to read to kids! I love the way that books and words are woven into various different scenes from Mousie’s life. And eventually … he has a baby of his own, and gets to read stories to his own child. He starts to pick out books for himself at the library, and then begins to read-words at first, then sentences, then whole books. Mousie starts making noises, then words, then short sentences. This lovely picture book is about raising a reader: the mama mouse reads to her baby “long before the words make sense,” but as time passes and Mousie grows up, the mama continues to read and share words. Mousie, I Will Read to You written by Rachael Cole, illustrated by Melissa Crowton We are also partial to the name, World War IV.Today’s Stack Overflow contains books about stories: about the joy of reading, the magic of words, the unreliability of narrators, the allure of a good book. In fact, the word "lemming" comes from the Norwegian "lemmus" which means destruction.Īre there any up-and-coming death metal bands in our reader-base? Feel free to use the name. Lemmings can be fierce little buggers, bearing their teeth when approached and decimating entire sections of countryside of vegetation. They might look cute, but they do not have a reputation for cuddliness. They are often be so focused on moving forward in a frenzied rate, that they can plunge straight off of embankments, as seen in this video. Instead, overpopulation and density triggers a migration reaction in the little rodents, causing a frantic and single-minded migration across long distances in search of greener pastures. While they sometimes do fall to their deaths, they are not consciously committing suicide. ![]() One popular myth about lemmings is that they react to overpopulation by leaping off of cliffs to their death. Though the little rodents (Norway lemmings, Lemus lemus) have not yet begun swarming in a locust-like frenzy, they have been turning up all over Lapland, including drowned in the nets of salmon fishermen, clinging to the oar of a rower and attached to a woman's ankle as it bit her. Northern Finland is experiencing its largest lemming migration in 20 years, according to t his article in Helsingin Sanomat's "International Edition" (we never miss an issue!).
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