PICTURE BOOK: Flora's Very Windy Day by Jeanne Birdsall

Another sweet sibling tale. Flora is fed up with her little brother - and Mom is fed up with both of them. So she sends them outside to play. When the kids are blown away by the wind, Flora chooses to keep her brother safe and with her even though he can sometimes be a pain. I felt like this story was a pretty accurate reflection of life with a sibling (at least, how it looks with other folks - I am an only child) - while Flora is annoyed by her brother, she doesn't want to lose him. Fun story for fall or for talking about family.

4 out of 5 stars
AR Reading Level of 3.4

TIGER TALES: About a Bear by Holly Surplice

Lovely fall book about a bear - a happy bear, a sad bear, a silly bear, a bored bear, a curious bear. Sweet looking bear and other forest critters (reminds me a little of the Bear books by Karma Wilson). The colors in the illustrations are gorgeous. I think my students will want to look at this one over and over again!

4 out of 5 stars

TIGER TALES: One Windy Day (board book) by Tammi Salzano

It's TIGER TALES season again at Bring on the Books. The publisher graciously provided review copies of their fall releases. This fall, there were a LOT of books, so you'll be reading about those for the next couple weeks of posts. I hope you find some you like - I usually find some I want to give for Christmas gifts!

One Windy Day is a board book for fall. The bulk of the words are likely on the sight words list for any kindergarten classroom - up, down, light, dark, etc. The pictures show a mail carrier chasing down mail on a windy day. Cute illustrations including coppery colored foil leaves on every page (and the padded covers). Beautiful book for little pre-readers with fall birthdays or for Halloween gifts.

3 out of 5 stars