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Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak 

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Author & Illustrator: Maurice Sendak
Publication Date: November 13, 1963
Publisher: Harper & Row
Genre: Children’s Picture book

SUMMARY AND ANNOTATION:

Max is frustrated and angry when his mother sends him to bed, but he escapes into his imagination where he can expend his energy having a “rumpus” with the Wild Things. There, he observes reality from an outside perspective and decides to return to "where he's loved.”

The story tells us that we can all survive our wild feelings. We can do something nasty to other people and they can mistreat us but the only person who will always love us and be there for us is our mother who gave birth and sacrifice their life for us.

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Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems

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Title: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

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Title: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

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Author & Illustrator: Mo Willems
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children

SUMMARY AND ANNOTATION:

A bus driver begin the story by expressing to readers the importance of not letting the pigeon drive the bus while he is gone. However, the persuasive pigeon spends the entirety of the book trying to talk us into letting him drive the bus.

The annotation of the story was to not letting the pigeon drive the bus is the right decision to choose from. It also help us to explore the responsibility to keep promises, persuasion and the value of punishment of the pigeon take if he allows himself to drive the bus.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

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Author: Eric Carle
Publication Date: June 3, 1969
Genre: Children’s literature (Children’s Picture Book)

SUMMARY AND ANNOTATION:

A small caterpillar who emerges from an egg and begins eating everything in sight. After six days of eating fruits, sweets and junk food, he gets a stomachache. On the seventh day, the caterpillar eats a “nice leaf” and feels much better. The now big, fat and not hungry caterpillar builds a cocoon around himself and finally emerges as a beautiful butterfly.

The story tells about self control ( for the caterpillar to always eat what he/she see), well being and happiness , growth and change. The caterpillar eats more and more each day until it does not feel good. It takes a lot time for a change to come his/her life.

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The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

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Author: Margery Williams
Illustrated by: William S. Nicholson
Publication Date: 1922
Publisher: Racehorse for Young Readers

SUMMARY AND ANNOTATION:

The story follows a young boy who’s given a stuffed rabbit as a Christmas gift. After the rabbit befriends other nursery toys, he comes to the realization that he wants to become a real rabbit. Eventually, the boy becomes ill and is relocated, his room is then disinfected and all the boy toys are thrown out, including the velveteen rabbit. The rabbit sheds a real tear causing a fairy to appear and turn him into a real rabbit.

The story tells us be careful what you wish for, because not every wishes has something good or bad for us. It always gives us a lifetime effect in our life.

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Author & Illustrated by: Shel Silverstein
Publication Date: October 7, 1964
Genres: Children’s literature, picture book and Fiction
Nominations: Kids’ Choice Award of Favorite Book

SUMMARY AND ANNOTATION:

The story starts with a boy and his BFF, who just happens to be a tree. Every day the boy climbs the tree, eats the tree's apples, and sleeps in the tree's shade, and both the boy and the tree are happy with this arrangement.
But, as the boy ages, his needs change. Each time the boy visits, the tree gives him everything she can, including all her branches and her trunk. Reduced to a stump, the tree doesn't think she has anything left to give when the boy returns once again, this time as an old man. But it turns out a stump is just what the old man needs to sit down and get a little rest. So he does, and the tree is happy.

The story tells us that we should always be grateful and appreciate what we have and what others can give to us. We should cherish and seize the moment because we can’t bring back the time, we always just moving forward.

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Author: Dr. Seuss
Publication Date: March 12, 1957
Genres: Children’s Literature, Picture book and Fiction

SUMMARY AND ANNOTATION:

The story takes place on a rainy day when two siblings are home alone with their pet fish while their parents are out of town. A tall cat wearing a hat appears and creates havoc in the house, leaving it destroyed when his friends show up to help him clean everything up before their mother gets back from her trip.

The story tells us that don’t trust so easily even on strangers, be responsible enough to take all the task that was given to us, and be honest all the time.

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Author: Roda Ahmed
Illustrated by: Stasia Burrington
Originally published: January 9, 2018
Genres: Children’s literature and Fiction

SUMMARY AND ANNOTATION:

When Little Mae was a child, she dreamed of dancing in space. She imagined herself surrounded by billions of stars, floating, gliding, and discovering.

She wanted to be an astronaut.

Her mom told her, "If you believe it, and work hard for it, anything is possible.”

Little Mae’s curiosity, intelligence, and determination, matched with her parents' encouraging words, paved the way for her success at NASA as the first African American woman to travel in space.

The story tells us that no matter how impossible our dreams are, never give up on achieving it because you’ll never know what the future brings for us.

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Author: Alice Hemming
Illustrated by: Nicola Slater
Publication Date: August 3, 2021
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

SUMMARY AND ANNOTATION:

Squirrel is in a panic when he notices that one of his leaves is missing, and immediately runs to his friend Bird’s house to report the theft.  Bird reassures him that it’s normal to lose a leaf or two at this time of year, but the next day, Squirrel freaks out again when more leaves go missing.  He accuses some of the other animals, but eventually Bird reminds him that this has happened before, and that the only one stealing leaves is the wind.  Squirrel is finally able to calm down until he wakes up on a snowy morning, and realizes that someone has stolen the grass. Includes two pages of facts about autumn and the changes deciduous trees undergo during the fall season.

The story tells us that never point someone as if they are the one who do something on you even you don’t witness it with your own eyes. Never conclude right away, observe and you will know what happen.

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Author: E. B. White
Illustrated by: Garth Williams
Originally published: October 15, 1952
Genres: Children’s literature, Novel and Fiction
Awards: Audie Award for Middle Grade

SUMMARY AND ANNOTATION:

The story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur (such as "Some Pig" "Humble") in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live.

This story tells us that anyone deserve a life worth living for. When Wilbur is in danger, Charlotte and her friend spider saved him to be slaughtered by the farmer. The farmer also give sympathy to the pig.

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Author: Martin Waddell
Illustrator: Patrick Benson
Originally published: 1992
Genres: Children’s literature and Fiction

SUMMARY AND FICTION

This is the story of three baby owls who wake up one night in their hole in the tree to find that their mother has gone, so they sit on the branch and wait, wondering when she will return. At last she does, and they all bounce up and down with joy, welcoming her home.

It tells us that trust our parents for they sacrificed themselves for us to get our needs, wants and to survive. Always be thankful for what we have, appreciate what they give and never disobey our parents.