Reading Review with Christal

Title: Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow Author/Illustrator: Robert D. San Souci/ E.B. Lewis Genre: Folklore Age: 4-8 This book is based on the story of Robin Hood, not the Disney version we know but an actual archer, who, with his Merry Men did help those who were in need. In this story they devise a plan to outwit the Nottingham Sheriff and compete in a contest in disguises. The sheriff devised a plan to try and catch Robin Hood and his friends by having an archery contest and having a golden arrow be the winning prize, they thought for sure that Robin and his friends couldn't resist the urge to come out. Robin heard about the contest and told his Merry Men that should participate, but some of them knew that it was probably a trick by the sheriff, so Little John came up with a plan that they should all wear disguises and enter the town separately, so they wouldn't get caught. On the day of the contest the Sheriff was out looking for Robin's crew and couldn't find t...

Title: Little Red Riding Hood Author/Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney Genre: Fairy Tale Age: 3-6 This story is about a sweet, little girl who goes to visit her grandmother because she is sick. Her mother told her to go and check on her and take some chicken soup and raisin muffins to hopefully help her feel better. Her mother had made her a red hood, which she loved very much and every in their town knew who she was. As she goes out to visit her grandmother she's on a trail and his approached by a wolf who was hungry and sly. He asked her where she was going and she told him exactly where her grandmother's house was and the wolf thought it would be a good idea for the little girl to gather some twigs to prepare a fire for her grandmother. When he told her he joined, but got an even better idea that he would go to the grandmother's house and pretend to be the granddaughter so she let him not knowing it was the sly wolf. Once the wolf was inside he swallowed the grandmother an...

Title: The Little Red Hen Author/Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney Genre: Folklore Age: 4-5 This book is about a little red hen who discovers these seeds and ask her farm friends to help her with planting these seeds and each had an opportunity to help her because it was something, they could help her with. First she asked the the dog to help her with digging holes, but the dog said no so she had to do it herself. After she had taken care of her crops it was time to harvest them she ask the rat to chop the wheat with his tail, but the rat said no. Then she asked the goat to help her take grain to the mill, since he was strong and steady and it was lovely day to take out his cart, but he said no.  So she took it herself and she was a busy hen, Mr. Miller grounded her grain into flour and gave her jar of berry jam. She then was on her way.  Then she asked the pig to help her bake the bread, since the pig was always delighted with her cooking and the pig said no. So she then bake...

Title: Young Zeus Author/Illustrator: G. Brian Karas Genre: Traditional Literature, Fiction Age: 8-12 This is the story of how young Zeus became ruler of the heaven and earth, and had his family right by side. It all started when Zeus' mother Rhea took her son to an island in Crete to be protected from his evil father. He lived a beautiful life and was protected by a goat, who was enchanted she-goat named Amaltheia. He lived out most of his childhood on this island unbeknowest his about what is father's plans where. Over time Zeus wondered why he had no one to play with and Amaltheia told him the story behind his father and why he was on this island. She told him that he had 12 children who were giants, also known as Titans, and that Cronus, his father, loved them very much, he also had 3 children who were Cyclopes, and six of whom were monsters, known as Hundred-Handers, he didn't love them very much and had them locked in the underworld forever. His grandmother ...

Title: The Rooster Prince of Breslov Author/Illustrator: Ann Redisch Stampler/ Eugene Yelchin Genre: Folklore Age: 5-7 years old This book is based off a Yiddish folktale, and deals with a young, spoiled prince, who assumes the likeness and characteristics of a rooster, until one week and old man spends seven days with him and shows him how he can mature. The book starts out with this young prince who essentially had more than he could ever want and need, nice meals, people waiting on him hand and foot. Until one day during his lavish lifestyle he had, had enough and starting acting like a rooster. He had taken off his clothes and started clucking about the palace, he pecked at things like a rooster, hunched over like a rooster and believed himself that he was a rooster. He wouldn't utter a single human word and wouldn't get dressed when his parents asked him to. They had a doctor come see him and he had said he had a case of roosterism which wasn't really real. So s...