The Little Library
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2021 · Est. 8 min read-aloud

The Little Library

By Margaret McNamara, G. Brian Karas (Illustrator)

Part of the Mr. Tiffin's Classroom Series series

A hesitant reader discovers a passion for woodworking, transforming his library experience.

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40 pages· 1,032 words· Est. 8 min read-aloud
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Jake feels left behind on Library Day until Librarian Beck offers him a woodworking book. As Jake delves into its pages, he discovers a new passion that changes his view on reading. With the school year ending, Jake crafts a heartfelt gift for the librarian who inspired him. Will this newfound love for books and creativity reshape his future?

From the publisher

Mr. Tiffin and his students from the perenially popular How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? and The Dinosaur Expert are back in this picture book about a wood-working project that helps a young student become a book lover.

Everyone in Mr. Tiffin’s class couldn’t be more excited that the new school library has finally opened. Everyone except Jake. Jake is a slow and careful reader. Sometimes he reads the same page more than once to figure everything out. And he often feels left behind on class Library Day. All that changes when Librarian Beck notices Jake running his fingers across the grooves of a brand-new bookshelf and offers him an old, worn book: Woodworking for Young Hands. Jake checks the book out, studies the pictures and instructions, and renews the book again and again. When the school year comes to an end, Jake has the perfect gift idea for the librarian who changed his life–and he makes it with his own two hands.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
1,032
Reading age
5–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD550L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.6
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
March 23, 2021
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780525578338

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