MURMEL MURMEL MURMEL Written by Robert Munsch

MURMEL MURMEL MURMEL Written by Robert Munsch & Illustrated by Michael Martchenko


Publisher: Annick Press Ltd.
Pages: 32
Ages: 2 and up

This is another one of those books that I do not remember where it came from. I do know that it has been here for a long time. I wonder if my daughters remember?

This story begins when Robin goes out to her backyard and finds a huge hole in her sandbox. She yells down the hole, " ANYBODY DOWN THERE?" Something calls back to her, "Murmel, Murmel, Murmel." She pulls out an adorable baby.

Robin quickly decides to find someone to take care of the baby because she is only five years old.

Off Robin goes on her quest to find someone to take care of this  little baby. Unfortunately she has trouble as she comes across one unlikely candidate after the other. She meets a women who is being chased by seventeen diaper sales men, an old woman with seventeen cats, a business woman surrounded by seventeen secretaries, nine messengers and a pizza delivery man.

Exasperated Robin sits down on the curb. She doesn't know what to do. She can't find the right person to take care of the baby. 

Then a truck driver walks up to Robin and looks at the baby. She asks him if needs a baby. The baby says, "Murmel, Murmel, Murmel." The truck driver decides he does need the baby and he walks off down the street with the baby in his arms.

Robin yells out to the truck driver - you forgot your truck. He replies that he already has seventeen trucks. "What I need is a baby . . . "

My granddaughters think the baby is so cute. They think the different characters in the story are silly and they are glad Robin finds a home for the baby. They also think Robin looks silly driving the great big truck.

TEENY WITCH GOES TO THE LIBRARY

• TEENY WITCH GOES TO THE LIBRARY

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• (Teeny Witch Series) \Written by Liz Mathews & Illustrated by Carolyn Loh

Publisher: Troll Communications (January 1991)

• Pages: 45
• Ages:3-6

I can't remember exactly how old my granddaughters were when I first started reading to them but it is a bedtime ritual that can never be skipped. We don't just read at bedtime but it is our favorite way to end the day.

I love the fact that they love to sit and look at their books to have some quiet time or pretend to read to one another. 

When I take them out, they run to the book section grabbing books and throwing them in the kart. Before we leave the store, we go over to the books and narrow it down to five or less. 

My three year old Granddaughter picked this book out all by herself. She saw the picture of Teeny Witch on the cover, reminding me that she was a witch for Halloween and threw it in the kart. 

This story begins with Teeny Witch looking out the window at the rain. She is bored. What child hasn't been bored on a rainy day? 

Teeny has done everything there is to do in her house so her Aunt Icky suggests a trip to the Library.

Teeny Witch finds out there is so much more to do at the library than books and reading. She visits the Library's pet exhibit, the puppet show and of course she finds a couple of good books to read. 

My granddaughters relate this story. They have made many trips to the library with their Aunt and Great Grandma for preschooler activities. They make crafts, listen at story time, sing and participate in other activities.

When Teeny Witch got home, she found her Aunt Vicky and Aunt Ticky on the porch. You gotta get a kick out of the Aunts' names! They wanted to know where she had been on the awful rainy day. 

Teeny Witch smiled. "I saw a pet exhibit," said Teeny. "I saw a puppet show. I picked out three books all by myself. I rode on a horse named Lucky. Lucky and I even jumped over a fence."

Aunt Vicky and Aunt Ticky were more puzzled. They thought she just went to the Library.

"I did," laughed Teeny Witch. And she went into inside to read her new library book.

Author & Illustrrator Jonathon London

JONATHON LONDON BIOGRAPHY

"My ideas for stories come from experience I've had, or from dreams or leap right out of my head - from my ever-active imagination," explains Jonathan London, who burst on the children's book scene in 1992 with the publication of three picture books. 

"There are worlds of possibility within our own imaginations from which we can create stories that can make someone want to cry or laugh, play a saxophone or make a snowman. This act of writing, for me, is a part of my celebration of life, a way to give back a little for all that I have been given. Kind of thanks."

Jonathan London started writing poetry in his late teens. Although he received a Masters Degree in Social Sciences and never formally studied literature or creative writing, he began to consider himself a "writer" about the time he graduated from college. After college he became a dancer in a modern dance company and worked at numerous low-paying jobs as a laborer or counselor.

However, during this twenty-year period, London continued to write. He wrote poems and short stories for adults, earning next to nothing despite being published in many literary magazines. "It wasn't until I had kids of my own that I became a writer for children," he explains. "It all started with telling them stories when they were very young. I wrote down one of these stories, and it became The Owl Who Became the Moon, my first picture book sale (though it was my fourth to appear in print). Now I am finally making a living as a writer. A dream come true!"

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MORE BOOKS BY JONATHON LONDON

• (With Joseph Bruchac) Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons, illustrated by Thomas Locker, Philomel Books (New York, NY), 1992.
• The Lion Who Had Asthma, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott, Albert Whitman (Morton Grove, IL), 1992.
• Froggy Gets Dressed, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 1992.
• Gray Fox, illustrated by Robert Sauber, Viking (New York, NY), 1993.
• (With Lanny Pinola) Fire Race: A Karuk Coyote Tale, illustrated by Sylvia Lang, Chronicle Books (Boston, MA), 1993.
• The Owl Who Became the Moon, illustrated by Ted Rand, Dutton (New York, NY), 1993.
• Into This Night We Are Rising, illustrated by G. Brian Karas, Viking (New York, NY), 1993.
• Voices of the Wild, illustrated by Wayne McCloughlin, Crown (New York, NY), 1993.
• The Eyes of Gray Wolf, illustrated by Jon Van Zyles, Chronicle Books (Boston, MA), 1993.
• Hip Cat (picture book), illustrated by Woodleigh Hubbard, Chronicle Books (Boston, MA), 1993.
• A Koala for Katie: An Adoption Story, illustrated by Cynthia Jabar, Albert Whitman (Morton Grove, IL), 1993.
• Let's Go, Froggy!, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 1994.
• Liplap's Wish, illustrated by Sylvia Long, Chronicle Books (Boston, MA), 1994.
• Condor's Egg, illustrated by James Chaffee, Chronicle Books (Boston, MA), 1994.
• Honey Paw and Lightfoot, illustrated by Jon Van Zyles, Chronicle Books (Boston, MA), 1994.
• Froggy Learns to Swim, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Chronicle Books (Boston, MA), 1995.
• The Sugaring-off Party, illustrated by Gilles Pelletier, Dutton (New York, NY), 1995.
• Like Butter on Pancakes, illustrated by G. Brian Karas, Viking (New York, NY), 1995.
• Master Elk and the Mountain Lion, illustrated by Wayne McCloughlin, Crown (New York, NY), 1995.
• Where's Home (young adult novel), Viking (New York, NY), 1995.
• Jackrabbit, illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray, Crown (New York, NY), 1996.
• Froggy Goes to School, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 1996.
• The Village Basket Weaver, illustrated by George Crespo, Dutton (New York, NY), 1996.
• Red Wolf Country, illustrated by Daniel San Souci, Dutton (New York, NY), 1996.
• What Newt Could Do for Turtle, illustrated by Louise Voce, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 1996.
• Fireflies, Fireflies, Light My Way, illustrated by Linda Messier, Viking (New York, NY), 1996.
• Let the Lynx Come In, illustrated by Patrick Benson, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 1996.
• I See the Moon and the Moon Sees Me, illustrated by Peter Fiore, Viking (New York, NY), 1996.
• Ali, Child of the Desert, illustrated by Ted Lewin, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books (New York, NY), 1997.
• Old Salt, Young Salt, illustrated by Todd L. W. Doney, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books (New York, NY), 1997.
• If I Had a Horse, illustrated by Brooke Scudder, Chronicle Books (Boston, MA), 1997.
• Phantom of the Prairie: Year of the Black-footed Ferret, illustrated by Barbara Bash, Sierra Club Books for Children (San Francisco, CA), 1997.
• Little Red Monkey, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Dutton (New York, NY), 1997.
• Dream Weaver, illustrated by Rocco Baviera, Silver Whistle/Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1997.
• Puddles, illustrated by G. Brian Karas, Viking (New York, NY), 1997.
• Moshi Moshi, illustrated by Yoshi Miyake, Millbrook Press (New York, NY), 1998.
• At the Edge of the Forest, illustrated by Barbara Firth, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 1998.
• Froggy's First Kiss, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 1998.
• Hurricane!, illustrated by Henri Sorensen, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books (New York, NY), 1998.
• Tell Me a Story (autobiography), photographs by Sherry Shahan, Richard C. Owens (New York, NY), 1998.
• The Candystore Man, illustrated by Malcolm Brown, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books (New York, NY), 1998.
• Ice Bear and Little Fox, illustrated by Daniel San Souci, Dutton (New York, NY), 1998.
• Wiggle, Waggle, illustrated by Michael Rex, Silver Whistle/Harcourt (San Diego, CA), 1999.
• Froggy Plays Soccer, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 1999.
• Froggy's Halloween, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 1999.
• Baby Whale's Journey, illustrated by Jon Van Zyles, Chronicle Books (Boston, MA), 1999.
• Shawn and Keeper and the Birthday Party, illustrated by Renée Williams-Andriani, Dutton (New York, NY), 1999.
• What Do You Love?, illustrated by Karen Lee Schmidt, Harcourt Brace (New York, NY), 2000.
• Snuggle Wuggle, illustrated by Michael Rex, Silver Whistle (San Diego, CA), 2000.
• Who Bop, illustrated by Henry Cole, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2000.
• Shawn and Keeper: Show and Tell, illustrated by Renée Williams-Andriani, Dutton (New York, NY), 2000.
• Panther: Shadow of the Swamp, illustrated by Paul Morin, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2000.
• Mustang Canyon, illustrated by Daniel Van Souci, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2000.
• Froggy Goes to Bed, illustrataed by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 2000.
• Froggy Bakes a Cake, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Grosset & Dunlap (New York, NY) 2000.
• Froggy's Best Christmas, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 2000.
• Froggy Eats Out, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 2001.
• Froggy Takes a Bath, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 2001.
• (With Aaron London) White Water, illustrated by Jill Kastner, Viking (New York, NY), 2001.
• Where the Big Fish Are, illustrated by Adam Gustavson, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2001.
• Sun Dance, Water Dance, illustrated by Greg Couch, Dutton (New York, NY), 2001.
• Park Beat: Rhymin' Through the Seasons, illustrated by Woodleigh Marx Hubbard, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2001.
• Gone Again Ptarmigan, illustrated by Jon Van Zyle, National Geographic Society (Washington, DC), 2001.
• Crocodile: Disappearing Dragon, illustrated by Paul Morin, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2001.
• Crunch Munch, illustrated by Michael Rex, Red Wagon Books (New York, NY), 2001.
• Count the Ways, Little Brown Bear, illustrated by Margie Moore, Dutton (New York, NY), 2002.
• Zack at School, illustrated by Jack Medoff, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2002.
• What the Animals Were Waiting For, illustrated by Paul Morin, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2002.
• Loon Lake, illustrated by Susan Ford, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 2002.
• Froggy Plays in the Band, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 2002.
• Froggy Goes to the Doctor, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 2002.
• When the Fireflies Come, illustrated by Terry Widener, Dutton (New York, NY), 2003.
• Giving Thanks, illustrated by Gregory Manchess, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2003.
• Froggy's Baby Sister, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 2003.
• "Eat!" Cried Little Pig, illustrated by Delphine Durand, Dutton (New York, NY), 2003.
• Zack at the Dentist, illustrated by Jack Medoff, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2004.
• Froggy's Day with Dad, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 2004.
• Sled Dogs Run, illustrated by Jon Van Zyle, Walker (New York, NY), 2005.
• Froggy's Sleepover, illustrasted by Frank Remkiewicz, Viking (New York, NY), 2005.
• Do Your ABC's, Little Brown Bear, illustrated by Margie Moore, Dutton (New York, NY), 2005.
• A Truck Goes Rattley Bumpa, illustrated by Denis Roche, Holt (New York, NY), 2005.
• Contributor of poems and short stories to periodicals, including Cricket, Us Kids, Child Life, and Short Story International. Also author of In a Season of Birds: Poems for Maureen, sometimes under the pseudonym Jonathan Sherwood.
•  London's work has been translated into Spanish, German, Greek, Dutch, Danish, French, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. 

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