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Books, books, books!
Margaret's shows are book based. If you are a library that would like to have featured titles available, or if you attended and want to continue the magic of her program by reading at home, it's simple! Here are the titles of the books Margaret uses in her performances, with a little information about each one. You can safely purchase these books from our Amazon.com listing, which is a secure commerce web site. (When you click a book link, a new window will open in your browser.)

Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea - Jan Peck This is the featured story in Sailor Maggie's Sail Into Books Show! A child has a deep sea adventure with a hermit crab, a swordfish, and discovers a pirate's lost treasure! Just as the little boy is ready to salvage the lost gold, a shark appears, and it is time to retreat to a safe distance. At the end of the book, Mom comes in and takes the child out of the tub. The illustrations are colorful, the idea is fun, and the message - imagination can be used anywhere - is beneficial.
Don't Fidget A Feather - Erica Silverman This is the latest book that THE Bookworm is featuring in her show, Readers are Champions. Children will want to relive this story that THE Bookworm tells with puppets by reading it over and over to themselves! It's an adorable story that teaches children that competition may be fun, but there are some things more important in life than always being a winner - like being a good friend to others!
Mean Soup - Betsy Everett A parent or teacher challenge is to get children to just get along with each other. This book is performed live with an audience volunteer in THE Bookworms Let's Read show. The story teaches children a creative way to manage their anger by making "Mean Soup". Teachers and parents will want to read this book and get a pot for the classroom or home "just to stir your troubles and anger away."
Kat Kong - Dave Pilkey Another THE Bookworm favorite from her Let's Read show. This is a hilarious parody of the popular horror classic - only a cat and mouse version! Children laugh their socks off when they see THE Bookworm tell this story with her puppets and props. They will want to relive this story again and again, and be encouraged to read other Dave Pilkey books too once Kat Kong is in their hands. Check out Dogzilla and Captain Underpants too!
Sylvester & The Magic Pebble - William Steig A Caldecott award winner and voted one of the top 100 books for children from the last century! They don't get any cuter than this one! THE Bookworm features this story in her Let's Read show. Children learn that the most important thing in the entire world is their family through this enchanting story of a donkey that accidently gets turned into a rock through a misfortunate wish on a magic pebble. This story was movingly told to Katrina victims with tears in THE Bookworms eyes at one of the Dallas shelters in 2005. It will bring tears to your eyes as well.
The Kissing Hand - Audrey Penn THE Bookworm sometimes is called to perform for very, very young children, and this is one of her favorite stories to tell that audience. Toddlers and pre-school age children are often very reluctant to leave Mom or Dad for the first time to go off to school. This story is THE PERFECT story to read to the child before going to school or being seperated from parents for the first time. It teaches children a strategy to use to cope with their anxiety and fear on a child's level - by using "The Kissing Hand" for comfort. Kiss stickers are even in the back of the book that the child can play with!
Stand Back Said The Elephant, I'm Going To Sneeze! - Patricia Thomas When a teacher recommends a book by saying "This is always my students favorite book to read" then Masai Maggie listens! This book is featured in the show Wild About Reading with Masai Maggie. Children will relive this story of animal catastrophes when an elephant sneezes. This lively rhyming book will encourage children to read on their own because of the enchanting rhyming verse and lively imagery of things like "whales with peacocks tails" and the "alligators snout turning inside out" when an elephant threatens to sneeze in the jungle. All children love animals and this story will be one they will want to read over and over.
Hooray a Piñata - Elisa Klevin The Piñata is a birthday party staple in the Hispanic culture, and Señorita Margarita tells this story in her Viva La Mexico show with zest. Children all love a birthday party, and they will want to relive wonderful birthday memories when they read this favorite. They will be encouraged to learn more about the Hispanic culture as well. The book also gives an interesting history of the piñata in the very back. Children of all cultures will love reading this book!
The Little Red Hen - Paul Galdone A children's classic for years, when Bernice the Bunny tells this story in her Easter Show, the children all join in the fun by pretending they are one of the animals in the story. Bernice ties the story in with the life lesson that all children should learn how to be good helpers to others - such as to parents and teachers. This book will reinforce that lesson, and encourage children to not be lazy but to join in and help with the task at hand. Very young children will enjoy having this book read to them, and the older ones will be able to read the simple verse themselves at a very young age.
Too Many Toys - Betty Clark Generosity and charity is a lesson that is difficult to teach small children. How many times do we hear a parent say, "You need to learn to share!" to their child? Alphie the Elf and Mrs. Claus both tell this enchanting story in their Christmas shows. This is another rhyming favorite of Margaret's. Children will be enchanted with the rhyming verse, but the lesson of the story is even more enchanting. A boy with too many toys gives his toys to Santa one Christmas so that Santa will have enough toys for all the girls and boys on his list after a computer error leaves him frantic at the last minute. In return, the boy learns the joy of giving is greater than the joy of receiving.
Original Mother Goose - Blanche Fisher Wright This is the source for Margaret's Mother Goose show. It is an outstanding source for the classic rhymes, those word plays and mini-stories that have entertained generations of children. This edition is easy to read, in a high quality binding. Why is this important? Because you'll find yourself reading it over and over again to your children. Once learned, Mother Goose nursery rhymes can be recited on family vacations, used in elementary school talent shows, and more. Give your family the gift of this marvelous tradition, and read Mother Goose together. In years to come, you'll be glad you did!
The New Mother Goose - Bruce Lansky Children that know the basic Mother Goose rhymes will enjoy Bruce Lansky's parody version. This updated version includes things like computers and televisions that the traditional books never had. It actually brings this children's classic into the 21st century. After your child masters the original, this book will get their imiginations turning as to how they too could re-write some of their favorite Mother Goose rhymes in new and delightful ways!
The First Thanksgiving - Jean Craighead George This is a well written history of Thanksgiving for children, and is used by Singing Bird, Margaret's Native American persona, as the historical foundation in her Thanksgiving performance. This is a well written history of Thanksgiving for children. The book covers more than the holiday, revealing the motivations behind the peoples who met near Plymouth Rock. The history of Squanto, the American Indian who nobly helped the dying colonists, is shared in a moving way. It is a rare book where the history and the narrative are as engaging as here, in the story of the First Thanksgiving.
My Daddy And Me - Amy Sklansky One of the nicest, kindest books for a father to read to his children. It is a simple book, composed of illustrated moments with a recurring theme - things that go together, like Daddy and me. Children as young as 2 can enjoy this story, and when they grow to know it, they'll point to the pictures and say "Daddy and me". Whether at the beach, playing in the snow, raking leaves, or looking at stars at night, kids and their fathers go together. Highly recommended!