It’s August and school starts soon. Zuno chose Timothy Goes to School by Rosemary Wells. Timothy struggles to measure up to a know-it-all classmate in his first week of school. Frustrated, he is surprised to find a fellow struggler who then becomes a friend.

Zuno has chosen Steven Kellogg’s Mysterious Tadpole. Louis receives a tadpole for his birthday. His uncle in Scotland collected it from a nearby lake, Loch Ness. However, this tadpole eats cheeseburgers and looks nothing like a frog. Can you solve the mystery before the next birthday gift arrives?

Zuno knows if you live in Texas, you probably have allergies and that makes him think of Jan Heilbroner’s Robert the Rose Horse. Robert is one horse who will never run in the Run for the Roses because roses make him sneeze. In one job after another, Robert’s sneezes cause him to be fired. Will…

Zuno is ready for a summer vacation and he wants to go to Japan with Yoko. Join Zuno in reading Yoko’s Paper Cranes by Rosemary Wells. Try some origami for a new summer activity. Zuno likes the origami frogs that really hop.

Zuno’s pick is Gene Zion’s Harry and the Lady Next Door. Harry’s next door neighbor sings opera. She sings high and she sings loud. What’s a dog to do? What would you do?

Zuno’s dog friend, Ziggy, likes to carry a stuffed animal with him and it reminded Zuno of Corduroy. Don Freeman’s A Pocket for Corduroy is Zuno’s choice this week. Corduroy explores the laundromat in search of a pocket. Who knew laundry could be this fun?

Are you a little brother with an older sister? Max and Zuno feel your pain in Ruby’s Beauty Shop by Rosemary Wells. Max’s sister, Ruby, and her friend, Louise, are playing beauty shop and they need customers. Max, however, has his own ideas about beauty. This is an extreme makeover not to be missed.

My youngest son is losing teeth right and left. It reminds Zuno of Robert McCloskey’s One Morning in Maine. Go clamdigging with Zuno and Sal and see the seagulls, loons, and seals of Maine. When Sal loses a tooth, she makes a wish. Can you guess what it is?

Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire have authored and illustrated numerous biographies for children. Zuno has chosen a playful princess with the D’Aulaires’ Pocahontas. Other books include, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Columbus, George Washington, and Leif the Lucky.

A hamburger storm with a hot dog front is coming in from the northwest. Zuno dreams of such a weather change. He has chosen Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett, this book chronicles the happenings of the city of Chewandswallow. In Chewandswallow, the forecast serves as…