Books of the Week Oct. 19 – 24

TitleHow to Catch a Monster 

Author: Adam Wallace 

Illustrator: Andy Elkerton 

Reading Level: 2.2 

This book is about a boy who gets the part of a ninja in a school play and decides to catch the monster in his closet. After all, if he is a ninja, he is also a hero, so there is no reason to fear that monster anymore!  

The boy lays traps for the closet monster but finds out the monster in his closet just wants to play. When bedtime comes, the young hero is ready to settle down because he no longer fears the monster in his closet. 

This is a fun, cute book, illustrated with bright colors. I believe it could also be used to help young children who fear the dark. Happy reading! 

TitlePetite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood 

Author: Mike Artell 

Reading Level: Children 

This children’s book is a different take on the classic fairytale Little Red Riding Hood. In this new take, Red Riding Hood is a duck called Petite Rouge who lives in a bayou in Louisiana. The Big Bad Alligator Claude is the Big Bad Wolf.  

Claude will do anything to make Petite Rouge his next meal. He will even pretend he is a duck. However, Petite Rouge is a Cajun duck and uses Cajun cuisine to fool Claude. 

This book is great for parents and children wanting to break away from traditional fairytales. This book captures authentic Cajun cooking and is written in the Cajun dialect. Also, the vibrant art style of the book matches the story perfectly. Any reader of this book will enjoy the outlandish characters and story. 

 

 

Morgan County

20 under 40: Trey Chowning

Falkville

20 under 40: TJ Holmes

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20 under 40: Spencer Bell

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20 under 40: Shelby Keenum

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20 under 40: Rachel Howard

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20 under 40: Mary Virgina Halbrooks

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20 under 40: Maggie McKelvey

Decatur

20 under 40: Maegan Jones

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20 under 40: Lindsey Tapscott

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‘He lets us have sex’: More details emerge on Hartselle man accused of child exploitation 

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Hartselle church creates Easter-themed escape rooms 

Danville

Family tradition: State livestock show legacy spans generations

Editor's picks

Baseball for Beau: More than $8k raised for scholarship named after Hartselle child  

Falkville

20 under 40: Lela Weeks

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20 under 40: Kalleigh Thomas

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20 under 40: Jaime Hatcher

Hartselle

Veteran Hartselle firefighter charged with possessing child porn

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Cerrowire expansion named finalist in Business Alabama Awards  

At a Glance

Work begins on repairing two bridges over I-65 in Morgan County in coming weeks

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Tickets for Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame banquet available

Falkville

Morgan County volunteers celebrated at annual fire department banquet 

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Man jailed for stealing car from jail after earlier release 

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Police: Hartselle man encouraged children to have sex inside his apartment

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20 under 40: Chris Rigoni

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