Stanley's Library

by William Bee

Overview

It's another busy day for Stanley and friends at the library!

Stanley has stocked his bookmobile with lots of great books to take to the local park. Everyone stops by to borrow a book that Stanley selected just for them, and later at the main branch, he hosts an out-of-this-world author visit from Agatha Mouse!

Accessible text and brightly colored illustrations helpfully convey librarianship for toddlers who love equipment, tools, and vehicles. After a hard day at work, Stanley winds down his day with a familiar supper and bath routine that makes this series a great pick for bedtime reading!

William Bee's beloved Stanley series is a trusted model for basic preschool concepts like colors and shapes, kindness and teamwork, jobs and daily routines. Toddlers will love hanging out with this adorable cast of friendly neighborhood critters in any of the available series titles. Help your little one collect them all!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781682633137
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	08/03/2021
Series:	Stanley Picture Books , #12
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	550,059
Product dimensions:	9.01(w) x 8.93(h) x 0.59(d)
Lexile:	AD540L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

William Bee is an artist and commercial designer who has worked for renowned fashion houses, including Issay Miyake and Paul Smith. As well as writing children's picture and board books, he races a vintage sports car, is an international skier, and when at home tends his lawns and meadow. He lives in England.

Editorial Reviews

"Bold digital illustrations are thoroughly charming. . . . The latest installment following Stanley the hamster will certainly not disappoint preschoolers."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

01/28/2022

PreS-K—Stanley the hamster and his library assistant Charlie are prepping for a busy day at their library. Rodents rule in this storybook that reads like an episode of Peppa Pig. "It's going to be another busy day at Stanley's Library. Charlie tidies the bookshelves, while Stanley puts all sorts of books onto his cart." Library shelves show a horror section containing books about cats, owls, and snakes. The hamster librarians take the books on the road in their bookmobile, where visitors find a plethora of cheese books and other delights that appeal to them. Guest authors are also invited in to share their tales with interested patrons, who even dress up to coincide with the story. Bold digital illustrations are thoroughly charming. One or two simple sentences in bold, black print sit atop each page, with the majority of the space being occupied by satisfying images of moles, gerbils, and hamsters. VERDICT The latest installment following Stanley the hamster will certainly not disappoint preschoolers.—Tracy Cronce

School Library Journal

2021-06-02
Stanley, hamster-of-all-trades, is back, this time in a book-loving occupation.

Stanley works in a typical brick-and-mortar library and also on the library’s bookmobile. He spends the morning loading up the van. (Bee’s droll humor is especially evident on the shelves: the “horror” section includes owls and cats—horrific to the rodent set. And of course there is an entire shelf dedicated to cheese.) Stanley drives around the town matching just-right books to readers. Benjamin, Sophie, and Betty are at the park. One borrows a “scary book.” Another borrows a “scary, hairy book.” And the last borrows a “scary, hairy, fairy book.” (Kids always have the trickiest requests—but librarians know just how to please them!) Hattie is working on her motorbike. She didn’t ask for a book, but Stanley found one that he knew she would love and put it aside for her—it’s The Big Book of Twisty Roads. After a busy day of connecting readers with books, the seemingly indefatigable Stanley heads back to the library for a special event. Agatha Mouse has a new book out and is doing a reading! Stanley goes home for his predictable dinner, bath, and bedtime routine—but is reading his book the entire time. Some might suck their teeth at the sight of Stanley in the tub with First Mouse in Space, but so sure and stable are Bee’s compositions that they should know not a drop will get on it.

Delightfully celebrates the art of librarianship. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews