Happy August everyone! Did you know that we have a Children's picture book collection on the third floor? Well, we do and over the next year, we'll pick a favorite title to look at each month. This month is the Don Freeman classic Corduroy.

"Have you ever dreamed of being locked in a department store at night? The endearing story of Corduroy paints a picture of the adventures that might unfold (for a teddy bear at least) in such a situation. When all the shoppers have gone home for the night, Corduroy climbs down from the shelf to look for his missing button. It's a brave new world! He accidentally gets on an elevator that he thinks must be a mountain and sees the furniture section that he thinks must be a palace. He tries to pull a button off the mattress, but he ends up falling off the bed and knocking over a lamp. The night watchman hears the crash, finds Corduroy, and puts him back on the shelf downstairs. The next morning, he finds that it's his lucky day! A little girl buys him with money she saved in her piggy bank and takes him home to her room. Corduroy decides that this must be home and that Lisa must be his friend."

-Viking Juvenile from www.goodreads.com

Get the semester started off right with this classic children's tale. 

Photo from www.goodreads.com.