Did you know we have cookbooks in the CCS library? Today I discovered this cookbook designed to help you to eat well and stay healthy. The author is a nutritional counselor and there is information on understanding nutritional information, how to do meal planning, sticking to a budget, healthy substitutions, and the food pyramid, as well as many recipes. This book is well worth a look!

Who knows what amazingly interesting fish might swim in McElligot's Pool!

This is another fun book by Dr. Seuss. The rhyming in this is book is phenomenal. There are two kinds of Sneetches: Star-Belly and Plain-Belly Sneetches. The only difference is stars on some of their bellies. And yet the Star-Belly Sneetches think they are superior to Plain-Belly Sneetches. They don’t allow each other to get along.  Along comes a man who sells them stars and star-removals.  His name is Sylvester McMonkey McBean. This causes quite a mess; no one can remember who had stars and who didn’t. In the end, the Sneetches learn that they are all the same.

Ever have one of those days where nothing seems to go right? That is how Alexander feels in this whimsical book for young readers. Follow along with Alexander’s terrible, horrible, no good very bad day, where Alexander’s solution to his every misery is to move to Australia. After his long day, he considers that maybe bad days can even happen in Australia.

Oh, this beloved holiday classic never disappoints! A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens at his writing forte! This age-old classic embraces mystery, misery, greed, wealth, compassion, redemption, and love through a vast array of characters, human and the ‘like’, with twists and turns that tug at the heart strings of the reader.

The book Island of the Blue Dolphins is based on a true story. The book is about a young girl who is stranded on a remote island for many years. Her adventure shows how this smart, innovative girl used her knowledge of the world around her to ensure her survival. Through many challenges, Karana remained purposed to not only survive on her island, but also on making a happy life for herself.

I am not suggesting that we start reading the dictionary, but this handy book is an excellent resource for all disciples and anyone interested in the Bible. During the Bible Festival at Champion Christian this is a greatly sought after book for basic information and detailed background. Like most dictionaries it gives definitions with pronunciations, but this also includes the verses in the Bible where this word can be found. It is especially important for word studies and in depth Biblical understanding.