NW Corner of Inches St. and NB Gratiot
The Bee Reader sculpture at the evolving MCEP Pollinator Park was installed in July of 2024. It will be open to extend gifts of small paperback books for young readers and mature readers. Each month the Bee Reader will have two paperback books available. One geared for younger readers and one for mature readers. Please come and check it out. Each month’s selection will be available on the MCEP website with the book’s description. If for some reason the books are not there just call us at 586 783 6008 and we will replenish the stock.
December Bee Reader Books
Wild Animals Dot-to-Dot Fun, by Arkady Roytoman
Youngsters can count from 1 to 101 as they connect the dots to complete the hidden pictures! Thirty-eight dot-to-dot puzzles reveal animals that live all over the world, including a fox, sloth, shark, narwhal, panda, and others. Plus, the finished drawings are ready for coloring and complete solutions are included.
Humorous American Short Stories, edited by Bob Blaisdell
Includes James Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” a 2013 motion picture!
Spanning nearly 300 years of American humor, this anthology of entertaining tales ranges from the inventive mind of Benjamin Franklin and his 1732 story, “Alice Addertongue,” to Simon Rich’s 2012 fable, “Center of the Universe.” More than 30 witty short stories include works by Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, O. Henry, Langston Hughes, and other masters of the genre.
Nineteenth-century stories include Washington Irving’s classic, “Rip Van Winkle: A Posthumous Tale of Diedrich Knickerbocker,” “A Jersey Centenarian” by Bret Harte, and Lucretia P. Hale’s “The Peterkins Decide to Learn the Languages.” From later eras come Ring Lardner’s “The Golden Honeymoon,” “A Telephone Call” by Dorothy Parker, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber, Philip Roth’s “The Conversion of the Jews,” and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.