Title: “Teddy Spaghetti”  

Authors: Dorothea Benton Frank and Victoria Benton Frank 

“Teddy Spaghetti” is a heartwarming children’s book about a boy who overcomes bullying with a little help from his friends.   

This delightful book is written by the best–selling author Dorothea Benton Frank and her daughter, Victoria Benton Frank.   

The main character, Teddy, is an extraordinary kid who LOVES spaghetti! A bully at school starts picking on him because of his lunch choice, and Teddy ‘s friends come to the rescue with encouragement. Teddy is able to rise above the taunting and befriends the bully in the end.   

Reviewer: Patricia Poe 

Title: “The World Needs More PURPLE PEOPLE”  

Authors: Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart 

Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart have written a really cute and thoughtful book not about diversity but about being a better you.  

The whole family has great ideas for a child to learn by – whether it is Grandma telling you to laugh a lot (with snot) or use your voice to help a friend in need or Grandpa telling you to work hard (super-duper hard) and learn things in the process.  

How many times can you say you read a children’s book and thought to yourself, “I want to be a Purple People, too”?  

We hope you visit us at the William Bradford Huie Library of Hartselle – please remember social distancing, time limit and hand sanitizer – and check out “The World Needs More PURPLE PEOPLE.”