Hello, friends! Our book today is My Mommy Medicine, written by Edwidge Danticat and illustrated by Shannon Wright, a sweet tribute to the special healing powers that mommies possess. When the unnamed protagonist - an adorable little girl with bright eyes and a high poof of natural hair - is feeling sick or sad, her … Continue reading My Mommy Medicine (Edwidge Danticat)
Hello, friends! Our book today is We Are (Not) Friends, written by Anna Kang and illustrated by Christopher Weyant, a sweet look at growing friendships. The two bears (Big Brown and Small Purple) from the previous Kang/Weyant books are back, getting dressed up for playtime, when a blue bunny pops in and asks if he … Continue reading We Are (Not) Friends (Anna Kang)
Hello, friends! In honor of National Parks Week, our book today is If I Were A Park Ranger, written by Catherine Stier and illustrated by Patrick Corrigan, a tribute to both our nation’s great National Parks and the people who work for them. Told in first person, the story follows a group of six children … Continue reading If I Were A Park Ranger (Catherine Stier)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Kindness Matters: Sharing Bees, written by Antoinette Clark and illustrated by Russel Wayne, a story of teamwork and consideration. Sadie the bee wakes one morning to the warm sun, and is excited - it’s the first day of spring, and she is ready to help her hive collect pollen … Continue reading Kindness Matters: Sharing Bees (Antoinette Clark)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Egg: A Chasing, Racing Egg Hunt, written by Jonathan Litton and illustrated by Fhiona Galloway, a sweet Easter board book for little bookworms. Using the colorful eggs themselves to frame a series of cutouts, the simple rhyming story follows a band of barnyard friends as they hunt for eggs … Continue reading Egg: A Chasing, Racing Egg Hunt (Jonathan Litton)
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