Hello, friends! Our book today is Try A Little Kindness by Henry Cole, a sweet and sometimes silly guide to simple acts of kindness. Alternating between rhyming text, instructional sentences and vignetted dialogue, readers are encouraged to try to add a little kindness to their daily routines. First, they can start by waking up with … Continue reading Try A Little Kindness (Henry Cole)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Fire Truck Dreams, written by Sharon Chriscoe and illustrated by Dave Mottram, third in Chriscoe’s series of big-machine bedtime stories. Following the same beats as the previous installments - Race Car Dreams and Bulldozer Dreams, - a fire truck finishes his busy day of rescuing kittens and putting out … Continue reading Fire Truck Dreams (Sharon Chriscoe)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Little Otter Learns To Swim, written by Artie Knapp and illustrated by Guy Hobbs, the story of a little river otter’s very big day. It’s Little Otter’s first day away from the den - that day she learns to swim. She is scared of the river, but her mother … Continue reading Little Otter Learns To Swim (Artie Knapp)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Vivid: Poems & Notes About Color by Julie Paschkis, a delightfully quirky look at all our favorite hues. Using a loose structure, nearly each spread is dedicated to a color, except when two colors share one, or one color gets two in a row. The accompanying poems are almost … Continue reading Vivid: Poems & Notes About Color (Julie Paschkis)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Bone Soup, written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and illustrated by Tom Knight, a Halloween-flavored spin on a classic fable. The three witch sisters search their cupboard for something to eat, finding only a bone. Taking it to the monster’s house next door, they offer soup in exchange for a … Continue reading Bone Soup (Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
