Summer Reading Day 51: Today's book/hat is Brontorina by James Howe. This was a book that came up on a lot of bloggers' lists when I was looking for book recommendations for my Body Positivity display, and I can totally see why. It's a great story about Brontorina, an apatosaurus who just knows that she … Continue reading Brontorina (James Howe)
Summer Reading Day 50: Today's book was Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie, a sweet story about a boy named, well, you can probably guess. He is named after his father, Big Thunder, and he struggles with this because while he loves his father and his father's name, he wants a name of his own. … Continue reading Thunder Boy Jr. (Sherman Alexie)
Summer Reading Day 49: Feeling that I had to somehow make up for the unexpected and unpleasant racism of yesterday's book, today we read Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christina Baldacchino. This book was recommended to me by a fellow librarian for a storytime display at my Body Positivity/Diversity storytime. It looked interesting, … Continue reading Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress (Christina Baldacchino)
Summer Reading Day 48: Today was a busy day, but we managed to squeeze in our book, If I Ran The Zoo by Dr. Seuss. So.... I had not read this book in a very long time, but we just got a new copy of it at the library. So I thought, who doesn't love … Continue reading If I Ran The Zoo (Dr. Seuss)
Summer Reading Day 47: Today's book was Me, Frida by Amy Novesky, and as you could probably guess, it's a children's book about Frida Khalo. The story covers the period of time in which Frida moved with Diego Rivera to San Francisco and felt out of place and homesick. Eventually, of course, she worked hard, … Continue reading Me, Frida (Amy Novesky)
