Hello, friends! Our book today is Dear Little One by Nina Laden and Melissa Castrillon, a gorgeous ode to the beauty of the natural world. Taking the form of a letter, the narration opens with the titular salutation, greeting both the reader and the unnamed child protagonist, who is poking a finger into a rippling … Continue reading Dear Little One (Nina Laden & Melissa Castrillon)
Hello, friends! Our book today is A Sari For Ammi, written by Mamta Nainy and illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat, a beautiful tale of family love. In the village of Kaithoon in India, the unnamed narrator lives with her mother (Ammi), her father (Abba), and her sister Sadaf. The entire family works together to run the … Continue reading A Sari For Ammi (Mamta Nainy)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Read Island, written by Nicole Magistro and illustrated by Alice Feagan, a sweet, imaginative journey into the world of reading. A young girl and her animal companions - a bespectacled fox and beanie-wearing mouse - set sail one morning to a magical place: Read Island, a distant isle filled … Continue reading Read Island (Nicole Magistro)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Odd Beasts: Meet Nature’s Weirdest Animals, written by Laura Gehl and illustrated by Gareth Lucas, a board book look at some unusual creatures. Very early readers can take a look at eight odd adaptations in the animal world with this simplified version of a nature primer. Introduced in brief … Continue reading Odd Beasts: Meet Nature’s Weirdest Animals (Laura Gehl)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion, written by Stephen W. Martin and illustrated Dan Tavis, the silly story of one exceedingly cute kitty. Fluffy McWhiskers is one cute cat… perhaps a bit TOO cute. You see, whenever someone lays eyes on her undeniable adorableness, they literally explode from cuteness overload. Fluffy … Continue reading Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion (Stephen W. Martin)
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