Banned Books Week Day 5: Hello, everyone! We continue Banned Books Week with today's pick, The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, a classic story about the importance of conservation. In a dark, industrial wasteland, a small boy finds the Once-ler, an old hermit who tells him the story of when the landscape was filled with clear … Continue reading The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
(Due to some technical difficulties, we weren't able to post our review last night. Sorry for the delay!) Banned Books Week Day 4: Hello everyone! For today's Banned Book, we dove into our own library for one of our old favorites, The Story Of Ferdinand, written by Munro Leaf and illustrated by Robert Lawson. For … Continue reading The Story Of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf)
Banned Books Week Day 3: Hello, everyone! Today, we read And Tango Makes Three, written by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell and illustrated by Henry Cole. This is a sweet true story about a very special family of chinstrap penguins at the Central Park Zoo. Roy and Silo are not like the other male penguins … Continue reading And Tango Makes Three (Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell)
Banned Books Week, Day 2: Hello, friends! We are continuing our Banned Books Week theme today with Strega Nona Does It Again by Tomie dePoala, the latest in the Strega Nona (Italian for "Grandmother Witch") book series. These books have been challenged and/or banned in multiple locations because of their positive portrayal of magic and … Continue reading Strega Nona Does It Again (Tomie dePoala)
Hello friends, and welcome to the beginning of Banned Books Week! For those who may not know, Banned Books Week is a week in which the ALA draws attention to books that have been banned or challenged, and celebrates the freedom to read. In honor of Banned Books Week, JJ and I will be reading … Continue reading The Family Book (Todd Parr)
The Baby Bookworm 