Hello, friends! Our book today is Frida Kahlo And Her Animalitos, written by Monica Brown and illustrated by John Parra, a lovely storybook primer on the beloved artist. Frida Kahlo had many passions, and two of them were painting and animals. She had many pets throughout her life: a parrot, spider monkeys, two turkeys, three … Continue reading Frida Kahlo And Her Animalitos (Monica Brown)
Hello, friends! We’re wrapping up Women’s History Month with today’s review, Little Leaders: Bold Women In Black History by Vashti Harrison, a fantastic encyclopedia of inspirational black women for young bookworms. They were pilots, writers, scientists, dancers. They were astronauts, actresses, abolitionists, and spies. And each of the forty remarkable women featured in this tome … Continue reading Little Leaders: Bold Women In Black History (Vashti Harrison)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Radiant Child: The Story Of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe, a loving biography of the singular artist and the childhood that inspired him. From the very start, Jean-Michel dreamed of being a famous artist. He would draw and draw and draw, filling pages and sheets of whatever … Continue reading Radiant Child: The Story Of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Javaka Steptoe)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Brave Jane Austen: Reader, Writer, Author, Rebel, written by Lisa Pliscou and illustrated by Jen Corace, a picture book biography of the world-famous author. Little Jane was born to a humble household in England, loving parents, a sister and six brothers, and a household full of the boys her … Continue reading Brave Jane Austen: Reader, Writer, Author, Rebel (Lisa Pliscou)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Grace Hopper: Queen Of Computer Code, written by Laurie Wallmark and illustrated by Katy Wu, a wonderfully geeky and girl-powered biography of the programming pioneer. Grace always loved to try new things. As a child, she was so curious to understand how clocks worked that she dismantled every clock … Continue reading Grace Hopper: Queen Of Computer Code (Laurie Wallmark)
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