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)
Summer Reading Day 46: Today's selection was Little Bitty Friends by Elizabeth McPike & Patrice Barton. It's a really sweet book about children exploring the world of "little bitty" animals and plants told in rhyme. It's got cute illustrations and was a great length for JJ, and... well, that's about it. The book had nothing … Continue reading Little Bitty Friends (Elizabeth McPike & Patrice Barton)
Summer Reading Day 45: Today's book was Sit, Truman! by Dan Harper. The mastiff on the cover made me pick this one; JJ's daddy and I have always been fans of giant-breed dogs (JJ's "brother" is a Dane mix rescue). So I was very pleased to discover this adorable picture book was all about a … Continue reading Sit, Truman! (Dan Harper)
Summer Reading Day 44: Today's book was Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick, the story of the real-life Winnie-The-Pooh. A lot of people know that Christopher Robin and his stuffed bear Winnie really existed, but many don't know the story of the bear that inspired the stuffed bear that then inspired A.A. Milne's classic tales of … Continue reading Finding Winnie (Lindsay Mattick)
