Hello, friends! Our book today is The Big Scream, written by Kirsti Call and illustrated by Denis Angelov, a lesson in processing anger for little readers. Written primarily in short, eight-syllable couplets, this board book for young bookworms follows a child through an emotional reaction that most kids - and their parents - are likely … Continue reading The Big Scream (Kirsti Call)
Hello, friends! Our book today is The One and Only Sparkella Makes a Plan, written by Channing Tatum and illustrated by Kim Barnes, second in the duo’s Sparkella series. With two hours to go until Ella - better known as Sparkella - is having her new friend Tam over for a sleepover, it’s time to … Continue reading The One and Only Sparkella Makes a Plan (Channing Tatum)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Trucks At First Sight by Martha Jaworowski, a fun counting and seek-and-find book for young vehicle enthusiasts. The day the unnamed narrator saw trucks for the first time, it was love at first sight! Taking readers on a visual trip through different types of large vehicles - such as … Continue reading Trucks At First Sight (Martha Jaworowski)
Hello, friends! Our book today is I Hop by Joe Cepeda, fourth in his series of early reading comprehension stories in the I Like to Read series by Holiday House. Following Up, I Dig, and I See, our story follows the same two young brothers as the youngest goes on a pogo-sticking adventure. After finding … Continue reading I Hop (Joe Cepeda)
Hello, friends! Our book today comes to us from our friends at The Equal Opportunity Book Box: America My Love, America My Heart by Daria Peoples-Riley, a sensitive examination of how to love your country when it doesn’t always seem to love you back. An unnamed narrator opens the title with a powerful question: “America, … Continue reading America My Love, America My Heart (Daria Peoples-Riley)
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