Hello, friends! Our book today is My Name Is Wakawakaloch!, written by Chana Stiefel, and illustrated by Mary Sullivan, a celebration of unusual names and the special people who have them. Wakawakaloch, a young Neanderthal girl in a Flintstones-like village (anachronistic items like laptops are made of stone or wood, the currency is pigeons, etc), … Continue reading My Name Is Wakawakaloch! (Chana Stiefel)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around The World by Vashti Harrison, the dynamite sequel to Little Leaders. Taking the same format as Leaders, Harrison introduces us to 35 more incredible women from history, this time broadening the focus to subjects from countries around the world, and from a myriad of … Continue reading Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around The World (Vashti Harrison)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Stretch To The Sun: From A Tiny Sprout To The Tallest Tree On Earth, written by Carrie A. Pearson, illustrated by Susan Swan, a look at the life of a coast redwood from seed to mighty tree. An older redwood, at the end of its life, is blown down … Continue reading Stretch To The Sun: From A Tiny Sprout To The Tallest Tree On Earth (Carrie A. Pearson)
Hello, friends! Our book today is I Will Be Fierce!, written by Bea Birdsong and illustrated by Nidhi Chanani, a wonderful girl-power mantra for young readers. A girl begins her day by opening her eyes and making herself a promise: “I will be fierce.” She dons her suit of armor (a rainbow-striped sweater), packs her … Continue reading I Will Be Fierce! (Bea Birdsong)
Hello, friends! Our book today is What If Everybody Thought That?, written by Ellen Javernick and illustrated by Colleen Madden, a look at the perils of making assumptions based on appearances. Third in the pair’s series about bullying and discrimination, the reader is introduced to various scenarios in which a child who is different (a … Continue reading What If Everybody Thought That? (Ellen Javernick)
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