Hello, friends! Our book today is A Lady Has The Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out For Women’s Rights, written by Kate Hannigan and illustrated by Alison Jay, a fabulous biography of one of America’s first great feminists. Since she was a little girl in the late 1800’s, Belva Lockwood outright refused to be treated any … Continue reading A Lady Has The Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out For Women’s Rights (Kate Hannigan)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Picture Day by Frances F. Jones, a wonderful story about self-image and being proud of what makes you unique. Cricket is a little girl with a big head of hair, lovely curls that she enjoys wearing in different ways. She likes when her curls are in big pigtails, or … Continue reading Picture Day (Frances F. Jones)
Hello, friends! Our book today is How To by Julie Morstad, a charmingly understated celebration of the simple pleasures of childhood. Childhood doesn’t come with an instruction manual, but that’s okay - half the fun is discovering the “how to’s” along the way. For instance, how to see the wind? Paper kites and balloons. How … Continue reading How To (Julie Morstad)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Snappsy The Alligator And His Best Friend Forever! (Probably), written by Julie Falatko and illustrated by Tim Miller, a story of how friendship can often be perfectly imperfect. A direct sequel to the hilarious Snappsy The Alligator (Did Not Ask To Be In This Book), the reader rejoins the … Continue reading Snappsy The Alligator And His Best Friend Forever! (Probably) (Julie Falatko)
Hello, friends! Our books today are Happy Face / Sad Face and Little Face / Big Face by Bill Cotter, two adorable board books that help little readers learn their opposites. In Happy Face / Sad Face, each page shows a different little boy or girl demonstrating opposites with their facial expressions: Happy/Sad, Up/Down, Asleep/Awake, … Continue reading Happy Face / Sad Face & Little Face / Big Face (Bill Cotter)
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