Hello, friends! Our book today is Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker, written by Patricia Hruby Powell and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, a powerful biography of the passionate civil rights icon. Growing up in segregation-era North Carolina, Ella Josephine Baker was raised by the words and stories of her grandparents. Her … Continue reading Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker (Patricia Hruby Powell)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Busy Bots by Priddy Books, a sweet seek-and-find board book for young engineers. Meet the Busy Bots! These eighteen animal-inspired creatures - with names like Dogbot, Octobot, Spiderbot, etc. - are ingeniously constructed of (photographs of) household supplies, and are introduced in turn to the reader with simple yet … Continue reading Busy Bots (Priddy Books)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Duck & Penguin Do Not Like Sleepovers by Julia Woolf, the return to the reluctant playmates from Duck & Penguin Are Not Friends. Bestest pals Betty and Maud are back... along with their beleaguered stuffies (Duck and Penguin, respectively). While Betty and Maud adore each other’s company, Duck and … Continue reading Duck & Penguin Do Not Like Sleepovers (Julia Woolf)
Hello, friends! Our book today is You Are A Beautiful Beginning, written by Nina Laden and illustrated by Kelsey Garrett-Riley, a colorful and self-affirming fantasy tale. A group of three friends venture out into their neighboring forest one day, intent on building a very special project together. As the children gather supplies, consult plans, and … Continue reading You Are A Beautiful Beginning (Nina Laden)
Hello, friend an our book today is Eek!: A Noisy Journey From A to Z by Julie Larios and Julie Paschkis, a unique alphabet book of onomatopoeias. When a little mouse plucks a flower and takes an appreciative sniff, he lets out a polite sneeze (“achoo”), which disturbs the bee who was hiding within the … Continue reading Eek!: A Noisy Journey From A to Z (Julie Larios & Julie Paschkis)
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