Hello, friends! After a week of adjusting to our new homeschooling schedule, we’re back with a new review: My Best Friend by Julie Fogliano and Jillian Tamaki, a lovely ode to childhood friendship. “I have a new friend,” begins a preschool girl with curly red hair, as she laughs on the tire swing with another … Continue reading My Best Friend (Julie Fogliano & Jillian Tamaki)
Hello, friends! Our book today is World So Wide, written by Alison McGhee and illustrated by Kate Alizadeh, a tender ode to new families and the joy of welcoming a baby. Somewhere in the world so wide, there is a person who is the youngest person alive - and once upon a time, it was … Continue reading World So Wide (Alison McGhee)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Friday Night Wrestlefest, written by J. F. Fox and illustrated by Micah Player, a hilarious account of one family’s unique weekly tradition. Friday night, ladies and gents! School’s out, the pizza’s been eaten, and now it’s time for the main event: WRESTLEFEST - BATTLE TO THE BEDTIME! Tonight, It’s … Continue reading Friday Night Wrestlefest (J. F. Fox)
Hello, friends! Our book today is From My Window I See... The Seasons, written by Dr. Barbara Cavanagh and illustrated by Jess Porta. In rhyming text, an unidentified protagonist describes the passing seasons as seen through a large picture window. As fall turns to winter, then to spring, then to summer and back again, the … Continue reading From My Window I See… The Seasons (Dr. Barbara Cavanagh)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Green On Green, written by Dianne White and illustrated by Felicita Sala, a lovely meditation on color, the seasons, and family. As the seasons change around a quiet country home near the shore, the family that lives there - a father, mother, and son, along with their dog and … Continue reading Green On Green (Dianne White)
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