(Note: A copy of this book was provided to The Baby Bookworm by the author in exchange for an honest review.) Hello, friends! Our book today is Beautiful, written by Stacy McAnulty and illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff, a fabulous celebration of everything, inside and out, that makes girls beautiful. What makes a girl beautiful? Is … Continue reading Beautiful (Stacy McAnulty)
Hello, everybody! Today, we read The Very Fluffy Kitty, Papillon by A. N. Kang, a funny and charming fable about a lighter-than-air kitty. Papillon is a big kitty: not fat, but very fluffy. In fact, he is so fluffy, he will float right up in the air if something is not tethering him down. One … Continue reading The Very Fluffy Kitty, Papillon (A. N. Kang)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Hoot Owl, Master Of Disguise, written by Sean Taylor and illustrated by Jean Jullien, a fun and silly frolic through a night with the mighty hunter, Hoot Owl. Hoot Owl is on the wing, cutting through the dark night like a very sharp thing would. For he is the … Continue reading Hoot Owl, Master Of Disguise (Sean Taylor)
Hello, everyone! Today's book is Something Beautiful, written by Sharon Dennis Wyeth and illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet, a story about finding unexpected beauty in our surroundings. Outside a little girl's building, there is garbage and broken glass. Someone has written angry graffiti on the front door. There is a scary alleyway on her way … Continue reading Something Beautiful (Sharon Dennis Wyeth)
Hello, friends. Our book today is I Wish You More, written by the late, great Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld, a heartfelt meditation on the wishes parents hold for their babies. I wish you more hugs than ughs. More ups than downs. More umbrella than rain. More stories than stars. Simple, earnest … Continue reading I Wish You More (Amy Krouse Rosenthal)
