Hello, friends! Our book today is The Antlered Ship, written by Dashka Slater and illustrated by The Fan Brothers, a beautiful tale of curiosity, friendship, and finding where you belong. Marco the fox is filled with big questions, like “why do some songs make you happy and others make you sad?” and “how deep does … Continue reading The Antlered Ship (Dashka Slater)
Hello, friends! As most of you know, tomorrow begins Black History Month, a time to focus on the importance of black Americans to our history, culture and identity as a nation. We'll be taking time all this month to read and review books that celebrate black history, important figures, and black culture, and we encourage … Continue reading Top 5: Black History Month
Hello, friends! Our book today is Windows, written by Julia Denos and illustrated by E.B. Goodale, a lovely twilight meditation on people and community. When you look at your window as the sun goes down, at just the right time, you will begin to see a light show coming to life. As the dark of … Continue reading Windows (Julia Denos)
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)
The Baby Bookworm 