Hello, friends! Today’s book is So You Want To Be A Rock Star, written by Audrey Vernick and illustrated by Kirstie Edmunds, a guidebook for young rock gods and goddesses in the making. So, you want to be a rock star? You’ll need a few tips and pointers, but this book has you covered. For … Continue reading So You Want To Be A Rock Star (Audrey Vernick)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Outlaw Pete, written by Bruce Springsteen and illustrated by Frank Caruso. Using the lyrics of Springsteen’s song, Outlaw Pete tells the tragic story of the toughest and most fearsome gunslinger to ever roam the West. Pete is an outlaw from birth, no doubt about it. By six months old, … Continue reading Outlaw Pete (Bruce Springsteen)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Death Is Stupid by Anastasia Higginbotham, a sensitive and honest book that helps children deal with the realities of, and their feelings about, death and grief. Told through the eyes of a little boy who has lost his grandmother, the book begins with some straightforward talk about death. When … Continue reading Death Is Stupid (Anastasia Higginbotham)
Hello, friends! Today’s book is You Don’t Want A Unicorn!, written by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by Liz Climo, a delightfully silly cautionary tale about the unexpected difficulties and dangers of having a unicorn for a pet. What are you doing at that wishing well? Oh no, don’t - oh, now you’ve gone and done … Continue reading You Don’t Want A Unicorn! (Ame Dyckman)
Hello, friends! Today’s review is The Book Of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken, a positively charming story about how mistakes can often turn out to be just what we need. It all starts with one mistake: an artist, drawing a girl, makes one eye a bit larger than the other. Trying to correct by making the … Continue reading The Book Of Mistakes (Corinna Luyken)
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