Summer Reading Day 75: Our book today was One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo, with illustrations by David Small. One Cool Friend tells the story of a very proper little boy who gets a penguin named Magellan for a pet, and the misadventures the two have. This was a cute book with a fun, silly … Continue reading One Cool Friend (Toni Buzzeo)
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The Quiet Book (Deborah Underwood)
Summer Reading Day 74: Hello, everyone! Today, we read The Quiet Book, written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Renata Liwska. This little book explores all the different types of quiet there are, from early morning just-got-up quiet to playing-hide-and-seek quiet to tucking-in-your-teddy-bear quiet, and everything in-between. Told through illustrations of four animal friends, readers … Continue reading The Quiet Book (Deborah Underwood)
How To Draw A Dragon (Douglas Florian)
Summer Reading Day 73: Today we read How To Draw A Dragon by Douglas Florian, a fun book that acts as a tongue-in-cheek instructional manual on, well, how to draw a dragon. Told in rhyme, it gives aspiring dragon-portraiture artists tips on how to get their dragon drawings just right, first by finding a dragon … Continue reading How To Draw A Dragon (Douglas Florian)
Froggy Learns To Swim (Jonathan London)
Summer Reading Day 57: Our book today was Froggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan London, with illustrations by Frank Remkiewicz. It's possible that you are familiar with the Froggy series, typically a tale of Froggy learning a new skill or visiting a new place (Froggy Goes to the Library, Froggy Plays Soccer, etc), and this … Continue reading Froggy Learns To Swim (Jonathan London)
