Hello, friends! Our book today is What Are You?, written by Christian Trimmer and illustrated by Mike Curato, a gentle story about appearance, identity, and stereotypes. Two colorful poodle siblings are at the park when they meet a new dog, a puggle, and ask, “What are you?”. The puggle responds that they are a dog, … Continue reading What Are You? (Christian Trimmer)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Firefighter Flo!, written by Andrea Zimmerman and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino, a simple yet exciting tale of firefighters at work. By Firefighter Flo and the rest of her station house are fast asleep in their bunks when the call comes in - a fire! The team quickly slides down … Continue reading Firefighter Flo! (Andrea Zimmerman)
Hello, friends! Our books today are The Illustrated Robert Frost and The Illustrated Emily Dickinson - both edited by Ryan G. Van Cleave and illustrated by David Miles - collections of the famous poets’ work geared toward young readers. Collecting twenty-five of each poet’s short works, these illustrated editions pair the poems of Emily Dickinson … Continue reading The Illustrated Robert Frost & The Illustrated Emily Dickinson (Ryan G. Van Cleave)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Kids Can Cook Vegetarian, illustrated by Esther Coombs, third in Button Books’s series of kid-friendly cookbooks for young chefs. Kids can cook, but not every kid or family eats meat! So for little ones who love to cook meat-free meals, the Kids Can Cook series is back with a … Continue reading Kids Can Cook Vegetarian (Esther Coombs)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Gotcha! by Clotilde Perrin, translated by Daniel Hahn, an interactive hide-and-seek tale about finding the courage to face down monsters. On oversized pages and through various interactive elements, readers follow a young child in a gray bear onesie as they flee from various fearsome fairytale beasties. First, they take … Continue reading Gotcha! (Clotilde Perrin)
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