Hello, friends! Our book today is Truck or Treat, written by Hannah Eliot and illustrated by Jen Taylor, a delightful Halloween-themed lift-the-flap centered around some spooky vehicles. Even big machines like to celebrate Halloween! In fact, all the trucks and vehicles at the work site are already decked out in their costumes, and present a … Continue reading Truck or Treat (Hannah Eliot)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Creepy Crayon!, written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown, third in the pair’s Creepy series starring Jasper Rabbit. At the opening of this entry, the reader finds Jasper struggling at school; in fact, art class seems to be the only place he is excelling. That is, until … Continue reading Creepy Crayon! (Aaron Reynolds)
Hello, friends! Our book today is If Your Babysitter is a Bruja, written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Irena Freitas, a delightful multilingual Halloween tale. Beware, kiddos: Halloween is approaching and magic is in the air. That’s one of the reasons that the unnamed child narrator of our story suspects that her new babysitter … Continue reading If Your Babysitter is a Bruja (Ana Siqueira)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Una Huna?: Ukpik Learns to Sew, written by Susan Aglukark and illustrated by Amiel Sandland and Rebecca Brook, a thoughtful story of cultural tradition and patience. Ukpik is delighted when her father and brother return from their hunting trip with reindeer skins; her mother, whom she calls Anaana, has … Continue reading Una Huna?: Ukpik Learns to Sew (Susan Aglukark)
Hello, friends! Our book today is the delightfully bizarre How to Eat a Book by Mrs. & Mr. MacLeod, an extremely satisfying tale of books and reading. One day, Sheila and her twin cousins, Gerald and Geraldine, find themselves consumed by literature - literally. Sitting down to “eat” their books, the books eat them instead, … Continue reading How to Eat a Book (Mrs. & Mr. MacLeod)
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