Banned Books Week Day 3: Hello, everyone! Today, we read And Tango Makes Three, written by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell and illustrated by Henry Cole. This is a sweet true story about a very special family of chinstrap penguins at the Central Park Zoo. Roy and Silo are not like the other male penguins … Continue reading And Tango Makes Three (Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell)
Banned Books Week, Day 2: Hello, friends! We are continuing our Banned Books Week theme today with Strega Nona Does It Again by Tomie dePoala, the latest in the Strega Nona (Italian for "Grandmother Witch") book series. These books have been challenged and/or banned in multiple locations because of their positive portrayal of magic and … Continue reading Strega Nona Does It Again (Tomie dePoala)
Hello friends, and welcome to the beginning of Banned Books Week! For those who may not know, Banned Books Week is a week in which the ALA draws attention to books that have been banned or challenged, and celebrates the freedom to read. In honor of Banned Books Week, JJ and I will be reading … Continue reading The Family Book (Todd Parr)
Hello friends! Today, we read Ketzel, The Cat Who Composed, written by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Amy June Bates. This is a charming tale, based on a true story, of a very special cat. Moshe is a composer, and spends every day listening outside of himself, and inside of himself, to the sounds that … Continue reading Ketzel, The Cat Who Composed (Lesléa Newman)
Hello friends! Our book today was The Little Mouse Santi, written by David Eugene Ray and illustrated by Santiago Germano, a funny little story about a mouse with a rather unconventional dream. Santi is a little mouse who dreams of being... a cat! Santi wants nothing more than to nap in the sun, chase after … Continue reading The Little Mouse Santi (David Eugene Ray)
